DJ. PERIOD + DJ SPINNA + SPIKE LEE present YahZarah-I Can't Help It (MJ ...

J.Period, DJ Spinna,Spike Lee and 40Acres unite to pay tribute to legend MJ. This is a beautiful remake by songstress Yahzarah that can be found on that project. To download the full project visit www.djspinna.com

Phonte releases new single

The Foreign Exchange member Phonte(formerly of Little Brother) has released his single "Not Here Anymore" featuring Elzhi.This is the first single from Phonte's upcoming solo album, Charity Starts At Home which is set to drop 9/27 on The Foreign Exchange Music. CLICK IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD

Here Comes ARI LENNOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peep Game!!!!

Ari Lennox is new artist erupting bringing a new dimension to the music scene. With profound vocal ability Ms. Lennox fuses jazz, rock, soul with her experimental sound. Picture Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse, and Milira from back in the day with the fire and soul of Tina Turner. That's about as close as I can come to what I hear when I listen to Ari Lennox.

She has recently released a BANGINASS mixtape titled Five Finger Discount. If you havent heard this young lady you're definately missing a treat. Recently featured on 106 and Park, the 21year old native DC singer is definately carving her own avenue to stardom. Keep your eye on this one and remember who told you! You can hear snippets of the mixtape BELOW and then DOWNLOAD IT BY CLICKING THE IMAGE ABOVE.

Kenny Wesley ROCKS !!!

I am indeed very pleased to post this one! KENNY WESLEY!!!!

That's right people! Kenny has released the first single from his latest project titled " The Window". This track is so hard to categorize and is sure to reach many dimensions in regards to its audience. It's Edgy....It's Soulful....It's Rock...It's Alternative...It's Urban......It's definitive in its on right....Way to go Kenny!! I'm proud of you brotha!

AVAILABLE ON I-TUNES.....CLICK IMAGE ABOVE

ERIC ROBERSON Releases New Single

Good music is truly surfacing out of the woodworks this year!

Eric Roberson has just released his latest single titled "Picture Perfect" from his upcoming CD release Mr. Nice Guy. I'm especially excited about this joint because it involves the production of my homie Zachariah McGant aka Slimkat78 and the most impresive Aaron Hardin! These cats collabing together gives Roberson's music the sound I've actually been craving to hear from him! And to add flava to the joint....Phonte provides a profound lyrical delivery over the syncopated dope-a-licious track! CERTIFIED HEAT


PICTURE PERFECT (FEAT. PHONTE) by BlueErroSoul

This song is available at I-Tunes...CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE

NEW::DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah Notorious Remix

Freeway, Dosage and Tona join DJ Jazzy Jeff and Ayah on the remix to one Back For More singles titled "Notorous". This is definitely a BANGER!!!!!!
CLICK IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD FREE

JHENE's AIKO new mixtape is FIYAH!!!

Jhene Aiko is definately not new to the music scene. Though she was once signed to Chris Stoke’s T.U.G. label alongside B2K , the relationship never surfaced a record as she was cross-promoted with the group for a lot of her releases.
Jhene is back with a very strong mixtape to stir things up entitled Sailing Soul(s).

Sailing Soul(s) contains productions by The Fisticuffs, Bei Maejor, Roosevelt and more. The mixtape also features impressive collaborations from Miguel, Drake and Kanye West, to name a few. You can DOWNLOAD your FREE copy of the mixtape by simply CLICKing the IMAGE ABOVE.

Valencia Robinson Unveils Another HOT Single "Beautiful Stranger"

Valencia has unveiled another sizzling single titled "Beautiful Stranger" produced by Elevation. Earlier this summer she released "Girl Like Me" produced by Raynier Hodnett. These two singles are both available on her bandcamp page..Available for limited time!!!! You can preview both singles below.

New HEAT from Wes Felton!!!!

This is the latest joint from music mastermind W. Ellington Felton.
Felton is sure to make waves (as always) with the release of his
next project due in September titled "Diary of A Misanthrope"
release date: September 6th 2011
other recent projects by brotha Felton at www.wesfelton.bandcamp.com

Renee Neufville and Bilal New Collabo!

Former Zhane member Renee Neufville and Bilal recently released a duo single titled "Full Grown" with producers Chris Dave & Stimulus. This single is a tease to the upcoming release of Chris and Stimulus mixtape titled "3rd and 1st", to be released September 12th. I'm hoping that this a jumpstart of Renee finally releasing to the masses all the dopeness she's been creating over the past years. Trust me! The sister has some gems in the vault! Come on Renee!!

CLICK IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD "FULL GROWN"

K-Murdock's Subsoniq Instrumentals....

K-Murdock is back on the grind of exposing dopeness to the universe! Peep this below or CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE TO DOWNLOAD::

Subsoniq "Instru-mentals" - August 2k11 by Neosonix on Mixcloud

Jazmine Sullivan does a Drive-By Freaky Deaky!

Jazmine Sullivan is still leaking things out of her vault. Just recently a single "Drive-By" surfaced. When I first heard it, I was kind of nervous with hearing the auto-tune thingy. But she quickly begins to lace pure vocals over it and my head began to nod. Nice song!Sounds like she's just having fun creating which not always possible for artists. CLICK IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD

Digable Planets' Doodlebug new single and album release date

You heard it right!!!!!
Doodlebug from the 90's rap trio Digable Planets has unveiled a single titled "Do What You Do". It features Moka Only and Don Will. The highly anticipated album with D.O.R called Futuristic Sci-Fi is set to be released September 27th!! You can DOWNLOAD the single "Do What You Do" by CLICKING THE IMAGE ABOVE

Another DOPE video from Bilal Salaam "SO WHAT"

Glad to see this joint come to light. This is one of my favorite joints by Bilal Salaam. It was also my introduction to his music. A blessing to my ears it was indeed!! If you don't have or need more of Bilal Salaam in your music library, visit www.bilalsalaam.com and have a field day! Digital Downloads are available.On the main screen click MUSIC

The Antithesis videos directed by Wes Felton

This was released a few months ago and somehow slipped by me and maybe even passed you! lol. Its the video for the song "Afrotonia"by Washington DC's Electro-Art Hop group called The Antithesis. The Anithesis consists of Jon Laine, T. Fox and Wes Felton. The video was directed by W. Ellington Felton and features his son Tobias. Nicely done!!!

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DJ CONSCIENCE pays tribute to ROY AYERS

VISIT R.E.D.SOUL's RARE GROOVE STATION TO HEAR THIS AND MORE...FREE2LISTEN::FREE2DOWNLOAD.....SIMPLY CLICK IMAGE


IN OTHER NEWS.......
The Roy Ayers Project released a trailer for the upcoming Roy Ayers Documentary
Peep this...You can also visit www.royayersproject.com

Featuring (In Order of Appearance):

Rich Medina (DJ/Producer)
LA Jay (Producer)
John B. Williams (Bassist for Roy Ayers in Early 70's) (Overlay)
Questlove (Percussionist/DJ/Producer) (Overlaid)
DJ Premier (Producer/DJ)
Stalley & Curren$y (Right to Left) (Emcees) (Overlaid)
Ski Beatz (Producer)
DJ Center (DJ/Producer) (Overlaid)
Andre Torres (Founder of WaxPoetics)
Houseshoes (DJ/Producer)
John B. Williams
Ndugu Chancler (Percussionist/Professor)

Production Credits:
Producer: Haylow Overby

Director: Haylow Overby, Ariel Nuñez

Camera: Ariel Nuñez, Tony Ng

Editor: Ariel Nunez
Sound Mixer: Lalo Guzmán

, Ariel Nunez
PA: Michael Austin, Juan Amador

Motion Graphics: Aries Nuñez

Music: Tall Black Guy 


Special thanks to Derreck Johnson and Ndugu Chancler

© Roy Ayers Project, 2011

Trumaine Lamar::: A new face in SOUL

I love it when I discover new music that's actually worth listening to!!
This brotha's definately onto something!!!TRUMAINE LAMAR is his name. He steps out on the scene revealing a solid EP with fusions of SOUL and elements of Hip Hop with an undeniable gospel influence. The Nebraska born, Florida bread vocalist/songwriter/producer says that he explores his imagination, and reality in various notions. From songs about struggling with reminiscent feelings of a past relationship, to songs encouraging a positive outlook on life no matter who tries to bring you down, he always finds a way to express a part of himself through his lyrics. He has shared the stage such artists as Chrisette Michele, Lalah Hathaway, Eric Darius, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond and Mary Mary just to name a few. With his smooth soulful and slightly jazzy vocals, Tru glides his musical creations with ease and passion.COP HIS LATEST EP titled "THINGS I SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER" by CLICKING THE IMAGE...ENJOY!!!

Bilal Salaam releases new music video

The artistry of Bilal Salaam rides again with the release of his music video for "Heart Break" from his latest project Pedagogia do Oprimido. This song is HEAVY with lyrics to evoke deep thought and clarity of the heart and mind. Of course, you can always count on that with B. Salaam. His experimental sound is forever blossoming into new dimensions. I love it!!

ALSO CHECK OUT "The Wonders of Bilal Salaam" BELOW

Tracy Cruz releases new project

This talented songstress is just as sweet in spirit as her voice and delivery. I got wind of Tracy a year ago and was instantly hooked on her music. Those of you who have DJ CONSCIENCE's TRUE STORY mixtape that was released last spring through soulbounce.com, were able to witness the dopeness of her single "Son-shine". My suggestion is that you not only pick up her newest endeavor "Universal Symphony" but to also grab her first offering titled "Feel'osophy". You can CLICK THE IMAGE to be directed to I-tunes where both are available!!
WATCH HER NEW VIDEO "Love's Galaxy" HERE:

The Seven EP by Emily King (NICE!!!!)

I was quite impressed with the new release of Emily King's EP The Seven. Emily offers a very melodic, morning glory type of vibe. Do not expect the sound you witnessed on her last release. She's definately widening her spectrum of expression. I'm loving it! Get your copy!