The Chuckness

Meet Ludovin, aka Ludwig Göransson. You don’t know him now– but you might recognize him as the co-writer and co-producer of Childish Gambino’s debut album, Camp. He just recently released a quick, six-track EP, in which “Tricks” is the closer. Quality production, a new verse from Gambino — that should be about all you need to convince yourself to press play below. Pick up Ludovin’s free project here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Ludovin (feat. Childish Gambino) – Tricks [via P&P] Tweet

Remember when Rai Knight dropped her 5 favorite tracks of the moment on us and introduced our world to Kirko Bangz? She was onto something it seems. “Drank In My Cup” is currently sitting pretty at #10 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, with established rappers like J. Cole jumping in on it. Hit Cole’s freestyle below. Love you Rai. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: J. Cole – Drank In My Cup (Freestyle) Tweet

The dude araabMUZIK taking care of some ridiculous production on this one. First off, Swizz Beats has his hands in everything. Super-producer, rapper, fashion designer, shoe designer, the official face of Lotus luxury cars, husband to Alicia Keys — the list goes on. He’s releasing an upcoming mixtape called Limitless, and he grabs a little help from the recently-paid A$AP Rocky for a quick look off the project. You’ll have to deal with the tags for now, I’ll get that official version up when it’s available. Official version below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Swizz Beats – … Continue reading →

Holy Ship! alum Danny Brown let go of a new record today, which coincides with his collaboration with Scion Audio Visual. I gotta be honest — I’ve given him a shot in the past and couldn’t really get into him. Saw him on Holy Ship! with the Fools Gold crew, and still couldn’t really get into him. This one though, this might have me sold. “Growin Up” features some unfairly smooth production, and I’m currently on my fifth spin in a row. Could have just transitioned into a full-fledged fan. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Danny Brown … Continue reading →

A couple things right off the bat. First off, this picture is fucking awesome. Snoop just killing the Pop Warner coach game right here — forgot that he’s pushing 7 feet tall. Secondly, this just became the anthem for when I cruise around in my 2005 Chevy Malibu Classic. Somebody stop me. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Snoop Dogg – Rollin’ In My Malibu Tweet

As promised, Zeds Dead and Omar LinX just released their Victor EP today. I’ve been excited to hear the full version of “No Prayers” since catching it on their tour teaser, and as expected it’s spectacular. As stated on the SoundCloud release: “Fusing nostalgic 90s sample-based hip hop with futuristic bass and cinematic soundscapes, The Victor Mixtape is both a step forward and a throwback to the past featuring Omar LinX rapping over some of Zeds Deads classic hits such as “Eye On Fire”, “Rude Boy”, and more!” Have a listen below, then download the whole thing for free here. … Continue reading →

Nas went ahead and released the second single off his upcoming album last night — with the same token sound that we’ve grown so accustomed to from him over the past, I don’t know, 20 years. Here’s a man who’s not gonna be switching up his style anytime soon. Life Is Good due out in the near future. Tweet

In retrospect, this album was pretty great. It’s fallen off my radar for the past couple of months, but I think I’m about ready to get back into it. Until then check out the official visuals for Cole’s track with Missy Elliot below. Tweet

Cudi keeping shit weird with “The Ruler & The Killer”, which is due out on The Hunger Games soundtrack. Wait what? Yeah, The Hunger Games soundtrack. Note to all males — read the books if you want to be able to hold a conversation with any female within a 400 mile radius. Glad we got that covered. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: KiD CuDi – The Ruler & The Killer Tweet

Wiz Khalifa released his highly anticipated mixtape Taylor Allderdice tonight, and it’s apparently shut down the mixtape hosting site DatPiff.com.  100%. The people love Wiz. Below I have an alternative link put up by Wiz and his crew that’s working, but working very slowly because of all the people trying to get their hands on it. I have yet to give this a spin but the project has me a bit excited.  Wiz sent a statement saying that in hindsight his work on Rolling Papers wasn’t his most creative.  He didn’t have any regrets about the album, but he stated that he … Continue reading →