New tunes this month!  Wowowowow.  Fuck the intros, let’s get into it.

Santigold’s newest album is amazing from front to back, but this Diplo produced tune keeps it coming hard. She’s “so damn cold”.

If you haven’t heard of Mykki Blanco, he she is a transvestite Harlem based MC that tears up the mic.  Get over your initial shock that she’s completely upsetting the heterosexual hierarchy of Hip Hop, and you’ll see that Blanco’s got too much talent to be overlooked… especially when teaming up with DJ/Producer Brenmar, who absolutely murders it on the beat.  Get Wavvy.

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Homies Leeboy and Marvel the Gr8 just put out a BIG single, titled “Get it”.  Leeboy, formerly the child star on All That, is all grown up, uncensored and always hilarious.  Good vibes on this one all day.  Shout out to J. Hyphen and Random Citizens on the beat.

Too much hip hop for you already?  Alright, lets get into it.  A-trak’s remix of Surkin’s “Never Let Go” is massive.  Yet again, Trizzy proves how much of a veteran to the game he is, by giving us something unusual, and breaking expectations of what the “A-trak sound” is.  At the same time, he retains his familiar electropop synth progressions, and hip hop influenced samples.  I can’t wait to hear his new Justice remix (coming out soon).

My boys, Ian and Dan, aka gLAdiator, just put out a remix of Butterbox’s “Human” that I’ve been lovin recently.  Moombahton and Hip-Hop fusion is what these boys specialize in, and this track makes that abundantly clear.

Sinjin Hawke has recently become one of my favorite producers.  His sound is so unique that I wouldn’t even know how to genre-fy him.  Most would categorize him with names like Flosstradamus, Lunice, or Hudson Mohawke, but even that doesn’t give a full picture of the depth of his sound.  Listen to his “The Lights” EP and you will be ENlightend.

The homie Cavalry just turned me on to Modeselektor’s new track, “Berlin”.  Needless to say, I’ve been hooked.  Such good vibes from this German duo.  They never cease to impress.

Flux Pavillion just put out a remix EP for his new “DayDreamer” single feat. Example.  Coming in at number one, in my opinion, is Jack Beats.  You can certainly hear the classic Jack Beats sound in the track, but it also has a very different composition than most of their material.  Still, the synth at the drop is something I’ve never heard before.  So crunchy.

Lastly, a quick update on my new material since I last posted.  Got 2 free remixes for you.  Both featuring my boy Marvel the Gr8.  I also premiered my debut music video for “Denzel Washington” off #RPC2 last week.

Enjoy.

The KiD

Wuzzup my peoples!?  April is here, so that means it’s time to lay my favorite tracks of last month on yuh.  This month was a whole new level of cool, as I got to take a trip with Korova to Miami for Ultra Music Festival weekend.  If I learned one thing while down there, it was that EDM is stronger than ever, and WHAT a massive movement it has become.  So let’s review:

Gesaffelstein.  One of the hottest up and coming acts in the dance scene right now, and the crowned prince of techno (second only to Boys Noize).  I have my eye on everything this guy does, and in addition to an absolutely destructive set at Annie Mac’s stage at Ultra, he’s been putting out some A class remixes lately.  Here’s his latest for the The Hacker…

Speaking of Boys Noize, Turbo Recordings just re-released his Erole Attakk EP from all the way back in ’06 on their soundcloud.  When I first heard it a couple weeks ago, I thought this was straight 2012 techno.  When I found out how old it really was, I couldn’t believe it.  Alex has, and always will be waaay too far ahead of the pack.  Timeless, and so hard.

Diplo.  El Jefe de Mad Decent, premiered his Express Yourself single this last month, in addition to a B side with Flinch and Kay, called No Problem.  BOTH of these tracks are so gawdamn hard, and have renewed my faith in Moombahton/108 bpm tempo music that has become so stagnant as of late.  You won’t find many dutch house blips in this stuff, instead both tracks are filled with uber catchy melodies, booty bouncing drops, and crispy, well placed lyrics that almost force you to sing along.

Flosstradamus have been consistently delivering since they debuted their Nu Trap sound that they became so notable for on their remix of Major Lazer’s Original Don.  Just last week, they put out another remix in the same vein.  This one is a new take on Ludacris’ What’s Your Fantasy and I promise, you will not be let down.  These two producers have finally found their niche.

My LA homies, gLAdiator, just released a new single called Wreck It.  Sticking to their influential Moombahton sound, the best way I’ve been able to explain this one is “Like sandpaper to the face… but it feels soooo good”.

My boy Nold put me onto this UK cat named A.Skillz recently, and after listening to his soundcloud for awhile, I came upon this remix of California Soul.  Some really feel good westcoast vibez from a producer outta the east.

I haven’t heard new house from Chocolate Puma in awhile, but the tight and tribal percussion they bring out in every track is unmatched.  This is one of their recent remixes for Nicky Romero.  Beautiful… until it goes HAM.

Melbourne producer, Bosstone, is making some next level experimental dance.  This single, LEAN, is so subtle, but so bossy at the same time.  I’m loving this sound lately.  Take a break from that in your face complextro, and have a listen to some nasty tunes that actually ask for your attention, instead of screaming at you.

Finally, I released Red Panda Chronicles Part II last week.  Check out Ben’s post on it here.  6 tracks, 6 different sounds.  You’re sure to find something in there that resonates with you.

STAY UP.

duhKiD

Read it again “Tribute to Hip-Hop”

After you’re done day dancing and slip-n-sliding at the Menlo Block Party,  it’s time to head over to Cinespace aka Dim Mak Studios to get down in a old-skool fashion. See a live performance by one/half of one of the early pioneers of indie rap duo, The Cool Kids. Then party all night to the DJs spinning 90s Hip-Hop JAMS.

Chuck Inglesh has his fair share of work coming out, some straight Hip Hop, other’s quite chill and laid out. Be sure to grab some original and his mixtape below! RSVP to controversy@the-sneak.com

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Grab the mixtape WRKING by Chuck Inglesh 

All-time Cool Kids Favorite:

This time around we have a beefy ass lineup. We have myself and friends gLAdiator setting the stage on fire so that it’s already hot for out other friend and headliner Sam Hiller!!! Don’t forget those sneakers kids!! See you there!!