Miguel x Kendrick Lamar- How Many Drinks Video

Miguel and Kendrick Lamar aren’t letting up . After the VIBE cover and the release of the How Many Drinks remix, we now have some visuals . Directed by Clark Jackson this video is like a live performance from Miguel. Kendrick pops up ( I just love his verse) and shows us why VIBE had them collab on the cover , they make a good team .

Fantasia Goes Back to American Idol performs “Lose to Win”

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Fantasia is Baaacckkkk !!! She gave a live performance of her single Lose to Win on American Idol and you can feel all the emotions of this song . You can tell that Fantasia foundation is in the church , because she took us to church on this one . Go Tasia !!! Fantasia’s new album Side Effects of You is set to release April 23.

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We Love: Drop City Yacht Club ft. Jeremih – Crickets

Definitely keep a look out for this new group -> Drop City Yacht Club, they are pretty dope! They give off a Gym Class Heroes vibe that we like.

Have you heard their first released single “Crickets” featuring Jeremih yet? Check out the video, you might be surprised by the group and what kind of sound they give off. Adding Jeremih was the perfect element! Check the trio A-Wolf, Kristo, and THX out below!

Flashback Friday: Erykah Badu

It’s only right to start Flashback Friday with a true legend in the music game, Ms. Erykah Badu! A genuine “artist” in every sense of the word. Her old tracks ironically never get old!

Picking one song to share is so hard when many of her songs are favorites. The one we will go with today is “Didn’t Cha Know” off her 2000 released album full of hits “Mama’s Gun”. “Didn’t Cha Know” was sampled by J Cole on his mixtape “Friday Night Lights” on the track “Too Deep For The Intro” in which Badu gave him the thumbs up with approval after hearing it.

What were you doing in 2000 when this song was released?! Take yourself back down memory lane with us and listen!

New Music: Fabolous – Money Talks

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Fabolous drops Money Talks track off Funkmaster Flex new mixtape Who You Mad At? Me or Yourself . I always felt like Fab is underrated, he has a mean flow and gives us great tracks . Soultape 2 was a strong mixtape for him , if you haven’t heard it you should give it a listen. But first peep his new track Money Talks below :

J Cole – Studio Session

Real artists never sleep right? That is the first thought that comes to mind when this video begins with the time stamped at 4:47am. As true music lovers, we love it when artists take us through the mental process of creating …MUSIC. J Cole allows us to take a glimpse into his world as we watch him in this video breaking down how his latest song “Power Trip” came to life. It’s a very natural setting as he relives the creation of the track with his fellow Dreamville crew in the studio.

He talks about how originally when he created the beginning of the beat, he thought it’d be an R&B song. He was already thinking of who to pass it to. As the beat progressed though, he realized the potential the song could have and he couldn’t deny it.

The video really allows us to appreciate Cole and his craft that much more. It felt like we were in the studio with them feeling the vibe! Watch the video and even check out the beat J Cole made for Jay-Z.