As a celebration of receiving 250 likes on Facebook, Cat People (made up of Jaecki Zucker & Danny Zaster) are giving away their remix of “Full Attention”, which is sung by Ruby Lee-Ryder. They do a 180 turn on the original song (which was produced by Terror Danjah), giving it a mellow, softer side. Listen and download below…
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Singer, songwriter, and producer Mio Soul bursts onto the NYC music scene with her debut EP In My Skin. Covering all of the bases, there’s something for every musical taste. From R&B, Pop and Dance to Soul, Hip Hop and Funk, In My Skin showcases the limitless talents of the chanteuse effortlessly.  Set for official release November 1, 2011, Mio was kind enough to send of an advanced copy for CrayonBeats to review, so let’s do this shall we?

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Summer time vibes… in October (soon to be November)? Yeeeeah, that’s exactly what Boogat released with his neweest EP “Pura Vida“. Tropical flavored beats were produced by Boogat, Poirier, and Nom De Plume. The Canadian vocalist/producer released it on Masalacism Records, so pick it up. Listen to the 4-track album below, and grab a free download of “Dos Cervesas”.
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First let me say that if you haven’t downloaded the free release, called “Glow“, from HALFMANHALF & G_Force… go do that over here. Now that I’ve said that, there’s a new video from the album. First premiered over at Fresh Selects, watch the music video for the catchy single, “Satellites”, featuring Michele Wylen, Tope, and DJ Ozroc.
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Listen to “City Life” by Aischa Traidia, it’s the second single from the Amsterdam soul singer (first being “What’s Going On“). The song was produced by Eastar. You can purchase the 7″ single on October 30th, through Melting Pot Music. Be on the look out for her debut full-length early next year.
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BreakThru Radio had rapper Humble The Poet and producer Sikh Knowledge roll through their spot for an exclusive interview and studio session, with BTR’s DJ Maia. Watch the video below where they performed “Security Shuffle”, a song about being hassled by airport security. Then mosey on down further to catch the rest of the interview.
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New video from M.E.D. It’s for “Blaxican”, a song from his “Classic” album. This track, and 10 others on the album, was produced by Madlib. Get it over at Stones Throw, and everywhere else on November 1st. Video directed by Eric Coleman (Mochilla).
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Brzowski is an emcee from Portland, Maine. Brzo has a signature sound of frantic rap, where he straddles the lines of rock and hip hop. And it is gooood. He has self released several albums and projects over the years — such as “Glass House Music” (2001), “New England Gothic” (2002), “Perpetual Winter” (2002), “MaryShelleyOverdrive” (2005), “Blooddrive Vol. 2” (2008), and more. Fast forward to 2009 when Brzowski and Moshe joined dark forces — they’re a duo that both stood tall in dark, progressive sound. They released their first collaborative project and together on Portland, Maine’s Milled Pavement Records. That was a 2009 album called “Like Woe“, which is a limited edition EP (in 2010, they also released “Like Woe Remixes“).
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