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Albums, EPs & mixtapes

 * The Last Zulu (2014) by Q-Tip
 * MUTTYmorPHosis (TBA) by Phife Dawg
 * Tuxedo (EP) (2013) by Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One)
 * Tuxedo (album) (2015) by Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One)
 * Tuxedo Remixes (2015) by Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One)
 * Fix with the Tux (2017) by Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One)
 * Tuxedo II (2017) by Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne & Jake One)
 * Rosecrans (EP) (2016) by DJ Quik & Problem
 * Rosecrans: The Album (2017) by DJ Quik & Problem

Musicians

 * Tuxedo (group)

Websites

 * DJBooth

Articles to improve

 * Convertibles (album) (2014) by Chuck Inglish
 * Mood Muzik 3: The Album (2008) by Joe Budden
 * Born and Raised (EP) (2013) by Smif-n-Wessun
 * Back to the Basics (EP) (2013) by Twista
 * Understand Me (2013) by Problem
 * Marci Beaucoup (2013) by Roc Marciano
 * Halfway House (album) (2008) by Joe Budden
 * Escape Route (2009) by Joe Budden
 * Villa Manifesto (2010) by Slum Village
 * GMB (album) (2012) by Pac Div
 * Dice Game (album) (2012) by Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson
 * Dirty Gold (2013) by Angel Haze
 * Slaughterhouse (Slaughterhouse album) (2009) by Slaughterhouse
 * Sunset Blvd. (album) (2013) by Yancey Boys (Illa J & Frank Nitt)
 * These Days… (2014) by Ab-Soul
 * 99.9% (2016) by Kaytranada
 * Diamond in the Ruff (2012) by Freeway
 * The Diary (J Dilla album) (2016) by J Dilla
 * Live from the Tape Deck (2010) by Skyzoo & !llmind
 * 7 Days of Funk (2013) by Dâm-Funk & Snoopzilla
 * Death of a Pop Star (2010) by David Banner & 9th Wonder
 * Piñata (Freddie Gibbs and Madlib album) (2014) by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
 * Padded Room (album) (2009) by Joe Budden
 * PTSD (album) (2009) by Pharoahe Monch

Background
In July 2012, Angel Haze released a mixtape online, titled Reservation, to favorable reviews. After signing a deal in August 2012 with Universal's Island Records in the United Kingdom and Universal Republic Records—revived as Republic Records—in the United States, Haze released her first extended play titled New York EP under Republic. Following the EP, she released a mixtape online, titled Classick.

"My album's called Dirty Gold," Haze says. "Gold is always mined or excavated. I’m writing from the very root of who I am. All of this is a very unfamiliar process. I'm focusing more on melody and being cohesive. I'm trying to get one of my favorite poets to do like a poet skit and frame it all as like a storybook or a concept album. Documenting the process of what is happening in my life as I try to figure it all out. Cause my life is like a book."

"It's how I view people in particular and, specifically, myself. Gold comes from the dirt. It's underground and you mine it and make it better. That's how I view people. You go through your dirt and your tough stuff and you deal and you get better. Once you come out of it, you're fucking worth something. That's how I saw myself in regards to the album. I looked back at where I was before I started making the album. I was obviously very dark and, when you hear this album, there's an exponential amount of growth in every single thing that I've done. And I'm only saying that because it's something that I'm very proud of."

Music
NME described the album as groovy and moody. http://www.nme.com/reviews/snoop-dogg/14996#l8J7gL1EbtCjhXzO.99

Spin wrote that each track sonically indulging funk tropes from '70s P-funk to '80s boogie to '90s G-funk. http://www.spin.com/reviews/snoop-dogg-dam-funk-7-days-of-funk/

Snoop and Dâm share a love of the '80s era of electronic-infused funk, with acts like Zapp & Roger, George Clinton, Slave, Rick James, The Gap Band and Prince. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2196/title.snoop-dogg-dam-funk-7-days-of-funk

The tracks on 7 Days Of Funk, which are composed by Dâm-Funk and not sampled, are deeply influenced by that era in American R&B. It's a smooth, buttery, high-summer sound, but heavy, too – big on round, thumping basslines. http://www.nme.com/reviews/snoop-dogg/14996#l8J7gL1EbtCjhXzO.99

"Hit Da Pavement" fuses Snoop's typical laid-back delivery with a walloping thump into an inspired party jam, yet it's tracks like the romantic "Let It Go", with its spacey and atmospheric synthesizer, playful bounce and honey-smooth vocals that evoke the suave early '80s work of Kashif and Mtume, and the subtle and touching love letter to funk music "I'Il Be There 4U" that stand out. http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/SoulFunkAndWorld/dam-funk_snoopzilla-7_days_of_funk

Gaseous soul vocals mix with synth-bass flatulence on the notable "Let It Go," as Snoop repeats decades-old funk platitudes that mask a reconciliation with his lady while Dam injects a noodly guitar solo. Elsewhere, Kurupt, Tha Dogg Pound, and Steve Arrington lend a hand. http://www.spin.com/reviews/snoop-dogg-dam-funk-7-days-of-funk/

The is Snoop's first project with a single producer in twenty years since his landmark 1993 debut album, Doggystyle. Despite some of its musical similarities to Doggystyle, 7 Days of Funk is a much different kind of album. At seven tracks (34 minutes) long, this album is more of a funk EP than a gangsta rap album: Snoop flexes his soulful, R&B side, singing for the majority of the EP. In fact, we only hear Snoop rap a handful of times. As far as lyrical content is concerned, don’t expect anything too deep or complex here. http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2013/12/7-days-of-funk-album-review/

Instead of approaching 7 Days of Funk as a conventional hip-hop album, the album should be viewd as a Parliament Funkadelic record. Dâm-Funk’s production, combined with Snoop’s soulful crooning makes 7 Days of Funk quite an eccentric-sounding album. http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2013/12/7-days-of-funk-album-review/

The Beauty in All
The Beauty in All is the sixth studio album by American hip hop artist Oddisee, released on October 1, 2013 under Mello Music Group. The album was produced, mixed and arranged by Oddisee.

Sleepless in Soweto
Sleepless in Soweto is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Asheru, self-released on November 12, 2013. The lead single "Gauteng," which means "Land of Gold," was released on is dedicated to Johannesburg and features Raheem DeVaughn on additional vocals. "Gauteng" is the home province of Johannesburg, and the chorus reflects the people, the culture, and the love Asheru has received not only in Jo'burg, but all over SA as being "worth more than gold."

Singles
"G.U.R.U.," featuring Talib Kweli and DJ Premier, was released as a promotional single on April 19, 2013. The song pays homage to the late Gang Starr rapper Keith Edward "Guru" Elam. Marco Polo created the beat the day Elam passed away. The Todd Angkasuwan-directed video premiered via Marco Polo's Vevo on November 1, 2013.

On September 17, 2013, "3-O-Clock" was released as the album's lead single. It features Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po of Organized Konfusion reuniting for the first time since 1997. Its music video premiered on YouTube by Soulspazm on September 26, 2013, and was directed by The Doppelgangaz with additional cinematography by Joshua "Big Josh" McIntyre.

On November 5, 2013, "West Coast Love," performed by MC Eiht, King Tee, and DJ Revolution

White Women
White Women is the upcoming fourth studio album by Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo, released on TBA, 2013 by Atlantic Records. The record will feature contributions from Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, Toro Y Moi's Chaz Bundick, Solange Knowles, LCD Soundsystem's Pat Mahoney, and Fool's Gold duo Oliver.

Background
"When it's your fourth album, you have to push yourself otherwise you're gonna get bored," Dave says. "It's rare that you have a band on its fourth album that's more enthusiastic than ever about making music, but that's also because when we started we sucked. I'm kind of proud of that in a way, because hopefully new fans will look back and listen to our early shit and see how far we've come."

"Our last record was a little more serious and moody," Dave says, "and with this one we wanted to take it back to the real careless dance party vibes. [White Women] is more intricate than what we did before, but almost easier to swallow."

If the record feels a bit more thought out, a bit more organic than those that preceded it, that’s due to the circumstances under which the record was created. “This was the first record P-Thugg and I did full-time, both in the same city. He used to live in Montreal. But for this record, a year and a half ago P relocated to New York and we spent every single day together.” As a result, songs were fleshed out to their logical conclusions, rather than being constrained by the amount of time the pair might have together at any given juncture.

Singles

 * "Over Your Shoulder" was released as the first promotional single from the album.
 * "Sexy Socialite" was made available for sale on iTunes on October 29, 2013.

Glass House (album)
Glass House is the upcoming third studio album by hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse, consisting of Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9". The album is scheduled to be released on TBA 00, 2014 via Shady Records and Interscope Records.

Release and promotion
In May 2013, Slaughterhouse confirmed that they had put their solo projects on hold, and had begun recording for their third studio album. The album will be executive produced by Just Blaze and also contain production by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Cardiak, Illmind, AraabMuzik and DJ Premier. In November 2013, Joe Budden confirmed that the album would be released in early 2014. At the time he also stated that Action Bronson would be featured on the album, and they had yet to work with Eminem on it.

Hard Core 2K13
Hard Core 2K13 is the third mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Lil' Kim serving as a sequel to her critically acclaimed debut album Hard Core which was released in November 12, 1996.

Background
In November 1996, the Brooklyn-born emcee Lil' Kim released her critically acclaimed debut album, Hard Core. The LP was a Top 10 debut that would later secure double platinum certification by the RIAA on March 14, 2001. Her last official album, The Naked Truth, came in 2005.

On July 11, 2013, Lil' Kim released the Rockwilder-produced single "Looks Like Money" as a free download to her fans on her birthday. On July 26, 2013, Kim announced and released the cover art for a new mixtape she has been working on then entitled Hard Core: Back 2 Da Streetz which will also serve as a sequel to her debut album. The mixtape was originally set to be released on October 31, 2013, but for unknown reasons, the release date was pushed back to November 29, 2013, and the reggae-inspired track, "Dead Gal Walking," was released. Although, on the new date, the mixtape was again delayed until further notice, the single "I am Kimmy Blanco" was released to the public via Kim's Twitter page, along with the track list of the mixtape. The track list revealed collaborations with artists such as French Montana, Miley Cyrus, Jadakiss and Yo Gotti.

Pink Slime (EP)
Pink Slime is a collaborative EP by American hip hop recording artist Mac Miller and American rapper, singer and producer Pharrell Williams. Thus far, the EP has spawned two singles with "Onaroll" and "Glow". A specific release date has yet to be revealed, but it is slated to be available in early 2013.

Background
The project was first announced by Mac Miller on June 4, 2012 via Twitter. In a recent interview with Fuse, the Pittsburgh rapper had difficulty explaining how the project came to be. "Someone just asked me that, and I forget how Pharrell and I really linked. But now we're making music together. We talked, and we decided we were going to do this EP, Pink Slime, and just bring our worlds together." Miller continued, explaining that mutual respect between him and The Neptunes producer has been a key to the project. "I'm a huge fan of everything he does, and he said some really nice things to me, and is in support of what I'm doing, and just kinda, like, sees it, and is a believer. He's not a believer in just how big it is. He's a believer in my potential of creative music we can make together." At the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, Mac Miller told Vibe that he is one studio session away from finishing the project. He explained that he and Pharrell have eleven songs recorded for the project, but it could be pared down for quality's sake.

In an interview with Hot 97 in April, 2013, Mac Miller discussed the album's delay, saying that he needed to work on his own material before he resumed working with Pharrell. "The Pink Slime with Pharrell was the next move for awhile," Miller said at the time. "So I was going down there [to Miami, Florida]. We were working. I just realized it wasn't time to do that yet, the Pharrell project. Before I take my brand and mix it with Pharrell's, I want to solidify what my brand is first. So I want to do my album first."

Confirmed tracks

 * "Onaroll"
 * "Glow"
 * "Dreams"
 * "Coffee Table"

Kaytra Todo
Kaytra Todo is the second EP by Canadian music producer Kaytranada, released on February 25, 2013, through HW&W Recordings in the United States and Jakarta Records in Europe. The EP was supported by two singles: "Holy Hole Inna Donut" and "All We Do" featuring JMSN.

Track listing
All tracks are produced by Kaytranada.

Numbers on the Boards
"Numbers on the Boards" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Pusha T from his debut studio album My Name Is My Name. The song was released on May 10, 2013 as the second single. The song, produced by Don Cannon, Kanye West and 88-Keys, contains samples of "Shake Your Booty", written and performed by Bunny Sigler; samples of "Intro/A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More", written by Jay-Z and Chris Martin, and performed by the former; and samples of "Pots and Pans", written by Anthony King and John Matthews, and performed by Luke Vibert.

Music video
On May 9, 2013, the music video was released for "Numbers on the Boards" which featured cameo appearances from Kanye West and Chief Keef. The video was shot in Paris. The Kanye West and Don Cannon-produced song was then released as the album's second single the following day.

Critical reception
On April 29, 2013, Rolling Stone gave the song four stars out of five, stating "The star is Kanye West's beat, a contusive bass blur with percussion that's like bamboo sticks on a busted radiator. The result is near-perfect no-bullshit hip-hop."

"Hit Da Pavement"
"Hit Da Pavement" is a song by American funk duo 7 Days of Funk. It is the opening track on their eponymous debut studio album in 2013. The song was written by Calvin Broadus and Damon Riddick. Mixed by Shon Lawon and Cole M.G.N., it was produced by Riddick under his stage name Dâm-Funk and the vocals were performed by Broadus under his moniker Snoopzilla. The song features backing vocals from Shon Lawon and Val Young, and additional vocals from Funkadelic maestro Bootsy Collins.

Stones Throw released "Hit Da Pavement" along with "Faden Away" on a cassingle on December 10, 2013, with both vocal and instrumental versions. The cassette was given away exclusively with the first week's orders of the LP and 45 box set.

Background
Dâm-Funk and Snoop initially got together for an impromptu performance at the opening of The Dogg House at HVW8 Art + Design Gallery in Los Angeles on February 16, 2011. A month after the meeting, the two began to collaborate when Snoop invited Dâm to perform with him at show at the SXSW Music Festival. They forged a mutual admiration; then unexpectedly, Snoop sent Dâm a cryptic SoundCloud message: "I need some of that heat." Months went by and Snoop went to Dâm's house. "Hit Da Pavement" is the first track 7 Days of Funk recorded. We went through some tracks and [Snoop] stumbled on one, and we recorded the vocals right there. It's called 'Hit Da Pavement'," Dâm-Funk told Life+Times. "After it stopped, he was like, 'Man, this is too good, I wanna do an EP.' We went on from that and started gelling organically, no business people involved, no labels, no management. From that point, we got down and here we are with an EP. In an interview for Pitchfork, Dâm-Funk expressed that "the energy was so explosive" with "Hit Da Pavement". "[Snoop] came to the pad at 10 p.m. and we were done at midnight. He killed it. His work ethic is stupid, man. I've never seen anything like it."

Music video
The video for "Hit Da Pavement" premiered on VEVO on December 10, 2013. Directed by Henry DeMaio, the video picks up from the house party in the video for "Faden Away". The retro video finds the West Coast duo driving around the streets of Los Angeles at night with their ladies in Snoop's baby blue Lincoln Continental, and rapping in parking lots. Along the way, a couple bags of cannabis are purchased from a sidewalk dealer and two ladies get picked up in the Lincoln.

Critical reception
Complex stating that the track "certainly lives up to funky expectations with a magnetic bassline and Snoop delivering his rhymes with an extra layer of smoothness to it".

Track listing

 * Cassingle


 * 45 Box Set

Credits and personnel

 * Recording
 * Recorded at Funkmosphere Lab, Los Angeles, California.
 * Mixed at The Compound, Los Angeles, California.
 * Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, Los Angeles.


 * Personnel
 * Calvin Broadus – composer, vocals
 * Cole M.G.N. – mixing
 * Bootsy Collins – additional vocals
 * Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
 * Shon Lawon – background vocals, engineering, mixing
 * Damon Riddick – instrumentation, production
 * Frank Vasquez – additional engineering
 * Val Young – background vocals

Step Brothers (group)
Step Brothers is a Los Angeles-based hip hop duo which consists of rapper/producers The Alchemist and Evidence.

History
When Dilated Peoples had its 2001, Alchemist-produced song "Live On Stage" appeared in the 2008 film Step Brothers, Dilated Peoples emcee Evidence and Shady Records producer The Alchemist had a realization, while not directly inspired by the Will Ferrell movie.

By that moment, Evidence had traveled the world, released a series of acclaimed albums with Dilated Peoples and as a solo artist, and had become a respected producer contributing beats for Kanye West, Defari and Planet Asia, among others. For his part, The Alchemist has made a name for himself in the rap world, producing for Mobb Deep, Nas and Jadakiss, among others. The Alchemist was also an accomplished rapper and Eminem's DJ. While they were building their respective careers, Evidence and The Alchemist had worked together regularly collaborating on Dilated Peoples albums, Evidence's solo material and The Alchemist's releases.

As they watched Step Brothers, Evidence and The Alchemist found common threads between their relationship and that of Ferrell's and John C. Reilly's characters. According to Evidence, "The dynamic of our relationship is similar in a lot of ways. We grew up together, so it's kinda like we're brothers. It's more than a friend thing." The idea for a full-fledged Step Brothers project was born. As the pair continued collaborating, they began labeling themselves as Step Brothers when they would record, as noted on Evidence's The Layover EP. The pair then decided it was time to record an album together. While working on their material, they chose Lord Steppington as the title for their album after a line Alchemist dropped on Gangrene's "Dark Shades."

Discography

 * 2014: Lord Steppington

SoulCulture
SoulCulture is a global online magazine of music, arts, entertainment, reviews and news. The website was founded by current editor-in-chief Marsha Gosho Oakes in London in 2007. Formed of culture-savvy music lovers, predominantly aged between 18 and 35, SoulCulture's core readership is in the United States and United Kingdom while their global audience spans Europe, Africa, Australia, South America and Asia.

SoulCulture earned a nomination for "Best Soul Site" at the 2010 Soul Train Award. BET Networks described it as a website as a transcendent of music "unlike many music sites."

Wikipedia

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