The GTW, also known as Greater Than Wealth, is an upcoming rapper/singer/producer based in Chicago and managed by the same chick who got G-Eazy where he is today. I was on the fence when initially hearing The GTW last year but have heard much progress in his new tracks, which are more diverse, not the typical chill hip-hop that was popularized in the 90′s and overall each song songs different from the next.

Stream and download three latest songs that The GTW has put out.

If you like what you hear, follow The GTW on facebook and twitter.

Tags: Chicago, Nigeria, The GTW

Today we are excited to present Best You Never Heard Volume 7: Summer Underdogs. Shouts to @E_Wish1 on the cover art and the artists for agreeing to have their songs featured on this mix.

With our latest edition of Best You Never Heard, we put out songs that have fun feel-good summer vibes from artists we believe should be getting way more attention for their music. Our criteria for selecting these artists is they had to have under 5,000 facebook fans or under 10,000 twitter followers.

We continue to help young, upcoming musicians in their efforts to reach mainstream success. Many of the people featured on our previous mixes have gone on to accomplish a lot within the music industry.

Below is our 12-track mix that will surely add to your favorite music list and provide you with new artists to listen to that we consider to be the Best You Never Heard. Enjoy!

Tracklist and previous edition of Best You Never Heard below. (more…)

Tags: Avec Sans, Best You Never Heard, Best You Never Heard 7: Summer Underdogs, Farleon, Futurecop!, Ghost Beach, GRVRBBRS, Hyena, mix/playlist, Nicky Blitz, Purdue Avenue, Shave and Mentos, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Mowgli's, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Yury

Wildcat! Wildcat! has a sound that is really different from other acts out there, I can’tquite think of an act to compare them with as they have this real alternative sound that can be best described as  indie electronic pop R&B.

However, I’d prefer to let the music speak for itself and Buzzbands.LA does a pretty good review on them., so stream and download their three releases, “The Chief”, “End Of The World Everyday” and “Mr. Quiche”.

If you dig the music above, watch the official video to “Mr. Quiche” and some links to keep up with Wildcat! Wildcat! (more…)

Tags: Electro R&B, indie pop, Los Angeles, Wildcat! Wildcat!

I know it came out in late May but Ellie Goulding recorded a brilliant cover of The Weeknd‘s hit “High For This.” It’s a must-listen track produced by Xaphoon Jones.

- Studio AZ

Tags: Ellie Goulding, The Weeknd, Xaphoon Jones

The song and chorus begins “Lemme See Your Titties”. Wouldn’t be surprised if this dumb song gets radio play, what do you think?

Tags: Big Boi, Chris Carmouche, HIp-Hop/R&B, Theophilus London, Tre Luce

We recently did a Hidden Gem on the upcoming R&B phenomenon formerly known as Kenton Dunson.

Dunson is becoming huge in the industry, doing a track with John Legend, and now with Lolah Brown, a singer and songwriter from Cleveland.

Lolah Brown has sung the backround vocals for many well known artists such as Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson, and John Legend. Dunson is a lucky man, getting around with all these people. Expect more from Dunson in the upcoming months, for he plans on dropping his mixtape entitled The Investment, this summer. Enjoy.

PREVIOUS: Hidden Gem: Dunson *hip-hop/R&B artist w/John Legend’s approval!

-EllisD ( @EllisDxX )

Tags: Dunson, Lolah Brown, The Investment

Here’s a rocking new video from a group that we featured on Best You Never Heard 6. It’s genre-blending hip-hop band DownBeat Keys, one of the best up-and-coming hip-hop bands coming out to NYC!

This latest video, shot by Chris Meidell of MTV and Jason Chung, is a must-watch! There’s so much feeling and rocking sounds to the hip-hop/R&B track, “Deer In The Headlights” and I can tell the best way to truly appreciate this DBK’s potential is by seeing them live.

Here’s the next best thing though, a live studio performance. Watch the DownBeat Keys Live Studio Performance “Deer In The Headlights” below. (more…)

Tags: DownBeat Keys, genre-blending, Live Studio Performance, mixing genres, New York City

An artist I feel is about to become a huge mainstream act touring the country is Collin McLoughlin, a pop/R&B artist who mostly has covered/remixed other people’s music but about a month ago released a real interesting original song. Then earlier this week, he released a vocal edit to the Madeon song, “Icarus”. Listen and download both of these songs below.

Tags: Collin McLoughlin, MADEON

Dunson (formerly known as Kenton Dunson) has a lot of talent, and we were shocked to get an email stating that he hopped on John Legend‘s remix to “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)”. We also rewinded back a bit and listen to Dunson‘s track “Count On It” which was also a killer. His flow and beats are something you can’y escape, and he has a HUGE future ahead of him. Dunson is currently working on his highly anticipated mixtape, The Investment, which is scheduled to drop this summer. John Legend will also make an appearance on The Investment.
Stream and download “Tonight” below.

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Here’s another hit from Dunson, “Count On It”. Stream and download below.

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Tags: Dunson, John Legend, The Investment

Georgia Ellyse reminds me of a mixture of Nicki Minaj and Mary J. Blige, sound weird, but that’s what I think. Georgia’s new video for her track “Superhero” featuring Salimah is really good, but surprisingly has more dislikes then likes. Let’s change that by watching her video and tweeting this blog post!
Watch the video below.
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Tags: Georgia Ellyse, HIp-Hop/R&B, Salimah