Video of the Day: Sampa The Great live at NPR Tiny Desk
Sampa The Great performs at NPR Tiny Desk Concert Series Black History Month edition. "Freedom is what we feel when we perform. And freedom is what the world is in need of right now. In this pandemic it feels like…
Re Imagined: Azymuth – Rico Suave Bossa Nova (J Dilla)
Azymuth, the legendary Brazilian group covered a J Dilla song Rico Suave Bossa Nova from his debut solo album, which they helped inspire. The song came on the 20th-anniversary box set edition of Jay album Welcome 2 Detroit (BBE). J…
Fresh Sounds: Monticolombi feat Lucy Debono – In The Morning
Monticolombi’s new single (third in his solo career) In The Morning feat Lucy Debono, produced by Steven Bamidele is a calmly energetic single that boasts about the blurry-eyed, love-filled days of youth. The song is the perfect example of modern, forward-thinking…
Loyle Carner delivers a new track “Yesterday” on Madlib beat
Loyle Carner delivers a new track “Yesterday” on Madlib beat. The rapper is talking in this track about black identity today and in the past, while Madlib is providing a jazzy feel in the background. “It’s no secret Madlib is my…
Stevie Wonder invited Rapsody, Cordae, Busta Rhymes, CHIKA and Gary Clark Jr. to launch his own label
Stevie Wonder invited Rapsody, Cordae, Busta Rhymes, CHIKA and Gary Clark Jr. to launch his own label. It’s big and unexpected news that Stevie Wonder left Motown Records after 59 years. He signs with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11! Stevie left Motown to…
Terrace Martin shares his Three Part Music Series “Racism on Trial” Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Denzel Curry.
Terrace Martin shares his Three Part Music Series "Racism on Trial" with Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and Denzel Curry. In early June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, Terrace Martin team up with Kamasi Washington, Denzel Curry, G Perico…
RZA pays tribute to Bruce Lee on his new single “Be Like Water”
RZA pays tribute to the late martial icon and a movie star Bruce Lee on his new single “Be Like Water”. The Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s song was inspired by the 30 for 30 documentary about Lee, “Be Water”, premiered Sunday…
Mercury Prize nominee Little Simz has released a new EP “Drop 6”
Mercury Prize nominee, London rapper Little Simz has released a new EP “Drop 6”. The mini-album was written and recorded by Simz in lockdown over the past few weeks. It's the sixth in series of Eps in her discography. At…
Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic, and Damu The Fudgemunk joined forces on the album “Ocean Bridges”
Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic, and Damu The Fudgemunk joined forces on the album “Ocean Bridges”. The album blends live improvised music, jazz, hip-hop, and many other musical directions into a one-of-a-kind sound. Jason Moore aka Raw Poetic over the years…
Soul Supreme made a jazz tribute to A Tribe Called Quest on “Check The Rhime”
Soul Supreme made a jazz tribute to A Tribe Called Quest. Soul Supreme is a Jerusalem-born, Amsterdam-based keyboardist, DJ & producer, trained as a jazz pianist who obsessively studied the work of pianists such as Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Bill…
Alfa Mist and Emmavie added a new song “Energy” to re-released collaborative album “Epoch
Alfa Mist and Emmavie added a new song “Energy” to re-released a collaborative album “Epoch". On the album, the pair collaborated with a list of acclaimed contemporaries including Dornik (Odd Future ghostwriter) and bassist Rocco Palladino (son of great Pino…
The Wicked Sound Playlist 2020/04/1 New Music Jazz Funk Soul
The Wicked Sound 2020/04/1 new playlist with new music across Jazz, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Electronic music and Hip Hop Beats. New music from: Terrace Martin, Funky DL, Lakecia Benjamin, Jazzmeia Horn, Aaron Parks, Orrin Evans, Sean Jones, Captain Black Big Band, Yazmin Lacey,…
Funky DL released compilation album entitled, “Hip-Hop Jazz …with Voices”.
Funky DL released a compilation album entitled, "Hip-Hop Jazz ...with Voices". Each track is laced with harmonic and melancholic jazz vocal-chorus chants throughout the audio as a soothing compliment to the boom-bap beats. The compilation emanates a cinematic vibe throughout,…
Anderson Paak visited BBC Live Lounge to cover mega hit ‘Old Town Road’
Anderson Paak visited BBC Live Lounge to cover Lil Nas X's mega-hit 'Old Town Road' "Old Town Road" still holds the record for the longest-running Number One single of all time in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He managed to…
Can you rock it like hip hop legends DJ Shadow and De La Soul?
Ladies and gentlemen Are you ready? Are you ready? Get ready, y’all Get ready … because DJ Shadow strike again! This time with another hip hop legends – De La Soul. Listening to this track you can hear that they…
The Brand New Heavies joined forces with N’Dea Davenport and Mark Ronson to cover Kendrick Lamar’s ‘These Walls’
The Brand New Heavies joined forces with N’Dea Davenport and Mark Ronson to cover Kendrick Lamar’s "These Walls". Proper hit. They managed to turn this hip hop banger into a funky soulful 70s style song with beautiful melodies and amazing…
