Aziz is a first generation American hailing from New Hampshire. He later moved out to Boston to study and play ball at Brandeis University. Aziz later moved out to Connecticut to attend Pomfret school where he started recording and producing his own music.
Aziz may not be a house hold name yet, but since 2010 he has opened for big names like Snoop Dogg, Chris Webby, Mac Miller, Big K.R.I.T, The Far East Movement and many others. Give this kid a listen and I guarantee you will have an instant eargasm.
A couple new artists to BtB and a few that have been featured on the site multiple times and will get featured many more times with where it seems there music is heading.
First we got a newbie on the site, Jay Fresh, who collaborated with the Pretty Lights record label, specifically producer/DJ SuperVision, to create “Amazing”, which samples Pretty Lights. Its got a chill hip-hop vibe and shows the potential of skater turned rapper Jay Fresh, who has much more planned with Pretty Lights work. “Amazing” will be off Jay Fresh‘s upcoming, The Delta Project, which is Jay Fresh vs Pretty Lights. Watch the music video here. Jay Fresh – Amazing – “The Delta Project” Jay Fresh Vs Pretty Lights by thejayfresco
Next comes Jacob Es with “In The City” off his upcoming project Piece of Mind, dropping real soon. If you are not familiar, this song samples the 1960s hit “Summer In The City” from Lovin’ Spoonful. Loving the sample, really digging his rap and overall looking forward to this upcoming project Jacob Es has been touting lately.
Next comes Brandies University student-athlete Aziz with “Wind Blows” which samples the indie/alternative chill song from Yukon Blonde.D-Why first sampled this song back in mid-September and Aziz took a crack at it, releasing the song on September 19. Personally, I think the Aziz one has slightly improved production and better rapping. However you be the judge and comment below on your favorite use of the sample.
Next comes Alex Frecon who released his debut EP in late August, which included the Passion Pit sampled “I’ll Stay”. I can’t ignore a Passion Pit sample because they are amazing and although Alex Frecon can’t be described as amazing, I’m digging the production and the rapping is solid. I’ll Stay by AlexFrecon
Lastly one of my favorite artists in this post, Theo Martins, who recently moved to LA to better focus on his budding music career. This dude is very talented, not only with the amazing sampled production he has shown in the past but his rapping is dope too! In this, he samples Foster the People (not Pumped Up Kicks!). The production is so catchy utilizing FTP and his rapping gives the original another direction not entirely touched on yet. Theo Martins – For Helena
Once again the five best songs we received through soundcloud are a wide variety but sure to please the ears. Here’s Soundcloud’s Best for September. If you got music we need to hear, submit it to our Soundcloud.
First I wanted to highlight DJ Burnout‘s best mashup he released in September with “One More Hump” which uses Daft Punk‘s “One More Time” on instrumentals mixed with several bumping pop songs that bring the hump. Yikes that sounded kind of gross… get the bumping music on to bring the hump… “One More Hump”! One More Hump (Daft Punk / Missy Elliot / Lady Gaga / Black Eyed Peas) by DJ Burnout
Now for a group that if you are not familiar with them yet, you should be as they have a superfuture sound that is slowly catching on. Here’s Smokey Robotic‘s latest, “No Reality”, which features Redman! Haven’t heard from Redman in a while so that’s a great addition to quite an interesting song. No Reality (feat. Redman) by Smokey Robotic
Lastly comes another artist who has a fairly prominent feature on the blog, Aziz. The instrumental produced by No Studio is what caught my ear and the rapping from Aziz goes so well with this banging hip-hop anthem. My only question is, who the fuck is Clay Davis? Well I googled it and found out Clay Davis is a character from HBO’s The Wire and he was known for saying ”sheeeeee-it,” which the song ends with. I enjoy the song a bit more now knowing that. Aziz – Clay Davis
Which song do you like the most? Let us know in the facebook comments below!
Earlier today, we got sent New England rapper Aziz‘ newest music video “Ode to Pete Rock” and it’s a good one. It has a classic hip-hop feel to it with a simple yet solid beat and awesome rapping by Aziz. This kid continues to make a name for himself and he is only getting better. This track is off his upcoming mixtape, Daydreams of a Spaceshot,which is set to release on August 23rd. Keep a look out for more music by him leading up to release of the mixtape later this month. Enjoy!
Aziz returns with a hot new track! This time he delivers “Right Now” for us and with great visuals to back it up. This is off his upcoming project and I look forward to it’s release. I’ll be honest, I never was really sold on Aziz; then he made this new track and it appears thathas really stepped up his game with this one. I expect him to go hard on all new songs he releases in the near future.
Here’s what his management had to say:
This next mixtape, “Daydreams of a Spaceshot,” which is set to release in July of 2011, shows Aziz’s maturity and growth and thus he has been patient in putting the mixtape together; strategically aligning himself with some great artists and producers as well.
Aziz brings us his long awaited mixtape, Leave Me Az Iz. He’s jumped onto the scene in a big way with great lyrics and talented flow. He doesn’t dissapoint with a variety of tracks, and you will definitely enjoy this project. My favorites are ‘Power in Attention’, ‘Praying for Rain’, ‘Wild Flow’ and ‘Deaded’.
M.A.C is a group made up of Aziz,who is quickly gaining recognition throughout hip hop blogs, Mike, and Chris. This is the group’s first visuals. We hope to see more from them in the future. If you don’t already have this sick song, Download.
Another two solid tracks from one of my new favorite artists, Aziz. Also, if you haven’t downloaded his mixtape, Point of You, check it here. Download http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5899766%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-oiqhc&secret_url=false Aziz- The Statement (Bring it Back Remix) by BeforeTheBigsNadav On this song, the Super Bowl, he comes up with clever rhymes having to do with NFL teams. Download [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhuB8TxbywM?fs=1]
Aziz released two songs recently that are pretty good, not great. He released “The Superbowl” before last Thursday’s first NFL regular season game, which mentions all 32 NFL teams in the song. He also released “School Day” which is about his experiences in high school, all true stories according to Aziz.
http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4654771%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-45okd&secret_url=false School day by Aziz Download: Aziz – “School Day”
Aziz, the musician, is a 19-year-old rapper attending Brandeis University starting in the fall. He is from New Hampshire and was born to a Senegalese father and a German mother. Aziz has been featured on Goodmusicallday.com and several other sites and is a really talented alternative hip-hop artist.
Check out his homepage and the video below to learn more on Aziz.
Listen and download my favorites by him, “Just Can’t Kill the Beast” (“California Dreaming” sample!), “Power In Attention” and “Praying For Rain”.
http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F4184062%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-BhvYa&secret_url=false Power in Attention by Aziz
http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F3696655%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-Pnf4q&secret_url=false Praying for Rain ft. Pettibone by Aziz
Below is a video interview with Aziz by our new friends at MicControl.
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