If this cover track is an indication of what we should expect from Thundercat’s debut flight, then when The Golden Age of Apocalypse lands, I trust we will be in good hands.
Produced by good homie FlyLo, there has been nothing but excitement for this longplayer to drop. Covering the George Duke original was risky, but Thundercat provided not only justice, but a freshness with the accompaniment of a vehement bass solo and increased pace. Soak it in.
Don’t get put off by the kitsch Soul Train inherited video. I am feeling this cross between The Gap Band with this ever so modern Cee lo ‘F You’ tale. Full of intense, funkadelic bass riffs at the heart of the track, among a body of 70′s style em-singing and a brisk baritone from Lyrics Born that merges well with Sparro.
The cool kids favourite lothario of late, Frank Ocean dropped this official video for ‘Acura Integurl’. Didn’t make it to the Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape, but with less than two minutes of visuals and typical Ocean swag, the public dutifully lap it up. Album next.
To be exact Def Jam are re-releasing physical copies of Nostalgia, Ultra from July 26th or digitally available from 31st May.
2011′s Billboard Award Ceremony was held last night in Las Vegas. Major winners of the night were Eminem and Justin Beiber who copped 6 awards each. Among his collection, Eminem took Top Artist and Top Rap Album. Other highlights of the night include, Rihanna frolicking with Britney Spears, Queen Mary J Blige with Lil’ Wayne and of course Beyonces 100 strong female army.
Bloody hell time flies!!! I remember when First Word records was born up in Leeds when I was at Uni! I managed to play a couple of times down at the night held down at the Faversham which was always a road block and I am so so happy for Gilla and the rest of the crew that it is still going strong. With a stellar line up of artists on their roster they have decided to give away a real nice mix LP to celebrate their birthday. With artists like PinBoard favourite Kidkanevil, Homecut, The Haggis Horns and Lotek you definitely need this in your collection. Enjoy…and make sure you keep supporting one of our best Independent UK labels consistently providing us with the high grade.
