Blog: True To Sound

Rusko dropped his new track on Mistajam 's show on BBC Radio 1 last Saturday, it has the classical Rusko sound but is ruined by all the crappy samples played over the top. I can't wait for a proper version to be released, ill make sure its posted if I find one. But for now we will have to make do with this clip, even though it does the track no justice. Check it after the cut. Rusko - ' Somebody [...]

French DJ/Producer David Guetta has been releasing a lot of tracks recently, both his own and ones that he features in, either way they all seem to sound very similar. This one however sounds very different, that may be Afrojacks input because it sounds a lot more like his work. ' Lunar ' is the second promotional single for David Guetta 's album ' Nothing But The Beat ', which is due for release in the UK 29th August 2011 as a double album. It is avaliable from the 26th August 2011 in some other [...]

I remember stumbling across Sampha when I first checked out his collaboration, 'Break Off / Evening Glow' with SBTRKT back in June last year. Although the record did include some of his vocals, it didn't really do them any justice - They were cut and looped until you couldn't actually identify them as his. Fast forward to the present and we've been blessed with a few more collaborations between the two and more importantly, we now know what Sampha can actually do. If you haven't already checked his features on SBTRKT's debut LP , I [...]

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Dappy hooked up with the good guys over at SB.TV to record a new freestyle over that stupidly infectious 'Racks' instrumental. I don't usually post freestyles like this here but I have to make an exception for this one because Dappy completely bodied this. All the way in, trust me. Catch it on the other side. Tell us what you think on twitter .

I like The Game . He has a good flow, can match the best in terms of delivery and he has a couple classic albums under his belt already. I will never really understand some of the shit this guy does though. Last week we had 'Uncle Otis', this week we have 'Daytona 5002. For those who don't know, Daytona 500 is game spitting 500 bars over 'Ye & Jay's 'Otis' . Yes that's FIVE-HUNDRED BARS. Shit lasts for 21 minutes. Who in their right mind is going to listen to all of that shit? What [...]

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When I posted my first EP Round-Up the idea was that it would be a constant feature every month or so because, if I'm being completely honest, I've always had a soft spot for the 'EP' in general. What can I say, I empathise with it. It's the middle sibling of the family. Overshadowed by it's older, well-to-do brother, the 'LP', and yet constantly undercut by it's little slag of a sister, the 'Single'. The way I see it, the EP is the perfect weapon for an artist to show what they are capable of. In [...]

I actually cannot believe that I missed the chance to go and see Big Sean do his first ever show in London tonight. To make matters worse my twitter timeline blew the fuck up when he unexpectedly brought out Kanye West to perform their smash hit 'Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay'. I've been in actual bits all night, tickets were only £15. Fucking unbelievable. Fortunately, Roy was on hand to record the action. Big Sean feat. Kanye West - Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay (Live @ Cargo [...]

' Doomsday ' is a track of Nero 's new album Welcome Reality . This is by far my favourite track, out of everything, even the now number 1 single ' Promises '. Yeah that is a bold statement, but I just can't stop listening to this track. I replayed the 30 second preview so many times before the release of the album, now I have the full track and its just amazing. If you need yet another reason to buy the album then here it is, an unreleased track that you definately need to listen to. This [...]

I wanted to wait until I found a better quality version of this track before posting it here on TTS but I really just, can't! I've been banging this out all day and I am still yet to get bored of it. Skream has taken the massive Laidback Luke and Example track 'Natural Disaster' and flipped it into a motherfucking monster. The Mistajam radio rip will have to suffice for now but ensure you buy the single when its released on October 2. This should be among the remix [...]

Nero shot straight to the top of the singles charts on the weekend with their smash hit 'Promises' . Their debut album Welcome Reality was released at midnight on Saturday night and is currently sitting pretty at #1 on the iTunes album chart. I've been banging it out for the past two days and I have to say that I think it's amazing. If you're a fan of Nero you just really need to bless your hard-drive with it; it really is a good body of work. They launched a new game on their [...]

J. Cole kept up the #AnyGivenSunday tradition last night by going on uStream for his fans. I was up at some insane hour watching the stream live but I was disappointed to find out that it wasn't really one of them all revealing ones that I was hoping for. Even though I've seen him twice already in the UK, I'm slightly excited for his headline tour coming this way in the winter though. Super down for that. Cole World: Sideline Story hits stores September 27 . 'Cant Get Enough' video soon come. [...]

Here is a remix of Nero - ' Crush On You ' by Knife Party . Knife Party is Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen of Australian drum & bass group Pendulum 's side project and they have been releasing some good remixes, along with some original music. This is their latest one and they played it on their DJ set at Space in Ibiza, which was aired on BBC Radio 1. You can download the whole set at their website which has a few of their remixes and [...]

Early reports suggest that this single is going to do big things in the charts come next Sunday and it really isn't too difficult to see why. Emeli Sandé has a hit on her hands here and she deserves all the success she gets. Catch the video to her brilliant debut single after the jump. Buy your copy here .

Wretch 32 continues his relentless stream of new material by kicking off Season 3 of SB.TV's F64 series with 64 bars of pure piff. 'Don't Go' is out at midnight. Track of the year don't forget that. Catch us on twitter .

They may seem like quite the rarity, but the way I see it, if you can get your hands on anything new from Fake Blood , life is fucking good. His new track, ' Deep Red ' made it's premiere on Radio 1 last night courtesy of the fabulous Ms. Annie Mac and not only that, but during the interview - Which you can still listen to on iPlayer - he announced that the title track was part of a forthcoming 3-track EP set to drop on Blood Music sometime next month. [...]

Taken from his forthcoming debut album, ' The Sunday Gift ', Blue Daisy unleashes his brand new single, ' Raindance '. An unearthly voyage into the unknown complete with those hard-hitting, pitch-bending basslines we've come to expect from the man himself. 'The Sunday Gift' is scheduled for release October 3rd via the mighty Black Acre label. Preview 'Raindance' and the tracklisting after the cut. Tracklist: 1. Distance (Once Upon A [...]

• Blue Daisy - Raindance

I'm a bit late on this one, but I still have to post it. Ever since I first heard his debut LP, ' Space Is Only Noise ' I've been on what seems like a perpetual look-out to get my hands on every track by Nicolas Jaar . The 21-year old's rendition of Missy Elliott 's, ' Work It ' features on his recently released, ' Nico's Bluewave Edits ' via the Wolf + Lamb label. The finished product follows what can only be described as a [...]

• Nicolas Jaar - Work It Bluewave EDIT

'No-one Believes Me' will appear on the soundtrack of the forthcoming re-make of the horror classic Fright Night . KiD CuDi and Fright Night director Craig Gillespie team up here to shoot a 5-minute clip for CuDi's track. As for the song itself, Dot Da Genius handles production. Peep the clip on the other side. Catch us on Twitter .

The other day we brought you some studio footage of this track being created. Since then the .mp3 has hit the internet to a whole host of expectant Young Money fans and to be honest, I don't think many will be disappointed with the end result. The super consistent T-Minus is on the boards and once again, he's given these two a decent beat to do their thing over. Bars are on point from Wayne and Drizzy's hook just works without it being anything spectacular. Would've loved to have heard a verse [...]

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Another brilliant video for another brilliant hip-hop song right here. Common and Nas keep it simple but very fucking classy in the video to 'Ghetto Dreams'. I have to commend them on the choice of video vixen too; some good shit. The Dreamer, The Believer coming soon, we hope . Catch us on twitter .