This particular post has me feeling quite proud. Do you remember a little while ago when I showcased an unsigned artist by the name of Ethan Breakaway? Well today I am pleased to present you with his debut mixtape entitled Sans Voix. The set sees Ethan singing eight original tracks and two covers, including a cover of Beyonce‘s ‘I Miss You‘, with all the tracks being produced by this talented young man. I urge all of you to head over to the flipside and give the mixtape a listen, a download link has been provided.
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I should have really wrote an Introducing post on Elle Varner mid last year but for what ever reason I didn’t. Still she did manage to grace the pages of Y&Y via our Eargasms post back in August with her J Cole assisted single ‘Only Wanna Give It To You’. While the world is awaiting her album Perfectly Imperfect following the success of the single the RCA signed singer has decided to release a mixtape entitled Conversational Lush to tide fans over until she is ready to release her debut studio offering. If you have never heard of Elle then I strongly suggest you read on and give the EP a listen. I don’t what has happened in the last year or so but there seems to be so many good artists with good real music bursting at the seams waiting to be unleashed on the charts (many of them being from the UK might i just add).
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If there’s one thing I love, it’s hearing new up and coming artists. I introduce to you A.L., a 23-year-old singer-songwriter from East London who’s just put out a 16 track EP. Titled ‘A.L. Vs. J Dilla: The LB EP (The Laid Back EP)’. The young singer is not going round for round on verses with the late legendary producer, what she is doing though is singing and rapping over 16 produced beats by Mr Dilla. A brave move you might say, but one, which triumphs here.
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Having released a few songs from the set and an exclusive track recorded especially for Y&Y (see here) Project Alfie has finally released his first mixtape. The 5 song set sees Alfie crooning over some classic hip-hop giving each of the classic songs a new and fresh aura. My faves from the collection happen to be the two tracks he released to the public before the mixtape was released however once I’ve listened to ‘Family Business’ a few more times im sure that will be a firm favourite too. Follow @ProjectAlfie on twitter to keep up to date with his musical goings on, also follow @ProducerCharlie who helped Alfie create this musical treat (Y&Y never forget the people behind the scenes). Download link for mixtape is on the flipside, so go ahead and click that read on button.
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I had to press pause on Common’s new album, 3 songs in and it was sounding GOOD. One of the better hip-hop releases this year. When it comes to R&B – this year has been all about The Weeknd and Frank Ocean. Abel Tesfaye dropped House of Balloons then Thursday and now the finale to the mixtape trilogy; Echoes of Silence is unleashed on the interwebs, just in time for Christmas. Woah the first track is a cover of Michael Jackson’s Dirty Diana and he kills it! download link on the reverse.
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Do you guys remember my Showcasing post on Project Alfie a few months ago? (see here). Well he has been hard at work writing and recording material for both an album but more immediately a mixtape. ‘Dead Presidents’ is the lead track from the Project Alfie Mixtape due for release December 27th and sees Alfie put his own stamp on the Jay-Z classic. He may not be a rapper but her still does the beat justice and brings a whole new vibe to the track that I previously wouldn’t have thought of. I am very excited for the impending mixtape and can safely say that as soon as it is released I will share it with you all.For now we have to settle for the one song but I guess it leaves us anticipating and expecting more. We’re Alfie, we’re ready!
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We have consciously slowed down on posting music videos in recent months however when the first music video from a guy that you have been supporting for quite some time and that guy is now considered as one of Y&Y‘s homies then you can’t not showcase it. This is the first, and hopefully not the last, video taken from his simply stunning mixtape Those Who Wait (which you can download for FREE here). I haven’t watched the video yet because I wanted to share it with you guys ASAP so why don’t we all click the read on button and watch it together. I present Daley – ‘Smoking Gun’ the official music video, Let’s go!
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