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100 Days of Summer | part 33

Tonight is a pretty exciting night for us. J.Cole is in Saskatoon for the first time, and we both get to see him perform before his first album releases (Cole World: The Sideline Story // September 27th). Seeing an artist perform before he releases his first album is pretty hard to come by, especially an artist with such an amazing career ahead of him. I am stoked, tonight will be a good time.
In celebration of tonight, I would like to share some of my favourite Cole tracks of all time. Enjoy!

Download:
"Killers" - J. Cole
"Grown Simba" - J. Cole
"In The Morning" - J. Cole ft. Drake
"Home For The Holidays" - J. Cole
"You Got It" - J. Cole ft. Wale
"Higher" - J. Cole
"Lights Please" - J. Cole
"Hold It Down" - J. Cole
"A Star Is Born" - Jay-Z ft. J. Cole
"Beautiful Bliss" - Wale ft. Melanie Fiona & J. Cole
"Disgusting" - J. Cole
"Lost Ones" - J. Cole

100 Days of Summer | part 32

Download: "My Generation" - Nas & Damian Marley ft. Joss Stone & Lil Wayne

100 Days of Summer | part 31

When two styles of hip-hop collide... shit gets good.

Download: "Trouble On My Mind" - Pusha T ft. Tyler The Creator

100 Days of Summer | part 30

Remember when Wale and Wiz Khalifa had dignity? Before Maybach Music and Rolling Papers?... Enjoy!

Download: "The Breeze (Cool)" - Wale ft. Wiz Khalifa

100 Days of Summer | part 29

This song gets more play than the original. Enjoy!

Download: Runaway (4rm A G.O.O.D. Man) f. Smoke DZA - Jesse Boykins III

100 Days of Summer | part 25

This video is amazing, Ryan Leslie is so talented...

Download: "Gibberish" - Ryan Leslie

100 Days of Summer | part 24

Download: "Paper Planes" - M.I.A.

100 Days of Summer | part 23

Download: "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza" - Mac Miller

100 Days of Summer | part 22

I have really been overdosing on OverDoz. ... Enjoy!

Download: "ifyouthrowitimmacatchit" - OverDoz.

100 Days of Summer | part 21

Earlier this week I finally purchased The National's fifth album, 'High Violent' (featured them on ListenUp's Top 10's). Such a smooth album, I suggest you to pick it up. Enjoy!

Download: "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" - The National

100 Days of Summer | part 20

'Timez Are Weird These Days' will be great. This is a nice remix of the single for the album.

Download: "Why Even Try" (RAC remix) - Theophilus London feat. Sara Quin

100 Days of Summer | part 19

Download: "In The Morning" - J.Cole ft. Drake

100 Days of Summer | part 18

Probably one of my favourite new groups right now, they even have a Neptunes co-sign... You know they are good then. Enjoy!

Download: 'Paradise Falls' - Mansions On The Moon

100 Days of Summer | part 17

On Saturday, Ryan (Hello Saskatoon) and myself were discussing the N*E*R*D/The Neptunes before their most recent albums 'Seeing Sounds' and the most recent, 'Nothing'. Reminiscing on old songs and the production behind it, comparing new artists to N*E*R*D and discussing the similarities/differences. It's funny to think that 'In Search Of...' was released 9 years ago (that was when I was 11 years old), and I now realize that N*E*R*D were a huge influence on my taste in music and fashion. With that being said... it encouraged me to take a listen to some of the songs that really influenced me as a kid. Enjoy!

Download: "Rock Star" - N*E*R*D
Download: "Maybe" - N*E*R*D
Download: "Us Placers" - CRS (Pharrell, Lupe, Kanye)

100 Days of Summer | part 16

'For Emma, Forever Ago' was the first time I heard of Bon Iver. Super mellow raw acoustic with strong vocals; The type of music you would listen to laying in your room while you sleep, or while driving around on a rainy day. Bon Iver delivers everytime with emotional meaningful music. I recently stumbled on 2 pieces of work that I never knew was released, 'Blood Bank EP' (2009) and 'Bon Iver' (2011). Both sound completely different than the first album, but in their own ways. 'Blood Bank EP' has a similar sound as the first album, with stronger vocals and a bit less of 'whiny' sound. 'Bon Iver' (the album) sounds fresh and new, less vocals with more instruments; This album in my opinion is completely different than any other music they have released... which may have been the reason for it being self titled (established a new sound; starting fresh).

The past 2 weeks I have had these two albums on repeat: at home and at the shop. Seeing as I believe in supporting musicians I will be purchasing hard copies of these albums ASAP and I want you to too! I like both of these albums from front to back, so I had a tough time picking a favourite song, so I picked the first song from both. Enjoy!

Download: "Blood Bank" - Bon Iver
Download: "Perth" - Bon Iver

100 Days of Summer | part 15

Dom Kennedy is producing really good music! Go purchase the newest work from the Leimert Park native, "From The Westside With Love II".

Download: "O.P.M." - Dom Kennedy

100 Days of Summer | part 14

Growing up in high-school listening to 'The Bake Sale' and dressing like Mikey Rocks, I would say The Cool Kids were a big influence in my life. They changed my taste in music and fashion...
Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks are like the Batman and Robin of Hip-Hop. Chuck Inglish produces crazy beats and grabs the mic from time to time, Mikey Rocks has a smooth and smart sound, they are unstoppable when they work together. This year Mikey Rocks put together a solo mixtape, with the help of Chuck Inglish's production and beats. Two words can explain the sound: mature and summer. This is one of my favourite releases from the group. I hope you enjoy! ListenUp.
Download: 'The Rocks Report' - Sir Michael Rocks