April 2011
54 posts
Frank Ocean & The Weeknd (The Dope Versions of...
Who is the Weeknd? Abel Tesfaye
Canadian Born/ Toronto Based
20 years of age (i’m assuming this from the lyrics to Loft Music, ”I promise you gon’ see…that I’m only fucking 20,girl.”)
Are you sitting comfortably? If not who cares, i’ll begin. March 21st 2011 brought us So Far Gone House of Balloons by The Weeknd. This mixtape was a standard self...
Think You Can Wait- The National
Artist of The Day: MellowHype
MellowHype. OFWGKTA. Artist of the Day? Ok. Band of the Day/ Group of the Day whatever floats your boat. They have fast become one of my fave artists, check my last.fm if you don’t believe me (http://www.last.fm/user/Sollyyy), dissecting MellowHype you aqquire Left Brain & Hodgy Beats. Left Brain: The producer behind MellowHype’s tracks. He creates amazing beats that Hodgy...
Sorry about the stretch on the Frank Ocean article pictures. I’ll get on that like jam on bread.
Artist of The Day: Curren$y
New Orleans Rapper. NO, he’s not a freshman he’s been around for a while. Whilst Wiz Khalifa his long term collaborator has hit the Highs this guy has been dropping music since 2003. Check out Pilot Talk I & II. He’s a hard worker who delivers fresh albums/ mixtape on the regular. Deffo worth a check out.
Frank Ocean & The Weeknd (The Dope Versions of...
I’ll start with Frank Ocean. Frank Ocean, 23 Years Old. New Orleans Born. Beverly Hills resident. He has a smooth and soulful sound vaguely similar to D’Angelo, I say vaguely as I don’t want to throw comparisons out there this guy is fresh. Alright, I said I didn’t want to throw comparisons out there but you have to look at the comparison to Drake (Listen to Drake -...
Jay Electronica
If anyone hasn’t checked this guy out, you really should. He has intellectual lyrics and a crisp flow. He’s tight with Jay-Z & Mos Def, provided lyrics for Curren$y’s Pilot Talk album (listen to that) plus he’s even the father of a child which he had with Erykah Badu. It’s shocking how he hasn’t reached mainstream success. He is the future of rap, second to...
Marshall Mathers LP. what happened EM!
when i listen to The National, I forget the bad things.
