My boy RetOne put me on to this last night. No idea where this came from, but I avoided sleep to bump it. The artist, I.V.A.N, dropped this on Valentine’s Day, but being a newbie to him it slipped under my radar. First of all, the title- Never Marry a Musician- stop’s you in your tracks (*message*). Then, once play is pressed,you become intrigued with just how different it sounds. Especially when one would assume by the sonically dark & synth heavy music he was an overseas artist. Well thanks to google, I look at his twitter and it says “San Fransisco/ Los Angeles”. Throughout Never Marry a Musician I.V.A.N alternates between singing & rapping as he relays his tales of love (and the drama that comes with it.)
I’m really diggen it! Take a listen to Suddenly, one of the stand out tracks below.
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DOWNLOAD: Never Marry A Musician- I.V.A.N
Who are “The Weeknd” you ask? Other then telling you they’re Canadian (thanks google) I have NO friggen idea. To be honest I’m not even sure if its a group or person. All I can tell you is they (or he?) dropped their (or his?) House of Balloons mixtape roughly 4 weeks ago and since I first pressed play on it, I haven’t been able to stop. The sound is like something I haven’t heard before yet feels oddly familiar… comfortable…easy…emotional…urgent. My fav tracks on this project are High for this, What you need, The party & the after party and Loft Music… but actually…EVERY track is dope.
*Sigh* I don’t like not knowing more about them (or him?) but I am so in love with this project right now I’m just gonna go with it. Whatever.
Take a sec to DL House of Balloons when you click HERE, and take a listen after the jump…
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H.O.P.E has been steadily in-boxing me music over the past couple of years and finally he shares with us all, his anticipated Believe in Hope Wright project. This Compton bread artist might be new to you but he has created quite the buzz for himself in Los Angeles. If your expecting to hear gangsta rap because of his place or origin, H.O.P.E will show you that Hub City has much much more to offer. Features include Pac Div, Jhene Aiko, Kevin Cossom, Y-O of U-N-I, & more… Enjoy (& let me know what you think)! Hit the jump for DL & tracklist!
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Apparently I’ve been sleeping. But now with the release of the Inspired ep I am becoming very familiar with Language Artz female fiyah spitter Raven Sorvino. The Texa-Cali transplant draws on inspiration from the late great Aaliyah and brings us her solo ep, Inspired. Looking at the pretty face on the cover art, you might expect to hear some sweet sing-along raps. Trust me, you wont. She exercises her vocab quite creatively and instantly you’ll realize you want to hear what else she has in store.
Check out Track list, DL link, and Pistol Etiquette interview after the jump!
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Today is the official album release day for my boys Krondon, Phil The Agony & Mitchy Slick of Strong Arm Steady! Arms & Hammers has been a long time coming, but finally the west coast MC’s have unleashed the amazing project that includes features from Talib Kweli, The Game, Too $hort, KRS-One, Marsha Ambrosius and more. Take a listen to When darkness falls (Ft. Marsha), and be sure to cop the album via the link below!
Hailing from Los Angeles-California, HerStory is made of of 3 young women who bring a young, fresh and energetic flavor to the girl group formula. Marissa, Miriah and Asia can write, dance and sing their butts off! The epk above is a great intro to the ladies but be sure to DL their first ep Every girl has a story below. I definitely think they will go far. Be on the lookout for things to comet !
DOWNLOAD: Every Girl Has A Story
If you haven’t yet discovered her on your own, I’m very excited to pull your ear to the very talented Los Angeles native Lady G Da Real Deal. On the low, Lady G has writer credits that include Snoop Dogg and T.I (to name a few), but aside from what she is able to pen for other people, Lady G has been steadily hitting the streets with solid music over the past couple of years. After first meeting her ages ago at the studio of 1500 or nothin, It seemed like everywhere I went there was an OG or a newbie speaking up about how dope she was. This past year Lady G managed to get spins on Los Angeles’ Power 106, hop on prominent projects (including Here, My Dear!) and get in the studio to put together a very solid offering of her own.
Lady G Da Real Deal X The LA Leaker’s While you were sleeping dropped this week! DL it when you click for more
There is quite the new music scene goin on round these parts. They call themselves New Houston, and collectively they have been taking over your radio dial. Marcus Manchild, Propain, Kirko Bangz & Just Brittany each have bangin single’s, great looks, songs that can fit in every region & Co- signs from some of your favorite people. No they’re not a group, each person I named has their own clique/ movement and their own sound; but together they represent a kind of unity that’s refreshing and rare. I have had the chance to see each one of them perform (in front of 30,000 people no less) and I must say…whatever “it” is…all of em got it. I’ll keep you posted on their new projects but in the meantime peep their current single’s/ video’s after the jump!
Read More Post a comment (0)Meet Skeme. One of the newer cats to hit the scene here in LA. While many artist’s feel they can only fit into one group, skeme walks the fine line between gang banger, hipster and backpacker offering a whole new level of enthusiasm and energy to the task of reviving of the Westcoast. Check him out, dude is dope.
Download his mixtape “All Rap’d Up” HERE
xoxo,
Devi
Here’s the new Vid from my Homie Problem Ft. Kurupt: Im Burnt
If you dont know him yet…get your life togther! Problem is one of the hottest emerging artist’s on the West Coast, who has collab’d and written for countless legends. Download his newest mixtape and live with it for a while 
CLICK HERE to download his “Take That” mixtape
FOLLOW Problem
xoxo,
Devi
