Eli Escobar - Desire ft. Nomi Ruiz [Music Video]

The legendary house producer Eli Escobar continues to bring you sounds from the golden age with his newest music video for his Desire EP featuring Nomi Ruiz.

Directed By Shan Nicholson

Buy: Eli Escobar - Desire ft. Nomi Ruiz EP

Eli Escobar is going on tour with Jessica 6 and Holy Ghost this fall! For those of you in Toronto the trio will be performing at 69 Bathurst AKA The Hoxton on November 1st!

Shout out to Hussle Club playing the lead male role!

Check the rest of the tour dates below:

Hopie - Space Case ft. Del The Funky Homosapien [Music Video]

Del The Funky Homosapien teams up with his female counterpart, Hopie on this Space Case. They shoulda called Dr. Octagon, he was born on jupiter.

Space Case from David Dutton on Vimeo.

Buy: Hopie - Space Case ft. Del The Funky Homosapien

Palladium Boots Presents: Tokyo Rising Featuring Pharrell [Short Film]

In this brilliant short film the multitalented Pharrell Williams takes us on a tour of a Tokyo Rising after the devastation's of 3/11, exploring the correlations between the emergence of their abstract social culture and the disasters faced in the past.

" Tokyo faces a new reality after the tragedy of 3/11. While persistent challenges still lay ahead, the city’s creative class is hell-bent on making sure that their hometown thrives. Innovative and resilient, they are defining the future of Tokyo on their own terms. We put our boots on and went exploring. " - KarmaLoop TV

Previous: Ecology Of Love (Starring Pharrell Williams & Dania Ramirez) [Short Film]

The Cool Kids - Summer Jam ft. Maxine Ashley (Prod. The Neptunes) [Music Video]

The Cool Kids keep summer alive with they're newest music video for the fresh hit, Summer Jam, off When Fish Ride Bicycles.

" Once again, The Cool Kids have teamed up with directors Maxim Bohichick and Alex Bergman of BBGUN Films to deliver a new video for their Green Label Sound single, "Summer Jam (feat. Maxine Ashley)." The video shows what Summer should be: nothing but "bevs, barbecue, and babes," as Mikey and Chuck would say. You're invited to one of the craziest pool parties of the season, so pack up your swim trunks, a towel and your croquet mallet. Don't forget to download the track off their first full-length album When Fish Ride Bicycles right here before heading out the door. " - Green Label Sound

Buy: The Cool Kids - When Fish Ride Bicycles

One of the freshest albums this year.

Phonte - Not Here Anymore ft. Elzhi (Prod. 9th Wonder) [DWNLD]

Phonte, Elzhi and 9th Wonder....need I say more? I'm Not Here Anymore.

Download: Phonte - Not Here Anymore ft. Elzhi (Prod. 9th Wonder)

Blu - My Sunshine ft. Nia Andrews (Prod. Shafiq Husayn) [Music Video]

"With enough love to light up the sky", this will absolutely brighten up your day. Heres the music video for the first official single off Blu's upcoming NoYork! album; My Sunshine, featuring the beautiful voice of Nia Andrews and complementary production by Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra Creative Partners.

My Sunshine | Blu feat Nia Andrews from aaronisnotcool on Vimeo.
Shot By Aaron Is Not Cool in Los Angeles

I can already tell this is gonna be my favorite album of 2011.

Common - Ghetto Dreams ft. Nas (Prod. No I.D.) [Music Video]

I'm sure most of you already heard this track, but heres the music video for Ghetto Dreams off Common Sense's upcoming album The Dreamer, The Believer featuring Nasty Nas.

I'd take Common & Nas over Jay & Ye any day.

Common Sense & Nasty Nas Keepin' It Ghet-to With The Plastic Cups.

Jhené Aiko - Stranger (Remix) ft. Jesse Boykins [DWNLD]

Here is a very soulful remix of Jhené Aiko's Stranger off of her crittically acclaimed mixtape Sailing Soul(s) by Jesse Boykins III. Incase you missed this beautiful mixtape grab it below for FREE! Sailing Soul(s) features the likes of Drake, Kanye, Kendrick Lamar and more.

Jhené Aiko - Stranger (Remix) ft. Jesse Boykins


Heres another one of my favorite tracks off the mixtape featuring Drake entitled July.


Download Link: Jhené Aiko - Sailing Soul(s) Mixtape

Blu - d o o w h o p ft. Planet Asia (Prod. Alchemist) [DWNLD]

As we all wait for Blu's versatile upcoming LP; NoYork!, he releases another LP entitled Jesus to keep us satisfied...You can grab my favorite track off the album; d o o w h o p which is produced by Alchemist and features Planet Asia, for free below. Such a cohesive blend of beats and rhymes.

Download: Blu - d o o w h o p ft. Planet Asia (Prod. Alchemist)

Buy: Blu - Jesus LP @ iTunes

The Bullitts & Jay Electronica - Run & Hide [Short Film]

Jay Electronica teams up with British band The Bullitts for the second time in this French noir style short film entitled Run & Hide featuring a track of the same name scored over the film.

If you missed the fist collaborative short film entitled Close Your Eyes featuring narration by Lucy Liu check it out below.

Turn Back Time Mondays: The Fugees - Rumble In The Jungle ft. A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes & John Forté (1997) [Music Video]

Star studded line up of legendary artists on one of my all time favorite joints. This weeks TBTM is The Fugees tribute to Muhammad Ali entitled Rumble In The Jungle featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and John Forté circa 1997.


This track was featured on the excellent documentary When We Were Kings based on the infamous Rumble In The Jungle heavy weight championship fight between Muhammad Ali and George Forman held in Zaire.

Timeless Clasic.

M.E.D - Classic Ft. Talib Kweli (Prod. Karriem Riggins) [Music Video]

CLASSIC.

" From the forthcoming album by MED on Stones Throw. “Classic” is produced by Karriem Riggins. Directed by The Qualities of Light (Shane Sakanoi & Rich Hama). Photos from the video shoot by Cognito-Culture Capture Champs. " - via Stones Throw