In the night, Torae hears ‘em talk the coldest story ever told and the Coney Island champ wants to send all jilted lover’s into cardiac arrest with his new freebie, Heart Failure. More than just another Valentine’s Day playlist, Torae examines all cardiology matters from the hot to cold and lukewarm emotions. Presented by Honey Mag & Flud Watches and mixed by the lovely DJ Blazita, Read the rest of this entry »

New video from YahZarah for the upbeat track “Cry Over You,” off her Ballad Of Purple St. James long-player and featuring rapper and grill master Phonte. Read the rest of this entry »

– Drake & Eminem both dropped off new singles… resulting in a myriad of opinions.

– Not to be forgotten, J. Cole dropped off a track too.

– David Stern & Kanye received letters from members of the TSS braintrust.

– Declining magazine sales bled directly from the newsstand to LC’s keyboard.

– These are our Band of Winners.

– Jay Electronica used some N’awlin’s voodoo to channel the spirit of Christopher Wallace… and four minutes of Diddy’s talking.

– In a week full of new videos YahZarah FTW! Thanks in part to the Skype Mass Choir.

YahZarah & “The Skype Karaoke Mass Choir” just dropped a new video which might be one the brainiest uses of the viral nature of today’s music and technology. It probably cost just a few Skype-call bucks to make this video and is worth its weight in gold. There are men dressed like nuns, sock puppets, Lucha Libre masks and Phonte singing through a plastic fork. What more do you need in a music video? Actually, it’s worth watching just to see that sexy picture of YahZarah at the end.

Featured appearances from Esthero, James Poyser, Choklate, Lalah Hathaway, RJD2 and our many other friends of the FE family. Edited by Matt Koza.

The Ballad of Purple St. James in stores May 4.

[FE Music]

And here we have the musical equivalent of a spry bird landing on your window ledge right, waking you warm melodies. Since YahZarah’s last offering got such a warm reception, hopefully this preview of The Ballad Of Purple St. James will be enough to get you through a Tuesday morning and maybe motivate you to buy it when it drops on May 4th. Read the rest of this entry »

If YahZarah’s brokenhearted, she hides it very well. Over a mix of guitars, handclaps and tambourine, the whole Foreign Exchange family joins the songstress over a uptempo jam that doesn’t sound like any love was lost @ all. Read the rest of this entry »

If it wasn’t for The Roots, Hip-Hop’s existing poor coverage at the Grammy’s would be damn near Third World. But where there’s a stage, there’s a will and Hip-Hop will shine through regardless of fanfare. Peep a healthy Scott Storch working it out on the keyboard all for the spirit of the music. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s nothing better than when the future of the funk all comes together for an album. But when the announcement of the formation of FE Music came several months ago, I held out hope that more music would be forthcoming, allowing the loose consortium of friends and artists to collaborate more. The time is now as Zo! manages to bring together some of music’s most talented, if yet unrecognized voices — Sy Smith, Darien Brockington, Phonte, Yahzarah & Carlitta Durand — to assist in …Just Visiting Too, the follow-up to 2006′s vinyl-only EP …Just Visiting.

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“The Foreign Exchange dropped by the Sirius XM studios in DC to bless an intimate crowd and radio listeners with a beautiful live in-studio performance. Backed by the talented full live band, Zo! & The ELs, and the soulful voices of Yahzarah and Darien Brockington on background vocals, this was truly a great set. Here is the entire performance, which recently aired on the Sirius XM show, Subsoniq (Hip-Hop Nation, Sundays at 9pm).”

Buy the retail album. Hit the break for the goods. Enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »