Play-N-Skillz hit us up with their latest single, “Up All Night” a smooth pop/R&B jam that will be off their upcoming “Red October” mixtape dropping October 27th.

While the project is a hip-hop mixtape, it’s from removed from our previous “Platino Lifestyle” project. It has a less aggressive cooler vibe, and it’ll feature production from Symbolyc-One, who produced Kanye West‘s “Power” and “Murder To Excellence”.

Listen and download “Up All Night”.

Play-N-Skillz – Up All Night

Here’s some exciting news for Play-N-Skillz fans that their management sent us:

To give you a little information on what Play-N-Skillz have been up to lately, we recently signed a production deal with Jimmy Iovine over at Interscope. Being under the same label with Akon, Lady Gaga, and more is something we’re very excited about. After “Red October”, we plan on releasing an electro-pop-dubstep project currently untitled followed by our single with Pitbull and Wynter Gordon.

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Tags: first leak, Interscope, Interscope Records, Jimmy Iovine, leak, Play N Skillz, Red October, smooth, upcoming mixtape

Memorial Day weekend, here’s a chill song from LA rappers Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies & cARTer. The beat on this is new school West coast rap, the flow is contagious, overall I’m a big fan. This is one of those hip-hop songs, where you clearly hear the talent out of these dudes.
Dom Kennedy – CDC feat. Casey Veggies & cARTer
Below listen and download the song and after the jump watch the official music video for “CDC”.
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Tags: cARTer, Casey Veggies, Dom Kennedy, Interscope Records

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iSquare might be the next Black Eyed Peas. These hip-pop up-and-comers are busting onto the scene, especially now since the release of the music video above. The group’s hit single, “Hey Sexy Lady”, should be on the radio if it isn’t already and I look for more from the interscope-signed group.

Download “Hey Sexy Lady” or buy it on . Check out iSquare on facebook. Enjoy!

Tags: Hip-Pop, Interscope Records, iSquare, music single, music video

http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5659813%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-8i4IS&secret_url=false  Far East Movement – If I Was You Ft. Snoop Dogg Download

Check out the Far East Movement’s website for more on them.

Tags: Asian-American rap, Electro/hip-hop, Far East Movement, Interscope Records, Los Angeles, music up-and-comer, snoop dogg, The Cataracs

Listen and download “Oil Money” feat. Chuck Inglish, Chip Tha Ripper, Bun B & Dan Auerbach and also listen and download “On One” and “Born to Roll”. Download links to latest mixtape and EP below.

Tags: Decon Records, Freddie Gibbs, Indiana, Interscope Records, music up-and-comer, SoCal, Str8 Killa EP, Str8 Killa No Filla, XXL Freshmen 10

Three new mixtapes came out this week. One by an up-and-coming rap artist in Mac Miller, another by an up-and-coming R&B;/Hip-Hop artist in Bei Maejor and one by an artist who received much hype in 2009 but then things fell apart, and now he is on a comeback, Charles Hamilton.

I have listened to all three mixtapes and my favorite is Bei Maejor’s Upside Down mixtape. With several mainstream artists featured on it including Trey Songz, T-Pain, Drake and Keri Hilson, this mixtape should’ve really been Bei Maejor’s debut album, especially with Clinton Sparks producing it.

Download: Bei Maejor – Upside Down

Mac Miller also has a good new mixtape entitled K.I.D.S. I really enjoy several songs on this hip-hop mixtape that has some real chill songs as well as some upbeat songs that I hope to hear more of from this Pittsburgh native. My favorite songs on the mixtape are “Don’t Mind If I Do”, “The Spins” and “Nikes On My Feet”.

Download: Mac Miller – K.I.D.S.

Recently Charles Hamilton put out the mixtape Tafietu which is considered an album by other bloggers since this was supposed to be his debut album until Interscope executives heard a couple of songs and decided to pull the plug. The mixtape/album is OK and the only song I can listen to constantly is “3rd and Goal” which if I think could be a single and possibly get radio play if Charles Hamilton didn’t have such a bad reputation lately (just released from a mental hospital, dropped from record label, etc.).

Download: Charles Hamilton – Tafietu

Which mixtape do you enjoy the most?

Tags: Bei Maejor, Charles Hamilton, Clinton Sparks, Interscope Records, Mac Miller, Tafietu, Upside Down, \"K.I.D.S\"