Blog: Sound Verite'

Chocolate Industries just leaked one of the songs from their Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984 compilation with an excellent look from The Makers. The Makers- "Don't Challenge Me" -mp3

Now, Now debut video from Threads , on Death Cab for Cutie's guitarist Chris Walla's Trans Records label March 6th. Now, Now Tarlton Triple Rock Mar. 3rd Now, Now - "School Friends" -mp3

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The Roots perform Bon Iver's "Perth".

Halloween,Alaska preps their upcoming Fake Mistakes: Remixes with the first track "In Your Sleep" by Doomtree's Lazerbeak. Fake Mistakes: Remixes includes looks from Lazerbeak, S. Carey (of Bon Iver), Sombear (Brad Hale of Now, Now), Grant Cutler, Eric Moeckel, and more available Feb. 28th. Halloween,Alaska- "In Your Sleep (Lazerbeak Remix)" -mp3

Frank Ocean releases another slow jam burner. Frank Ocean- "Thinking About You" -mp3

The Odd Future's MIA young spitter Earl Sweatshirt returns home, literally and celebrates with a new jump "Home". Earl Sweatshirt- "Home" -mp3

Kanye West and Jay -Z -"Niggas In Paris".

Battles introduce part 2 of their remix series Dross Glop with looks from Shabazz Palaces, Alchemist & Kode 9. Dross Glop 2 arrives on gorgeous vinyl Feb. 21st. Battles- "White Electric (Shabazz Palaces Remix)" -mp3

Chicago "indie-blues" growler Willis Earl Beal with another look from his XL Recordings debut Acousmatic Sorcery on March 20th. Willis Earl Beal- "Take Me Away" -(stream)

I Self Devine releases the second video,this one from newest mixtape/ep The Upliftment Struggle . I Self Devine I.B.E., Carnage & Desdamona, Maria Isa DJ's Kool Akiem & Plain Ol Bill Feb. 19th 7th St. Entry

Food Pyramid with the first look "Oh Mercy" from their debut full-length Mango Sunrise , March 6th on Moon Glyph. Food Pyramid- "Oh Mercy" -mp3

Franz Diego wags out and Greg Grease twerks it purple with ChoppedNScrewed treatment. Franz Diego- "Waggin on the Scene (ChoppedNScrewed by Greg Grease)" -mp3 Franz Diego - "Waggin' On The Scene" -video

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Mr. White Stripes Jack White finally goes on his own with debut track from "solo" album Blunderbuss , available in April. "Love Interuption" offers the mellow side of "blues/garage-rock gate-keeper". Now he feels the time is right "I've put off making records under my own name for a long time but these songs feel like they could only be presented under my name. These songs were written from scratch, had nothing to do with anyone or anything else but my own expression, my own colors on my own canvas."

M.I.A. visuals for "live fast die young" jump "Bad Girls".

Villa Rosa celebrates Black History month with a clip directed by Greg Grease and produced by Benzilla. City Of God, Black Panthers & revolution all covered. I Self Devine I.B.E. Carnage & Desdamona Maria Isa DJ Plaine Ol Bill & Kool Akiem Feb. 19th 7th St. Entry I Self Devine ft. Muja Messiah & Solution- "The Go Round" -mp3

- Madonna recruits M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj for the debut track from Maggie's upcoming jump MDNA . The trio will perform track at the Superbowl this weekend. Madonna ft. M.I.A. & Nicki Minaj - "Give Me All Your Luv" -mp3

Rhymesayers general I Self Devine delivers the 2nd of 4 eps' with The Upliftment Struggle with assist from Muja Messiah, Manifest and Buda Tye. The Upliftement Struggle's production handled by Benzilla, Vitaman D, King Karnov, Noam The Drummer and Mike Swoop. Check out I Self Devine's first ep LA State Of Mind . Hip-hop matters. I Self Devine I.B.E. Carnage & Desdamona DJ's Plain Ole Bill & Kool Akiem Maria Isa Feb. 19th 7th St. Entry I Self Devine- [...]

Minneapolis ' Mally is currently on fire, touring the state of Minnesota on the Welcome To MN tour with Atmosphere, Big Quarters & Kill The Vultures, playing Radio K's Best New Bands, and getting ready to release the The Last Great early this spring. Mally- "Future's Classic" -mp3 Atmosphere, Kill The Vultures, Big Quarters & Mally- "Somebody, MN" -mp3

The first single "Eyes In The Dark" from my homegirl Graph Gonzales , on Citrusonic Stereophonic Recordings. You may have heard her with,esthero, RES, Tailb Kweli, The Clipse, or as Graph Nobel.