TiRon & Ayomari - En Kärlekshistoria (FreEP)

More new music from TiRon & Ayomari. The duo decided to release a new EP while they work on their next project. Only a few new songs, but still, quality music.

Back 2 U (Feat. Seinabo Sey)

Midsommar Dream

Forever (Bonus) (Feat. Simon Emanuel)

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. The Terminal

02. Back 2 U ft. Seinabo Sey

03. Midsommar Dream

04. Nalen

05. Du Gör Mig Bra

06. Lost In Translation (Bonus)

07. Forever (Bonus) ft. Simon Emanuel

Cocaine 80's - The Pursuit EP

Chicago producer, No I.D., has recently taking the reigns as the "Chemist" for the collective known as Cocaine 80's. Information on the members is pretty scarce right now but the list includes: Common, Steve Wyreman, Rob Kinelski, Kevin Randolph, James Fauntleroy, Makeba and many more. No I.D. has addressed the lack of information about the collective by stating, “Read The Credits and listen to the music and enjoy…”. FYI, Common totally killed "Summer Madness".

Summer Madness

Get You Some

To Tell You the Truth

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. Nameless

02. Summer Madness

03. To Tell The Truth

04. Get You Some.

05. Not No More

06. Nothing

07. Anywhere But Here

SBTRKT - Wildfire ft. Little Dragon (Video)

"Wildfire" will be on SBTRKT's upcoming self-titled debut album, which drops 6/28/11. Pre-order now through Amazon.

Big Sean - So Much More (Video)

I have a strong feeling that Finally Famous is going to be the Album Of The Year. I'm really happy that Big Sean is getting the attention he deserves after years of being overlooked. Everybody needs to go buy FF when it drops on 6/28/11.

Kendrick Lamar - Hol' Up (Prod. By Sounwave)

Kendrick Lamar drops another single off of #Section80. #Section80 drops 7/2/11. Produced by Sounwave. Just a stream since this album is actually going to be available for purchase.

Kendrick Lamar - Hol' Up #Section80 by TopDawgENT

J. Nolan - More To Come (Prod. By Blizz Cartel)

1st single from Chaos Theory. "I might not be #1, but still I've got much, much more to come." Nolan drops another hot track over a smooth beat provided by Blizz Cartel. Chaos Theory drops in August.

Download: Mediafire

J Rocc - Play This Also (Video)

Producer J-Rocc, drops some new visuals from his album, Some Cold Rock Stuf. Some Cold Rock Stuf is available now via Stones Throw's website.

The Boy Illinois - I Quit (Video x Audio)

One of the more promising up-and-comers, The Boy Illinois gives us some visuals to his track "I Quit". My favorite line comes at the end of the song, "Fuck you. Fuck you. You're cool. Fuck you. I'm out of here." Who doesn't love a Half-Baked movie reference? Audio below.

Download: Mediafire

The Black Opera - Sleep Tight (Video)

I was going through my inbox when I stumbled upon this. It's great that good music is actually being delivered to me now. The only information I have on The Black Opera is they are a "...a counter-cultural musical movement/organization consisting of an endless collective of emcees, singers, producers, musicians, actors and agents." I'm always a fan of some counter culture.

Smokey Robotic - Give It All Away (Prod. By !LLmind) (Video)

"Give It All Away" is a single from Smokey Robotic's February release, Outside The Lines EP, which is available now. They're currently giving it away via their Facebook page but seeing how I don't have a FB (and in order to download it for free, you have to "like" it), I'll be purchasing it through iTunes.

Shaun Boothe - Let Me Go (Prod. By Nineteen85) (Video)

This is the first I've heard from Shaun Boothe and I have to say, props to producer Nineteen85. Nothing quite like a Lykke Li sample ("Let Me Go" samples Li's "Tonight") to really help an artist shine. "Let Me Go" will be on Boothe's upcoming, Waiting Room album, dropping sometime in July.

MeLo-X - Heartbeat (Video)

Visuals from MeLo's 2010 release, More Merch EP. "Heartbeat" is actually MeLo's remix to Quadron's track "Average Fruit".

Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle

I've almost posted BBC a few times on TOTR but I can't resist posting a track from them anymore. Their new track Shuffle will be off of their upcoming album, A Different Kind Of Fix, dropping 8/29/11. This track is just amazing.

Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle by Bombay Bicycle Club

Flight Facilities - Crave You ft. Giselle (Video)

This track came out last year but today was the first time I heard it. Flight Facilities is an Electro/Indie duo from Australia and not too much is known about them. This track features fellow Aussie, Giselle Rosselli. While the production is pretty awesome, it's Giselle's beautiful vocals that force me to hit play again and again. "Crave You" is available for purchase on iTunes.

Joywave - 77777 (Mixtape)

Back in January, Joywave released their first song, "Golden State". It didn't take long for that track to start garnering them plenty of much deserved attention. Then in March, they released this 77777 mixtape which gave everybody a FREE taste of what's to come from this Electronic/Indie Pop band from Rochester, NY. I really like their ability to successfully blend Indie Pop and Electronic music without going too far into any one genre. TOTR will definitely be keeping an eye on any future releases from Joywave. Enjoy.

Winnipeg

Betelgeuse

Virus.exe

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. Winnipeg

02. The Launch

03. Titan

04. PM

05. Rearranged

06. Virus.exe

07. Betelgeuse

08. Hang With Me

09. Feet Become Hammers

10. Travelling At The Speed Of Light

11. Space Walk

Marlena Shaw - California Soul (A. Skillz Remix)

A. Skillz gives us a dope remix of Marlena Shaw's "California Soul" that is bound to make it onto at least one summer mix CD. Feels like it should be in a Kia commercial or something and believe it or not, that's not an insult.

Download: Mediafire

SBTRKT - SBTRKT (Album Stream)

SBTRKT's debut self-titled album drops 6/28/11 but the good folks at The Hype Machine have brought us an album stream more than a week before it's release. Honestly, I wasn't expecting to care much about this but then I hit play and 4 tracks in, I realized I HAD to pre-order it. Enjoy the stream and I have a feeling you'll be making this purchase too.

Oh No! Yoko - 90's Kids

Oh No! Yoko is a indie band from Vancouver and they just released their album, PAU PAU, available via their BandCamp. As a "90's Kid" I can say this track is spot on, especially the part about Oregon Trail. A great track for the summer.

Download: Mediafire

Theophilus London - Last Name London (Video)

Here's the video for the first single from London's debut album, Timez Are Weird These Days, dropping 7/19/11.

Drake - Trust Issues

Drake decided to give us another FREE track. Free always works for me plus, he tweaks his chorus from his track with DJ Khaled so now I never have to listen to that track again.

Download: Mediafire

Pac Div - Your F*cking Song (Video)

New visuals from Pac Div's latest release, Mania!. Audio Below.

Download: Mediafire

Brandon Dramatic - Cold Cheese Pizza ft. Element & Roshin

Surprise! Surprise! another new dope artist from Toronto. This is the first I've heard of Brandon Dramatic and this track is from his upcoming album, Domino Jones which drops 7/5/11. I'm definitely marking my calendar.

Download: Mediafire

Kris Mars - The World ft. D'anna Stewart (Video x Audio)

So just a few days after posting his latest EP, Kris Mars drops a new track complete with visuals. This dude shows some real potential. Audio below.

Download: Mediafire

Jay Rock - Hood Gone Love It ft. Kendrick Lamar (Prod. By J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)

Jay Rock drops his single from his upcoming album, Follow Me Home which is scheduled to drop 7/26/11. You can pre-order it HERE. Dope production from the unrivaled J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and an amazing verse from TOTR Freshman, Kendrick Lamar.

Jay Rock - Hood Gone Love It Ft Kendrick Lamar by TopDawgENT

Mr. J. Madeiros - Neon Signs ft. Stro (Video)

The single from the former Procussions' member Mr. J. Madeiros. His album Saudade is available now on iTunes and autographed physical copies are available on his BandCamp.

XV - 30,000 Feet Up In The SKy

XV, the "awesome" guy that he is, decided to drop a song in honor of reaching 30K followers on twitter. Works for me.

Download: Mediafire

Championship Vinyl: Week of 6/12/11 - 6/18/11

I finally got my copy of The Proven Theory in the mail which was awesome. Eminem and Royce dropped their long awaited EP, Hell: The Sequel so I picked that up. And then I picked up two overdue purchases in Cut Copy and Metric. Enjoy.

Yonas - The Proven Theory

Release Date: 4/25/11

Genre: Hip Hop

For Fans Of:

Purchase

Bad Meets Evil - Hell: The Sequel

Release Date: 6/14/11

Genre: Hip Hop

For Fans Of: Eminem and Royce Da 5'9"

Purchase

Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours

Release Date: 3/22/2008

Genre: Electronica

For Fans Of: Daft Punk, Holy Ghost!, Bag Raiders

Purchase

Metric - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?

Release Date: 9/2/2003

Genre: Indie Pop

For Fans Of: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Emily Haines, Stars

Purchase

Cris Cab - Foreword (FreEP)

A couple of months I posted "Good Girls" and didn't really know what to expect from Cris Cab. He does an excellent job of blending genres and crossing over R&B, reggae, and ska. It all makes for a wonder 7 track EP that would be perfect for hanging out and doing nothing, and I love doing nothing.

Better Off Running

Good Girls

How Was I To Know

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. Good Girls

02. Better Off Running

03. Take You Away

04. No Hatred

05. Life Goes On

06. How Was I To Know

07. Black And Yellow (BONUS)

Kris Mars - The Travaler (FreEP)

Caught this while making my music rounds. Kris Mars reminds me of a combination of Theophilus London and MeLo-X. Pretty dope artists to be compared to.

Lose Your Mind

Night Life

The Painter

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. Lose Your Mind

02. The Painter

03. Sky Is Red

04. Night LIfe

05. Meant To Be

Kendrick Lamar - Ronald Regan Era ft. RZA

Kendrick dropped a new single this morning from his upcoming #Section80 project. He had mentioned he was working with RZA for this project so it'll be interesting to see if The Abbot makes any more guest appearances. #Section80 is scheduled for a 7/2/11 release date.

Download: Mediafire

Frank Ocean - Novacane (Video)

We get an official set of visuals for Frank Ocean's single, Novacane. If you haven't already, check out Nostalgia, Ultra. Def Jam is finally suppose to release the physical copies of Ocean's already successful debut album in July. You'll definitely be getting my money Frank Ocean.

Rochelle Jordan - Marvin's Room (Drake Cover)

And the good music just keeps coming in. Toronto's finest, Rochelle Jordan, drops her version of "Marvin's Room".

Download: Mediafire

The Weeknd - The Birds (Part 1)

Here's another free leak from an artist. The Weeknd drops his new single from his upcoming Thursday project.

Download: Mediafire

J. Cole - Work Out

New track from J. Cole courtesy of his website, DreamVillian. Off of Cole's upcoming, Cole World album. It's really cool that Cole dropped this for free.

Download: Mediafire

Soul Khan - Speeding Bullets ft. Akie Bermiss (Video)

I'd be lying if I said that my friend and I wouldn't do what they do in this video. The Brown Bag All Star member has just released the video for this single that's currently available on iTunes.

Big Sean - I Do It (Video)

Official video for the single off of Big Sean's Finally Famous: The Album. FF drops 6/28/11.

Championship Vinyl: Week of 6/5/11 - 6/11/11

Didn't buy too much this week. No new releases but some overdue purchases. Enjoy.

Miike Snow - Miike Snow

Release Date: 6/9/2009

Genre: Indie Pop

For Fans Of: Passion Pit and The Temper Trap

Purchase

Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line

Release Date: 8/19/2008

Genre: Indie Pop/Indie Rock

For Fans Of: Discovery, Vampire Weekend, and Freelance Whales

Purchase

The Roots - Things Fall Apart

Release Date: 2/23/1999

Genre: Hip Hop

For Fans Of: A Tribe Called Quest, Common, and De La Soul

Purchase

Francis and the Lights - It'll Be Better

Release Date: 7/20/2010

Genre: Indie Pop

For Fans Of: Inc., Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., and Teen Inc.

Purchase

Azeem - All The Same 2 Me (Prod. By Azeem)

Unfortunately, I don't know much about singer/songwriter/producer, Azeem. What I do know is that you NEED to check this track out. TOTR will definitely be following Azeem and keeping an eye out for any future releases. This track is off of Music In April.

Download: Mediafire

CyHi Da Prynce - Woopty Doo ft. Big Sean (Prod. By Kanye West & No I.D.)

G.O.O.D. Music's, CyHi Da Prynce is gearing up to drop Royal Flush 2 tomorrow but before he did that, he decided to drop what is quite possibly the smoothest track of the year. It says produced by Kanye and No I.D. but something tells me it was mostly No I.D.

Download: Mediafire

Co$$ - Only When I Dream ft. Sene & Aloe Blacc

Co$$ dropped this single off of his debut release, Before I Awoke, due out 6/21/11. Sene and Aloe Blacc assist nicely on this track.

Download: Mediafire

XV - Phobia (Prod. By The Awesome Sound)

Vizzy links up with frequent collaborator, The Awesome Sound, to bring us another "awesome" track. No word on what project this may be on.

Download: Mediafire

Ride The Universe - Remixes (FreEP)

Thanks to twitter, I recently discovered this producer's SoundCloud and this accompanying compilation. You can just hit play and enjoy the next 25 minutes.

Remixes by Ride The Universe

Download: Mediafire

Inc. - Swear

Inc. recently dropped this new track off of their upcoming EP, 3. The EP is slated to drop 7/26/11. You may recognize Inc. from their recent collaboration with Francis and the Lights. Who couldn't use a musical duo comprised of two brothers who sound like Prince?

Download: Mediafire

Warm Brew - Warm Brew (FreEP)

Bay area representatives, Warm Brew, dropped this FreEP yesterday. Dope west coast hip hop. If you like the Pharcyde then chances are you'll like this. I heard "Willing To Ride" a while back and despite that, I still can't help but nod my head every time I hear it.

Willing to Ride (with Sam Wilkes)

Nothin' From Nothin' (prod. by Listed)

Doin' It Right

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. Victory

02. Go To School

03. Doin' It Right

04. Willing To Ride ft. Sam Wilkes

05. Nothin' From Nothin (Prod. By Listed)

06. Do Ya Feel Me ft. Raquel Rodriguez

07. Tommy Pickles

08. Holdin' On (Prod. By Ski Team)

09. Boilin' Bud (Dungeon Fam Tribute)

Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts ft. Adam Levine

As GCH gears up to drop The Papercut Chronicles II sometime this fall, they gave us their single featuring Maroon 5's, Adam Levine. I'd be lying if I said Levine's opening lines didn't give me a chubby. Prepare to hear this ALL summer.

Download: Mediafire

Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane (Video)

Dope video. So glad this album project is actually coming out.

Noah and The Whale - Tonights The Kind Of Night (RAC Remix)

The good folks at RAC were kind enough to remix Noah and The Whale (not to be confused with the terrible, critically acclaimed movie, The Squid and The Whale) and make them listenable for everybody, not just my friend and I. Apparently, "5 Years Time" isn't for everybody. But this awesome and the original is off of their latest LP, Last Night On Earth.

Download: Mediafire

Laws & Paul McCartney - Yesterday's Future (FreeLP)

Alas, it's here. I've been looking forward to this FreeLP for months. Thank you Laws, I'm glad you finally decided that "Yesterday's Future" (aka today) actually dropped today. Unlike the last two release dates. Seriously though, thank you I couldn't wait to get home and listen to it. Enjoy.

Dear Boy

Rinse

Delusionary State (Mr. Bellamy part 2)

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Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. Momma Miss America

02. Knocking At The Door (Intro)

03. Knocking At The Door

04. Press Conference 1

05. Fly

06. Say Say Say

07. Homeland

08. Press Conference 2

09. Rinse

10. At The Mercy

11. Dear Boy

12. Press Conference 3

13. Not Coming Down (Mr. Bellamy part 1)

14. Delusionary State (Mr. Bellamy part 2)

15. Yesterday's Future (Mr. Bellamy part 3)

16. Jet

17. Must Be Wrong

Rockie Fresh - Sofa King Cole (Video)

Rockie Fresh drops another video from his classic FreeLP, The Otherside. If you still haven't checked it out, you should just go somewhere and die...or just check out The Otherside. Either way, it's up to you. Don't say I didn't give you options.

Skylar Grey - Dance Without You

Skylar Grey drops her first single for free off of her solo album Invinsible (yes with an "s"). She gets assistance from Alex Da Kid who not only produces the track, but who also signed her to his label a couple of years ago. Looking forward to more solo work from her.

Download: Mediafire

Championship Vinyl: Week of 5/29/11 - 6/4/11

Maybe my best week yet for buying cds. Mainly because of Below The Heavens which is a record that epitomizes the idea of "here is a blank check, write any amount and I will pay that amount." Plus, I even got an autographed copy of Paris Jones 1st mixtape. As for the rest of these albums, I thoroughly enjoyed them as well. Anyways, enjoy and remember to support the artist.

Blu & Exile - Below The Heavens

Genre: Hip Hop

Release Date: 7/17/2007

For Fans Of: Little Brother, Pac Div, Tanya Morgan

Purchase

Lyrics Born - As U Were

Genre: Hip Hop/Funk/RnB/Soul

Release Date: 10/26/2010

For Fans Of: Sam Sparro, Cee-Lo, Blackalicious

Purchase

Paris Jones - J.A.P.A.N. 2 Paris

Genre: Hip Hop

Release Date: 9/28/2009

For Fans Of: Kid CuDi, Kanye West, Big Sean

To purchase, email iamparisjones@gmail.com

James Blake - James Blake

Genre: Dubstep/Minimal/Soul

Release Date: 2/7/2011

For Fans Of: The Weeknd, Jamie xx, Baths

Purchase

Coconut Records - Nighttiming

Genre: Indie-Pop

Release Date: 3/20/2007

For Fans Of: Phantom Planet, Rouge Wave, Ra Ra Riot

Purchase

BRAIDS - Native Speaker

Genre: Art Rock

Release Date: 1/18/2011

For Fans Of: Tennis, Austra, Young Galaxy

Purchase

Mara Hruby - The Panties (Video)

Visuals from Hruby's - From Her Eyes (FreEP).

Mara Hruby - From Her Eyes (FreEP)

Just discovered this today by way of one of her music videos. This EP features the 22 year old, Oakland representative covering/reinterpreting songs made by men. Artists covered include Andre 3000, Mos Def, Bob Marley, and more.

The Panties

Is This Love

Take Off Your Cool

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. Lose Myself

02. Character

03. Take Off Your Cool

04. Send It On

05. Is This Love

06. Alright

07. The Panties

Rocki Evans - Simply Twisted (LP)

Houston singer, Rocki Evans graces us with his highly anticipated release of Simply Twisted. He was even awesome enough to let us name our price, so if you want it for free, you got it. I won't lie, I only paid $5. Mainly because I don't like buying mp3's but I had to show my support. Really a quality release.

TiRon & Ayomari - The Prelude To ASFP (Mixtape)

TOTR All-Freshman Team member, TiRon links up with long time collaborator Ayomari to bring us The Prequel To ASFP. No complaints here, I'm always up for some free dope music. I really love the cover art.

What You Waiting On

The Do

Good Food

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. What You Waiting On

02. The Do

03. My Wingman & Me

04. My So-Called Twenties

05. 3 Drink Minimum

06. Ms. Right

07. Sydney

08. Get Ova Dat Pt. 2

09. No Wonder

10. Devils

11. Quitter

12. Just A Dreamer

13. Soon As

14. Good Food

15. The Luncheon

16. Superwoman

Phil Ade - #PhilAdeFriday (Mixtape)

In case you missed any part of the #PhilAdeFriday series, you need to download this mixtape now. It's really amazing that Phil was able to drop a hot song week after week. Can't wait for Phil Ade's A Different World, dropping 7/12/11.

Second Chance (Prod. By Mark Henry)

Phillin Em

Break Me Off (Prod. By Brandun Deshay)

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. (Intro) Spazzin

02. Phillin Em

03. Devils Pie

04. Cloud 9 ft. GLC & Tracie Josephine (Prod. By Sunny Norway)

05. De La Soul

06. Afterparty

07. Break Me Off (Prod. By Brandun Deshay)

08. Downtown (Prod. By Mark Henry)

09. Something True (Prod. By Sunny Norway)

10. Used To Be (Prod. By Jahi Chambers)

11. 1Something Outta Nothing

12. This Feelin

13. Get Wicked

14. Second Chance (Prod. By Mark Henry)

15. Transform (Disco Flow Remix) (Prod. By Bmore Original)

16. Whatchu Want Phil (Prod. By Sunny Norway)

17. Take It Slow

18. Outro

19. Speed Of Sound (Prod. By Mark Henry)

20. Never Left

21. Your Hands (Prod. By Mark Henry)

The Weeknd - The Noise EP (FreEP)

Prior to House Of Balloons, The Weeknd was apart of the writing/production team known as The Noise. Here is his 7 track EP from when he was apart of The Noise. The track "Birthday Suit" is the same track you know from Drake. The Noise wrote and produced that track as well. None of these songs really sound like The Weeknd but I think it's because these songs were typically being written for other people.

Rescue You

Do It

Birthday Suit

Download: Mediafire

Tracklist:

01. Appointment (Snippet)

02. Birthday Suit

03. Do It

04. Love Through Her

05. Material Girl

06. Resuce You

07. X-Ray (Snippet)

Kidz In The Hall - Break It Down (Video x Audio)

After releasing the audio a week ago, Naledge & Double-0 drop some visuals for Break It Down. Audio below.

Download: Mediafire

Kendrick Lamar - Sex With Society (Prod. By THC)

TOTR Freshman Kendrick Lamar dropped a new track from his upcoming #Section80 project. No release date but #Section80 is coming soon. It's always good to wake up to find that Kendrick Lamar dropped a new song.

Download: Mediafire

Kris Kasanova - Break Up (Video x Audio)

New visuals from Kasanova's The Long Way Home. Audio below.

Download: Mediafire

Francis And The Lights - Eiffel Tower x The Things That I Would Do

Francis and the Lights give us 2 new (and free) tracks courtesy of their blog. According to their site, Francis was in LA for a week when he got a chance to collaborate with INC (Andrew and Daniel Aged). These two songs are a result of that trip. By the way, this is Francis and the Lights' debut on TOTR. Sorry it took so long.

Eiffel Tower

Download: Mediafire

The Things That I Would Do

Download: Mediafire