Soulcrate Music: Daytrotter Session

Soulcrate Music recently stopped by the Daytrotter studios to record a 4-song session. Check it out below.

Soulcrate Music: Daytrotter Session

Mike Frey: "Connect ft. Alicia Steele" (Music Video)

Mike Frey recruited local songstress Alicia Steele for the second single off his album Burnt Out. The video features Minneapolis artist Mickey Lluebbey creating a piece of art for Mike and Alicia. Burnt Out will be available tomorrow for free at Mike Frey's website.

In related news, Mike Frey also produced a song for Boston rapper Reks. The song will be featured on his upcoming album, which is neat because this means Mike Frey's production will be alongside beats by Pete Rock, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Hi-Tek, and more. The song he produced, "This Is Me," can be streamed on YouTube.

Lupe Fiasco: "Dumb It Down" + "I Gotcha" (Live)

Lupe recently performed at Blue Note with the Robert Glasper Experiment. You may remember the post I wrote about the Lupe/Kanye/Mos Def freestyle session at that show. Well now here are two videos from that show, courtesy of It's All The Way Live, who also has audio of the whole show, if you're interested.

Doomtree: GAYNGS AFFILIYATED Regrind EP

Local supergroup GAYNGS lent songs from their 2010 soft-rock LP to the members of Doomtree for a little remixing. Oh, pardon me, I meant "regrinding." The GAYNGS AFFILIYATED showcase will be at First Ave on Sunday night.

Doomtree: AFFILIYATED Regrind EP

Sunday, March 6
GAYNGS AFFILIYATED SHOWCASE
6:30PM/18+/$20

•Mainroom: GAYNGS, Doomtree, Solid Gold, Megafaun, Leisure Birds, Alpha Consumer, Plain Ole Bill, & DJ Jonathan Ackerman
•7th St Entry: Slapping Purses, Har Mar Superstar, Marijuana Deathsquads, Spyder Baybie Raw Dawg, Moonstone, Albert, Radical Cemetery, and more
•Record Room: Doomtree solo sets and more

Blueprint: "So Alive" (Music Video)

Fresh off the announcement of the So Alive EP, here is the official music video to Blueprint's latest song.

The Cool Kids: "Free Throws" (Music Video)

A different, pseudo music video came out for this song over a year ago, when the Merry Christmas mixtape came out. Here is the official version.

Brother Ali: Double Time Freestyle (Live)

Brother Ali is one of the best live rappers around, so it's not terribly surprising when you catch some awestruck fans at one of his shows. But apparently he can amaze even himself, as he recently did in Chicago with this up tempo freestyle. Props Ruby Hornet for capturing and sharing the moment with us.

Blueprint: "So Alive" + EP

Blueprint just released another song from his upcoming album, Adventures in Counbter-Culture. "So Alive" is an electro-pop single with a vintage feel because of the drums and vocal samples. Printmatic also does more singing on this track than I can ever recall. Stream the song below.

"So Alive" has also been remixed by a handful of artists. The remixes are available at a handful of sites:

"So Alive" Remix by Budo
"So Alive" Remix by X:144
"So Alive" Remix by Innerpartysystem

Or, you can grab the entire package at once, which contains the original single and all remixes. The So Alive EP can be purchased via iTunes, Amazon, or on vinyl from Fifth Element. As always, props to Rhymesayers Entertainment.

Dessa: "The Man I Knew" (Video)

Twin Cities Public Television was able to get footage of Dessa performing a new song, "The Man I Knew." Below is also a trailer for a feature on the local artist, to be aired tomorrow on Fox 9.

Mally: "7 Days" (Prod. The Sundance Kid)

Here's another track from Mally and The Sundance Kid. They've been releasing these monthly songs for a while now, hopefully the duo leaks some information regarding the drop of an official EP or LP. Here's what Mally had to say about "7 Days":

7 Days is a musical tale of when a boy sees a girl and is instantly hooked so much so, that he willingly learns everything about her. The infatuation this boy has (as many might) becomes so strong that they can explain what the girl does from the time she goes to work all the way down to how she chews her food on a Tuesday. In this case, the chase just might be better than the catch... Or is it?

Mally: "7 Days" (Prod. The Sundance Kid)