Pigeons & Planes

This kid Chris Martin (no relation to Coldplay) is 16? Shit, when I was 16 my only motivation to get out of bed was the bong on the other side of my room, hiding in my guitar case. Right, right? Credit where credit is due, this kid is nice. If you need to place his style, file him somewhere between Wale and Curren$y with a little bit of Big Sean mixed in. Still could use a little studio magic, but keep in mind – this kid is 16. Damn.

16 year old LA (Inglewood) rapper Chris Martin releases his debut single, Diamond Supreme. There is a lot of amazing music coming from the streets of Los Angeles and this is some of it. Chris Martin comes from the school of lyrics over raw beats. No shortage of punch lines, no holds barred.

DOWNLOAD: Chris Martin – Diamond Supreme | Mediafire

New shit from Trey featuring Drake called “The Usual”. From what I’ve seen this joint may be on Trey’s upcoming *Passion, Pain & Pleasure* LP. Has a tag or two on it and it’s not mixed. But it’s Trey & Drake.

Trey Songz Ft. Drake – “The Usual” | Mediafire

UPDATE: Here’s the tagless version. Oh yea, the *Passion, Pain & Pleasure* LP is set to be released on September 14th.

Trey Songz Ft. Drake – “The Usual” (No Tags)

The homie iSH just hit me with these 2 joints exclusively for P&P! Last night during a session for his upcoming album he decided to take a break a flip a couple joints that he is really digging right now. On the 1st joint he jumps on Matt & Kim’s “Cameras” and on the 2nd he hops on Michael Rossback’s “In Dreams“. Check ‘em both below!!!!

iSH – “Cameras” | Usershare

iSH – “In Dreams” | Usershare

Oh Yea! New shit from The Foreign Exchange called “Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me”!! Off of their upcoming album titled *Authenticity*. If you follow these guys, you should already know what to expect. If not, def check it out! Phonte also kicks a 16 on this bad boy!

The Foreign Exchange – “Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me”| Mediafire

Now we already know how Woody gets down with the production; from his shit with Charles Hamilton (older shit and newer shit), to the *Off The Wall* project he produced for Esso, to the joint he produced for me. Well now he steps behind the mic to drop a nice verse over his 1st single titled “What Would You Do”. This joint is off of his upcoming *LoveLife* project and features Show Tufli, Yung Nate & Steve Wilkin. *LoveLife* is set to drop on Oct 6th.

Woody Ft. Show Tufli, Yung Nate & Steve Wilkin – “What Would You Do” | Mediafire

Some remixes make a few minor adjustments. MiMoSA takes Nina Simone’s “I Put A Spell On You” and rips half its face off, Terminator style. Despite the electronic madness, Nina’s powerful voice can’t be overpowered. This heavy remix works for me. Check it out.

LA producer, MiM0SA, remixes Nina Simone’s “I Put A Spell On You” in the most experimental way. Stay tuned for his new mini-LP Silver Lining set to drop October 4, 2010 on Muti Music.

DOWNLOAD: Nina Simone – I Put A Spell On You (MiM0SA Remix) | Alternate Link

@JennsDrunk recommended this to me. I had to put that out there because if I didn’t she’d call me a swaggerjacker. Some people get tired of mash ups, but what their little bird brains fail to realize is that you can never have too many mash-ups. Same with Orangina – no such thing as “too much Orangina”. Simpletons.

This collection is well done, and you can download it for free. But you shouldn’t, because if you dish out some cash for it, the money goes to a youth writing charity so little kids can grow up to be healthy powerbloggers. #competition #dontdonate

The follow up to The Notorious xx, This Is Real Life seamlessly blends familiar hip hop artists with an array of indie rock tracks to create a mixtape that pushes traditional notions of genre and delivers a mix that showcases rarely heard aspects of each side.

this is real life — available as a ‘pay-what-you-want,’ with all profits going to 826 Valencia to benefit youth writing: waitwhat.bandcamp.com

Death By Disco just Frankensteined The White Stripes hit. This is cold and I can imagine zombies marching to it and then breaking out into a strange choreographed dance. It would be cool to hear Jack’s vocals over this. Check it out below.

Atmosphere is releasing a double EP, To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EPs, on September 7th to celebrate their upcoming tour which starts next week (tour dates after the jump). You’ll be able to buy the EP’s next week here or here. What’s a double EP? Isn’t that an alb… nevermind, I’m happy to accept whatever new Atmosphere I can get. Here’s the newest. Saw it at 2DB.

DOWNLOAD: Atmosphere – Freefallin’ | Alternate Link

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Here’s a new one from producer/rapper/Canadian Emay.  The song samples the band Snowglobe. Emay is currently working on his self-written, self-produced album. He’s got a unique tone for a hip-hop act and his lyrics offer an introspective quality that is rare in this genre. Stream/download below.

DOWNLOAD: Emay – If You’re Breathing | Alternate Link

How do you get your video posted on music blogs? Put the music blogs in the video! Simple, but genius, yeah? For their latest video The Pass has put together a music blogger house party. In the video, over 30 music blogs/music sites are referenced. Not only that, but there is a contest involved too. If you’re a music blog frequenter and think you can name a bunch of the sites, enter the contest: HERE.

Here’s the video for Cee-Lo’s “Fuck You” off The Lady Killer, out in December. It’s a great song and Cee-Lo is the definition of a badass, but I have a feeling I’m going to be sick of this one by December.