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DANSEZ DANS LE BLEU DE NUIT: AN INTERVIEW WITH BALOJI

Posted Apr 10, 2018

interview by Michael McCarthy Congolese-born Baloji’s new LP, 137 Avenue Kaniama, was released on March 23rd, 2018 via Bella Union. Prior to when the label approached me about the album, I’d never heard of Baloji, but then I suppose very few people here in the States would’ve heard of him. That’s exactly why...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = BALOJI: “Peau de Chagrin/ Bleu de Nuit” (Contains one very brief image NSFW)

Posted Mar 28, 2018

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Baloji's "Peau de Chagrin/ Bleu de Nuit" is one of the most stimulating videos I've ever seen. Lots of beautiful colors and spell-binding imagery that could only come from Africa. There are also quite a few disturbing images in this video that you won't be able to...

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Baloji: “Bipolaire – Les Noirs”

Posted Mar 19, 2018

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#songoftheday = Snoop Dogg Feat. K Camp “Trash Bags”

Posted Aug 22, 2017

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Snoop Dogg is the man. No, not the police. The other man, the cool one, the coolest motherfucker in the world. So, when he drops a laid back trap track like "Trash Bag," we take notice. The just released video has everything you could want in a music...

RED HOT: SELENA GOMEZ: “FETISH” FEATURING GUCCI MANE

Posted Jul 14, 2017

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A couple of weeks ago Selena Gomez surprised fans with the release of a new single in the form of the Talking Heads-sampling "Bad Liar." Selena played all the main characters in the video in which she has a crush on her father's mistress, who happens to be...

#songoftheday = DIE ANTWOORD: “BANANA BRAIN” + TOUR DATES

Posted Aug 31, 2016

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On their last few albums, Die Antwoord were a very gimmicky, almost comedic duo. As Ninja describes their new video for the single "Banana Brain, "A young girl sneaks out to a party with an unusual thug rap-raver boy and has the worst / best night...

#songoftheday = G-Eazy – “Calm Down”

Posted Aug 23, 2016

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#songoftheday = EARL SWEATSHIRT FEAT. KNXWLEDGE: “BALANCE”

Posted Aug 17, 2016

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OK, so this is more of an interlude type of track than an actual song, but it's the best thing I've heard all day, hence my dubbing it #songoftheday. What we have here is Earl Sweatshirt rapping about stuff and that's always plenty to satisfy me. ...

CATCHING UP 3.0: S T F U, GLIM SPANKY, YEN TOWN BAND, ACE HOOD

Posted Jul 29, 2016

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The debut album by S T F U, the collaborative project by Dean Garcia (SPC ECO, Curve) and Preston Maddox (Bloody Knives) is out today and is an electronic music gem that meshes trip-hop and classic ‘90’s electronica, resulting in a truly hypnotic delight. Read our recent interview with Dean here: https://loveispop.com/interviews/an-exclusive-interview-with-dean-garcia-of-spc-eco-s-t-f-u-and-m-a-d/ Buy the...

GIVES ME CHILLS: BANKS & STEELZ: “SPEEDWAY SONORA”

Posted Jul 15, 2016

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Banks & Steelz is a musical collaboration between Wu Tang Clan's RZA and Interpol's Paul Banks. Don't ask me why it's not called BANKS & RZA or RZA & BANKS. I have no idea. What I do know is that this song kicks some serious...

#songoftheday = X AMBASSADORS: “LOW LIFE 2.0”

Posted Jun 27, 2016

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"Please tell me I'm broke / It's much easier that way." So goes part of X Ambassador's "Low Life," a song about fighting the good fight and losing. If you like melancholy, you're in for a real treat here. This song will have you wishing...

NEWS: DIE ANTWOORD’S SUCK ON THIS MIXTAPE HAS ARRIVED

Posted May 19, 2016

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Ladies and gentlemen, assholes and assclowns, the moment has arrived… Die Antwoord’s new mixtape, Suck On This, has dropped and it’s a fucking riot. Great beats, too. Head on over to their new website and download your copy now or be square: http://www.suckonthismixtape.com/. Or if your hard drive is full of porn and you...

#songoftheday = DIE ANTWOORD: “BUM BUM” FEAT. GOD

Posted May 16, 2016

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#songoftheday = DIE ANTWOORD: “DAZED & CONFUSED” FT. GOD

Posted May 13, 2016

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#songoftheday = Abstract – “Neverland” Featuring Ruth B

Posted Apr 24, 2016

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You never know where you'll find a good song. I went to Youtube to check out a video by a rapper a record label sent me the link for. Well, to be perfectly honest, it was rubbish. But then this one came on and immediately...

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