Another song off of DM's upcoming Last Train to Paris. Produced by Timbaland protege Danja, the influences of his master can definitely be heard in the song. The King does his thing on this, as he usually does on features. Overall the song is pretty sick, and will certainly get some airplay on the radio. 
For those of you who have seen the HBO series How to Make It in America, this is the song in the opening credits (haven't seen it, but my brother loves it, so I'm familiar). Basically, Mr. Blacc sounds like he should be singing a couple decades ago. The backing piano, trumpets, and trombones also help to give the song an old-time feel, while at the same time still being contemporary. Off of Mr. Blacc's upcoming album, Good Things. Thanks to P&P for "reminding" me to post about this. 
Wale goes in over the utterly infectious beat of Rihanna's "Rude Boy." And he does a good job. Love this beat. 
Royce goes in over "Forever," and as usual, verbally decimates. Leak off Bar Exam 3, which should be massive. DatNewCudi.com: KiD CuDi - Soundtrack 2 My Life (Directed by Jason Goldwatch) from DatNewCudi / DP on Vimeo.
Another leak off Ski Beatz 24 Hour Karate School, which I think drops next week. Between this and "Prowler 2," this tape looks like it has the potential to be mixtape of the year. This track is real smooth, and the flow is perfect. Cannot wait for next week. 
Like most of the stuff I (we) post on here, I had never heard of Blitzen Trapper before taking a look at PMA a few minutes ago. Reading the description of the song, I decided to give a try. The song is beautiful in its simplicity; a piano, violins, and singer Eric Earley's soothing voice. After listening, I felt it was way too good to just keep to myself. Off of Blizten Trapper's upcoming album Destroyer of the Void.
To be honest I'm not a big Asher Roth fan. Didn't think he belonged on XXL's Freshman list last year. However, I went against my better instincts and downloaded this tape. Now I can see what the hype about Asher was. Granted he picks some of my all time FAVORITE beats (Heatmaker's "I'm Ready' off Diplomatic Immunity, Ryan Leslie's "Diamond Girl," and the Kanye produced "Down and Out" off Cam'ron's classic Purple Haze). Still, Asher does pretty well going over these beats, as well as others by Dilla and 9th Wonder. Even if it's not your thing, you can at least show it to the bro's who live down the hall, and possibly convince them to stop playing "I Love College." 
For all ya'll who haven't heard of Shawn Chrystopher, get on it immediately. Hailing from Inglewood, California, Shawn's style is definitely unique, but if I had to compare him to anyone, it would be XV. Co-signed by Terry Urban and Mick Boogie, this tape is excellent. Not a single throwaway track on it. Good looks to 2DB.
Don't know if this is the official remix, but it's still good nonetheless. The Adventures of Bobby Ray coming in April. Artwork is official btw. Before I head off to class, here is a leak off of Ski Beatz upcoming 24 Hour Karate School project, which I hope drops soon. Do you see the names on this track? All on one track? Yea. 
Just when you thought there was no new music, boom. First single of Ricky's upcoming The Teflon Don. I can see this one being a radio hit. And anything with Mr. Legend on the hook is good in my book. (Rhyme not intended). 
I first became interested in Ellie Goulding when I was over in England this past fall. She was voted BBC's Sound of 2010, and came out with her debut album Lights a few weeks ago. So a Chiddy Bang remix of arguably her most popular song "Under the Sheets" sounds pretty good. And it is. This is the first leak off of CB's upcoming mixtape Air Swell which takes inspiration from their recent tour in the UK (hence the Ellie "sample"). Really looking forward to this. 
According to 2DB, this song was made at the request of Brandon Jennings as something for him to warm up to. Whether or not this is true, the song definitely serves its purpose. With a Lil' Wayne sample for the chorus, I'm definitely putting this on my warm-up playlist for intramural soccer this year. Speaking of soccer, anyone see the ManU vs. AC Milan game? Rooney> anyone on the planet right now. 
In anticipation for their upcoming album Congratulations, MGMT have released what I guess you could call a single on their website. For those of you expecting something along the lines of "Kids" or "Time to Pretend," this will come as a surprise. While it still retains the psychedelic vibe of Oracular Spectacular MGMT, it is decidedly more mellow. That being said, it still is pretty good, but I'll let you decide that for yourselves. 
Some new music from the King. Track is a banger, but nothing really unique or unexpected. Still, it's new Clifford Harris, and that is always a good thing. Production by Trackslayerz. 
It was only a matter of time. 1/4 of the Slaughterhouse crew goes in over Drake's new single. Lyrically, Royce kills this. But no one ever said Drake and Royce were the same kind of rapper. Both versions are good in their own way.
In case you're not familar with any of the names off of XXL's Top 10 Freshmen for 2010 list, DJ Whoo Kid has compiled a mixtape with new material from each of the freshmen. After one listen, I think all of them did a really good job on their tracks. My favorites however would probably be Wiz and Fashawn after just one listen. Get the download here:
A leak off Cudder's sophomore album Cudder: The Revolution of Evolution. Could have done without the Snoop verse, but it's still pretty sick. Oh, and produced by Dr. Dre. Props to 2DB. 
New song off of Kidz in the Hall new LP The Land of Make Believe. Good stuff. 
Finally. This promises to be good. Loso, in case you ain't know so.
A leak off Loso's LONG delayed There is No Competition 2, which supposedly drops this Thursday. I'm not holding my breath. A few things about the song:
Just saw this over at P&P. The top 10 is J. Cole, Pill, Nipsey Hussle, Wiz Khalifa, OJ DA Juiceman, Freddie Gibbs, Big Sean, Jay Rock, Fashawn, and Donnis. Personally, I think the list is okay. I think that XV should have been on the list because he was killing it and he has started 2010 off quite hot. Let's see what these boys can bring to the game in 2010.
