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S-Type – Billboard EP
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Audio
Oct 24, 2012Glasgow is hardly the immediate answer to the question, “where do all these hip-hop anthems keep coming from?”, yet Scotland’s second city is home to S-Type, another product of the [...]
2 Chainz – Birthday Song (feat. Kanye West) [Funkystepz Miami Bass Edit]
Genre: Club, Hip Hop, UK Funky
Category: MP3
Oct 18, 2012London-based UK ‘funky’ collective Funkystepz are renowned for their first-class edits of Top 40 hip-hop and R&B tracks but this bass edit of 2 Chainz‘ schlocky “Birthday Song” really ups the ante. Producers [...]
Lil Texas – I Need You (Djemba Djemba Remix)
Category: MP3
Oct 13, 2012The homie Djemba Djemba has really outdone himself with this poppy refresh of Lil’ Texas’ I Need You. If you didn’t catch it before, give our Introducing: Djemba [...]
The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop #001
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Audio
Oct 11, 2012Hip Hop has reached new levels of popularity. But that doesn’t mean it’s all good. The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop is a weekly column devoted to bringing you only [...]
Six Producers Worth Their Salt #012
Genre: Alternative, Ambient, Deep House, Downtempo and Chill House, Electronic, Electronica, Funk, Hip Hop, House, Reggae, Synth Pop & Indie Dance
Category: Audio, Six producers worth their salt
Oct 5, 2012Six producers worth their salt is a weekly column which features six relevant, up-and-coming, under-exposed, or disruptively innovative musicians in a particular genre-space. Every Friday we’ll put together a [...]
Red Bull 3Style Chicago World Finals 2012 Wrap-up
Category: Features, Show Review
Oct 3, 2012I, personally, have never heard a crowd chant “USA! USA! USA!” at anything other than a drinking competition, or an air show. The crowd at Metro sure as f*** were [...]
Death Grips leak new album, piss off Epic Records in the process
Genre: Hip Hop
Oct 1, 2012‘NOLOVEDEEPWEB’ now available to stream/download
Zebra Katz x Boyfriend – W8WTF
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Music Videos
Sep 29, 2012I’m not sure if it’s the monotone delivery, the extremely strange + clever lyrical and visual aesthetic on a crazy OFWGKTA tip, or if it’s just the gimp suit.. but [...]
Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes [album review]
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Category: Album Review
Sep 29, 2012He’s back! Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, has returned with his fourth major release, “Until the Quiet Comes”. The album will be released digitally, on CD, and on Vinyl October [...]
Red Bull 3Style World Championships Prequalifiers Night 3 Recap
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Show Review
Sep 28, 2012We are scaling a mountain, and as your personal 3style Sherpa, I think it only fair to tell you that while it looks like we have arrived at the peak [...]
Red Bull 3Style World Championships Prequalifiers Night 2 Recap
Category: Show Review
Sep 27, 2012Chile, you had me at hello. And by “Chile” I mean DJ Drummer, and by “hello” I mean the Chicago Bulls theme song. These Latin Djs, amirite? I could end [...]
Flying Lotus – Until The Quiet Comes (short film by Kahlil Joseph)
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Music Videos
Sep 27, 2012This is a gorgeous short film shot on 35mm by Kahlil Joseph, featuring three tracks from Flying Lotus’ upcoming album Until the Quiet Comes, which is due out [...]
Deadmau5 – Album Title Goes Here [Album Review]
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo and Chill House, Electro House, Hip Hop, Progressive House, Trance
Category: Album Review, Audio, Features
Sep 25, 2012It’s been two years since we’ve had a full release from iconic EDM superstar Deadmau5. ’4×4=12′ was a major commercial success not only for the Mau5 himself but for the [...]
Hip Hop 2.0
Genre: Alternative, Hip Hop
Category: Audio, Features, Music Videos
Sep 25, 2012In 2006 Nas announced to the world Hip Hop was dead. He was probably right. Since that obituary, Emcees and Producers the world over have been culling and collecting its [...]
Death Grips – @deathgripz
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: MP3
Sep 20, 2012Genre defining hip-hop group, Death Grips, have released a new free track, @deathgripz. This one didn’t make their latest album, ‘The Money Store,’ and is a lot less harsh than [...]
Bass Report #011
Genre: Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Electro House, Hip Hop, Moombahton, Reggae
Category: Audio, Bass Report
Sep 19, 2012I basically had the number one position reserved this week. This tune is the reason why, and as I expected, nobody could dethrone the electro house producing machine that is [...]
Brother Ali – Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Music Videos
Sep 18, 2012Pre-order Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color today from Fifth Element. The new album produced entirely by Jake One hits stores on September 18th. Brother Ali is a phenomenal [...]
Red Bull THRE3STYLE World Finals, Chicago 2012 Sep 25 – 29
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Mashup
Category: News, Show Preview
Sep 17, 2012Starting next Tuesday, 18 of the world’s best party rocking DJs will converge in Chicago for a competition which will test their originality and creativity, track selection, technical skills, stage [...]
Interview: Paper Diamond
Genre: Dubstep, Hip Hop, House, Trap
Category: Interview
Sep 14, 2012Using origami as an analogy, Botwin points to the subtle differences between artists’ interpretation and execution of an idea Paper Diamond on Soundcloud Elm & Oak Over a [...]
Deep Freqs 003: Featuring Prax & Spence
Genre: Deep House, Hip Hop, House, Techno, Trap, UK Funky, UK Garage
Category: Deep Freqs
Sep 10, 2012Introducing Prax & Spence (Toronto) Facebook Soundcloud If you are familiar with the Toronto scene at all then these two may be slightly familiar to you. Known primarily for their [...]
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