Not gonna lie, I’m not too familiar with J. Cole’s work. I saw this posted on Gambino’s SoundCloud and liked the beats & flows. The lyrics are that standard metaphorical, pun-intended rap, but pretty damn witty, nonetheless – I mean, we got Gambino here after all.
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Funk Ferret has too much good music. This is the first SoundClouder that I couldn’t narrow down to a handful of tracks. Not that I’m complaining, it’s just for the life of me I could hardly remove one track from here to keep the list ‘selective’. It may just be my infatuation with the funkiness, but I think Funk Ferret puts something to it that makes it extra FUNKalicious.
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Bassex has taken Adele’s “Someone Like You” and turned it into a hypnotic, tune-out track… well, up until the drop. Right when you’re getting lost in it, Bassex throws in a drop all too common among dubstep remixes, an over complicated bit that strays too far away from the original. Dubstep doesn’t need to rely on the dirtiest drops and Bassex’s Bootleg proves that. It’s such a beautiful remix with synths that build up Adele’s powervocals. The song should keep with the melodic and stay away from the chaotic.
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I featured Soo in our first SoundCloud series that eventually turned into this. I decided to include him on here because he’s just so damn good. His talent for mashing up the best MC’s, known & not-so known, and funkifying ’em to a new era level is beyond most. Surprisingly though, I caught a glitch hop track made from the ground up by Soo and it definitely competes with his mixes & mashups. As well as he’s doing with mixes & mashups, getting back to producing could do wonders for him… and us.
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I’ve been a fan of Love and Light ever since I found 4centers’ remix of “Eleanor Rigby” – he’s 1 half of L&L. But when I first started going through their SoundCloud page, I wasn’t all that impressed. However, when I started to get in a little deeper, I found some real diamonds in the rough.
Like all glitch-step / dub-hop (whatever you wanna call it), it takes a certain ear to follow along, but I assure you it’s well worth overcoming the barrier to entry. This I assure you is the future of dance music.
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This is our first label in the Soundklout series. The biggest reason I chose them first is because there are slim pickings when it comes to hip-hop on SoundCloud – I’m trying to recruit more.
Rhymesayers is a collective of hip-hop acts from all over the U.S., but is based out of Minneapolis, MN. I was originally going to show a few tracks from their most notable act, Atmosphere, but thought there’s a lot more to Rhymesayers than just that. However, if you don’t know Atmo, get to, they maybe overrated compared to the rest of Rhymesayers, but they’re underrated compared to the rest of rap.
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F.O.O.L should not be working in music. Their latest release, Call to Krieg, is a clear indication that they need to quit the music biz and get a life in scoring epic war films. This may not be your standard war music, yet, but I guarantee in future war rompers this’ll be the weapon of choice. But until this accompanies mind-boggling 3D renders, let’s talk less war and more beats.
Call to Krieg takes on an orchestral ensemble and electrofies it with a heap of bass and a bit of glitch. It’ll get your blood pumping one minute and put you on incredible highs the next… followed shorty by a car crashing buildup that feels almost like an actual nightmare.. I had.. recently (eerie). The EP may only boast three originals and two remixes, but this short ride just makes me crave for more! LP this shit!
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I try to stay away from too much pop on here, this is a site dedicated to independent music, but I’ve also gotta weakness for the mashup. Robin Skouteris is one of the few mashers who has a strong focus on pop and still catches my interest. She does, however, for the most part pick artists I actually have some respect for – Gaga & Madonna. If you’re not into pop, these are still fun as hell to dance to, just make sure to get your dancin shoes on ;)
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Zeds Dead put this up fo free to celebrate their Facebook page hitting 100,000 fans. “Coffee Break” is a chill bass line buzzer with vocals borrowed from Aretha Franklin’s “I Say A Little Prayer”. The vocals, from what I’m guessing, are altered… due to copyright I don’t really get why they fuck with the vocals like that, but it sure hits the spot anyway.
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You know it’s sad I haven’t done that many posts on Starfucker – They’ve only gotten so much better over time. Their experimental style is hard to rap your head around, but once you get a hold on it, the shit is intoxicating. Sincerely a top group, not only on SoundCloud, but fo realz too.
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