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Couch Sessions Appoved Artist, Hip-Hop

We Got Em For Cheap

Wale - Nike Boots

Joint is aiight. What do u think?

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Couch Sessions Appoved Artist, Hip-Hop

Danny Swain Is Dead

myspace.com/mcdanny

Danny Swain - Check It Out (please right click/save as)

Naw seriously, he ain’t dead, but the Def Jux signed, Couch Sessions approved artist hit me up this week to let y’all know that he has a new EP titled Danny Is Dead that has been getting praise on OKP, URB Magazine, and SOHH. I’ve been telling you people that D Swain is that artist for the next generation. Get on it people!

I’m going to have more on Danny in the future, so stay tuned.

Buy Danny Is Dead From Amazon

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Couch Sessions Appoved Artist, Hip-Hop, Negroclash!, Pop, R&B

New Music: After the Smoke

www.myspace.com/afterthesmoke

After the Smoke - Love Abduction
After the Smoke - Dial Tone

Good lawd, it’s been a long time, but after months of searching, I can finally bring you the first Couch Sessions Approved Artist of 2007.

After the Smoke is a group that grabbed me from the first 30 seconds of the first song I heard with their mix of hip-hop, electronica, rock, and R&B. The Tallahassee, Florida (yes, I said right) based group started out being experimental from the get-go, forgoing the crunk madness that we usually associate the South for and going completely left field, bringing it all with a sense of individuality and uniqueness that is missing in popular music. What results is what seems like a smorgasbord of Black music, moving from synthed-out experimental R&B to old-skool hip-hop, to disco-influenced pop, and back again.

If you feel the need to compare these cats, the only thing I can say is that they sound like Sa-Ra crossed with the Fugees, laced with some Dungeon Family production.

After the Smoke is slowly being recognized on the Internet and OKP circles and the group dropped two mixtapes which can be purchased from their MySpace page. And as always, I want feedback on this artist. What do y’all think??

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Couch Sessions Appoved Artist, Hip-Hop, Negroclash!, Rock/Alternative

Videos: The Carps - Compton to Scarboro

Of course I had to post this video to support my homies from up North. “Compton To Scarboro” is the title track off of The Young & Passionate Days Of Carpedia that I blogged about last week. I’m gonna be a little bit biased, but the video is off the chain for me. What do y’all think?

And if you live in Canada do these dudes a favor and call/email Much Music to get this video into heavy rotation.

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