Lots of name-dropping in play on this track. RDGLDGRN (Red Gold Green) is a modern iteration of the Washington DC Go Go genre. They just released an EP including some collaboration with (name drop 1) Pharrell Williams. This track has...
People seem up in arms about Jay-Z and Beyonce going to Cuba. Sure, Americans need special government permission but the media outrage has been a bit. In a reaction to this, Jay-Z roped in producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz for...
On SoundCloud, the Child of Lov slots his music under the “intergalactic hip hop” genre, which I’m sure is a lucrative market on Mars. The weird thing is – the description often fits. We get a catchy new track from...
Ty is a Mercury Prize-nominated hip hop artist from London who released this track on Tru Thoughts in January. This is a classic piece of hip hop that will apparently be released on a new full-length album from Ty this...
Bro Safari is a self-described “bass peddler” from Texas. This track is pure Trap and – played at sufficient loudness – will make your walls wobble. Crank it up (download it for free) and have a great weekend.
Valentino Khan keeps getting everyone’s attention. Partly because he tries to pay for goods and services with ancient gold coins from his bathtub, but also because he’s an extremely talented producer. The Los Angeles producer has been releasing all sorts...
Drake started from the bottom, and look at him now – last night he won Best Rap Album Grammy for Take Care. I also started at the bottom, and am destined to remain there (see: this blog). But from one...
It’s Sunday. Throw on your best headphones and get to know Typesun. A Bristol UK-based drummer/programmer/producer, Typesun is another amazing beatmaker who might sound more confortable in a Jazz club than the dance club.
Toronto’s very own Drake decided to drop a new single on Friday for your Super Bowl tailgating parties. The track is likely from his upcoming third album. The track is called Started from the Bottom, which is where I am...
Welcome to the PeteHatesMusic Weekend Catch Up, where we present you with some great songs that didn’t come out this week, but you definitely need to hear. Kilo Kish is a musician/fashion designer/model from Brooklyn… the ultimate hipster. Basically, she’s cooler than we could ever...
Here’s an album to get completely lost in. It’s from an artist – Vanilla – whom can find very little about… we know it’s a person (WHOA!), that they’re from the UK and that they have just released an album...
More weekend catch up… stuff that came out a little while ago that you NEED to hear: Joey Bada$$ released this track in July, 2012. Pretty sophisticated stuff for a 17 year old?! Joey Bada$$ – Waves
There are 5 reasons that we love this new track from Waka Flocka Flame and Giggs: American artists embracing the UK: The UK’s innovation and, frankly, DOMINATION of the bassline is all over US pop music right now, for better...
Capitalizing on the Golden Globe win for Lena Dunham and Girls last night, a new video for Santigold’s Girls. We featured the track before, but now we have a video, and who doesn’t like videos (besides the visually impaired)? The...
Over the weekend, while I was in a ditch drunk stupor, Outkast quasi-reunited, on a remix of Frank Ocean’s Pink Matter. Unless they were holding hands when they dropped their respective verses, it’s not a reunion. Pink Matter was on...
