I thought their sound was pretty interesting and the fact that they’ve toured with my love Florence and the Machine says a lot. The son of Palestinian and Filipino immigrants (and the first American in his family), Hanni El Khatib grew up in San Francisco and was obsessed with classic Americana and pop culture of the 1950s and 60s.  Influenced by pioneers of early Rock and R&B, the multi-instrumentalist serves as singer, songwriter & producer for his one-man band (live he is joined by drummer Nicky Fleming) mixing a unique sound of ‘50/’60s blues, soul, garage rock & doo whop.  Or in Hanni’s words “these songs were written for anyone who’s ever been shot or hit by a train.  Knife fight music.”  With his sinewy guitar and wry, whiskey-glazed voice, Hanni El Khatib creates malt shop music for those who drink them spiked with bourbon. Debut record will drop June 2011 on Innovative Leisure Records.

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Because I can’t get this damn song out of my head, I’m forcing you people to listen too. Fast forward to the 1 minute mark for the full effect!

STEED LORD – 123 IF YOU WANT ME from STEED LORD on Vimeo.

I’m a sucker for electronica, too much make up, wigs and videos that make me want to put a lot of hairspray in my hair and dance like Kevin Bacon in Footloose. This is off their sophomore album Heart II Heart which is available on iTunes!

Honestly, it’s shows like these that make me so proud to love Hip Hop. Both of these artists have a huge buzz circulating around them right now and for all the right reasons. It’s very rare that I can listen to an entire project from beginning to end and end to beginning without tiring. I can say this for both Kendrick and Jermaine. Applaud these men!

TiRon & Ayomari – Good Food from The Cafeteria Line on Vimeo.

This makes me so damn hungry. Really glad that Ayomari decides to put a belt on for this video. TiRon & Ayomari make good music together, a great team who brings us an entertaining video that’s makes fatties like me extremely happy. Enjoy!

DJ Khaled, it’s time to change it up a bit buddy. I’m getting tired of how many times you rep for your hood. I get it, you love Miami, you love putting 976 million rappers on your tracks, you love Rick Ross. I get it. Let’s agree to move on. With that said lemme find a couch real quick to swag surf on, WE DA BEST!

Das Racist Interview @ Mishka from Hot Mop Films on Vimeo.

I more than love these boys. Not only are they some dope ass Indian rappers who my mother would probably love and want me to marry but they’re entertaining as hell to watch. Hot Mop Films sits down with the trifecta of awesome to talk about a plethora of interesting shit.

why is Diddy still allowed to rap? Can someone please answer this question for me? Answers can be directed at info@bt-dubs.com please and thank you. Directed by Colin Tilley

Love Jesse’s voice and after meeting him over a year ago I think he’s REALLY grown as a man as well as an artist. He’s found himself and a very unique sound and it’s a joy to watch him perform on stage. When Jesse performs you can just see how much he loves what he does, it’s so refreshing.

VH1′s got a hit with this one, lord knows I’ll be sitting with popcorn awaiting its debut.