Music fans rejoice, The Kid Daytona lets loose his year-ending mixtape The Interlude II, sequel to 2010′s acclaimed release bearing the same name. As his stock continues to blossom along with universal recognition, the second part of the series looks to elevate the Bronx emcee’s name beyond the blogs and into iPods and car stereos of a new audience. Musically, it’s everything you’d expect from Daytona, but better. His trademark unique sound has matured, enhanced only by his ever-improving intricate lyricism and narrative ability. Read the rest of this entry »

Equipped with the heavenly voice of Goapele, The Kid Daytona is looking towards the sky and giving thanks to that higher power that gave him his heartbeat and ability to stay on beats from Statik Selektah with clever lines. Not too many artists would usher in their new project from this angle but Daytona has always been an out-the-ordinary, extradionary talent. Read the rest of this entry »

A little more than a month outside the release date of her Break Of Dawn album, the lovely Goapele provides insight into her thought process and inspirations during a recent sit-down with Essence.com’s Coffee Talk series. Read the rest of this entry »

The video for Goapele’s newest single, “Play,” quickly follows the song’s release only a few short days ago. She keeps it simple and sensual, employing a black and white clip Read the rest of this entry »

10 years after her initial debut, Goapele returns with “Play,” a come-hither tune with an electro-pop that still allows the Oakland soul singer to flaunt her airy vocals. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been so long since we’ve heard from Goapele that the thought of new music from her almost didn’t register when I saw her name in the inbox. Although “Nothing Compares 2 U” doesn’t appear to lead anywhere closer to an album, Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s an unreleased version of Goapele’s “Different” to tide you over until Milk & Honey comes to fruition. Mos Def Pretty Flaco fills in for Clyde Carson on this alternate take, which thanks to industry politrix never saw the light of day back when Change It All released in ’05.

Thankfully, like most good music, it doesn’t go stale while waiting for its formal introduction. So grab it for your archival & lazy Sunday playlists.

Goapele Feat. Mos Def – “Different (Unreleased)” | Download

Call off the search.  We’ve got a Goapele sighting.

It’s fitting that after a five year layoff Goapele would name her album Milk & Honey.  While not quite the 40 years the Israelites roamed in the wilderness, it does seem like an eternity due to our shortened attention spans in the ever increasing digital age. And it seems especially long for an independent artist to be off the scene. So it’s good to see the Bay Area songstress Read the rest of this entry »

Dude. I’m sitting here with the fat Chesire cat grin on right now. Favored artist + jackin’ of a favorite track + the man from way back, Jo Jo = Love & happiness around this joint on a sunny 70° day.

Six Posts That Should Have Gotten A Lot More Attention.

– Shaun Boothe’s unauthorized biography of “The Greatest.”

– The Grammy Nominations for “Best Rap Album.” Read the rest of this entry »

No reward, but props to gumshoe Franchise over at Know The Ledge for letting us know this songbird is still alive.

Along with CBR, you can add her to the list of female artists that I’m patiently waiting to hear some new music from. I’ve played Even Closer & Change It All to death ever since Gotty™ put her on my radar back in the Blogger days. I even bought Read the rest of this entry »