MUSIC is for LIFE: January 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011

Kids These Days (Videos)

2 cool videos from the Chicago based new group Kids These Days consisting of "three horns, a rapper, a blues-rock trio and a female singer". I'm really liking 'Darling' and looking forward to their Hard Times EP coming soon.

DOWNLOAD:

Kids These Days - Darling

Kids These Days - My Days

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Zeds Dead - Rude Boy

Before you listen to this track put your speakers all the way up! Shout out to August & Danny B. RUDE BOY!! Jefe's Heavy Hitter's coming soon!!!

DOWNLOAD: Zeds Dead - Rude Boy

Friday, January 14, 2011

jj - still

"Taking my time to perfect the beat"

DOWNLOAD: jj - Still

SAMPLED FROM: Dr. Dre - Still D.R.E.

Carte Blanche - Do! Do! Do! (Laidback Luke Remix)

DOWNLOAD: Carte Blanche - Do! Do! Do! (Laidback Luke Remix)

Drop The Lime - Sex Sax

DOWNLOAD: Drop The Lime - Sex Sax

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Freeway & Statik Selektah - P.A. (Feat. Mac Miller)

DOWNLOAD: Freeway & Statik Selektah - P.A. (feat. Mac Miller)

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Jefe's Free Flying (Take 5)

MUSIC PLEASE.

1. Nicolas Jaar - Nino's Feelin Good
2. Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars
3. The Chemical Brothers - Swoon (Lindstrom and Prins Thomas Remix)
4. Mini Viva - Left My Heart In Tokyo (Fred Falke Dub Mix)
5. Kleerup - Longing For Lullabies (Feat. Titiyo)
6. The Bucketheads - The Bomb
7. Darwin Deez - Up In The Clouds
8. Bag Raiders - Castles In The Air
9. Miami Horror - I Look To You ('96 Bulls Remix)
10. Holy Ghost! - I Will Come Back (Classixx Acacpulco Nights Version)
11. Amadou And Mariam - Sabali (Miike Snow Remix)
12. RJD2 - Ghostwriter
13. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody (RAC Remix)
14. Haley vs. Deadmau5 - Falling In Love With Brazil (Kaskade Mashup)
15. Cassius - I Love You So

DOWNLOAD: Jefe's Free Flying (Take 5)

Slaughterhouse - Back On The Scene

New EP coming February 8th. SLAUGHTERHOUSE!!

DOWNLOAD: Slaughterhouse - Back On The Scene

Kanye West & Jay-Z - H.A.M.

First single off Watch The Throne. GO!

DOWNLOAD: Kanye West & Jay-Z - H.A.M.

Laidback Luke - Year Mix 2010

Luke mixes it up with the year's best monSTARS in HOUSE music. Ridiculous 53 track tracklist after the jump.

DOWNLOAD: Laidback Luke - Year Mix 2010

HERE WE GO>>>

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Jefe's Beats For Days (Take 1)

Going in a different direction with this one. Beats For Days is the hip-hop equivalent to the Free Flying mixes. It features artists such as Jay-Z, The Roots, Nas and more. This is no ordinary hip-hop mix so you wont find any radio hits here. There are plenty of sleepers like "Purple Rain" by J. Cole, "Dancing In The Rain" & "Amnesia" by Blu, and "Let It Fall" by The ILLZ (which has a roots sound). Instrumentals from Mos Def, XV, Pete Rock and Hannibal King is just the start of the beat tapes. Plus lots of soulful samples (check out RJD2 & Saigon) and arguably my favorite Drake track. I had to start it off which one of the best intro's ever, enjoy!

"This is food for thought, you do the dishes..." - Jay-Z

1. Jay-Z - Dynasty (Intro)

2. AZ - How Ya Livin (feat. Nas)

3. The Roots - What They Do

4. Mos Def - May-December

5. Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y - Huey Newton

6. Drake - Fear

7. Kanye West - Devil In A New Dress (feat. Rick Ross)

8. XV - Awesome

9. Blu - Dancing In The Rain

10. J. Cole - Purple Rain

11. Saigon - To Be Told

12. Statik Selektah - Thrill Is Gone (feat. Styles P & Talib Kweli)

13. Blu - Amnesia

14. Hannibal King - Summer In The City

15. The ILLZ - Let It Fall

16. Exile - Love Line (feat. Blu)

17. KiD CuDi - REVOFEV

18.Theophilus London - Life of a Lover (Remix) (Blue & Jesse Boykins III)

19. Pete Rock - Midnight And You

20. RJD2 - Final Frontier

21. Hexagon - April In Paris

DOWNLOAD: Jefe's Beats For Days (Take 1)

Cassius - I Love You So (Video)

DOWNLOAD: Cassius - I Love You So

Mini Viva - Left My Heart In Tokyo (Fred Falke Dub Mix)

Another remix banger from Fred Falke.

DOWNLOAD: Mini Viva - Left My Heart In Tokyo (Fred Falke Dub Mix)

Jefe's Free Flying (Take 3)

Let's try this again. Take 3 is jam packed with funky electronic feel good music! Lots of Miami Horror (one of my favorite new artists) and Fred Falke. Remix tracks from Jamiroquai (has a daft punk-esque sound), Hot Chip, The Whitest Boy Alive, MillionYoung, and more.

1. Miami Horror - Summersun ++

2. PNAU ft. Ladyhawke - Embrace (Fred Falke & Miami Horror Remix) ++

3. Ghostland Observatory - Give Me the Beat

4. Jamiroquai - Runaway (Alex Braxe & Fred Falke Dub) ++

5. Groove Armada - My Friend

6. Miami Horror - Sometimes ++

7. The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)

8. Crystal Fighters - In The Summer

9. Memoryhouse - To The Lighthouse (MillionYoung Remix)

10. Miami Horror - Make You Mine (Fred Falke Remix) ++

11. Air - So Light Is Her Footfall (Breakbot Remix) ++

12. Hot Chip - Colours (Fred Falke Remix)

13. Caribou - Sun

14. Thievery Corporation - Shadows Of Ourselves

++ = favorites

DOWNLOAD: Jefe's Free Flying (Take 3) FIXED

Kanye West - Eyes Closed

Leftover track from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, although it's all about that Jay-Z & Kanye West collab album Watch The Throne coming soon.

DOWNLOAD: Kanye West - Eyes Closed

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - That Good

First single off the soundtrack to Wiz & Snoop's upcoming flick.

DOWNLOAD: Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - That Good

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