TINCHY STRYDER FEAT GHETTS - GRIME VETERAN (VIDEO)

Visual's for Tinchy's mixtape track 'Grime Veteran' featuring Ghetts.

NARDWUAR VS GHOSTFACE KILLAH

Nardwuar is back with another very insightful but strange interview. He interviews rapper Ghostface Killah in this one.

FABOLOUS - TINC3: DEATH COMES IN 3'S

Fabolous dropped his new mixtape a couple of days ago. It features cameos from the likes of Meek Mill, Styles P and Jadakiss. You can download it from here.

DROOP-E FEAT KENDRICK LAMAR - ROSSI WINE

Legendary West Coast rapper E40's son Droop-E drops the visuals for his track 'Rossi Wine' featuring one of 2011 best Kendrick Lamar.

MAVERICK SABRE - INTERVIEW

Maverick Sabre links up with ADTV for an interview. He speaks about Jill Scott, Chipmunk, Benny Banks and much more.

SBTRKT - RIDE TO FREEDOM

New track from SBTRKT posted on his SoundCloud titled 'Ride To Freedom.'

 

ELLIE GOULDING - RISING ICON (DOCUMENTARY)

Grey Goose come through with a short documentary on singer Ellie Goulding. Ellie talks about New York, where she grew up and more.

SKREAM - FREEIZM

I'm a bit late on this one, Skream dropped his final 'Freeizm' mixtape on Christmas day, featuring tracks from 2004 to 2006. You Can download 'Freeizm' from here.

HARRY SHOTTA - 2011 RAP ROUND UP

Harry Shotta drops his 2011 Rap Round Up, rapping about the years biggest happenings.

MARA HRUBY & MELO-X - THE PANTIES (SLOW-DOWN GOD MIX)

Melo-X released this track on his SoundCloud earlier today.

 

B.O.B. FEAT ANDRE 3000 - PLAY THE GUITAR

Second single taken from B.O.B's upcoming sophomore album 'Strange Clouds' titled 'Play The Guitar' and featuring Andre 3000.

WATCH THE THRONE TOUR PART 7 - GIVEAWAY

Another look at the Watch The Throne tour, part seven in the series.

RICK ROSS & MEEK MILL - NO CHURCH IN THE WILD (FREESTYLE)

Rick Ross took to Twitter to release his and Meek Mill's freestyle over Jay and Kanye's 'No Church In The Wild.'

CHILDISH GAMBINO - I'M A BOSS FREESTYLE

Childish Gambino drops into SB.TV to perform a freestyle over Meek Mill's 'I'm A Boss' for their Warm Up Sessions.

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - FRIENDS

'Friends' are the band profiled in this installment of the 'BBC Sound Of 2012' series. You can read about them below as well as listening to their tracks.

TINCHY STRYDER - THE WISHLIST EP

Tinchy dropped his free 'The Wishlist' EP yesterday to thank his fans for all their support. You can download it here or listen to it below.

Tinchy Stryder - The Wish List EP by Takeover

TINIE TEMPAH - THE MOTTO (FREESTYLE)

Tinie Tempah comes through with his freestyle over Drake and Wayne's 'The Motto.'

RYAN LESLIE - GOOD GIRL

Video and track number 3 from Ryan Leslie's 'Les Is More' project.

FRANK OCEAN - 4 TEARS

Here is some unreleased music from Frank Ocean titled '4 Tears.' Frank released the song on his Twitter saying;


"I just listened to this a few times for myself. figured maybe some else needed to hear it. it’s called ‘4 tears’."

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - DRY THE RIVER

Another installment of the 'BBC Sound Of' poll. Introducing Dry The River. You can also listen to their tracks 'No Rest' and 'Bible Belt' below.

CHILDISH GAMBINO MEETS SEMTEX

Semtex interviewed Hip-Hop newcomer Childish Gambino in for a chat. They breakdown the year in Hip-Hop. 2012 should be a very big year for the rapper.

LANA DEL REY - YAYO

Here's another leak of Lana Del Rey's upcoming debut album. The track is titled 'Yayo.' I really don't know why I like her, but there is something about her.

OMEN - BEFORE IT TURNS NIGHTFALL

Keeping with the Christmas theme, Omen drops his new track 'Before It Turns Nightfall.'

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from This Is Tha Future blog.

BLACK MILK & MELANINE RUTHERFORD - SIMPLY HAVING

Black Milk chops up Paul Mccartney's Christmas classic 'Wonderful Christmas Time' and brings Melanie Rutherford along for the ride. Also check out my track sampling the same classic.

 The Christmas by eltrain05

MISHA B - F64 (SB.TV)

X-Factor's Misha B comes through with her first F64 for SB.TV.

SKRILLEX FEAT ELLIE GOULDING - SUMMIT

New track taken off Skrillex's recently released 'Bangarang' EP featuring singer Ellie Goulding.

XV - THE KICK (VIDEO)

New visuals and track from XV titled 'The Kick.' Directed by The Kid.

LYKKE LI - THE LOST SESSIONS VOL.1

Lykke Li dropped her mixtape 'The Lost Sessions Vol.1' onto the internet yesterday and you can download it here.

EL. TRAIN - THE CHRISTMAS

Taken off of the upcoming 'Housebound & Down' mixtape here is my track 'The Christmas' sampling Paul Mccartney's 'Wonderful Christmas Time.' Check it out and let me know what you think.

 

AVICII - LEVELS (SKRILLEX REMIX)

Skrillex's remix of Avicii's latest single 'Levels.'

 

STEWRAT - FALL, THIS & ANYSOW

StewRat has unleashed three new songs onto his Soundcloud, 'Fall,' 'This' and 'AnYsOw.' His productions just got Dilla all over it.

 AnYsOw by StewRat

 This by StewRat

 Fall by StewRat

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - MICHAEL KIWANUKA

Here is the latest installment of the BBC 'Sound Of 2012' series. This part features soul singer Michael Kiwanuka. You can also listen to his songs 'Tell Me A Tale' and 'Home Again.'

REDLIGHT - GET OUT OF MY HEAD (JOKER REMIX)

Joker comes through with the remix of Redlight's 'Get Out Of My Head.' In my opinion this man can do no wrong.

YOUNGMAN - WHO KNOWS (VIDEO)

Here is the video for Youngman's new single 'Who Knows.'

DAVID BANNER FEAT 2 CHAINZ AND A$AP ROCKY - YAO MING

Here's David Banner's new single 'Yao Ming' featuring 2 Chainz and A$AP Rocky.

DIZZEE RASCAL FEAT SCRUFIZZER - GUTS N GLORY

Radio rip of Dizzee and Scrufizzer's 'Guts N Glory.' The track is taken off Dizzee's 'DirteeTV.com' mixtape dropping New Years Day.

THE WEEKND - ECHOES OF SILENCE

The Weeknd come through with the third and final part of their mixtape series. The mixtape is titled 'Echoes of Silence' and you cam expect this to be a good listen. You can download the mixtape from here.

COMMON - PROFILE (INTERVIEW)

Dee Vazquez continues her profile series, this time she interviews rapper Common. Remember to cop 'The Dreamer, The Believer' which is out now.


PROFILE: Common from dee vazquez on Vimeo.

DRAKE FEAT LIL WAYNE & TYGA - THE MOTTO (VIDEO)

Here is the video for Drake's new single 'The Motto' featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga.


Drake ~ The Motto Featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga (Official Video) from OctobersVeryOwn on Vimeo.

SLEIGH BELLS - BORN TO LOSE

Sleigh Bells are back with new music for 2012. The track is titled 'Born To Lose.'

FAR EAST MOVEMENT FEAT KID CUDI & CHIP THA RIPPER - RIDE 4 U

Only reason I peeped this was for the Cudi and Chip feature but it actually seems like a decent track, it is produced by Dot Da Genius so thats not a surprise. The track is titled 'Ride 4 U.'

 Ride 4 U- Far East Movement (Feat. KiD CuDi & Chip Tha Ripper) by SWAG

ASHER ROTH - PABST & JAZZ (MIXTAPE)

Asher dropped his new mixtape 'Pabst & Jazz' yesterday and its available to download from here. Nice little prequel to Asher's second album which should drop sometime next year.

THE HOBBIT TRAILER

Here's the trailer to Lord of The Rings prequel The Hobbit. The film is due for release next December so there is still a while to wait, but from this trailer it looks like it's gonna be worth it.

GAME FEAT LIL WAYNE & TYLER THE CREATOR - MARTIANS VS GOBLINS

Here's the video for Game's 'Martians vs Goblins' featuring Lil Wayne and Tyler The Creator.

OMEN - FOREVER

New visuals for Omen's track 'Forever' taken of his 'Afraid Of Heights' mixtape.


Omen "FOREVER" Music Video Directed Impakt Studio's Chris & Blaq from IMPAKT STUDIO/Chris & Blaq on Vimeo.

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - SKRILLEX

Here is the latest installment of the 'BBC Sound Of 2012' feature. Skrillex is profiled in this one and you can also liste to his tracks 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' and 'First Of The Year.'

TALIB KWELI - DISTRACTION (VIDEO)

Talib drops the video for his new track 'Distraction.' Nice visuals from one of the best lyrical MC's in the business.

KANO - MR MIYAGI

Kano unleashed his track 'Mr Miyagi' last night on Logan Sama. The track is taken off his upcoming 'Jack Bauer 2.4' mixtape which drops New Year's day.

 Mr. Miyagi by TheRealKano

JAMES BLAKE - A CASE OF YOU (VIDEO)

Here is the video for James Blake's 'A Case Of You' taken from his 'Thunder' EP. The video was directed by Seb Edwards and stars actress Rebecca Hall.

NICKI MINAJ - STUPID HOE

Nicki dropped this new track 'Stupid Hoe' on her SoundClound a few hours ago. I am guessing its of her upcoming 'Pink Friday: Roman's Reloaded' album.

 

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - DOT ROTTEN

Here is the latest installment of the BBC 'Sound Of' series. This installment see's me profiling South London rapper Dot Rotten. You can also listen to his track's 'Keep It On The Low' and 'Normal Human Being' below.`

JME - 96 F*CKERIES

New track from JME titled '96 F*ckeries.' JME spitting bars at his best.

RWD MAG - JAN 2012 EDITION

Here is the latest edition of RWD Magazine featuring cover star Emeli Sande and much, much more.

COMMON - CELEBRATE (VIDEO)

Common releases the video for his track 'Celebrate' and in even bigger news 'The Dreamer, The Believer' is out now!!

 

ED SHEERAN - SMALL BUMP A64 (SBTV)

Jamal Edwards released this A64 of Ed Sheeran's 'Small Bump' to celebrate reaching 50,000 followers on Twitter.

TWO INCH PUNCH - LOVE YOU UP EP

TIP has uploaded his 'Love You Up' EP to the internet over the weekend and I must say it is a stroke of genius. The EP includes five tracks and can be bought from here.

JOKER - MAIDE VALE SESSION

Joker dropped by Maide Vale to record a live session for the BBC. He performed his tracks 'Back In The Days' and 'On My Mind.'

SUNDAY CLASSICS - J DILLA

Arguably Hip-Hop's greatest ever producer, enjoy yourself a little bit of Jay Dee on a Sunday afternoon. 'Won't Do' and my favourite every Dilla joint 'Time.' RIP Jay Dee!

WILLOW SMITH FEAT NICKI MINAJ - FIREBALL

Willow's back and she brings along Nicki for her new single 'Fireball.' Is this not Rihanna 2.0?

LANA DEL REY - BORN TO DIE (GEMINI REMIX)

Here is Gemini's remix of Lana Del Rey's new single 'Born To Die.'

WATCH THE THRONE TOUR PART 4

Part four of the mini-series documenting Kanye and Jay-Z's 'Watch The Throne' tour. Keep your eyes peeled for cameos from the Olsen twins, James Blake, Big Sean, Mannie Fresh and more.

AZEALIA BANKS - LIQUORICE

I just posted the Azealia Banks BBC 'Sound Of' post and then spotted this new track 'Liquorice' on her Soundcloud. Production on this one is amazing.

 

STOOSHE - BETTY WOZ GONE (RAF RILEY REMIX)

Labrinth 'Odd Child' producer signee Raf Riley comes through with a remix of Stooshe's 'Betty Woz Gone.' Expect big things from Raf next year and check out his other tracks on his Soundcloud here.

 Stooshe - Betty Woz Gone (RAFRILEYREMIX) by Raf Riley

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - AZEALIA BANKS

Here is the latest installment in the BBC 'Sound Of' poll' featuring rapper Azealia Banks. You can also listen to her cover of Interpool's 'No Hands' and her original '212' below.

WIZ KHALIFA - CALIFORNIA (VIDEO)

Here is the first leak from Wiz Khalifa's upcoming mixtape 'Taylor Allerdice.' The track is titled 'California.'

DIANA VICKERS - KISS OF A BULLET

Diana Vicker's is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me and here is her new track 'Kiss Of A Bullet.'

WATCH THE THRONE TOUR DIARY PART 3

Heres part three of the Watch The Throne tour diary.

TINIE TEMPAH - HAPPY BIRTHDAY (MIXTAPE)

Tinie drop's his highly anticipated 'Happy Birthday' mixtape. The mixtape features an all-star cast including Chipmunk, Tinchy, Pusha T, J. Cole and Big Sean. You can download it from here. You can peep the tracklist below.

WILEY - CHEER UP, IT'S CHRISTMAS

Wiley has decided to release a Christmas single and to be honest it isn't too bad. The track is titled 'Cheer Up, It's Christmas.'

Wiley - Cheer Up, It's Christmas by Big Dada Sound

RED BULL PRODUCER SERIES - JAKWOB

Here's the final installment in the Red Bull Studio's producer series, it features producer Jakwob breaking down the making of his new single 'Electrify.'

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - ASAP ROCKY

Here's part four of the 'BBC Sound Of 2012' poll. This editition features A$AP Rocky who I'm sure you are all familiar with on this blog. Below you can also listen to his track's 'Peso' and 'Palace.'

DJ FRESH FEAT RITA ORA - HOT RIGHT NOW

The follow up to DJ Fresh's massive hit 'Louder.' The track's titled 'Hot Right Now' and features Rita Ora.

BBC FESTIVE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Monday saw the BBC put on their annual 'Festive Festival.' Highlights included performaces from Dot Rotten, Emeli Sande and a DJ set from Jakwob. Below you can watch Jakwob's DJ set (which includes his tracks 'Electrify', 'Let It Fall' and his remix of Lana Del Rey's video games) and Dot Rotten performing.

COMMON - THE DREAMER, THE BELIEVER (ALBUM STREAM)

This is a bold move by Common, he has decided to stream his whole album 'The Dreamer, The Believer' on Youtube. On first listen this sounds like a classic.

XV - 27 CLUB

Another leak from XV's upcoming tape. The '27 Club' focusses on the unusual number of celebrities that have died at 27.

MASTERPIECE SERIES PART 2 - FRANK OCEAN

Here is part two of my 2012 Masterpiece series. This second part is a breakdown of Frank Ocean's album Nostalgia, Ultra.

Open publication - Free publishing - More frank ocean

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - FLUX PAVILION

Part three of the BBC Sound of 2012 series. In this part we take a look at Dubstep producer Flux Pavilion. You can also listen to his tracks 'I Can't Stop' and 'Superbad.'

DELILAH - STRONG FOR ME

Delilah released this free download on her Soundcloud yesterday. The track is an acoustic rendition of her song 'Strong For Me.'

 Strong For Me (Acoustic) FREE DOWNLOAD by delilahofficial

THE ROOTS - UNDUN (SHORT FILM)

Here's a short film to accompany The Root's recently released 'undun' album.


The Roots - UNDUN from The Ghettonerd Company, LLC on Vimeo.

COMMON - RAW (HOW YOU LIKE IT)

Another leak of Common's 'The Dreamer, The Believer' album. The track is titled 'Raw (How You Like It)' and just helps to build the anticipation further.

Common - "Raw" by ThinkCommon

WATCH THE THRONE TOUR (EPISODE 2)

The Throne head back to Kanye's hometown of Chicago and there is also a brief encounter with the legendary Spike Lee.
The Chi by toobu13

ASHER ROTH FEAT HASSANI KWESS & KENNY KEYS - PABST & JAZZ

Here's the second leak of Asher's upcoming project. The track is titled 'Pabst & Jazz' and features Hassani Kwess and Kenny Keys.

PAC DIV FEAT CASEY VEGGIES - TOP DOWN (VIDEO)

New visuals for Pac Div's 'Top Down' taken of their album 'The Div' available on iTunes now. The track features Casey Veggies.

DRAKE UK TOUR 2012

Drake announced the dates of his UK Tour earlier today. Tickets are on sale from 9am on Friday 16th December and I think they will be in popular demand. You can view the dates below.

Monday 26 March: O2 Arena

Thursday 29 March: Sheffield Arena

Friday 30 March: Cardiff Arena

Sunday April 1: Manchester Arena

Thursday April 19: Birmingham LG

Sunday 22 April: Liverpool Arena

Monday 23 April: Newcastle Arena

Wednesday 25 April: Nottingham Arena

XV - CHAKA SHAO KHAN

XV decided to drop this new Chaka Khan sampled joint 'Chaka Shao Khan.' Loving this production by DJ Tech-neek, its got that old school 'College Dropout' feel to it.

KESHA FEAT ANDRE 3000, WIZ KHALIFA, LIL WAYNE AND T.I. - SLEAZY 2.0

As much as I dislike Kesha, the line up on this remix was just to good to disregard. The track is titled 'Sleazy' and features Andre 3000, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne and T.I.

SOULCULTURE TALK TO CHIDDY BANG

Soulculture sat down with Chiddy Bang to talk about their new album, UK influences and other topics.

MEN IN BLACK 3 TRAILER

Excited is an understatement! Not released until summer next year though.

ETTA BOND - LEGO HOUSE AND OLD YELLOW BRICKS (COVERS)

Soul Culture brings through Etta Bond to perform acoustic covers of 'Lego House' and 'Old Yellow Bricks.'

BBC SOUND OF 2012 - FRANK OCEAN

Here's part two of my 'BBC Sound of' series. Although the majority of you are probably very familiar with Frank Ocean, for those that are not, here is a short insight into the singer/songwriter. You can also listen to his songs 'Thinking About You' and 'Swim Good' below.

LETHAL B FEAT JME - LEAVE IT YEAH (VIDEO)

Lethal B releases the video for him and JME's street track 'Leave It Yeah.'

D DOUBLE E FEAT SMURFIE SYCO - BE LIKE ME (VIDEO)

Here are the visuals for D Double E's 'Be Like Me' featuring Smurfie Syco.

RUSS - VELVET

You may know Russ from his production's with Hip-Hop outfit Bugus, but here is his first solo single 'Velvet' for your listening pleasure. The track samples Biggie.

AFTER THE SMOKE FEAT THE ACADEMY - $$$$

After The Smoke's latest 'Ekoms Friday' track feature The Academy and is titled '$$$$.'

THEOPHILUS LONDON - I STAND ALONE (SKREAM REMIX)

Skream played this remix of Theophilus London's 'I Stand Alone' last week on his Radio 1 show. As usually he comes through with another quality remix. Sorry about the quality as it is a radio rip, I can't wait for the CDQ to drop.

GHETTS FEAT SCORCHER, KANO AND WRETCH 32 - ON A LEVEL (REMIX)

Ghetts brings through an all-star cast of Scorcher, Kano and Wretch 32 for the remix of his track 'On A Level.'

JA RULE - NEVER HAD THE TIME

It seems like we have been warped back 10 years in time for Ja Rule latest album leak. The track is called 'Never Had The Time' and features on his upcoming album 'Pain Is Love 2.'