L./\. dropped some dope visuals to I’m Alive yesterday on Easter Sunday. I can’t front, this video concept is pretty ill and if you didn’t know what the song meant before, you will now. This is the last joint from her ‘Lost Riots’ series so make sure you go back and catch up on the other gems if you slept.
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Mar 12
FreshPick: Kool Quise – Go (Prod by Professa)
I know its been awhile between posts lately. Hopefully you’ll forgive me. Been mad busy and for all good reasons. Ok, enough of the ‘I’m on my grind’ rap guy talk. This kid sent me a link. I opened it. The music was dope. Now I’m posting it.
He’s from Texas and I’d best describe his sound as Slum Village and the Native Tongues having a love child while vacationing on Pluto. Be sure to click through to his Bandcamp and peep the whole Life & Times of AC Slater mixtape because its fresh. And all of the beats he picked, fit his voice. Looking forward to hearing more…
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Mar 12
Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Bárbaro – I’ll Keep My Light In My Window (Mini Documentary)
If you’re an avid die-hard reader of FreshNerd.com (I mean, who isn’t?) then you know how much of a fan I am of Alice Russell’s music and voice. The word ‘incredible’ would be an understatement when describing the vocal chops on Alice as you will see in this East London mini-documentary.
That being said, I’ll continue to spread the word until people start paying attention.
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Feb 12
Miguel + Boom Bap Drums = FreshPick
I’ve been up on Miguel for awhile….before the record deal (proof). But for some reason once he signed his deal, the music lost something and I haven’t liked much of his music since his “Mischief” mixtape.
Miguel drops off a dope miniEP titled Art Dealer Chic vol.1 and this track in particular grabbed me mainly because of the dirty ass boom-bap drums. The drums are “right” on this one. Combine that with an undeniable melody on top and Miguel is back home where he originally started off…on the right track.
Word on the nets is that this will be a 3 part EP series before his second album release. Hopefully he continues to drop neck snappers like this one.
Sidenote: That synth tho!
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Feb 12
R.I.P. Alori Joh – I’m Still in Denial
If you follow this blog, you probably know I never write R.I.P. posts when it comes to artists. Reason being, I don’t know them. No disrespect to any artist I admire that has passed, but if I’ve never met you its hard for me to do a RIP tribute post. I’m a bit weird like that.
That being said, I woke up this morning to see #RIPAloriJoh all over twitter. Hoping it wasn’t true and just some sort of hoax….I searched her page and AbSoul’s page and it started to become evident.
I met Loriana (I knew her as Loriana) back in ’08/’09 through a friend I used to co-write with. My friend called me up one day telling me I HAVE to hear this girl sing. I said “bet, bring her through”. Days later she brought over Javonte (her writing partner and close friend) and Loriana to my little bedroom studio in Sherman Oaks.
From the first note she hit into that microphone, I knew she was a serious talent and force to be reckoned with. She was a bit shy and quiet, but transformed as soon as that ‘record’ button was pressed and it was time to lay down a take. We wrote and recorded about 4 or 5 songs together and those sessions were memorable as I remember her being more of a perfectionist than me! One night, she spent 45 minutes on one take because she wanted to get this one note right. She cared deeply about her craft and took nothing for granted.
This news comes as a shock to me and I don’t really deal well with death. We weren’t close, but working with her was a pleasure and its a shame that God took another talent from us especially at such a young age.
My condolences go out to Loriana’s family, the whole TDE crew, Ab-Soul especially and Javonte.
Chase your dreams……none of us know how long we have in this lifetime.
Rest in Power Loriana.
Peace, your music will live on.
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Feb 12
FreshPick: Nobody Famous – The Life and Times of Reggie Ep.1
The homie Nobody Famous will be delivering a new mixtape of tracks he’s produced over the years featuring the likes of; Wax, Dom Kennedy, Donnis, Sene, Andy Milanokis and more.
Leading up to the 2-23-12 release, Reggie will be dropping these dope animations that all producers will be able to relate to….trust me.
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Jan 12
FreshVid: LA – A Place
Fresh off the press (see what I did there?), LA dropped off some brand new visuals for A Place, taken from her latest project LA Riots: Mental Fatality. This is one of my favorite joints off the record (next to ‘I’m Alive’)
If you haven’t grabbed a copy of LA Riots yet, make sure you do so before I tell ya mama on you.
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Jan 12
FreshPick: The Soulstice – MF Wonders
The Soulstice are a four man crew all from different states but currently residing in Orlando, FL. They released this dope mixtape at the top of the year with them rhyming over nothing but 9th Wonder and MF Doom beats. Be sure to give it a listen because its dope. You can donate at their Bandcamp page or download for free.
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Dec 11
FreshPick: Joose – Casket Rap ft. Dapper G
The homie Joose (aka Darth Vader in a snapback) dropped off a Christmas present that deserves some attention. Casket Rap is the type of joint that makes you want to punch random strangers in the face. Especially during the holidays….don’t ask why, it just does. The back and forth between Joose and Houston’s up and comer, Dapper G, is a good fit I hope to hear more of in the future.
