Gig Highlights: Keely & Co Exposure – Soul Sessions.

Last night I had the utmost pleasure of attending the Keely & Co exposure event at London’s Rich Mix. The event showcase Britain’s most promising stars.

Hip-hop upriser DELLY J definitely caught my attention, as he raise the roof with his track, Rock This Joint – Check it out!

This guy kept on rocking the joint, with his easy- cruising and inspirational track, Dream Big.

The night ended on a high with UK Voice contestant TREVOR FRANCIS. The super smooth performer was a backing singer for array of big acts including P.DIDDY, MARIAH CAREY, JLS, TINIE TEMPAH and GLADYS KNIGHT. Last night, he proved that he was more than a backing singer with his out-of-sight performance – don’t you dare leave this post until you listen to this guy!

If you’re feeling DELLY J performance, you can visit his SoundCloud page and check out his out-of-this-world tracks.

To find out more about Keely & Co, visit their website.

Cirque du Sound -Drifting Tide

1. Drifting Tide
2. Under My Skin
3. Secrets

Danielle Addy (vocals) and Cameron Stewart-Mathews (Drums/production) –aka CIRQUE DU SOUND – was featured on NEW LEASE MUSIC last month with their track Reason …now they’re back, armed with their debut EP Drifting Tide, released 12 September.

Drifting Tide offers pure enigmatic style of electronic dance tracks that can EASILY become  favourites. The EP kicks off with the fun, pop-infused Drifting Tide, where Addy’s dreamy vocal just melts perfectly into the production. It gets better as Addy’s vocals turn all daunting in the mysteriously dark Under My Skin. The Three-track production ends on a high with the infectiously funky Secrets, which has the serious potential of becoming a club filler.

In just three tracks, there’s no mistaking that CIRQUE DU SOUND have well and truly found their niche in electronic music.  So if you’re a great lover of electronic music, it’s well worth downloading the EP…for FREE!

Star Song: Faith Don’t Leave My Soul – King Holloway

King Holloway

Today’s song is Faith Don’t Leave My Soul  (prod.  Jerrod Hinton) by KING HOLLOWAY. The track is coming from his fourth mixtape, Mind Travel , released in August.

It was so hard finding a star song from this mixtape, as every single track has some seriously (and I mean seriously) slamming beats with thought-provoking/let-the-truth-be-told lyrics.

In the end, Faith Don’t Leave My Soul made it to the star song hot spot, as it features some sick cuts from  ex-Temptations David Ruffin’s  smooth classic, Mary Jane.  KING HOLLOWAY’s raps just oozes into the track – OUT-OF-SIGHT!

If you’re feeling this track, you won’t be disappointed by the mixtape – CHECK-IT-OUT NOW! Head over to his SoundCloud page, where you can listen and download Mind Travel for FREE!

Review: TC-UNO – The Musical Papa

The Musical papa

1. FlyLife intro
2. Love on the Corner (prod Allen Steele)
3. Clap (prod. Shaq Beats)
4. Wonderful Freestyle
5. Lit (Prod DHayes)
6. That Work Ft. David Rush (Prod. DHayes)
7. Back That
8. Interlude
9. Amazed Ft Reek Havoc (Prod Shaq Beats)
10. Ligghhh (Prod Johnny Classics)
11. Do You (Prod. DHayes)
12. GIF Ft. Aj
13. Realest S*** Ft. Reek Havoc (Prod Shaq Beats)
14. Outro

If you’re a big fan of THE MUSICAL PAPA, the chances are that you know of his highly-anticipated mixtape TC-UNO. If you don’t know this rapper, expect 14 very different tracks from the mixtape.

TC-UNO starts off real smooth, with the light and angelic Love on the Corner, Clap and Wonderful Freestyle (sampled from JA RULE/R-KELLY/ASHANTI big hit Wonderful) The mixtape switches to a slightly dark tempo with Lit and That Work. MUSICAL PAPA’s ride-to-the-beats freestyling is most appreciated in the seriously head-rolling tracks Amazed, Ligghhh and Do You. The mixtape reaches the ultimate climax with the uber-cool/hour afters GIF.

Overall TC-UNO caters for ALL serious hiphop heads. If you’re not into the dark productions, you’ll sure love his super smooth tracks (just have a listen to GIF – wicked!). Check out TC-UNO right here.

Star Song: Buried Alive – Liquor Store Bandits

Liquid store Bandits

Today’s song is Buried Alive by American hip-hop/aggressive rock act LIQUOR STORE BANDITS (LSB). The track is coming from their album Still Cumming, released in August.

LSB burst onto the music scene, quickly finding a place in St Louis hip-hop scene.  Their high energy rap style vocals coupled with infectious hooks and pulse-raising instruments, won them a huge following and fan base.

Buried Alive is a prime example of their high-energy infusion, where the flawlessly vibrant raps meet that the heading-rolling drive – it’s an experience, so CHECK-IT-OUT!

If you’re feeling, Buried Alive, pop over to LSB’s Bandcamp page, where you can experience other tracks that pushes aggressive rock to the absolute limit. Enjoy!