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MIXTAPE: Zarinah presents Dope Becomes Her
From the gritty, underground mixtape, “Dope Becomes Her,” Philly MC, Zarinah, or Goldie Jawn as she is also known, throws down some mighty lyrical talent, one of many for the singer, dancer and actress. Mixed by Mr Sonny James, aka DJ Statik of the Illvibe Collective, and featuring Chaundon, Joe Scudda, Sunmoon and DJ Jay [...]
THEATRE REVIEW – Paige in Full: She Ain’t No Joke (Joke Joke Joke)
THEATRE REVIEW Paige in Full: She Ain’t No Joke (Joke Joke Joke) by sim1ontharun Real talk: when I read the tagline for Paige in Full,–”a b-girl’s visual mixtape”–I rolled my eyes and thought, “A visual mixtape?! What the eff is that? Mixtape my bleep!” Since I was a child, my parents have dragged me to [...]
The Couch Sessions Presents: Sunrise Suite
Download: The Couch Sessions Presents: Sunrise Suite Are you a “morning person”? That elusive, desirable trait of successful people? I wouldn’t know…the most frequent question I’m asked before 10am is, “Are you alright….?” It’s not that I hate mornings in themselves. I hate the noise and bustle that disrupt the peace & tranquility of sleep. [...]
Major Major
I’ll leave it to the description/press release to get you focused: The time has finally come. After months and months of hard work, press and promo E Major is set to officially release The Major Major Mixtape presented by Under Sound Music & PedX. This thematic collection of songs features E Major collaborating with artists [...]
Fashion pins pro wrestling to the mat with DC clothing line DURKL’s new mixtape
DOWNLOAD MIX HERE, tracklist after jump DC fashion line DURKL marches to the beat of a different drummer by comparison to the rest of the city. But they’re not about to change. Thery’re in the process of molding the city to meet them. Having existed for three years in relative anonymity, 2009 has been the [...]
MIXTAPE: Okayplayer and IllRoots Present the Remix Project
Download: Okayplayer and IllRoots Present the Remix Project While a LOT of mixtapes that drop nowaways are no more than digital throwaways destined for the the trash folder, Okayplayer and IllRoot’s Remix Project simply stands out above the rest. The North Carolina based Remix Project, consisting of Apple Juice Kid on the Drums, Matt Brandau, [...]
The Couch Sessions Presents: The Reflection Suite
Download: The Couch Sessions Presents: The Reflection Suite No Autotune. No shout outs. No guest verses from Ye, Weezy or Drake. No remixes that aren’t really remixes. For those of you still in the room, this mix is born from a need for reflection and quiet thought. Suitable for long walks alone at night, teleportation [...]
MIXTAPE: Jahdan Blakkamoore- Bazooka Shot
Download: Jahdan Blakkamoore- Bazooka Shot I’m excited as ever to annouce the new mixtape by Jahdan Blakkamore. You’ve heard me talk about this dude numerous tmes before, and I will keep talking about him until his album Buzzrock Warrior drops September 15th. Bazooka Shot mixes new music, freestyles, and originals and combines Jahdan’s love of [...]
Mishka presents….Ninjasonik’s Darth Baño Mixtape
Last Tuesday, Brooklyn collective Ninjasonik released their most cohesive musical release to date, the “Darth Baño” mixtape as released by Brooklyn based but internationally recognized clothier Mishka. The year has been one of great moves for the band, as the mixtape, featuring Telli “Bathroom Sexxx” Federline’s Star Wars recalling alter ego “Darth Baño,” Jah Jah [...]
The OffSeason Vol. 1
Introductions are always easier in warm weather. Hence why the good folks from Funkadelic Freestyles, the increasingly-popular weekly independent hip-hop radio show out of The George Washington University in Washington, DC, picked the summer season to broaden their audience. With a tremendous amount of help from their like-minded hip-hop peer, FWMJ of Rappers I Know, [...]
MIXTAPE: DJ Underdog – Africa Plays On
Download: DJ Underdog – Africa Plays On If you don’t know, the monthly Afrobeat party BLACK Light Special put on by my homegirl every last Friday in DC is the LOOK. The party, which combines African rhythums with some Latin and Brasilain on the side, is one of the best times I’ve had in DC [...]
Mixtape Review: Back to the Feature stars the Future of Hip Hop
Download: Wale and 9th Wonder present Back to the Feature. On the road to receiving a doctorate (PhD) in any field, one must go through a series of examinations to prove their excellence and knowledge in their respective field. In addition to courses, comps must be passed, oral examinations aced, and a dissertation topic presented, [...]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Gilles Peterson presents: Worldwide
Gilles Peterson has been a champion of new music for the past 10 years thanks to his BBC Radio 1 program, Worldwide, as well as being the head of several influential record labels, the latest being Brownswood Recordings. But the music isn’t just new, like…it’s not the new Justin Bieber or Katy Perry record. The [...]
Mixtape Review: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape
Download: Kanye West and Perajok Present: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape is a sprawling 30-track collection that was put together by Russian blogger/Kanye fan/ MTV Russia Host, Perajok. This unofficial mixtape includes music from all G.O.O.D. Music members and is a compilation of recent leaks and releases from the G.O.O.D. fam. G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape [...]
SINGLE REVIEW: “HUFF + PUFF” by Just A Band
This joint right here is real sexy-like. Your body will automatically go into autopilot: your head will start boppin’, and you’ll break into a soulful yet swingin’ two-step (think of the Robert Palmer video girls…on speed). The very beginning of the song reminds me of Supernature-era Goldfrapp with heavy synths keys, some la-la-las, and a [...]
REVIEW: Forget Spotify, MOG is the future of Music
Disclaimer: The Couch Sessions is a part of the MOG Music Network MOG All Access can be found at MOG.com. Music in the Cloud. If you’ve frequented music business websites like I have you might have heard of the that term being the “next big thing” in music. A revolution that will have a greater [...]
