Anyone came to see Theophilus London at 330 Ritch last week and wanted more? Well, here’s your fix—MTV premiered his new video earlier today, “Why Even Try”, and it features the lovely voice and presence of Tegan and Sara vocalist Sara Quin.
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KING is a soulful, organic trio of young women here to bring a fresh creativity to music and change the world through their art.
THE STORY began on an August afternoon in Los Angeles, or in a winter rehearsal session in Boston, or in April 1986 in Minneapolis, depending on how you define destiny.
Twins Paris and Amber Strother began their musical journey by listening to favorites of their parents together from the crib, and once they were able to crawl found their way to the piano. Amber nurtured her gift for singing by absorbing everything musical around her, and in turn developed an intricate, magical tone and one-of-a-kind voice, as well as a unique skill for composition and songwriting. Through exploring a melting pot of artists, genres, musical ideas and movements, Paris found her own personal voice for the keys. The twins spent years unknowingly ripening their craft of writing together until they parted ways and left Minneapolis, with Amber to pursue studies in Chicago and Paris to enroll at music school in Boston where…
A chance meeting with a young woman with a golden voice and incredible ear changed her life. Los Angeles native Anita Bias had fallen in love with music and art as a young girl, and spent years cultivating her voice, imaginative and vivid songwriting, and creative styling. Their Boston encounter stayed fresh in the minds of both, and when fate brought Paris to California and reunited them years later at a club in Los Angeles, they knew it was the start of something special.
During Amber’s first trip to LA and the living room session that followed, the three realized that they were born to create together. At the first show of the unofficial and then-unnamed band, they, along with the audience, were said to have seen fireworks in the air. The unique blend of voices, engaging harmony, and detailed songwriting the group exhibited came completely naturally to them. Amber, who had been since moved back to Minneapolis, sent for her belongings. KING was born.
THE STORY EP is KING’s debut project, wherein all songs are written by Paris, Amber, and Anita, and fully produced by Paris. THE STORY, SUPERNATURAL, and HEY are the result of a year’s worth of loving and learning, experiencing and experimenting, and ultimately finding the music within themselves.
In case y’all didnt hear this yet…
Jay-Z celebrates the signing of Jay Electronica to his Roc Nation imprint in a proper way by releasing “Shiny Suit Theory”. The track boasts an impressive lineup that boasts the talents of both rappers, crooner The Dream and French chanteuse Charlotte Gainsbourg. Check it out below! (hypebeast)
Jay Electronica featuring Jay-Z, The-Dream & Charlotte Gainsbourg – Shiny Suit Theory by Hypetrak
Kanye West clearly spent his time out of the spotlight doing more than just contemplating his future.In fact, he probably spent most of it recording music, since he announced via Twitter (of course) on Sunday that he plans to release a new trackevery week between now and the holidays. “I know y’all need the music so I’m dropping 1 new song every weekend until Xmas,” he wrote. “It may be my song, it may be a new Jay song, etc.”
Yeezy said he’s calling his new-music express “G.O.O.D. Fridays” because “y’all know every Friday y’all gone have a new joint from our family. We look at the game completely different now … It’s about the fans. No more holding back. That’s why I dropped ‘See Me Now’ … it wasn’t about me, it was about the Summer the BBQs etc.”
So far, fan reaction to ”Now,” which features Beyoncé and Charlie Wilson, has been mixed. Some have likened the sound to that of West’s debut,College Dropout, and others have said it needs a harder beat and feared that ‘Ye was overshadowed by the power vocals from his big sis, Beyoncé.
In addition to the much-discussed Justin Bieber/ Raekwon remix he’s just finished, West also dropped the Jay-Z/ Swizz Beatz remix of his upcoming album’s first single, “Power,” last Friday, which seems to have marked the official kickoff of his G.O.O.D. Fridays initiative.
Kanye’s clearly been burning it, saying he’s been staying up until 5 a.m. every night working on a slew of new tunes, including songs for Clipse member Pusha T’s solo album, Raekwon, Mos Def, Swizz Beatz and Pharrell. “Swizz looked at me the other night and said, ‘Man are you getting sleep?’ And I told him, ‘I can’t sleep … my people need this new music,’ ” he tweeted.
He also mentioned on Sunday that he’s working on a movie based on his album. Monday morning (August 23) he offered the tantalizingly vague update “working on the movie … unicorns and RZA beats yo.” A spokesperson for the rapper could not be reached at press time for more information on the movie or confirmation on the G.O.O.D. Fridays release plan.
Kid Cudi Featuring Kanye West – Erase Me by Hypetrak
The song was leaked a few weeks on from a radio rip, but now the official version has become available.Erase Me is one of the first looks at Cudi’s upcoming album, Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager. Alongside Kid Cudi, his labelmates Consequence and Kanye West will also be sharing the same release date of September 14th, stay tuned.
