Bay Area hip-hop female MC Rocky Rivera went from writing about other rappers to becoming one of them.

After working a short-lived position for Rolling Stone, she went on to become Rocky Rivera with her all female crew DJ Roza and emcee Irie Eyez.A loving mother and San Francisco after-school program teacher credits her experience as a journalist to help see the industry for its face value.

 Don't be quick to compare her to Nicki Minaj though,the Filipino emcee has stated that she considers Nicki to be "one step forward and two steps back".Some of her influences are Tanya Stephens, Lauryn Hill, Queen Latifah, Santogold and M.I.A.

Her debut album, “Rocky Rivera” is available NOW on iTunes.Article by pirkins(@Pirkins182)

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Where do I even begin?We can't even call this a music video,this is a short film!(directed by Anthony Mandler) Del Ray plays both Marilyn Monroe(singing "Happy Birthday" at the start of the video) and the beautiful Jackie O,A$AP ROCKY plays his part as JFK as the two are seen in a collection of vintage styled home videos.

A$AP KENNEDY! X LANA DEL RAY

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Directed by Alex Nazari.Lupe drops the visuals for "Around My Way".The song originally sparked controversy for sampling Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth's 1992 classic "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)". Thankfully the the issue was resolved.It's been noted that the song is dealt with a lot of symbolism,like Lupe returning the Lambo to the car rental.See for yourself. Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album PT.1 is complete and is currently in New York City,New York being reviewed by his label Atlantic Records.

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Smashing tune!!! Can't say much about the artist but this is a banger! Make sure to check out his other tracks..A mix of post dub and bass music..PREPARE YOUR SUB!

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There’s some brand new product coming out from the Marble Studios. Surkin and Bobmo, as the infamous High Powered Boys, just had five hot units churned out from their track plant, packaged together as an EP called Streetwise. And this sure comes from the street, but this is more about the proper streets here : concrete grounds, glass buildings, traffic lights, crazy car horns, tail pipes fumes and screeching tires. All the tunes here exhale pressure and combustion : drums hit like car crashes, bass thump like a giant crowd coming at you when you’re walking the wrong way, synths mime the confusing soundscape of the modern metropolis. This is raw urban expressionist music, made of shocks and obtuse angles more than regular beats and melodies, shunning any kind of sweetness, except for the the serene, early morning classic « Chords ». The four other tracks are obscene and obsessive versions of electrofunk, ballroom and ghetto house, electrified animals designed to rock crowds and minds, or just evil creatures with a distinct sense of groove for the masses of tomorrow. SOURCE : SOUNDCLOUD

Favorite Track : Street Wise

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What more can we say...JMSN x KASTLE.

FREE DOWNLOAD.

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L$D is a newly formed female punk band made up of White Girl Mob's Kreayshawn alongside Tragik, Blood Diamonds and Montreal experimental artist Grimes... This is their newly released single "Don't Smoke My Blunt Bitch"

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Right now, the music does the talking. Graphics has releases coming on London label GETME - still riding high after its recent release of the Dam Mantle's "We EP" - as well as Super Recordings, Jesse Rose's Made to Play, and new label Granholme. Source : RA

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Just a short month away from the release of his highly-anticipated forthcoming album entitled "Channel Orange" Frank Ocean show us there is definitely a lot to look forward to, literally, this is not short in content.. This track is just below the 10 minute mark, and great all throughout.

This is Pyramids, by Frank Ocean

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Grimes is a Canadian artist, musician, and video director. Born and raised in Montreal, and coming in on a wave of experimental sounds.. Grimes, is as contemporary as it gets.

She is now a member of the band L$D alongside Kreyshawn, Tragik and Blood Diamonds..

This is Grimes, and her song "Oblivion"

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Said The Whale is a Vancouver based Indie band.. Often described as one of Canada's best up and coming acts.

They've gained recognition from various EP's and a few full-lengths, they also were awarded the Juno Award for New Group of the Year

This is Said The Whale and their single "Loveless"

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tUnE-yArDs is the music project of New England native Merrill Garbus, and this is 'Bizness'

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Electric Guest is a Los Angeles based Indie band made up of Asa Taccone, Matthew Compton, and brothers Todd and Tory Dahlhoff. 


In their short time, they've been featured on MTV's artists to watch for in 2012 due to their debut album "Mondo" and the success of both of their singles, "American Daydream", and "This Head I Hold". 

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Face + Heel are a boy/girl duo from London/Cardiff. They formed in summer 2011. Mixing live piano with dungeon synths and crisp future garage/deep house beats. They've already drawn favorable comparison to Mount Kimbie, SBTRKT and Moderat from across Europe. SOURCE : SOUNDCLOUD

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Sydney's Marcus Whale + Adelaide's Travis Cook present their first single of their second album. Missing is an experimental R&B track that has a lot of feeling. A lovely pad follows through out the song and relaxing vocals make it perfect for a late night drive.

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The trillest up and coming crew "A$AP" just released "Brand New Guy" , the hardest song off of Rocky's "LiveLoveA$AP" mixtape featuring one of the best the West has to offer.. Schoolboy Q.

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Kanye West and Jay-Z release their third video from their monumental "Watch The Throne" album.. This just so happens to be our favorite single.

"No Church In The Wild" - Jay-Z & Kanye West Feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream

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