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TiDUS – Soon You’ll Understand EP (+Download)
It has been a couple of years since Tidus dropped his last project, New Age, which included note-worthy songs like Delancey, Without a Care, and Apocalypse. He released this prodigious follow up titled Soon You’ll Understand. The EP comes to us via his unique label For The Future, and marks what I feel is the beginning of a authentic movement within music. It would be hard to listen and not be inspired by the originality of this sound. Tidus lyrically looms from his peers, not only through his these dreamy beats produced by Villabeatz and Ed Weathers of Fast Life Society, but also his spiritual perspective. The way he uses…
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Fresh Produce – Duce
Duce is the latest musical offering from lyricist/producer duo DJ Red-I and Playne Jayne. These artists hit even harder than with their profound introduction, We Are Fresh Produce. I always enjoy their storytelling style. With rhymes like these, which instantly grab attention and will have your mind vivid with imagery, the entire album only reiterates how special and relevant this group is to Hip-Hop. Dj Red-I’s beats are something fresh while embodying the golden era. My current favorites are Black Brittany, Duce Is The Crew, Hit Him Up, Gold Pieces, They Left Me, and 2000 Years. Support this group through the links below! wearefreshproduce.com Buy Duce twitter.com/wearefreshprod
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Knowledge To Wisdom Mix (+Download)
This mix happened while I was making a playlist inspired by the recently deceased Maurice White, of Earth Wind And Fire. I will forever remember the wonderful vibrations felt when I listen to that band. It’s so uplifting and timeless. Naturally, the playlist lead me into a new mix that is different than the usual r&b influencees I feature here, on the Frolic. Old school soul and funky rhythm and blues is one of the styles I heard around me, growing up, and I fall more in love with it all as I age. All but one of these songs were released between the late 60’s and 70s. I hope…
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Plewto Smith – You Don’t Know Me Visual
YOUR HEART IS INSIDE. REVEAL YOURSELF. Are the words written as a message attached to a box Plewto Smith journeys toward in the latest visual from his #PUSSY (Pure Urban Sensual Satisfying Youngin) EP. This project is one of my favorite fresh listens of the year. He exhibits pure, originality that makes me excited to see and hear more from him.You Don’t Know Me is one of the powerful songs I felt from his vocals alone, and the video for it stuns as his “paper heart” is revealed. Check it out the intriguing visual for yourself below! PlewtoSmith.com plewtosmithbees1.bandcamp.com soundcloud.com/plewtosmith You Don’t Know Me
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FemaLe IntuiTion is sO NeXt LeveL Mix 2
My second Female Intuition Is So Next Level mix is truly special. I played this one a lot over the past weekend and each time, it listed my spirits much higher than they were. In the same mindset of last year, I am featuring art which channels certain highs and lows many women tend to experience in life. It features new/revamped versions of classic, meaningful jams by Lauryn Hill, Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, and Jill Scott, as well as some wonderful new-generation voices I recently came upon. This year, I have come into a deeper realm of understanding of what it is to not only be a woman in this…
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Teedra Moses – ClairVoyant the mixtape (+Download)
One of the greatest modern r&b soul singers released a new mixtape called ClairVoyant the mixtape. Teedra Moses dropped the new slice of heaven on the night of her birthday, giving her long-time fans a gift for the holidays. Personally, coming across this when I did, completely changed my mood. Divine timing is real. Not only was I excited to listen to new sounds from the Young Lioness, so soon after she released her album Cognac & Conversations, but I had also been wavering on a low frequency mindset that was changed by connection felt through these songs. The beautiful power of music works through moments like that, when it…
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Clayt – New Paint EP (+Download)
The New Paint EP was seeded a couple of years ago, when Clayt worked on staff in Timbaland’s home studio, in Virginia. It was the critique from an engineer who was impressed by his lyricism, but felt he needed a sound of his own before being presented to Timbaland, which served as motivation for Clayt to develop his unique approach to music. Working hard on his craft ever since then has allowed him to reemerge with new purpose and a new portrait of his visions. As previously mentioned in this post about the visual for the lead single, Third Eye, that purpose also includes establishing a pure art culture in…
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Love Maker Mix
I made the Love Maker mix to highlight love and connection during these tense times, and to also channel some heavily sensual vibes. Enjoy with yourself, a lover, or a potential, maybe even send it to your crush, if you are bold. Anything will feel possible by the end of this one. Let me know what you think and share the LOVE with your people! More MIXES tracklist 1. Fayth Hope – Jasmine Breeze Flower Ecstasy (Dose Mix) 2. RADICAL THE KID – Funk With Me Feat. Ephrem & aywy 3. Tiffany Gouché – Red Rum Melody 4. Alexandria – Skyscrapers 5. Sade – Sade Is It A Crime (K∇MO…
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Clayt – Third Eye Visual
Clayt is a Virginia native who was inclined to sports growing up, then fell in love with the art of words and rhyme. As he discovered his ability to write his own lyrics telling his perspective, he realized and made his mission to spread positive messages through his lyrical gift. He hopes to “inspire others to believe in themselves, and focus on the highs rather than the lows.” Making it clear that he’s more than a rapper, he want to help establish art culture in Virginia that he felt was missing in his youth. You can feel the strength of his passion with one listen to his single Third Eye,…
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Fresh Produce – We Are Fresh Produce
Fresh Produce are an exciting new hip-hop duo who awed me through their debut We Are Fresh Produce. They say they came together around Christmas 2014, deciding to collaborate officially after a few ciphers. Listening to the full-length debut which resulted, it is evident that whatever occurred was destined. Their wonderful collaboration expresses perspectives which are commonly shared between many of those in black communities especially, but not only, and women. The song More Like You, for example, tells the story of a girl who grew up wishing she had features like her best friend, who was fairer skinned and the supposed preferred hour-glass body type. Some of my other…
