Blog: True To Sound

"Labrinth is the UK Kanye West". At the time of writing, that was the top comment on this video on Youtube. I read it and instantly laughed it off as one of the many stupid and ignorant views people throw around on Youtube. Three seconds passed and those thoughts had completely disappeared from my brain and the complete opposite became harshly apparent. Is there anyone else in the UK that makes killer beats for other artists and killer solo tracks better than Labrinth ? Infact is there anyone else in the UK that [...]

I've never really checked for Mic Righteous before but this is so fucking sick that I feel I've done him a dis-service. Easily the best F64 from Season 3. EASILY!

The second major Young Money announcement yesterday came from the Jewish quadrant of the collective. Drake has been gearing the release of Take Care for a few months now but has seemingly hit a snag in the mastering process. The new date for Take Care is November 15th, 2011. I managed to create this album in my hometown of Toronto and the thoughts and stories I wanted to get across just became so clear. It truly felt like when I was here 3 years ago making So Far Gone. So I [...]

Alot of people will look at this video and say "30 minutes of Lil Wayne talking? No thanks". Perfectly understandable. However, it still remains to say that Lil Wayne is one of the most enigmatic and captivating characters in the business today. I saw the buzz about this video on twitter and it got me interested. In this "Public Service Announcement" , he talks about everything from his Syrup to his new Skateboarding hobby to his tattoos and to why he picked up the guitar. The message he is trying to [...]

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I've never really rated Pixie Lott but this video is doing a lot for me right now. I still can't really get my head round how these two ended up on a track together. It's weird though because the track works well and the accompanying video is decent. Look out for this one on all your favourite music video channels real soon. Catch it on the other side. I hope Push hit that real talk. [...]

J. Cole went straight to the top of the Billboard Album chart today with his debut album Cole World: Sideline Story . His debut album officially moved 217,825 units in it's first week of release beating Blink 1822s latest effort by over 50,000 copies. Not bad considering there wasn't a smash radio single to create buzz for the LP. Soundscan report that Digital downloads contributed 93,174 whilst physical CD sales accounted for 124,651. What you say Cole ain't hot? Buy Cole World: Sideline Story here [...]

Common is back and trust me when I say that he is back in a BIG way. I really do think "Ghetto Dreams" is one of the best tracks of the year however this joint takes things to another level. You may have already heard it actually, it dropped yesterday afternoon and made it's way around your favourite blogs. We said this though: I now bring you the CDQ. Dreamer, The Believer soon come: Listen & [...]

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We're being blessed with some outrageously good hip-hop right now. Rick Ross tweeted earlier that he'll be dropping two tracks tonight from God Forgives, I Don't and he stayed true to his word. The first one sees him flow over some fresh Kanye West-esque Just Blaze production. The second sees him scoop Nicki Minaj for a hook in a celebration of his self-proclaimed boss status. You can find that one after the cut. Check out the Just Blaze track below and ensure you cop both on iTunes [...]

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It was only right that Nicki Minaj hopped on this track from Big Sean . I mean, a track celebrating the beautiful female behind had to feature a verse from the babes with the baddest booty this side of Bangalore right? Exactly! It's a shame that "hip-hop Nicki" doesn't produce a verse worthy of the occasion though. Rare thing I know. Listen for yourself below via 2Dope . Listen & Download: Big Sean x Nicki Minaj - "Ass" (Remix) Finally [...]

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We prefer The Weeknd remix though! The Ceremonials is out November 8 .

The new Bluku! Bluku! EP by D Double E passed me by very quickly. As a deep Double fan I was very disappointed, I expected so much more from the project. Fortunately there are great people like Mistajam in the world who can put together things like this though. Fresh off the back of merking the Freshers Ball in Portsmouth, the Radio 1Xtra legend released this monster today with a delectable line-up of featuring artists. The original "Be Like Me" can be found on the EP. This remix though featuring [...]

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"The real is on the rise. Fuck them other guys" Drake ~ Headlines (Official Video) Take Care is coming on October 24. Video is crud, if you agree, tell us here .

Here we have the official video for Nero 's forthcoming single, "Crush On You" , released digitally on 16th October. The exclusive iTunes bundle is available to pre-order from 2nd October in the UK and includes remixes from Knife Party, KillSonic & Brodinski. Welcome Reality is in stores now. Buy here .

Wale season is upon us. His debut album was amazing despite it being very poorly received. Since his affilition with the Maybach Music Group though I have to say I think he's turned a new corner. In the past couple of days we've had two tracks off his forthcoming album "Ambition" (scheduled for release November 1). The first was a smooth R&B infused track featuring the vocal talents of the mightily dope Miguel . The second being a more natural Rick Ross -assisted banger. Ambition [...]

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Adele 's album has shifted 10,000,000 copies in the United States this year. Let me just say that again for you. Adele's most recent album, 21 was released only seven months ago and has sold TEN MILLION copies in the United States. She's not American. She isn't in the limelight every day and she doesn't even tour. It's quite scary to measure that success when you actually break it all down. In the UK she will hit the 3,000,000 mark by the end of the week. That's 10x platinum. [...]

I respect the fact that Ed Sheeran is super talented but there is something about his music that just doesn't really do it for me. + sold over 100,000 copies in it's first week which is a fucking impressive return for any debut album. He has only gone and got P-Money on the remix for his next single too. That's one thing I have to say I like about Ed, he brings in several UK artists. Can't hate on that. Only got the Mistajam radio rip for now but look [...]

Brought you the .mp3 to this a few weeks back . We now have the official video. rEVOLVEr has been in production for a long time now, let's hope it sees the light of day soon. Video on the other side. Catch us on twitter .

I once had a 500-word post written on Young Money protégé Tyga explaining why he's one of the most overrated rappers in the game right now. Unfortunately, I lost that post due to circumstances beyond my control and no-one ever got to read it. Despite saying this though, he's definitely got a hit on his hands with this Drake-assisted smash "Still Got It" . Careless World is coming soon. I can't have been the only one that thought the "Really Raw" track with Pharrell was going to be the jam that puts [...]

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