Posted by Matt | Posted in Music | Posted on 19-01-2011
London trio known as Magnetic Man recently released the visual format of the lead single, Getting Nowhere, of their upcoming album of the same name that is set to be released on February 21st. The song features R&B singer John Legend who seems to have become the go-to guy for featuring of electronic bands like Magnetic Man ever since the success of his collaboration with MSTKRFT with Heartbreaker.
Posted by Matt | Posted in Music | Posted on 25-11-2010
Well this is somewhat of unexpected, not in a sense of seeing Estelle & John Legend together on a project per se, but the fact that I don’t think there was much infos about this until this morning when it actually dropped. Or maybe I just missed the boat, who knows? what matters is that Estelle & John Legend got together and recorded seven songs and decided to release all of them together packaged in one free EP titled Sing & Flow. Enjoy.
Posted by Matt | Posted in Music | Posted on 24-11-2010
Remember the epic song that used to be in the trailer of Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are? If you guys didn’t know, the song was called Wake Up! and was performed by Montreal indie-rock outfit, Arcade Fire. Well, John Legend & The Roots decided to cover it a couple of months back when they were performing at the Amex & Vevo Unstaged concert at NYC Terminal 5, and when you think about it, the album they recently released also sports the name of Wake Up!, but a studio nor live version of the Arcade Fire cover was nowhere to be found on it.
Well they rectified the situation by finally releasing a full fledged studio version of the song earlier this week. Enjoy.
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Posted by Matt | Posted in Music | Posted on 17-11-2010
Here’s another cut of Lupe’s upcoming album, Lasers, titled Never Forget You it brings Lupe to a smoother and laid back are especially with the inclusion of John Legend on the hook. I mean, it’s not a surprise anymore, everytime Legend gets to feature on a song, you should immediately know what kind of songs awaits you ahah.
Lasers drops on March 3rd 2011.
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Posted by Ryan | Posted in Music | Posted on 04-10-2010
Kanye’s a G.O.O.D man, and thankfully for our sakes he had a change of heart after that little incident earlier this week. Leaks happen, and if a listener is going to judge an artist on a work that we all understand to be half finished, then it’s nothing in the slightest against the artist, but the listener themselves. I hope there still aren’t any hard feelings about that leak, because it’s something that’s only going to happen more intensely in the future. As long as we can listen to them as works in progress – something to keep us interested and on our toes while we wait for the real thing – and not let it just stifle the artists’ creativity, I think we’re G.O.O.D to go.
Lloyd Banks and ‘Ye on the same track? Less go!
M: Updated with extended version featuring a longer Ryan Leslie verse.
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Posted by Matt | Posted in Music | Posted on 19-08-2010
John Legend and long time friends The Roots came together and combined their musical talents together to offer us a collaborative album entitled Wake Up! which is set to drop on September 21. To be honest, I initially missed the track when it first dropped as a mp3… I actually listened to the song, but didn’t make a post of it because it was already a bit late pass and figured out that I would wait for the video to drop to post about it, and what do you know, here’s the video. Enjoy.
Musical powerhouses John Legend & The Roots are presenting fans with a fiery new offering, Wake Up! The upcoming CD, being released by Sony Music on September 21, 2010, will feature soulful music from the 60’s and 70’s all with an underlying theme of awareness, engagement and consciousness— effectively telling listeners to Wake Up!
After being inspired by the recent historical Presidential election campaign of 2008, the R&B singer Legend and hip-hop band The Roots felt a need to enter the action. What started as plans for a single quickly developed into a passionate album representing change, hope and activism— not only referencing one particular moment in time, but on a larger scale, holding true no matter what the political climate may be.
The resulting album features eleven profoundly evocative songs infused with sounds of gospel, rock and reggae inflections with hip-hop influences. The album is highlighted by familiar tracks like “Wholly Holy” by Marvin Gaye and “Little Ghetto Boy” by Donny Hathaway mixed with the more obscure selections of Baby Huey and the Babysitters’ “Hard Times,” and “Hang on in There” by Mike James Kirkland.
“These songs sound so relevant now,” Legend says. “On most of them, you wouldn’t change a lyric. ‘Wake Up Everybody’ (the album’s first single, featuring contributions from Melanie Fiona and Common) has four verses—the first one is a general statement, the second is about education, third is about health care, and the fourth is about making a better environment. No editing needed.”
“When these songs were written, people were more spiritually in tune,” says Roots drummer/musical director Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson. “It was fresh from the civil rights era and there was a feeling of hope that maybe, yes, someday we will all be free. In 2010, not so much.”
The album features one original composition, Legend’s song “Shine,” which is featured in Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim’s upcoming documentary film Waiting for Superman. The song, a “Stevie-Wonder-meets-gospel” stunner, clearly demonstrates the strengths of this specific group of musicians. Wake Up! blends Legend’s expressive, thoughtful vocal interpretations with an element of funk that only The Roots can provide.
Bringing John Legend & The Roots together is an inspired pairing, so logical that it’s a little surprising they haven’t teamed up in a proper collaboration before. John Legend is a six-time Grammy winner whose three albums have all hit Number One on the Billboard R&B charts, and who has collaborated with such artists as Kanye West, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and the Black Eyed Peas. The Roots—currently visible nightly as the stupendously versatile house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon—have released nine acclaimed studio albums (including the recent How I Got Over) and redefined the relationship between live instruments and hip-hop.
Please visit www.JohnLegend.com for an exclusive look at John Legend & The Roots’ live, studio performance of “Hard Times” and for additional information about Wake Up! – Johnlegend.com
Posted by Matt | Posted in Music | Posted on 16-08-2010
Yes, I’m back from my North Carolina trip, but even if I ended up battered and bruised, like Eli Porter, I MADE IT MAYYYYNE. Jokes aside, I have to thank Ryan for keeping it moving forward while I was away, the guy went in almost every day of the week and I greatly appreciate it.
Anyway, what better way to start the week than the unveilement of the highly awaited G.O.O.D. Music mixtape? I could find a couple, but right now this is topping the list. The mixtape is over 30 songs and features pretty much all the members of the G.O.O.D. Music family and extended family. I’m still in the process of listening to it, but so far I can say that the tape is dope.
Posted by Matt | Posted in Music | Posted on 27-07-2010
The Roots unleashed the video for their latest single, The Fire, featuring the one and only John Legend and directed by no one else than Rik Cordero which basically crafted a short film out of the video. The single is featured on their latest studio album, How I Got Over, which is out as we speak.
Posted by Matt | Posted in Music | Posted on 13-07-2010
It seems like there can’t be a day without a Rick Ross release lately… the main reason would be because his fourth album, Teflon Don, will be released in two weeks from now and he and his team are currently gearing up for that said release by hyping the shit out of it.
To be honest, I was not the biggest fan of Rick Ross coming up to this album release, but with the quality of the songs that came out so far, it’s almost impossible to not admit that Teflon Don has not only become one of the most anticipated album of the summer/year, but also that from what we’ve heard so far, Teflon Don, will be major.
So here’s one new track that will be featured on the album with Tears of Joy (pause) featuring Cee-Lo Green and on top of that a video for his recent collaboration with John Legend even if the song will be appear on Teflon Don.
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Posted by Matt | Posted in Music | Posted on 10-06-2010
The Roots unveiled the third single of their upcoming studio album, How I Got Over, with The Fire where we can find R&B artist extraordinaire John Legend once again on the chorus, adding another song to their mutual collaboration count.
How I Got Over drops on June 22nd.
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