I’m a little late on posting this but I’ve been rocking it since yesterday. We are staunch supporters of The ILLZ (all caps people, don’t forget!) here at BT-Dubs. He peaked our interest early last year and have been delivering dope music and videos since then. What I love about him and his team is that everything that The ILLZ drops is well thought out and perfected to a T. I have no doubts that his new project “The Appreciation” (Alpha Mix) will blow people away. It’s just what he does.

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Download: The ILLZ – “The Appreciation II” (Alpha Mix)

I originally saw this over at P&P and thought, yes! another song I can dedicate to my ex-boyfriend..but as Emeli’s soulful, melodic voice took over this smooth and simple beat it took my appreciation of this song to another level. It’s been quite some time since I’ve come across someone with such a rawness to their voice, she could be singing the ABC’s and make it something short of beautiful.

“Emeli is a 23-year-old singer songwriter and musician from rural northern Scotland who has taken a break from her degree in medicine, specialising in Clinical Neuro-Science, at Glasgow University. It’s the richly melodic, classically powerful and the retro-futurist soul-pop songs that will appear on her debut album that really stand out! Emeli’s love for, and understanding of, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell and Lauryn Hill that are most obvious, loud and proud.”

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Download: Emeli Sandé – “Kill The Boy”

FYI – it’s a snippet bout 50 seconds long. I mean really..I have no comment. Nicki sounds hella weird on this track and am I the only one in the world who thinks she’s insane? Like if I said that Roman was a gay boy who lives inside of me..wouldn’t you think i’m certifiably crazy? .. We get it, you win. That paypal account line though..

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Download:Nicki Minaj – Tragedy (Lil Kim Diss)

I was spending some time over at It’s A Rap and came across this post. This song reminds me of a line from one of my favorite books, “It’s true, I am afraid of dying. I am afraid of the world moving forward without me, of my absence going unnoticed, or worse, being some natural force propelling life on. Is it selfish? Am I such a bad person for dreaming of a world that ends when I do? I don’t mean the world ending with respect to me, but every set of eyes closing with mine.” – Everything is Illuminated. Jordan’s gives us a song about confronting our own mortality which..I’m sure crosses all our minds at some point. If you like what you hear head on over to his bandcamp page!

Eesh, raise the volume on this track real loud and just let it rock. The beat produced by Uncle Dave is so smooth yet has a mean swag to it. Young Veggies and Rockie Fresh are two young guns that are straight putting in work this year. They’ve been on my radar for quite some time now, Casey’s previously opened for Mac Miller as well been on tracks with Dom and Tyler and Rockie’s one of Chicago’s finest.. From Chi-Town to Cali these two are gonna get their shine..

Mr. Fresh is scheduled to be dropping The Otherside Redux” which will feature a collection of remixes and tracks not found on the original “Otherside” project and that should be released sometime soon!

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Download: Rockie Fresh & Casey Veggies – Duckin N Dodgin (Prod. By Uncle Dave)

Star Slinger has been on a roll with his recent remixes lately. This time around he gives us a I don’t wanna say cooler but more upbeat version of Alex Winston’s Sister Wife which we posted earlier this week. I’m loving it. And be on the lookout for this singer, she’s got all the ingredients for a lengthy career ahead of her, just remember where you heard her first!

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Download: Alex Winston – “Sister Wife (Star Slinger Remix)

Sounds like a love song gone awry. I need to make it a priority to see Blu live before the year ends. His music has such a calming effect on me and his ability to match his style so perfectly to this jazz infused beats..is pretty darn amazing. Dela’s Translation Lost project was released yesterday and here’s what she had to say, ““Made this one around Feb 09 too. I had actually sent another beat to Blu (that I later reworked & used for a “I Will” remix). He wrote to it but on second thought he was like naah I don’t know about this one. So I sent another beat and he sent back the recorded joint a few hours later. Initially it was one long verse, but I HAD to add another hook right in the middle because I thought it sounded so dope. I couldn’t find the right spot to cut the verse so ended up doing it cassettewalkmanwithnomorebatteries style.”

Some goodness courtesy of the sexy bald headed Chicago MC (oh, stop your judgments) with production by Kanye West. It’s always good to hear new Common and his upcoming project The Dreamer, The Believer is rumored to be almost completed.

If the beat sounds familiar then CONGRATS! You’re a hip-hop aficionado. It’s GZA’s 4th Chamber a la 1996. That’s why I fucks with the boys of Odd Future, they’re well versed on their music to say the very least. It’s a short track but long enough for you to witness the talent these young kids have. It’s either hop on the bus or be left behind, either way they’re taking off. Free Earl!

Sometimes it’s nice to have a little electro-pop in your life. Especially on a Friday. Here’s how I look at it, anything featuring Chester French is certifiably dope. Based on that notion, I pressed play and definitely like what I hear. It’s a fun, up beat and energetic song and here’s what D.A. had to say, ““Tim has been a friend since we met while both touring with Travie McCoy. Here’s a song we did together for his new record. Check it out and spread the word on Tim, who is an awesome artist and an even more awesome dude!”