Some feel good music and visuals from TiRon & Ayomari’s A Sucker For Pumps album, which is still one of the most underrated projects from the last few years. Cop that right here if you haven’t already!
Some great footage recapping Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ two shows in Seattle, courtesy of Ryan and Jon Jon. Watching Mack’s ascent has been amazing and something that the entire region should be proud of. He’s doing it.
Right in time for the cold weather…aka…cuffing season. Choose up!
This is my jam right now. Gilbere killed it. Kinda reminds me of a combination between Kanye and Meek in his delivery and content. The super clean visuals take it to the next level too.
Download the track right here.
Slow day here at the office for my day job, so I figured I’d catch up on some Hyphen emails and then BOOM. I see the new video from my homey SK in the inbox!  Another great one off his old school inspired EP, Melancholy and the Infinite Shadness, which you can download here.
Thoroughly enjoyed this documentary from Jabari on the homies Mack & Ryan, shot during the lead up to their stellar album, The Heist, and including behind the scenes footage of the “Thrift Shop” music video. Shout to everyone involved with this.
Even though this was likely one of the first records his fanbase heard, The Weeknd has just released the video for “Wicked Games.” Despite the timing, it’s actually acting as the lead “single” of sorts for his upcoming Trilogy project, which will contain tracks from his 3 EP’s and a few bonus items. Better late than never!
Kanye’s solo records >>>>>>>>. Would have loved to see a more official video, but these images look dope enough on their own. This will be on the soundtrack to RZA’s movie, The Man With The Iron Fists.
Abel continues his ascent to stardom with the official visuals for “Rolling Stone,” which serve as a bit of a metaphor for his growing popularity since taking the net by storm last year and signing to Universal a few months ago. It’s an interesting evolution to watch, especially for someone who started his online promotion by purposely hiding his image and shrouding himself in mystery. I never realized these lyrics work so well for both the base level relationship concepts he’s singing about and the pressures of maintaining a fan base as he crosses over to a major label.
The video wasn’t the most exciting, but the song itself is still a great record.
Statik & Term take us out to Tokyo with the video for my favorite record off their second collaborative album, 2012. Anytime you start a video with a shot of that intersection used in one of my favorite movies of all time, Lost In Translation, I’m probably going to love the cinematography. My only wish would have been to get Big K.R.I.T. in the video and use his verse from the remix. Still dope though.