Damn! Lupe serves this beat like it stole his momma’s first Louis Vuitton purse! Definitely falling into my category of my 20 favorite MC’s but he just etched himself up a few notches with this here. All I can say is “Dat Boy Bad” with a Chi-town pimp accent who drives a pink Cadillac with at least 26′ gold spokes on the wheels. Crank up your volume up and put your screw face on and ride out!

Download: All The Way Turnt Up: Lupe Fiasco Remix

We get a glimpse of Theophilus London on a cold February night in a Brooklyn studio preparing his next mixtape “I Want You” with friends Va$htie and Dev Hynes for collaborations and cameos on the mixtape. If you’re in NYC this Friday, be sure to check our “The Fader Presents One Step Beyond” feat Ninjasonik, The Very Best & Theophilus London at the American Museum of Natural History.

Finally MGMT have come back to grace us with their talents. Still following their psychedelic vibe but drifting away from what we heard on “Oracular Spectular”, MGMT takes the structure of “Flash Delirium’ and adds some early Pink Floyd with a bit of sonic feel to it.

This new album will be different from Electric Feel and Kids, and hope they can maintain their fan base from their previous album. A nostalgic experience when sitting and listening to a piece of music in one sitting was a privilege. I do feel that MGMT will have a hard time replicate the greatness of “Oracular Spectacular”, but to each is their own.

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the death of one of the most respected lyricist in the name of Hip-Hop, the Honorable Notorious B.I.G. When B.I.G. passed away I was 12 yrs old, but not your average 12 yr old, I had friends that were 4-7 yrs older than me that had me well versed into the world of Hip-Hop at it’s best time. When New York had the game in the palm of its hands. Remembering the day that Frank White passed, there was a black cloud over New York and the rest of the East Coast, which became a day of silence and echoes of songs from “Ready to Die” and “Life After Death”. Since that date, Hip Hop has changed for the better and also for the worst, but Biggie’s influence will forever remain in the hearts that appreciate the culture for what it truly is.

The pride and energy that each Brooklynite has due to the success of Christopher Wallace is something that has forever changed the borough and what we offer to the world.

Was this the same song that folks were tweeting about and bashing on Facebook? We must not be listening to the same tune. Drake is one of the artist that has been worthy of listening too in Hip Hop over the last year. If you don’t like him, get over it because he’s down with Lil Wayne and we all know how Weezy loves to get in your face, T.V., and iPod without your permission, so you know he’s going to apply the same technique to Drizzy as he goes in for this 1 year bid in jail.

Back to the song, Drake clearly tells you what he’s here for: “I’m doing me/ I’m living life right now/ And this is what I’m gonna do till it’s over”, and so should you. Man up!

Download: ‘Over’ by Drake

This weekend, Minus The Bear invited fans to head over to OmniTheAlbum.com and play their online game OMNI SAYS as a homage to one of their favorite 80’s games, Simon. They were also kind enough to let you download their new single “My Time”. Fans can also pre-order the album in all sorts of formats including two different 2xLP vinyl choices.

‘Little Secret’ by Passion Pit

C’mon folks! It’s only one more day left of the week and to help you over that hill is ‘Little Secret’ by Passion Pit. Here’s a little info on the boys:

“The slang Passion Pit is derived from traditional Variety-speak used in the Hollywood industry publication. The trade used the slang to refer to drive-in theatres, because of their privacy and romantic allure for teenagers. Passion Pit was originally formed as a solo project in late 2007 by Michael Angelakos in his Emerson dorm room. The songs, which would later become the Chunk of Change EP, were written as a Valentine’s Day gift to his then girlfriend.

Angelakos wrote and performed all of these songs on his laptop. After a solo show in the Boston area, Berklee College of Music student, Ian Hultquist, approached Angelakos to form a live band with the material Angelakos had at the time. Together, they formed a group that included Angelakos, Ian Hultquist (synth), Ayad Al Adhamy (synth), Thom Plasse (bass), and Adam Todd Lavinsky (drums). After signing to Frenchkiss in 2008, the band dropped Lavinsky and Plasse and replaced them with Nate Donmoyer and Jeff Apruzzese, respectively.”

Via Wikipedia

Air, the French electronic pop duo, have teamed up with London-based music technology company RjDj to create an innovative App, “Love by AIR,” for the iPhone, which allows fans to experience Air’s music in a unique, immersive way. Fans can choose from five different “soundscapes,” and then use the App’s features to transform the musical experience in real-time by sampling and processing ambient sounds, the fan’s own voice and more into Air’s own music. Fans can also record their own messages or performances with the application, allowing them to share their own unique productions of Air’s music with their friends, and with the world. (more…)

NYC band The Postelles new EP ‘White Night’ is out today! ‘White Night’ features 3 new tracks, “White Night,” Sleep On The Dance Floor” and “Looking Glass” plus a remix of “Sleep On The Dance Floor” by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor. They hit the road with Hockey starting March 11th and will also be playing SXSW and Bonnaroo. Full list of dates with Hockey below. The Postelles self-titled debut album will be out later this summer.

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In this video, ?uestlove sat down to discuss the importance and influence of Fela Kuti - on both the personal level as well as Fela’s impact on music and culture. ?uestlove, now an associate producer on the musical ‘Fela! on Broadway’, talks about when he first discovered Fela Kuti’s music, and walks us through Fela’s influence in yesterday and today’s hip-hop — including works by Mos Def, Macy Gray, D’Angelo, X-Clan, and Leader of the New School.