Some fresh new Blu, as he gears up for the release of his anticipated NoYork! Blu keeps it LA, as he treats us with a track with the unmistakable voice of Jack Davey and the undeniable production from Flying Lotus.

Listen and let your mind melt.

Blu – “EverythingsOK” ft. Jack Davey (Prod. by Flying Lotus)

B.O.B just released one of my favorite tracks from his No Genre Mixtape, “Dr. Aden”

I had picked up part 1 of Atlantic Records’ Game Changers series, with four of the artists that I have a deep respect for, B.O.B., Lupe Fiasco, Estelle, and Janelle Monae.  So of course I’m posting parts 2 & 3.

Check them out below.

Stay Inspired.

Over beers and burgers, one of my dudes asked me, since I am I guess in the industry, to put him on some new hip hop for him to check out.  He’s aware of the J. Coles of the world but looking for something else.  So this is what I came up with on the fly for shit I’ve been bumping for the past 2 months.

So I bring you Woofer Syrup; not everything on here will be by new artists, but I promise that I think at least most of it will be dope, and that if you have a problem with that kiss my ass and shoot me suggestions.

Each month a new 10, and not strictly hip hop. These are scoured from across the landscape of freely released music, but if artist A, B, and/or C have a problem with their track being posted here, get at me: Brock@social8gency.com.

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Mickey Factz – “Amnesia RMX”

OverDoz – “Before We Go On”

The Cool Kids – “Bundle Up”

Childish Gambino – “Freaks ‘N Geeks”

Eminem – “Syllables” ft. Dr. Dre, Jay Z, 50Cent, Cashis, & Stat Quo

Curren$y – “Frost”

Stalley – “Hercules”

HomeBaseNYC Presents – “In” ft. Blu, Freddie Gibbs, & Homeboy Sandman

The Glitch Mob – “Seven Nation Army RMX”

Actual Proof – “Super Genius” ft. Cutlass Reid, Skewby, Naledge, Kendrick Lamar, Add2theMC, Brittany Street, The Kid Daytona, & Laws

So Odd Future on their ever winding ongoing assault to bring the Wolf Gang to your ears and eyes, have hooked up with Funny Or Die to get signed. Oh yeah and this happened.

To hear him tell it NoYork sounds like its going to be a monster; can’t wait.

Dope Track. Detox let’s hope so.

The latest piece coming from Travis Barker’s Give The Drummer Some, actually comes from the Let The Drummer Get Wicked mixtape lead up.  Solid visuals coming from the collabo; looking like on of those crazy Xbox Kinect hacks.

I’ve been to a couple other video shoots in the past and to break it to you unless you really have something you have to be doing there, its a pretty boring endeavor.  Beyond all the glits that hits your screen when the final product is presented, its repeated takes, careful quaffing of a single strand of hair for “continuity”, wardrobe changes, and press.  Chachi and I were there specifically for the fourth and as cigarette delivery specialists, so our purpose was complete.

It started out as a bit of an adventure as Chachi Ramirez and I make our way there circling warehouse spaces until the massive imprint of Los Angeles’ Art-Deco styled Sears Roebuck came into light in the horizon, that building in itself is a bit awe inspiring; and I come to find out there are/were exact copies across the nation.

Anyway, we find the spot thanks to New Boyz‘ “Backseat” blaring out the back of the warehouse.  We walk in to find Dev in this dress and shoes that made me rethink the plan and just spend the rest of the day attempting to get her to come home with me, but this is about work.  She’s posted in front of an immaculate Mercedes Benz 300SL, yeah the original Gull Wing joint, with The Cataracs behind her as they run through pickups for the chorus.

Chachi gives a cigarette to one of the crew.

Its funny watching the activity surrounding these things, you have at one point grips, the production, crew and the artists’ handlers buzzing around the set making sure all is in place, and then there’s this solid contingent of those just hanging around not doing much of anything: bobbing to the music & checking their phones were two popular activities.  The other great part is just watching how the artists move in this environment.

Chachi gives a cigarette to The Cataracs’ manager.

Ben J was steady moving amongst the crowd and bumping to what was playing; Legacy seemed always posted behind the monitors watching how it all unfolds.  The Cataracs & Dev if not on camera couldn’t be found for the most part, seemingly enjoying those moments to handle their own business.  Oh yeah about Dev, she’s finer in person than you’d think.

Chachi gives a cigarette to The Cataracs.

Speaking of those just hanging around the set.  We had some radio winners in the house.  This was something else.  A nice bevy of cute young ladies looking club ready and an old white couple.

I Shit You Not.

This couple were winners from Minneapolis, I think.  I wish I could have held my laughter back long enough to talk to them, get inside their heads, and see what in gods name made them: A. enter the contest B. make the trip & C. if they even knew who the New Boyz were.  But hey I won’t throw stones, they looked like they were seriously enjoying the experience.

Over the course of the production we got everything we needed: solid B-Roll, solid stand-ups, and an Animal Planet segment narrated by The Cataracs.  Keep your eyes peeled for my New Boyz interview coming soon & pick up “Backseat“.

Chachi gives a cigarette to Ben J.

I really don’t think there is an active artist that I can truly say I love and hate like Blu. The Kanye’s of the world have become purely caricatures of human beings so my attitude towards them is no different than Snooki; my consternation goes as soon as the incident is over – just entertain me.

With Blu he to me is the true leader of this loosely connected NeWest movement in hip hop, complimented by TiRon, Dom Kennedy, Kendrick Lamar, OFWGKTA, Casey Veggies, PacDiv, and others.  His mic skills are impeccable, he’s slowly becoming a accomplished producer, and his lyrics are not of the inaccessible sort.  He kills every track he’s on! Problem is he just needs to be on more tracks.

Well this week a few prayers have been answered, a few days after appearing on the stellar “In” from HomeBaseNYC‘s Live At The Clubhouse MixTape(with two other personal faves Freddie Gibbs & Homeboy Sandman), Blu drops his 7 track Amnesia EP, click the pic to buy.  Now all I need is No York!

NY based label Decon Records has teamed up with Chicago indie Closed Sessions on the release of joint compilation Closed Sessions: ATX. The project was done over the course of one week in Austin, TX and features some of the most promising names in hip hop paired with the savvy vets. To go along with the release of the Closed Session: ATX album a 20min. documentary chronicling the whole project.

Closed Sessions: ATX Trailer from Ruby Hornet on Vimeo.

Atlantic Records has put together what could become a fantastic series, Game Changers.

They’ve recently posted part 1 of their sit down with B.O.B, Lupe Fiasco, Estelle, and Janelle Monae.  An absolutely rock solid roundtable of artist that are creating genre defying music.

Stay inspired.