Will Smith may very well be enjoying his recent jog of press stops, but it seems he’s using the time to get reacquainted with the stage. As a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, he was digitally reunited with long lost homie DJ Jazzy Jeff via phone-in, which played perfectly into Smith’s performance of their collaborative classic “Summertime.” And though Jeff was locked away in digital purgatory, Kimmel’s house band stepped in to provide the cuts and scratches, but were obviously no sub for The Jazzy One himself. If anything can be taken from this and the few musical and quasi-musical moments he’s shared with us over the …
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Emile Haynie feat. Andrew Wyatt & Brian Wilson – “Falling Apart” [Official Video]
Prodigious pop producer du jour Emile Haynie delivers a good-trip-gone-wrong visual for the new single “Falling Apart” off his recently released solo debut We Fall LP. The number begins with a lovely string arrangement, mutating from heartbreaking balladry to big, boisterous anthem at about the halfway mark with an influx of piano-ey touches, Andrew Wyatt‘s silk croon (which can also be found prominently featured on Mark Ronson‘s Uptown Special) and the always graceful Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson manning the floaty ooohhhs and aahhhs in the back. If this is your first taste of the pysche-pop goodies Haynie’s been churning out …
Watch Ella Henderson & The Roots Bring “Ghost” To Life On The Tonight Show
Ella Henderson made her Tonight Show debut with the mighty Roots crew, performing her smash single “Ghost” live in studio 6b.The fellas provide a proper accompaniment to a poppy, soul-touched single from the former X Factor contestant, who is now taking her 6th place finish in stride and laughing all the way to the damn bank, having gone platinum in 5 different countries with this very track. If you’re not familiar, perhaps it’s time to get acquainted. Watch the lovely Miss Ella Henderson and The Roots bring “Ghost” to life on The Tonight Show below and grab her Chapter One on iTunes today to see what all the fuss is about. The post Watch Ella Henderson & The Roots…
OKP Premiere: Souls Of Mischief’s Opio & Free The Robots “Let The Bass Go” w/ A Booming, Tripped-Out Visual
Souls Of Mischief‘s mighty Opio joins forces with Low End Theory champion Free The Robots for the hallucinogenic thrill of a new clip for their latest single “Let The Bass Go” off the forthcoming collaborative EP The Subconscious Mind. Mixing heady, synthed-out beat construction that feels akin to Dilla‘s Kraftwerk phase and a clip the emulates those very wavy sentiments, Opio and FTR make good on their musical mission statement, providing the bass with all the sonic and visual space it can bear. The Hiero ambassador and his West Coast bredren’s forthcoming piece has already seen one hazy number (ripe for your evening burn-out sessions) in “…
Jimi Hendrix’s Early Recordings w/ Curtis Knight & The Squires Will See The Light Of Day
Some of Jimi Hendrix‘s earliest known recordings as sideman for Curtis Knight & The Squires will soon be making themselves known and heard in the forthcoming collection You Can’t Use My Name: Curtis Knight & The Squires (featuring Jimi Hendrix) The RSVP/PPX Sessions. That’s a helluva a title, I know, but it cleverly plays off Jimi’s tumultuous relationships with studios and management over his tragically short, but endlessly influential career, which began with these very recordings. By now, most of you are probably aware of how the guitar gawd spent his early years in the game hopping around the chitlin circuit with some of r&b’s most heralded acts…
Tyler The Creator Set To Conquer The Internet w/ Very Own Subscription-Based Web Channel
Tyler The Creator is getting ready to bring his Loiter Squad antics to epic new levels, inking a deal that will bring him to the masses through his very own web channel. It was announced that Whalerock Industries, the company that brought Glen Beck to some 400,000 $10/month subscribers nearly 4 years ago (yikes) will be adding a few more channels to their network, with Tyler leading the pack of Kardashians and radio renegade Howard Stern, all slated to be fit for a similar deal. The service will provide both free and paid content through the web and app-based distribution, hopefully providing the prolific Odd Future figurehead with…
JMSN Unveils A Shimmery New Video For “Foolin”
JMSN is kinda the king when it comes to grainy, VHS-styled video treatments that wreak of sweet nostalgia. Today we’ve got yet another clip to share from his full-bloom catalogue with the unveiling of the visual for “Foolin’”; yet another fine sonic specimen from his stellar self-titled LP. The clip cleverly mocks up the cheese and corn of old late night program and pits Detroit’s premier ’90s r&b revivalist as the electric and charismatic musical guest, something we’ll hopefully see recreated on a real late-night stage sooner than later. Watch JMSN’s shimmery …
OKP Premiere: Malik B & Mr. Green feat. Skrewtape – “Crown Of Thorns”
Malik B & Mr. Green come through with yet another cut from their forthcoming Unpredictable LP, unveiling their grizzly new single “Crown Of Thorns.” It finds a grungy six-string leading the way as a potent boom-bap shuffle holds down the low end, providing the legendary Roots crew alum and Skrewtape with a steel-toed sonic to spit their diabolical flows over. We’ve already been treated to tuff cuts like “Metal Is Out” and the clip for “We Gonna Make It”, but now it’s time to get acquainted with some new heat from the collaborative project that began with a…
Eddie Murphy’s Return To SNL Was Short, But Not Too Sweet
Eddie Murphy’s return to studio 8h may have come during what was potentially TV’s most grande spectacle ever in SNL’s massive, nearly 4-hour long 40th anniversary special. But it certainly wasn’t what any of us were expecting. While the night was filled with Kanye interruptions, reboots of classic sketches and a slew of monstrous musical moments, Murphy’s spotlight seemed to last only as long as it took to say thank you. And that’s pretty much all we got out of him. Many of us teemed with excitement over what cross-generational comedic marvel could have been, dreaming of how Gumby could have met Stefan on Weekend Update or how the too-hot…
Pharrell Talks New Album With Zane Lowe At 2014 BRIT Awards
No one can argue that this past year belonged to Pharrell. Now with news of his upcoming solo LP G I R L actually seeing the light of day, its time for The Neptunes‘ breakout star to divulge why this year seems slated be another colossal one for him. BBC1′ Zane Lowe go the chance to catch up with P at the 2014 BRIT Awards–where he stepped on stage to perform his summer smash “Get Lucky” with the his hit-making patriarch Nile Rodgers– asking in particular what brought the solo effort to fruition, to which P explained that everyone he had been working with –particularly Daft Punk– had acknowledged his enormous potential as a frontman–except for him. And so Columbia extended their…
Glass Animals- “Gooey”
Glass Animals join the siege of left-of-center r&b acts to make their way across the pond from the UK with their latest Valentine’s Day drop “Gooey.” Produced by band member Dave Bayley –of Adele fame– the track layers a swirling Wurlitzer lick over some lo-fi drum work adding a texture that is endlessly wet. While this one was originally slated to drop next week, it was simply too ripe for a non-lover’s day roll-out. Glass Animals has their debut EP scheduled for an April 8th release on the Harvest imprint…
Ango x Machinedrum- “K.I.L.L.Y.O.U.R.B.O.Y.F.R.I.E.N.D”
While many of us rejoice at the thought of the lover’s day, those of us who find ourselves without that lovely other tend to sit and sulk in our misery. Ango‘s Machinedrum produced “K.I.L.L.Y.O.U.R.B.O.Y.F.R.I.E.N.D” conjures up the lonely madness of spending the holiday on your own, cementing the track’s melancholia with haunting and glitchy monochromatic visuals that are all too fitting and all too dreary. And so, if you’re in the anti-Valentine’s category this year, Ango and Machinedrum may have just provided you with a new track to add to your playlist for the evening. Watch the …