Jellyfish Brigade - Dance in the Dungeon

Jellyfish Brigade - Kerosene and Fireflies

Michael Jackson Billie Jean FL Studio Remake

Carl Roe - We Own The Night

Few people are as talented as Carl is. Straight respect.

Kanye West and Jay-Z Unveil Album Cover

Building off of the success of Eminem and Royce Da 5'9's collaborative album comes a similar effort by none other than Kanye West and Jay-Z called Watch The Throne. It looks like these guys are just playing around with the whole "illuminati" thing and having some fun with it.

It also looks like the album could be coming out in a strictly digital release:

So the idea is, Watch the Throne will be released digitally similar to Radiohead and NIN’s business model. This wouldn’t be too surprising, given Kanye and Jay-Z’s admiration for both artists. And what would be a grander way to release such a potentially immense album?
A writer over at Complex Magazine tweeted: “Kanye West and Jay-Z are about to pull a Radiohead. #watchthethrone #declarationofindependence.” But that is hardly a source. So at this point most of it is hearsay.

But regardless if it comes out on the 4th of July or not (we’ll know sooner rather than later) – a surprise digital release seems likely for Watch the Throne. When, is the question. We’ll make sure to update you guys if any legitimate sources actually come out confirming this. But for now, chalk this up as an enticing rumor.

Rapper Big Pooh & Roc 'C' Form The Young Americans, Plan July EP

From Hip Hop DX:

A Carolina-California collaboration is taking place, involving members of the Little Brother and Stones Throw families.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina emcee Rapper Big Poohand Oxnard, California emcee Roc 'C' have announced the formation of a new group: The Young Americans. The former Stones Throw Records artist and the Little Brother member have released the single "Set It Off," produced by S1 of Strange Fruit Project, and co-producer of Kanye West's 2010 hit single, "Power" .

The pair is planning a yet untitled EP for later this month. In November of last year, Roc released the Don't Stop EPwith Stones Throw, while Pooh released full-length solo project Fat Boy Fresh: For Member's Only, Volume 1 this April.

Future Imperfect: Ivy Sole- Memoirs of an Overachiever (blend tape review)

Twitter is one of the most interesting places. Not only do you chat it up with regular people, but you also chat with artists, future artists, and wannabe stars. I just so happen to come across Ivy Sole, recent high graduate and future college student. Yet, that hasn’t been her biggest selling point. Her most compelling component has been her relentless pursuit for music. This leads me to review her blend tape: Memoirs of An Overachiever.

If there is anything that needs to be said is that she puts much effort towards being a proficient lyricist. “Criminal” samples the Onyx “Last Daze” instrumental and allows her to reflect on her being a “dirty rotten criminal”. “Take Off” lets her get into the borrowed instrumental to let loose. “Starchaser” allows her to do the same over the Charles Hamilton melody. What can be said is that Ivy Sole has panache and confidence on the mic.

Yet, this project is not perfect. For one, there seems to be times that her energy level doesn’t match the production. An example of this is “Senior Skip Day”, which was actually beautifully written. Another issue is that her recordings need more editing. One can tell that she did a lot of this by herself or with very little help. In turn, some professional fine tuning would have done this blend tape even more justice.

There is only one thing I can truly say about Ivy Sole: she got raps and concepts. She got rhymes, cadence, and stories to tell. However, she needs to adjust herself into making more “professional recordings”. Meaning: she needs to hit up a studio, get some original production, and get her music mixed down. Conclusively, Ivy Sole is nice; now she needs to take it to the next level to make this aspiration into a more relevant artistic endeavor.