Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 4:49PM New video off the Souls Of Mischief’s comeback album Montezuma’s Revenge. This is brilliant. Forever be one of my favourite groups.
Hip-Hop, Souls Of Mischief, Video Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 12:19PM 
The latest addition to the G.O.O.D. Friday series. This is another why reason people should stop complaining about the tracklist for the album. This now means we have 9 additional tracks already, which makes 22 tracks overall when you get the album and that’s before we even think about the KanYe & Jay LP. He is single handedly changing the game and all people seem to do is complain. There are far too many ungrateful people in this world. The Joy.
Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, Hip-Hop, Jay-Z, KanYe West, Kid CuDi, Pete Rock in Aside Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 12:05PM 
Amazon bonus track for Nothing, which features rapper Fam-Lay. This is better than most of the tracks on the album. Classic Neptunes.
Friday, October 29, 2010 at 5:18PM 
One of my favourite tracks from CuDi’s new album, MOTM2. Wasn’t too sure about him at first, but have grown to love and understand his work. Not sure if it’s as good as his first album, but it’s still a very enjoyable listen.
G.O.O.D. Music, Hip-Hop, Kid CuDi, Man On The Moon 2 in Aside Friday, October 29, 2010 at 3:31PM Old song, new (amazing) video. This is one of my favourite songs by Skinner.
Hip-Hop, Spoken Word, The Streets, Video Friday, October 29, 2010 at 2:25PM 
Echoing the style of Guru’s Jazzmatazz, jazz vocalist and multi Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon join hip-hop quartet The Beast to release Freedom Suite, a 10-track collection of creative reflections on jazz and hip-hop hosted by 9th Wonder. Here is one of my favourite tracks from the album, which features the incredibly talented Carlitta Durand & Darien Brockington. Hit the jump to read more about the release. This is the best free download of the year.
Drawing from a traditional jazz canon as well as hip-hop “standards” from the recent past, the album brings a live jazz sound to some of the most loved tracks in popular music. The album features six original songs written and produced by The Beast and also re-makings of modern classics such as Mos Def’s “Umi Says,” Johnny Mercer & Hoagey Carmichael’s “Skylark,” and Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop.” The project has guest appearances from Branford Marsalis, Phonte (of The Foreign Exhchange/Little Brother), YahZarah and Geechi Suede (of Camp Lo).
Recognizing the importance of talking about the convergence of jazz and hip-hop and its role in forward-thinking culture, the album also features conversations among some of hip-hop and jazz’s greatest intellectual minds including ?uestlove, Herbie Hancock, Amiri Baraka, Branford Marsalis, Angela Davis and more.
We are thrilled to present this project as an exclusive free album download for readers of The Revivalist.
01. Good Evening feat. 9th Wonder
02. Rise Beyond the Sky feat. YahZarah & Rapsody
03. Freedom Part II feat. Suede (prod. by Apple Juice Kid)
04. Let Go feat. Tyler Woods
05. Once Again feat. Kooley High
06. Get Out of Town feat. Phonte (prod. by David Amber)
07. Skylark (prod. by Freddie Watts)
08. Love feat. King Mez & Thee Tom Hardy (prod. Apple Juice Kid)
09. No Escape feat. Carlitt Durand & Darien Brockington
10. Strangelove feat. Shirlette Ammons
11. Umi Says
12. Good Night feat. 9th Wonder
Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 11:19PM DJ Daddy Dog is a mother fuckin’ monster.
DJ Daddy Dog, Hip-Hop, Jay-Z, KanYe West, Nicki Minaj, Scratching, Video Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 8:11PM 
Although I’ve never been a massive fan of Grime on the whole; Devlin is an artist that I’ve got a lot of respect for and someone who’s music that I can’t always relate to, but have always been able understand and appreciate. I have followed his career closely ever since hearing The Art of Rolling 2 years ago and the progression he has made since that mixtape is quite incredible. Some people find his music hard to listen to, but I find his lyrical prowess on the mic enchanting and I love the fact that he tackles real life situations, which most MC’s would never dare approach. I had high hopes for the album after hearing the 3 singles; however it has exceeded all my expectations, and more.
After meeting him on the Example tour earlier this month, I now understand everything that he is about and I am so pleased that he has been able to create and release the debut album that he has always wanted to. In Yesterdays News he states that he has ‘a talent that these other rappers haven’t’ - that is quite a bold statement, but after hearing the album 5 times now, I cannot disagree. The uniqueness of his flow, concepts, lyrics and choice of beats make Bud, Sweat & Beers one of the enjoyable UK albums of 2010 and I can guarantee that it will be completely different to anything you’ve ever heard. In a time where lyrics don’t seem to be all that important to most people; Dev has stayed true to himself and given us the album that we were all hoping for.
The most commercially friendly tracks are those that have already been released along with Dreamer, which features the ever brilliant Emeli Sande. Other than that, the rest of the album is what most would call, ‘stereotypical Devlin’. It’s always hard for me to pick my favourite track from albums as strong as this; however 1989, Let It Go, Yesterday’s News and of course Runaway are the ones that I have been listening to most. The whole album is full of pure quality though. During our conversation he said that Ed Sheeran has rejuvenated his writing whilst they’ve been touring together, which genuinely excites me for what’s to come next, because this has blown me away.
Overall, it’s a great album and a piece of work that Dev should be really proud of. Hopefully this will end up being a mere stepping stone in what should become a long and illustrious career for one of my favourite MC’s. You can get Runaway on iTunes now and the album is available for pre-order too. All the necessary links are below and you can also hear, Let It Go, which is the track featuring and produced by Labrinth. All the hard work is finally paying off.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 11:58PM 
Here is a new track from Common, Lupe and Jennifer Hudson, which is produced by the one and only No I.D. Got a lot of time for this and it’s nice to finally hear Comm & Lupe on a track together. You can also listen to Lupe’s brilliant new single, The Show Goes On, HERE.
Common, Hip-Hop, Jennifer Hudson, Lupe Fiasco, No I.D. in Aside Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 8:30PM Homeboy Sandman takes us on a lyrical whirlwind with his latest video, Calm Tornado. Thieven Stephen on the beat, and Surealphobia on the visuals. Let those bars and images resonate in your brain. The Good Sun is in stores now (still one of my favourite albums of the year). Many more vids from the LP are on the way. This guy is a breath of fresh air.
Hip-Hop, Homeboy Sandman, Video 