the chuckness

Here’s a new track from Cudi that was featured on Young Money HD’s “Limelight Exclusive 3′s” mixtape (hence the semi-annoying tags). I meant to hold off posting until the CDQ version dropped, but it’s been a couple days now so I’ll go ahead and share this peasant shit with the tags. It’s the normal, spacey style that we’re used to from Mr. Mescudi, so you shouldn’t be thrown off here. Not sure if this will be off the sophomore album or not…we shall see. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: KiD CuDi – Did You Get It

I realize I’m a couple days late with delivering you all the best tracks of August. Regardless, this is hands down my favorite compilation yet. This month was filled with a myriad (SAT word, son) of spectacular jams from all genres. As always, just hit play, and take in all 24 tracks, all made up of strictly flammable materials. Additionally, download the zip file to own the greatest music of the month in your personal iTunes library. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: The Best Tracks of August

XV just dropped a track off of his upcoming, highly anticipated mixtape, Vizzy Zone. As I said weeks ago, after seeing him in concert and getting more familiar with his material, the rapper from Kansas has skyrocketed to one of my favorite up and comers. “We Zonin” is an energetic, addictive track, and it should be a sign of great things to come with the release of the mixtape (which will supposedly drop next week). Hit the download below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: XV – We Zonin’

This track has been sitting on Brenton Duvall’s SoundCloud page for a bit now, but it just recently caught fire in the blogosphere. I feel like I’m just posting every track this kid from CU-Boulder puts out there, but what can you do? He fuses Tupac with the creepy track from Donnie Darko to create a mind-blowing remix that must be shared with all. Check it out below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Brenton Duvall – Against A Mad World (Tupac vs. Gary Jules)

This right here is somewhat of a scrapped, yet brand new track from Jay-Z and Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin. According to the blogosphere, the vocals were recorded back when Jay made Kingdom Come, but they just never came up with a legitimate beat for it. Instead, the lyrics were used for Coldplay and Jay-Z’s “Lost” remix. Moral of the story is that DJ Green Lantern provided his own beat for the song, and put it out on his most recent mixtape. It’s not brand new, official Jay-Z…but it’s worth downloading. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Jay-Z (feat. … Continue reading →

Ahh, we all saw this coming. Alright maybe not all of us, but we knew it was in the works. When we asked Chiddy when the album was dropping a couple weeks ago, he smirked and said he didn’t know. Apparently they’re working out the final kinks, and while it was originally supposed to come out this August, it’s been pushed back to early next year. To hold the die-hard fans over, they’re releasing a “mini-album” in October. Hit the description from PMA below for more details. “Chiddy Bang’s debut album, The Swelly Life has officially been pushed back to … Continue reading →

One of my favorite songs of the summer gets injected with a little dance vibe from none other than DJ Skeet Skeet. The original is still my jam, but now I have two options to choose from…if I’m feeling a little more fired up at the time maybe I’ll go with the Skeet Skeet version. It’s always good to have two different styles of something you love. Give it a go. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: The Naked & Famous – Young Blood (Skeet Skeet’s MEGA Edit) [via]

Big Sean just dropped his most recent mixtape today, titled Finally Famous Vol. 3… it features tons of big names, from Drake to Mike Posner. I haven’t made it through the whole thing yet, but I hit this track first (due to the Chiddy Bang feature) and was immediately into it. Xaphoon stirs up a ridiculous beat as always, and Chiddy jumps on the track to add some of his flair. Definitely worth picking up, and download the mixtape in it’s entirety below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Big Sean (feat. Chiddy) – Too Fake (produced by … Continue reading →

The first time I heard Matt and Kim’s “Daylight” in that Bacardi commercial a year or two ago, I was instantly hooked. I then picked up the Brooklynites’ debut album, Grand, and that pushed my attraction into a full blown obsession. They had a unique style that was a perfect soundtrack to my everyday life. Here’s the first single off of their upcoming album, Sidewalks, which is due out in November. As always, it’s doing good things for me. UPDATE: Download link taken down by request. Cameras by mattandkim [via]

Pigeons & Planes debuted SomeWhere Else‘s debut album/mixtape (whatever you want to call it) yesterday, and it lives up to the expectations that were set by the first few leaked tracks. The fusion of hip-hop with a live band isn’t done often, but that’s what makes this collection of songs so different from anything else out there. They could easily be a household name in the coming months, so check out what the L.A. group has to offer. Hit the download link for the album below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] … Continue reading →