The Dream releases an album trailer for his upcoming project IV Play due out next month.
NEXT IN SHOW X GILBERE FORTE #THROWBACKINTERVIEW
Fresh off of tour, and busy collaborating with pretty much everyone in the music business, Gilbere Forte doesn't seem like he slowing down anytime soon.
DEF SOUND - LADY OF THE YEAR DIRECTED BY DEV JOP [WATCH]
The record was released some months back, but now we have a face to put with the it. Visual is produced by Sum Comfort Food and directed by Dev Jop.
NEW MUSIC +++ ATOMS FOR PEACE - WHAT THE EYEBALLS DID [WATCH]
Thom Yorkes super group Atoms For Peace secretly released a new song What The Eyeballs Did from the upcoming 12" single Default.
POLICA - DOCUMENTARY [WATCH]
Polica's music is hauntingly smooth. Their debut album Give You The Ghost is something you must experience. The group is formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota and members include founders Ryan Olson + Channy Leaneagh as well as Chris Bierden, Ben Ivascu and Drew Christopherson. Pitchork filmed a Documentary on the american indie band.
GILBERE FORTÉ - PRAY [WATCH]
Gilbere Forté is an original Philadelphia lyricist who is back with a powerful, almost epileptic visual for his latest single PRAY.
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Apr 10, 2013
Mar 11, 2013
STREAM: Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience Album
As of right now you can stream the new Justin Timberlake album in its entirety a full week early. What's the catch? you must pre-order the album via iTunes, which will unlock the streamable album. RCA and Justin Timberlake have developed a great marketing strategy in helping to prevent an album leak or early piracy. Support good music. The new king of pop is here.
Stream album here: http://t.co/YJlcij2N1m
Jan 22, 2013
Casey Veggies - Life Changes Album [LISTEN]
Young Veggies said "Get That Money", and now he experiencing some Life Changes. The title of his new album, is out now and the hype is real. From the album artwork to the well orchestrated production, Casey Veggies knocked this one out of the park. I am thankful for the minimal features, which include a Phil Beaudreau on the introduction, Dom Kennedy on She In My Car and Chicago native BJ The Chicago Kid. A list west coast producers include 1500 or Nothin, THC, DJ Dahi, newcomers The Futuristiks and a few other surprises. A&R of the year Anwar Carrots, Peas & Carrots International and Casey Veggies bring to you Life Changes.
Nov 26, 2012
JMSN - Priscilla [Listen]
I'm discovering more and more new untapped music and art that needs to be shared immediately. Detroit is known for, of course the legendary Motown Records aside from great hip hop, but someone unexpected is emerging from the dirty D. A singer/producer that goes by the alias JMSN is impressing the world with his debut project Priscilla. 16 original records produced entirely by JMSN himself, the tone of the album itself welcomes darkness. On December 12, 2012 JMSN will headline a show at The Troubadour in Hollywood. On December 11, The Game will release his latest efforts Jesus Piece, where he will feature the young artist on a track accompanied by J Cole. Look out for a brand new JMSN project in 2013. #youngmovement
Aug 3, 2012
Kreayshawn "Somethin 'Bout Kreay" Album Cover
"Gucci, gucci, louie, louie, fendi, fendi, prada Kreayshawn still relevant and your favorite rapper nada." Catchy right? #based. Besides the point, Kreayshawn just released her cover artwork to her upcoming album Somethin 'Bout Kreay. The album was supposed to be released August 14th, but has "surprisingly" been pushed back until September 18. Look out for hot features from 2 Chainz, sister V-Nasty, Diplo, Kid Cudi and more.
Jul 19, 2012
Villa x Pack Light, Travel Far EP [Download Now]
One of my favorite artists representing the down south ATL has just released his latest album called Pack Light, Travel Far. Villa is young, fresh and fly with anything he is associated with, but this album really solidifies him as an exceptional artist. Much like his debut album, Inertia, which I considered at the top of best albums in 2011, PLTF is full of bright sounds produced by B. Rossi and fulfilling stories.
Jul 9, 2012
Frank Ocean Performs Bad Religion on Jimmy Fallon [Watch]
All in a day Frank Ocean has managed to keep the world on pins and needles. Reasons could be because after performing his first live television performance on Jimmy Fallon earlier today, Frank then decided to release his new album channel Orange on iTunes. Now Franky O just released the full album for Free to stream online. Click here to Listen. Tonight Frank performed a brand new unheard song from the album entitled Bad Religion. A powerful imagery with a beautiful string quartet. Watch Below.
May 2, 2012
Miguel Releases Art Dealer Chic Vol. 3 [Listen]
It's the end of the month and for Miguel this means dropping his third and final EP from the Art Dealer Chic series. What an amazing series it was. Now that this project is out of the way, everyone can get excited for his follow up to his debut album All I Want Is You.
Apr 26, 2012
IGGY AZALEA A NEW CLASSIC?
One of the only female rappers to ever be on the cover of XXL MAG. IGGY AZALEA is the new hot artist at Grand Hustle/ Interscope. The Australian rooted rapper has been making a constant buzz in the south over the past year. Her mix tape titled Ignorant Art, has solidified her buzz and making her a new name in the industry. The album A New Classic drops in June but the single Murder Bidness featuring T.I. produced by BeeMajor is making a mark on southern radio. Let’s see if she has classic status this summer!
Mar 14, 2012
Wiz Khalifa x Taylor Alderdice Mixtape Review
The mixtape is out and already gold *Update* Platinum 250,000+* on Dat Piff and if you haven't heard, Taylor Allderdice is the new Rich Forever. Wiz Khalifa feels like he didn't get his point across on his debut album, Rolling Papers. He did go certified gold and had three platinum singles, but who's counting. This isn't a Taylor Gang mixtape, although it has several crew features. This is a Wiz taking what he does very seriously.
Even his soon-to-be wife, Amber Rose hops on the sequel to his Kush & Orange Juice classic, Never Been Pt. II. I co-sign her with this one. Here sound is new and fresh, but im unsure of her use of the N word. Am I missing something? Anways, the only similarity with this and Rich Forever is that they are both exceptional albums, I mean mixtapes. What people might not know about young Khalifa is that he is full on Independent. From the label to the crew, they making real money and seeing serious royalties.
Newest signee to the label is OG Grammy winner Juicy J and he appears on almost every track. The trippy king is a good look for the crew. Let’s just say he fits in. He kills tracks like My Favorite Song and T.A.P., which is extra special because it’s produced by A$AP clansman SPVCEGHVSTPVRPPP. I was surprised by the young producer/rapper. His creativeness inspired me immediately. Production is another aspect of the project that takes this mixtape to the level of a studio album.
Newest signee to the label is OG Grammy winner Juicy J and he appears on almost every track. The trippy king is a good look for the crew. Let’s just say he fits in. He kills tracks like My Favorite Song and T.A.P., which is extra special because it’s produced by A$AP clansman SPVCEGHVSTPVRPPP. I was surprised by the young producer/rapper. His creativeness inspired me immediately. Production is another aspect of the project that takes this mixtape to the level of a studio album.
One of the hottest tracks I like at this moment is the last song on the mixtape called Blindfolded ft. Juicy. New producer buzzin in the industry is Harry Fraud who produced French Montana’s latest smash Shot Caller. Taylor Gang does it all; Raps, Produces, Manages and even engineers their own work. Resident producers/engineers like Sledgren, Big Jerm and Cardo bring fresh noise to the table. Some unique samples are found throughout the tape like chops from The-Dream, Frank Ocean and more. I’ll let you find them. Overall the album gets 5 stars from Next In Show. Everything expected from a young creative genius. Wiz Khalifa’s forthcoming album O.N.I.F.C. is releasing later this year, as well as other camp projects. Download immediately if you haven’t already. Welcome To California Music.
Mar 6, 2012
Frank Ocean Named Opening Act For Coldplay's European Tour
Frank Ocean has had one hell of a year as a new artist, and he wasnt even nominated in the category. It's ok because what the mainstream doesn't know is that Odd Future affiliate has been named the opening act on part of Coldplay's Europe tour. Aside from that he will release the followup to his unofficially official debut album nostalgia, ultra. Frank Ocean has already been recognized as one of the hottest writers in the game and it's only the beginning.
Feb 21, 2012
Kid Boogie Releases Debut Album 'The Night Is Young' [Exclusive Download]
Next In Show affiliate and personal friend, Kid Boogie has been through a lot, taking the long road to success. On his journey him, and the Galaxc Kidz bring us the official debut album, The Night Is Young. The album is hott, with stand out tracks like That YSL and the fresh cut jam Sponser. Not a dull moment throughout this debut. Tracks like Booshie and Forgetful keep the album interesting. The west coast is heavily influenced on The Night Is Young. Interscope artist, but independent at heart, Boogie decides to release the album for free on his favorite blog, Next In Show. We are proud to host his album being he is #nextinshow Download Below and Enjoi!!!
Feb 14, 2012
* New Music * JASEN EFFE ft. VILLA - Electronic Dream produced by ARAAB MUZIK [Audio]
A new artist by the name of Jasen Effe, was brought to my attention this morning. He covers the high energy track, Electronic Dream from young super producer ARAAB MUZIK's debut album. Big homie Villa kills it with his feature. Look out for Villa this year. His album Inertia is out now.
Jan 25, 2012
Lana Del Rey * Born To Die * Album Review
Lana Del Rey * Born To Die * Album Review
The opening track to the album is also the album title Born To Die. The visual leaked a couple weeks back and was nothing short of epic. From the orchestral productions to the Renaissance scenes of Lana on the throne, she is not afraid to step away from the norm. The song has an eerie feel to it, which gives me chills when I am experiencing. Production credits go to fellow producers Justin Parker and Robopop. The chillin speach in the background is credited to the band Mountain's Long Red. The sounds of the album are somewhat similar to that of Kanye West. I wonder if he contributed inspiration to Lana while creating this album?
On the the next track, as Off To The Races blends in transition. As the beat builds Lana's voice gets stronger and it almost sounds like a new white girl rap. "He doesn't mind I have a Las Vegas past. He doesn't mind I have a LA crass way about me/He loves me with every beat of his cocaine heart". Her dual voices and haunting imagery makes for a beautiful sound. Hip hop drum samples keeps the song relavant.
The songs Blue Jeans and Video Games both were obviously Lana Del Rey's claim to fame. Even more was that she never released the mp3 versions of the songs, but instead shot 2 visuals and created internet hysteria with them. Both songs have similar sounds and feel to it. I feel an old hollywood vibe and for some reason western movies keep popping up in my head. Video Games is a little less filled (production-wise) a simple harp and string section let Lana show off her vocals. Elvis meets Nancy Sinatra.
I figured it out. Throughout the album, unique soundbites are included on almost every song. This is one of Kanye's trademarks and that is where the inspiration comes from. That is exactly what takes place on the song Diet Mountain Dew. Works so well though. Since Del Rey recently signed to U.S. record label Interscope, she will have to get familiar with the sounds of hip hop. So far after listening to the album, I don't think she is far off. Im not a big fan of analyzing lyrics, but I think she is comparing Diet Mountain Dew to her man. She wants it so bad, but she shouldn't have it because it is bad for her. That's my attempt at decoding the interesting song title.
The next track is conveniently titled National Anthem, Although I think her national anthem is speaking of the power of money. Strings start off the with fireworks and a crowd in the background. When the dark hard-hitting drums come in, Lana begins her white girl rap. Her rapping resembles that of Bob Dylan or Johnny Cash's poetry. "Money is the anthem of success, so put on your mascara and party dress". Del Rey is an artist who doesn't seem interested in what money has to offer, but more interested in making a difference with her music.
Initially when I went to play album, the songs were out of order and this next track Dark Paradise happened to come on. At first listen, I instantly fell in love with it. I guess you could call it a freak accident. This track slightly resembles Born To Die with her trademarked wordplay. I can't get over how Lana mixes dark sounds of the orchestra and combines it with uptempo neck breaking drum kits. "Everytime I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise, no one compares to you but there's no you, except in my dreams tonight". Heartbreak music at its best.
Radio is another hit record. "Baby love me cause I'm playing on the radio". Who is she trying to prove herself to? It's a catchy tune. Her lyrics have the heart of a lion. What I mean by that is you can always feel the emotion in her lyrics, whether it's a simple chorus like this or one of her more complex songs like Blue Jeans.
Who is Carmen? Lana dedicated this entire track to a woman Carmen. The tempo changes from slow head swaying to straight up two step head bouncing. Del Rey seems to be referring to the ideal woman that all girls want to be like; beatiful, successful and loves to party. If you listen close towards the end of the song, you can hear a woman speaking french in a low voice.
Million Dollar Man is one of the album's only legit ballads. This song is something I could see her playing at an open mic piano bar. Another old Hollywood vibe to it. Although you can hear ghostly sounds in the background, the typical drum kits are left out of the equation.
One reason why this album is so great is because of the next level production. Credit goes mainly to Robopop, Justin Parker and Emile. Summertime Sadness is another catchy record that will go nice in the pop world. This song is just another example of how it could be mistaken for a movie. The epic sounds and lyrical imagery is amazing.
This Is What Makes Us Girls is a tale of what Lana Del Rey was like as a sweet 16'er. Having something to believe in was what you expected. This was a time in your life for not only girls but boys to, to feel like they can do anything. "This is what makes us girls, We don't look for heaven and we put our love first, don't you know we'd die for it? It's a curse, don't cry about it, don't cry about it, This is what makes us girls, darlin' little queens do you know what you're worth? I'll tell you everyday till you get it, girl it's all gonna happen".
Lana Del Rey's is making more than just music here. This album is a complete work of art. Each song is it's own movie. It will go down as one of the best albums of the year. Be sure to check out the Deluxe Edition, which includes 3 more amazingly done tracks. Tracks include Without You, Lolita (re recorded from a precvious ep, but sounds so much better) and Lucky Ones.
Stay tuned for February 7th when Next In Show covers a special in store performance by the beauty herself Lana Del Rey. #MusicIsMyLife
Jan 24, 2012
Kid Boogie Drops A Trailer For Second Single *That YSL* Off 'The Nite Still Young' Album [Video]
After much success with his first west coast hit, Cocky, Kid Boogie is back again with the second single 'That YSL' from his upcoming album, The Nite Still Young album releasing next month. Check out the visual below. Produced by The Kid himself. #airplainmode #gkzm #nextinshow
Jan 10, 2012
Album Artwork + Track list for Lana Del Rey's Debut Album 'Borne To Die'
Lizzy Grant rebirthed her image as Lana Del Rey in 2011 and became a blog sensation with songs like blue jeans and video games. A few months back, Lana was offered a deal with Interscope. She recently released an amazing piece of art for Born To Die and on January 31st will drop her highly anticipated debut album Born To Die. Album review coming soon.
Track List Below
01 Born to Die
02 Off to the Races
03 Blue Jeans
0 4 Video Games
0 5 Diet Mountain Dew
06 National Anthem
07 Dark Paradise
0 8 Radio
09 Carmen
10 Million Dollar Man11 Summertime Sadness
02 Off to the Races
03 Blue Jeans
0 4 Video Games
0 5 Diet Mountain Dew
06 National Anthem
07 Dark Paradise
0 8 Radio
09 Carmen
10 Million Dollar Man11 Summertime Sadness
12 This Is What Makes Us Girls
Jan 5, 2012
The-Dream Releases First Single From The Love, IV: Diary of a Madman
A few months ago, August 31st to be exact, The-Dream released a completely free album to his fans and followers. Dream released the album under his birth name Terius Nash and titled it his birth year, 1977 (REVIEW HERE). Quite a work of art for being a free album. A role model of mine lives by the motto, "Wealth Is Of The Mind, Not The Pocket." Now for The-Dream's forthcoming album The Love, IV: Diary of a Madman, he stays true to his Dream roots by releasing ROC(Rock Your Body) as the first single. A catchy tune, but resembles his previous first singles. If something isn't broken don't fix it. I'm feeling real inspired today if you can't tell. Check out the song below. Interesting artwork. ILLUMINATI??? -_-
Jan 4, 2012
Adam Reverie x Next In Show Exclusive
Detroit born and bred, Adam Reverie is a product of his environment. Home of Motown Records, his music relates to the r&b classics because of his live instrument sounds and technique. Infused with hip-hop, Reverie is the perfect combination of soul and hip hop.
Check out his latest mixtape Love The Way I See It
When did music first enter your life? My mom always tells me this story of how she used to sit by her stereo speakers and rub her belly praying that I'd have a musical gifting before I ever entered this world. So I guess music entered my life when I was in my mother's womb... her artists of choice were Force MD's & Ready For The World.
You're from Detroit, home of Motown. How does living there inspire your music? Well I'm from Detroit and have since moved outside of the city, but to answer the question our musical history is a very storied one but not one that is greatly told in our own city limits if that makes sense it's almost a hidden treasure those stories are. The lifestyle though is very vivid when you come here and that is a people with million dollar dreams yet we have nickle and dime thoughts do to a lack of resources,a very strong lust for material things and many dreams deferred...I love my city so much I do,but it's the truth . Outsiders love to argue about which city has the greatest atrocity and deem that city quote on quote real, but we know better we want the finer things in life just as everyone else has and so the chase for those things and not having the resources to get them lead to a lot of heartache and pain...my music tells those stories of the segregation line between blacks and whites better known as 8mile and a constant search for peace,love and acceptance not only from the world but amongst ourselves.
Talk about your career so far. 1Positive/1negative experience. It's been a very promising journey thus far especially when you consider the fact that I'm doing everything from the artwork to the singing and promoting on my own. The only thing I haven't done is produce my own beats. So when you think about those things then you have to look up to God and say thank you for all the blessings you're sending and know that you're blessed because there are people who have been doing this way longer than me and haven't covered the grounds that I have in such a short time. I think a positive experience was when I opened for Three-6 Mafia a while back and these Chic's started flashing me I almost forgot my damn lyrics,but I held it together that was definitely a positive experience both the show and those boobies (laughs). A negative experience is one I experience everyday which is the blog grind. People don't know the work that's put in as a independent artist trying to be heard. It's tough sitting at a computer sending emails to sites and because you're not a familiar name to them they overlook you, but it's all a big test in order to have a great testimony.
This past year you won a Def Jam showcase. How has your life changed after that? You Know that was very big because Lenny S. (President of A&R at Def Jam) looked me right in my face after my performance in Cleveland and said you got it. That meant the world to me just for the simple fact the record I performed wasn't a very lyrical record although extremely catchy and the fact that he helped build Roc-a-Fella Records from the ground up with Jay-z so obviously he has a keen ear to what sounds good. Nothing came out of that unfortunately because I was at the time on a label or so I thought, but that's another story in it's self. Yet and still I am happy that he and another gentleman by the name of Anthony "Scoe" Walker took notice of my talents so blessings to them I'm sure we'll meet again on better terms.
Love The Way I See It is your debut album. What inspired you to create this project? Yeah it's actually a mixtape, but I did approach it like a narrative album my inspiration for this project was life, we often say life is love so I just wanted to show people what love or life was like through my eyes. I also believe Hip-Hop to be one of the most judgemental genres of music so I wanted to make something for all people and touch on as many aspects of love and life as I could within 16 songs without losing the main ingredients of Hip-Hop which are lyrics, but also write about topics not usually confronted or expressed in the light in which I did them in "Love The Way I See It".
What music are you listening to right now on your iPod? Man y'all tryna get me to give away my secrets huh ? Umm... Common's "The Dreamer The Believer", but I don't listen to it like everyone else does I re-ordered his track listing because I didn't feel like the way he ordered the songs was cohesive and took away from the overall feel of a really good album when re-ordered. Rev's "The Dreamer Believer" Track listing (Laughs): 1,8,2,9,6,4,7,3,5,10,11,12 listen to and make a play list in that order and I promise it'll give you a different feel and appreciation for the project...you're probably thinking I'm nuts but they say it's a thin line between genius and insanity maybe I'm flirting with it... just maybe (laughs).
What goals have you set for yourself for 2012? 2012 twelve is going to be the year I garner national attention. I'm going to continue to push "Love The Way I See It" up until the Summer and try to get on as many sites,blogs and magazines that one man by himself can get on (laughs) so by this time next year people will have read this like hey that man said he was going to do it and he did. So 2012 is the year of national recognition for me.
What can we expect from you this year? Well I'm currently working on my next project "Detroit Loved us Detroit Hurt us" it's another concept project and even more personal than "Love The Way I See It" it talks a lot about the Detroit culture and mindset we all have experienced growing up in the city. It's going to be a special body of work I'm really excited about it!
What is one piece of advice you can give to aspiring musicians entering this "game"? Remember you're a recording artist so be creative, be expressive,be honest give the world you... people are really receptive to that. Don't get caught up in the whole staying true to Hip-Hop thing to the point you just want to stay underground forever because I believe that's such a selfish act. Your music could be the soundtrack to someone Else's life, but because you put yourself in this box your message will never reach them. Hip-Hop has been said to have saved many lives so let your voice be heard to the masses to save many others. Not even Harriet Tubman stayed underground,but how she moved the people is how she became renowned.
Thanks for your time. Stay Humbled. #nextinshow
Dec 13, 2011
Iman Omari - "ENERGY" Album Review
The title track, Energy gives you a pretty good idea of the sound known as vibe music. Additional vocals are provided by lyricist, Fitzroy and trumpet is played by Josef Leimberg. Take Away features Overdoz member Good Joon and was the first official single to be released last month. Another mellow vibe track, which seems to blend so well from the previous song. The album is mixed by creative genius KenBts. From here the album transitions to the track Midnight. This song is co-produced by Rick Bricks, who is 1/2 of the LA production team THC. Here is a track that includes more lyrics than usual. I think the whole album is evenly balanced with newage harmonies and lyrics, which makes Energy stand out. On with the review. You Make Me Smile (With My Heart) follows. This song was actually released months ago through Iman's YouTube page, so this vibe music didn't just surface over night. Energy is entirely produced by Iman Omari himself with minimal features. First Time is the other track that features 1/4 of Overdoz, @Tubeyornot2B. I am proud to say that Next In Show was a part of the songs studio session with Iman and Joon. It was an experience I will never forget. It was then that I realized, this album will make an impact when released.
CHECK OUT INTERVIEW HERE
Another song which was co-produced, this time by the complete THC team. Worth It comes after and is co-produced by the other half of THC, Axel Folli. THC has produced numerous tracks for other LA artists including, Overdoz and Nipsey Hussle. Worth it keeps the vibe music flowing. The next track I'll Do Anything For You, is easily one of my favorite tracks on the album right now. The trumpets are performed again by Josef Leimberg. The final track on the album is Let Me. This song has been hard to get out of my head recently. The beautiful sounds and poetic lyrics have a lot to do with this. Gia Scott-Heron is a writer/poet who has been writing since the age of 10 and she provides the poetry in the beginning of the song. Another feature is from Tiffany "T-GOOCH" Gouche who adds additional vocals.
Support good music and be sure to download Iman Omari's new album ENERGY out now. Shoutout to Rheo $pliff for creative and cutting edge cover/back cover artwork. Next In Show Exclusive Interview with Iman coming soon...
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Nov 26, 2011
New EP for "Lil Kim"? Yes, 5 Tracks Worth
