.Audio: Digital 12”- Get In Touch feat. J​.​Bizness, Richard Wright & Belvi (prod by Oddisee)

HerHeartBeatz Pick(s) of the Week::

Both of these jams have a great new hip hop soul up tempo feel.  I have been a little under the weather this week so these were two perfect songs to put some pep back in my step.  

:::”Get In Touch” immediately has slamming bass under lyrics that ode to love and a light hearted RnB bop on the chorus. The true stand out track to me is “Thats Alright”, as the sound effects and voice distorition give it a really funky, sexy vibe to dance or cruise to.  Enjoy!

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Phonte - Not Here Anymore feat. Elzhi

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Audio-Phonte feat. Elizhi  ”Not Here Anymore” Produced by 9th Wonder. 

 The first single off Phonte’s first solo album: Charity Starts at Home. (Dropping 9/27/11). 

  9th and Phonte are back with a sound reminiscent of classic Little Brother songs, updated with Phonte’s new maturity and vocal confidence that his singing involvement in the group Foriegn Exchange has given him. Phonte opens up the track with a boisterous flow, but his content is truly OG, describing his age, maturity and perspective as an experienced and refined artist. 9th bangs a heavy bass beat with a soulful sample.  Elizhi brings his reliable lyrical magnificence and sounds just about perfect as the 3rd verse on the track. 

Hit the link below to download. 

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Bluntspeakers

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Producer Spotlight:

The Netherlands is home to yet another talented up and coming producer, Bluntspeakers. Filled with electro drumnbass sequences and atmospheric head knocking instrumentals Bluntspeakers unique blends of popular and original music make him worth a listen. His latest mixtape “Reworks, Remixes & Bonus EP” is available for free at http://bluntsports.tumblr.com/. I found this remix gem (also free) upon his soundcloud.  Keep up the nice blends!  Enjoy

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Summer Mixtape Recommendation: Jae Millz- Potent Music

When I think of Jae Millz I think of a much harder, New York kind of rough and gritty hip hop sound, I certainly didn’t think of the sound that his latest mixtape project: Potent Music (Feb 2011) has created.  

Millz demonstrates a softer, smoother side of beat selection and a mellow laid back rap style, that still embodied the words of a hustler, but one that you can imagine is on a relaxing vacation.  

Hit the page break to stream Potent Music and enjoy the vibe. 

StandOutTrack: In The Clouds

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.Audio- The Cool Kids (2 New Tracks)

Here are Cool Kids Chuck Inglish and Mickey Rocks back with a summer jam featuring a Pharrell beat and soul singer Maxine Ashley on the hook.  

The Cool Kids - Summer Jam featuring Maxine Ashley & Pharrell Williams by Hypetrak

Here is one featuring Bun-B titles: “Gas Station” with a more Southern feel.

The Cool Kids featuring Bun B - Gas Station by Hypetrak

Both releases are in promotion of their July 12th release: When Fish Ride Bicycles.

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I heard about this EP from a Big Sean tweet, which sparked my interest, and when Common’s “Summer Madness” single dropped, my curiousity about The Cocaine 80’s was heightened.  The musical collective consists of: No I.D., Common, Steve Wyreman, Rob Kinelski, Kevin Randolph, James Fauntleroy, Makeba  and many more.  What they have created with their first EP titled The Pursuit, is confirmation that the music game is truly stepping up its creativity and crossover genre perfection.  Think about the breakout artists of the year so far:  Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, The Cocaine 80’s, all new artists presenting their own unique take on RnB/Soul style- each one different- each one impressive. This EP takes the mixture of rapping-singing that listeners heard back with Drake’s 2008 So Far Gone, and fuses it with the classic Motown sounds we’ve been hearing from the likes of Mayer Hawthorne’s work. The EP combines fast and slow tempo songs with falsetto vocals and layered beats for a fun and exhilarating sound, the kind that makes you want to turn the volume up and drive a little faster.  The EP also has impressive instrument placements, spanish guitar stylings, spacey key melodies and consistent, up tempo drums.  The EP plays out quick and leaves you wanting more.  I reccomend everyone to get their noses on this one,  (Just click the image to download from their blog.)

I heard about this EP from a Big Sean tweet, which sparked my interest, and when Common’s “Summer Madness” single dropped, my curiousity about The Cocaine 80’s was heightened.  The musical collective consists of: No I.D., Common, Steve Wyreman, Rob Kinelski, Kevin Randolph, James Fauntleroy, Makeba  and many more.  What they have created with their first EP titled The Pursuit, is confirmation that the music game is truly stepping up its creativity and crossover genre perfection. 

Think about the breakout artists of the year so far:  Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, The Cocaine 80’s, all new artists presenting their own unique take on RnB/Soul style- each one different- each one impressive. This EP takes the mixture of rapping-singing that listeners heard back with Drake’s 2008 So Far Gone, and fuses it with the classic Motown sounds we’ve been hearing from the likes of Mayer Hawthorne’s work. The EP combines fast and slow tempo songs with falsetto vocals and layered beats for a fun and exhilarating sound, the kind that makes you want to turn the volume up and drive a little faster.  The EP also has impressive instrument placements, spanish guitar stylings, spacey key melodies and consistent, up tempo drums.  The EP plays out quick and leaves you wanting more.

 I reccomend everyone to get their noses on this one,  (Just click the image to download from their blog.)

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Rapsody‘s much anticipated mixtape is finally here after months of waiting and the exponential growth of her fanbase. Thank H.E.R. Now is her follow up to last year’sReturn Of The B-Girl and a project which I believe will get her exactly where she’s needs to be. Features include: Raekwon, Estelle, Big K.R.I.T., Laws, Mac Miller and more. To be signed under the great 9th Wonder and his Jamla Records leaves  you with an immense amount of pressure on your shoulders, but Rapsody seems to be holding up just fine. To get a better idea of who she is personally, peep Ashley’s interview with her.

Download below!

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.Audio- Zebrahim: In my heart I am

Working with French producer, Hazel.. Zebrahim created this un believable music mix. He is using 100% of proceeds to raise support for his family members in the  two day bike Ride to Conquer Cancer.  This tape is am absolute gem!  Check the HerHeartBeatz feature of Hazel and get familiar with his talent.  

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.Audio- Lupe Fiasco: WhatUWant (Chad Hugo remix)

Funny how things work out, sometimes. 

Since the rough draft of this stellar Lupe Fiasco track shortly surfaced like a game of hide-n-seek back in 2010, I’ve been anticipating when it would be professionally released and what it would sound like.  Wait no more,  Chad Hugo (50% of the Neptunes production team) took to the song, speeding up the tempo, adding some synth effects and the results are very complimentary to what may have been a long lost Lupe legend.       Download below. 

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Mixtape: The Lonny Breaux Collection

 

64 more tracks from Frank Ocean?!, too good to be true?  Well, sort of- this is not an official Frank Ocean release, instead it is a mix @IMKRIS24 of tracks that Ocean recorded under his former name: Lonny Breaux.

   Hit READ MORE to stream the full mixtape & download.  ENJOY!

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