Paint the City BLUE

BLUEfiveone has just release the first track off of his forthcoming EP "BLUE Country Project" entitled "Paint the City Blue he's a quick synopsis of the track,  "Paint the City BLUE is the first official single from BLUEfiveone's "BLUE County Project". The song is about a man who is jaded with success and is in the pursuit of something new. Of course BLUEfiveone finds a way to bring as much anger to the song as possible, but thats just how we do it in BLUE County."


The track has a early 90's grunge guitar riff along with BLUE's lyrical verbosity, it holds true to the concept of a Blue story escpecially when the song hits the bridge, "I know I should let it go but I hold on cause.../even when they tell me I'm not wrong.../I don't feel good so i'm going to paint my city Blue." It's a torn up mixture of angst and feelings in a shade of Blue. I'm game for it, take a listen and you will be too,

Also check out Bluefiveone on Rufus Fly's track "Unstoppable" along with BLove, 

El Malito "I Cant Win"

The Platypus, El Malito, is back with a new mash up track "el malito vs. Beck "I Can't Win"" detailing his life life struggles and feeling like he just cant win over them. It s a fun bi-lingual track so get into it.



Also for all my Nueva York (New York) people El Malito will be in town: Friday March 23 at the UPPER EAST SIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL @ BAR EAST (Downstairs) 1733 1st Avenue (between 89th & 90th), (212) 876-0203; $10 admission - 21+ w/ID
Festival Show starts 7pm, El Malito goes on at 11:30pm sharp

Spree Wilson - Sharpshooter

Check out this lyric video from Atlanta based JIVE records artist Spree Wilson.

Ministry of Corruption

If your looking for some good afro-beat mixed with hip-hop look no further that this mixtape by Kahli Abdu, Ministry of Corruption. Check it out it's a free download.

Pour some gravy on me!

Happy Turkey Day
Pour Some Gravy On Me by el malito

For The Newer You Than You​.​.​.

It's been a long time we heard from Marlon and Siddhartha but they are back with a new single. I hit him up to discuss the tracks on "For The Newer You Than You...".


Kaos Blac: So I noticed that the single release is called "For The Newer You Than You..." but it's a line in "Is Not What I Used To Be". Why did you decide to select that line as a encircling tag to bind together the two songs on the release.


Marlon Hauser: I wanted the music to transform people to create what I would call a new dispensation of language, to start to try to create a new way of looking at the world in which we inhabit....


Kaos Blac: The first track, Don't Look Back Or You'll Turn To Salt, has a very earthy blue grass twang to it and to me reads like a mantra, it like you have to let go and don't get lost in the past. What where you going for with this song?


Marlon Hauser: Exactly what you just described man...seriously you have a good ear.....


Kaos Blac: Thanks, as for the second track, "Is Not What I Used To Be", it's more ethereal and in-between a stream of consciousness. It really exemplifies a state of musical nirvana to me. Buy chance since the band is named Siddhartha I wanted to know if you are a practicing Buddhist?


Marlon Hauser: I practice peace and spreading joy...Its free and easy to do, It doesn't cost you anything you know?....Imagine if you walked the streets constantly thinking I want to spread joy......

Kaos Blac: That's a nice idea, especially with what's going on around the country. We can only hope for a joyous tomorrow.

So with out further fanfare I want everyone reading this to check out the Siddhartha's latest,

Million Fans

If you were watching CSI: Miami last night then you heard this track by GREEN Fiveone. My DMV family are making a movement with their craft. Listen and enjoy.

Wasting no time after the split three of the members of The Five One, RED, GOLD, GREEN have come together as RDGLDGRN. This is there first release in this incarnation, "I Love Lamp". Check it out and tell me what you think?

 I Love Lamp by RDGLDGRN 

YP is Still Awake

Chicago's YP has just released a new mix tape called Still Awake. Featuring eighteen Chi-town infused tracks this is has been a labor but it's out click the album cover below to download and below that check out the video for the single, Who I Be.

Sometimes you have to get some Black friends.

Maybe I have to open up and get myself some white friends...

Music to my ears...Skylar Grey 'Invisible' remixes

"Skylar Grey’s major label debut record is aiming to be one of the most hotly anticipated albums of 2011. Skylar’s song writing and vocal contributions in the past few years have been gigantic, from Dre’s “I Need a Doctor” to Eminiem and Rihanna’s Grammy-nominated “Love the Way You Lie”, Skylar’s positioning as a credible artist couldn’t be better right now."
Check out the remixes of her hit 'Invisible' below.

Black Baby, Baby!

Seattle based emcee and singer duo THEESatisfaction latest jam is out and available for download. Featuring 5 new bangers. Cop it for five bucks.

The following is a video performance of the ladies at Santos party house in NYC.

Form and Substance

GrungeCake artist Khalil Womack aka K-OFFBEAT has a new track coming out today. It's a 27 min groove, so sit back and enjoy.

FORM & SUBSTANCE is a one track DJ mix featuring music from THE LAST POETS, KID CUDI, J-DILLA, N.E.R.D., P.B. WOLF, KENI BURKE, MARVIN GAYE, CAL TJADER, FILTHY FUNK, DANIELLE PONDER & MOSES ROCKWELL. As THE LAST POETS set the tone the mix grows momentum & is filled with songs with strong up lifting lyrics that push you into a do or die state of mind. Do you lack FORM & SUBSTANCE? If so this will help you gain it back. - K-OFFBEAT aka DJ Khalil

Never Been (Wiz Khalifa)

The Five One are working on a new album but in the mean time it doesn't mean they're going to stop putting out a new remix, this is Never Been a breezy remix of a Wiz Khalifa track.



To download the track click here.

Junkprints radio, vol 17

Those fine folks over at Junkprints have just released a new mixtape, take a listen.

  JunkPrints Radio Vol. 17 by junkprints




   JunkPrints Radio Vol. 17 by junkprints

Sanctuary...is peace

The word is sanctuary, a place where you can weather the storm, a place where you are safe from those that would strike at you.  This is the bases of Kesed Ragin's new track called Sanctuary. Its a haven for love and warmth shared by two, two people, two lips, two ears, two minds intertwined by the process of musical composition.

Talay Riley - humanoid

Finally an answer to the American Drake's and Ushers of the world. The UK's Talay Riley is a young pop-prince ready to take over the air waves one nation at a time. This is the video for his first single release off of a as to be released in 2011 album, the song is Humanoid.

Nothing is work

We should all try to live PURPOSE DRIVEN lives, NOTHING IS WORK if your enjoying what you do living life is the only MANDATORY quest. The Five One know this and have these three songs that exemplify this:

" Purpose Driven", click the picture to download.




Nothing Is Work,




Mandatory

Summer Love

Get in on this new track from Brooklyn's own Jah C & The Antidote. Its a breezy summer infused track which harkens back to past summers of fond memories and of love. Take a listen to "Summer Love." LISTEN TO JAH C & THE ANTIDOTE – “SUMMER LOVE”

Free HIP HOP HOWL MIxtape!

You check out the mixtape featuring my homie Kesed,



Check out the other acts on the mixtape tape by clicking the image.