Mar10

Maja 7th and FSD Present – The Breakout (Mixtape) (MP3)

Good. It’s finally here! Produced entirely by Maja 7th and featuring appearances by Chi-towns finest, including Naledge, GLC, Freddie Gibbs, Mikkey Halsted, Pugs Atomz, Mic Terror, L.E.P. Bogus Boys, Dave Coresh, Phil G, and Juice, among others. Here’s what Maja himself had to say about the project:

Andrew and I stated working on this album around the 4th quarter of last year. I told him I had some beats I wasn’t using and I wanted to put out an album with predominantly Chicago artists. I had done some work with Killah Priest and some Wu-Affiliates and had been traveling around doing beat battles but I wanted to do something big for the city of Chicago. So we started making phone calls and people showed love. This album is about unity and showing these artists’ talents. It was my job to fuse those talents into a cohesive album. The goal wasn’t to make singles or club records. I just made music that felt right to me. - Maja 7th (Major)

Big shout to Andrew Baker and FSD, as well as everyone else who made this thing possible.

Download/cover art after the jump

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Mar10

Minus the Bear – My Time (MP3)

If you aren’t up on these guys, they are amazing musicians. Plain and simple. Catchy, infectiously melodic, and infused with just the right amount of groove to be accessible to listeners of all musical tastes. It’s a crime that they haven’t gotten the kind of exposure that they deserve. This is their brand new single from their upcoming 4th full-length studio album. I could have included the usershare download but I decided to let you guys put in a little extra effort to support good music. All the free download requires is your name and email. Just hit the jump. Plus, there’s also cool little Simon type game which I failed epically at. Listen, and enjoy!

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Mar10

Video: Kid Cudi/MGMT/Ratatat “Pursuit of Happiness” (Video)

Superstar MC gets a little help from his superstar friends. 

I always liked Run DMC/Aerosmith’s version of “Walk This Way.” It gave me a sense of hope that this world could live in harmony….eh, it just sounded great.

Kid Cudi, MGMT and Ratatat have all come together to make a new track to please all of your internet curiosities. “Pursuit of Happiness” is the third release from Kid Cudi’s album, Man on the Moon: End of Day and features vocals from MGMT and production from Ratatat.

The track, which perfectly blends the guitar distortion from Ratatat, the slow and heavy flows of Kid Cudi and optimistic vocals of MGMT, all come together and form the perfect dichotomy of indie synths and hip hop break beats.

And the video doesn’t stop there with hip hop’s ability to deal with conflict and indie’s ability to maintain anonymity (although you can totally tell it’s Ratatat playing along in the video).

Check out Kid Cudi’s website

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Mar10

Tech N9ne Talks Paid Dues 2010 + 2009 Performances (Video)

 

Tecca Nina speaks to HHO about his experience at the 2009 Paid Dues festival, as well as what he’s looking forward to about this year’s event. I have to say, the energy during his performance last year was absolutely insane. You will never find an artist more dedicated to their fans than Tech N9ne. I remember leaving right after Atmosphere’s closing performance and peeping the fact that Tech’s booth was the only one still open. There was a huge line of people waiting to get autographs. He stayed and signed them all. That’s love.

As a bonus, after the jump I’ve got a few videos that I took of the 2009 Paid Dues performances (including Tech’s).

Via my spot.

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Mar10

Phase III of Ultra Music Festival Announced

Ultra Music Fest has announced the third and final phase of their line-up, adding artist such as LMFAO, Afrojack, Josh Wink and Hybrid to their ginormous line-up. …MORE

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Mar10

URB hits the road with Cubic Zirconia!

What better way to get to SXSW then a road trip with some friends? Well, we’ll be doing just that! This Friday, URB hits the road with the New York City dance band Cubic Zirconia as they take on the midwest. Come along for the ride.

Tour dates and Cubic Zirconia’s video for the new single Josephine after the jump…

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