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Singer and multi-instrumentalist Monet has been a SoulTracks favorite since her terrific debut album, Essence, and she’s won us over again with her latest, Lifesize Mirror. It is a tour de force that led our Howard Dukes to proclaim “Monet won’t be limited.
15-year-old New York rapper/producer Kile Kanvas gets dap from the blog world as his self-produced track, “Hallucination”, is liberated from a Tumblr blog to the music blogs. “Wait, this kid sounds like Earl Sweatshirt.” Damn right. With his Mellow Beach Samples V. 1 instrumental tape already in circulation, and a debut album titled Kanvas prepped [...]
If for some reason you hadn’t heard of Yelawolf before, the announcement of his collaborative EP with Ed Sheeran and the birth of the first child from that union – “You Don’t Know (For Fucks Sake)” should have been enough to get fans of different genres – or simply curious individuals – to press play. [...]
Freshly unleashed moments ago is the latest mixtape from one of my favourite emcees worldwide right now, the pint sized Birmingham repping firecracker known as Lady Leshurr. The latest addition to her fast growing discography is the 9 track 2000 And L EP hosted by G-Unit’s DJ Whoo Kid and I’m about to put it [...]
Having warmed up his listeners recently with the likes of “One Thing” and “Put In Work,” 18 year old Miami born singer Cris Cab who has worked with the likes of Wyclef Jean and Pharell Williams releases his new mixtape, Echo Boom. Featuring collaborations including Melanie Fiona, Mavado and Shaggy, the young singer’s project (presented [...]