Hip Hop With Soul

Strange Fruit Project - Special
Saukrates - Play Dis
Asharu - Mood Swings
Iamos Marad - Straight Out Chicago
Moar & Rashaan Ahmad - Seasons Change
DJ Mitsu The Beat ft Maspyke - Playin Wit Crime
Kev Brown - Always
P.H.E.A.R - I Love Her Again
J.M.B - What Is Love
Dela ft Large Professor - Chill
Grooveman Spot - Benzaiten Love
Strange Fruit Project - Ooh Wee
Jazz Liberatorz - Indonesia
Athletic Mic League - The Loveliest

Hip Hop Got Soul by passthefeelingon

Mr Scruff & Kaidi Tatham - Fresh Noodles

A lovely little slo-mo house number featuring the legend Kaidi Tatham on keys & flute, due for release on the Prime Numbers label (PN011) in late November, on a split artist ep, along with tracks from Andres & Motor City Drum Ensemble

Mr Scruff & Kaidi Tatham 'Fresh Noodles' by Mr Scruff

2 Step Rare Groove Mix Vol 2

Wizdom - I'm So In Love With You
Eramus Hall - You're Love Is My Desire
Bar Kays - Open Your Heart
Ben.E.King - Street Tough
Leroy Hutson - So Nice
Natural High - I Think I'm Fallling In Love With You
Bobby Womack - How Could You Break My Heart
Rita Wright - Touch Me. Take Me
Silk - Can't Stop Turning You On
Maxi - Lover To Lover
Paris - I Choose You

2 Step Rare Groove Mix 2 by passthefeelingon

Diamond District - In The Ruff

Hip-hop trio, Diamond District, comprised of producer/emcee Oddisee and emcees X.O. and yU, is proud to announce the official retail release of their debut album, In The Ruff, featuring two brand new tracks. In The Ruff will be available October 27th via Mellow Music Group.

Download a mixtape of material from the new album here

Diamond District Mini Documentary from Diamond District on Vimeo.

Sy Smith - The Art Of You

New video from Sy Smith, taken from her Conflict album

Gilles Peterson presents Havana Cultura

World renowned globetrotting DJ, broadcaster and tastemaker, Gilles Peterson teamed up with the award winning Cuban jazz pianist, Roberto Fonseca, to find the very best up and coming musical talent in Havana.

Featuring the work of over 20 musicians and artists recorded across 28 tracks, the double CD album is a celebration of Cuba’s freshest musical talent from latin, afro jazz and fusion to hip hop, funk, reggaeton and R&B. The album includes a collection of new material written and recorded in Havana by undiscovered local street and urban musicians such as vocalist D’nay (described by Gilles Peterson as “Cuba’s Jill Scott”) and Doble Filo as well as international award winning artists such as rapper Kumar and pianist Roberto Fonseca. Fans of Cuban music will also recognise a number of traditional Cuban classics such as Chekere Son, which have been carefully re-recorded by Gilles Peterson.
The album will be available worldwide on Brownswood Recordings. It is a double album consisting of one CD of brand new recordings produced by Gilles Peterson jointly with Roberto Fonseca and Vince Vella and the second CD a compilation of Gilles’s favourite current and recent Cuban music

Listen to Havana Culura here

Trus'me - In The Red album sampler

Trus'me 'In The Red' LP by trusme