Today we received the first drop (not counting H.A.M.) from Jay-Z & Kanye’s “Watch the Throne.” I thought the whole album leaked and freaked out for a second, but it’s just this track. Still, this one, which features a sample from the “King of Soul” Otis Redding, is enough to wet your appetite. I have faith they won’t let us down come August 1st.

Kanye West & Jay-Z – Otis

Also to be filed under “been waiting for this,” Pusha T and Tyler, the Creator released the video for ‘Trouble on My Mind.’

BONUS

Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock) lay down a freestyle for Toca Tuesdays on Sirius XM. Damn!

Black Hippy – Toca Tuesday’s Freestyle

Roll somethin’ up and rejoice. Two new collabs from Wiz, Curren$y, and Big Sean have surfaced today and yesterday. Not as bonkers as the last couple songs Wiz and Big Sean did together, but both joints are solid. How crazy would it be if these three made a tape together? #taylorjetlifeovereverything

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Wiz Khalifa – O.T.T.R. ft. Big Sean & Curren$y
Wiz Khalifa – Flowers ft. Big Sean & Curren$y

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We’re a little over halfway through what’s been the best year for music since Pitbull entered the scene and I’m lovin’ it. It’s like Christmas is multiplying. People are opening their minds to new genres, and artists are blending together styles thereby creating new genres. Plus, they’re all working harder than ever putting out projects to stay relevant and atop the game. We’ve been gifted with more bangers than I know what to do with this year; been doing my best to throw it all up here, but I thought it’d be best if I neatly packaged the best of what’s come out this year into a playlist. I tried to stay away from the tracks that are on albums but a few were too good to leave out. Enjoy!
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New song from Dom Kennedy and Curren$y? Why the fuck not. Glad to see Dom continue to make tracks, and we’ve come to expect new shit from Curren$y every other day – he’s lookin’ like the hardest working rapper of 2011. Check it below! I wanna go to Hennessy Beach…

Dom Kennedy & Currensy – Hennessy Beach

Fresh off the presses is the stream for Dillon Francis‘ spin on Calvin Harris‘ “Feel So Close.” We’ve now been delighted by both Mr. Francis and Nero, with Benny Bennassi still set to release his remix for the EP coming out August 22nd. We’re gonna end up with four completely different versions of a great song that all have their own separate thing going on. I’m not complaining!

Mac Miller just hit 600,000 followers on Twitter and accordingly released another track in celebration. Still trips me out the things he’s doing at 19 years old. The track’s called “Just a Kid,” another solid one that sounds like it could’ve been on K.I.D.S.. Check it out!

Mac Miller – Just a Kid

BONUS

Cool video of Kendrick Lamar in the studio with Pharrell:

The highly anticipated “Bad Girls Club” from Wale and J. Cole just dropped! We heard a snippet of this a few weeks back, here’s the full version. Just a stream for now, give it a go.

Wale – “Bad Girls Club” feat. J. Cole by RalphFolarin