Finally artists who put meaning into their lyrics. Remember when songs made sense? Well this is one of them. Check out their motivational message. Loving the paper backdrop! Creative points!
Releasing his Epitome EP before the 1st quarter is through, here is a behind the scenes look at Barry Southgate's artwork shoot with Steven Taylor (Bruno Mars, Ne-Yo, John Mayer). Barry was also a January Fresh Artist of the month. Check out his exclusive interview with Fresh Melody HERE!
A veteran of the NYC underground scene, with a handful of mixtapes already to his credit (DJbooth.net premiered his last mixtape (“Bars & NoBull” http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/ja-bars-nobull/), Jesse Abraham will be releasing his forthcoming EP “The One Day” on 3-1-2011.
"A Post-Racial America" is an impassioned reality check on the phrase many have used to describe the era of Obama's presidency. In Part 1, Wade Waters deconstructs the "Post-Racial" mythology over an upbeat soundbed provided by GMJ. Part 2, in contrast, crafts a vision for empowerment and progress over soulful instrumentation provided by Terem and features singer Devin Jones.
New music will be posted soon. In the meantime, we are looking for Fresh New Artists of the Month for February!! Visit New Artists Spotlight for details. Check out the Fresh Artists of the Month section to see January's Fresh Artists of the Month.
Fresh off his newly inked distribution deal with Island/Def Jam, Rediculus starts off the year with his highly anticipated instrumental album “Walking Down Broken Paths”. This album contains not only soon to be classic instrumentals such as the hit singles “Off Kilter” and “Elementz feat. DJ Jaem” but also showcases RnB sensation Airon, and a bonus remix for Doc Remedy/Copywrite that is still making noise around the globe.
Here is the newest single from Ann Arbor, MI based crew Tree City (http://treecityhiphop.com/), "Definement" produced by Arkiv (arkiv.bandcamp.com) of Melbourne, Australia.
Tree City is an Ann Arbor, Michigan based hip-hop group comprised of 3 MC's and a DJ/MC (Cheeks, Clavius Crates, General P., and DJ Cataclysmic). Formed in 2005, they've been supplying eardrums with their unique brand of hip-hop ever since, releasing their debut "The TreE.P." in June 2007, the "Black Trees" mixtape in Dec. 2008 and their first full-length album "Thus Far: in June 2010.
"Live from the Ghettoblaster" is the Stereo Boyz' latest project. As a follow-up of their mixtape "Sound Check Vol 1" and a warm- up to their first group album "Radio Heads" (coming out in the summer of 2011) the EP holds a variety of exclusive songs, showcasing the Stereo Boyz' eclectic abilities. While the album "Radio Heads" will cater to a wider, mainstream audience, the EP is directed at fans of raw, hard-hitting, uncensored hip hop, representing Michigan to the fullest.
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