Hidden Gem: Aziz

Published

11 years ago

September 9, 2010

Siegz

No not Aziz Ansari, although he is hilarious!

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%2F5067234%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-Ypw62&secret_url=false Just Can’t Kill the Beast (Prod. by Mass Productions) by Aziz

Download “Just Can’t Kill the Beast”

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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XXL Freshman 2011 (cover) + website news

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11 years ago

February 21, 2011

Siegz

A month before it’s official release, the XXL Magazine Freshman 2011 cover art leaked with the list of 11 up-and-coming hip-hop artists featured on the cover. The artists on the cover are Meek Mill, Big K.R.I.T., Cyhi The Prynce, Lil Twist, Yelawolf, Fred The Godson, Mac Miller, YG, Lil B, Kendrick Lamar, and Diggy Simmons.

My 3 favorite choices are Big K.R.I.T., Diggy Simmons and Mac Miller. What are your thoughts? Any major snubs (I got a few)? Let us know in the comments, chat box, facebook or twitter.

We would love to hear your feedback since we are putting out our own 11 hip-hop artists to break out in 2011 in early March with a mixtape of all the artists best songs. Don’t want to give you any hints but at least 1-2 artists on XXL Magazine’s list will be on our list.

In other news, you may noticed a related posts widget we added on individual posts. We’re still working on it and hoping that our complete redesign will be done by March.

Kanye West – All Of The Lights (video)

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11 years ago

February 19, 2011

Siegz

Colors! One word to describe why this video is so interesting is how colorful it is. Once again Kanye West gives us a music video with amazing colorful visuals, lots of quick cuts and most of the lyrics to the song in a very interesting way. Plus Rihanna looks hot in that outfit and Kanye West looks pretty bad ass rapping on top of a cop car. If I had the video on mute or couldn’t hear the music, I would still be tuned in by how intriguing this video is. Download

Speaking of Rihanna, if you are looking for Rihanna tickets, visit Big Ticket Shop for the best prices. Although I’ve never seen her live, I heard she does a smashing show with dancers and a big band.

Moufy – Twist it and Light it x Party til We Pass Out *dope chill rap

Published

11 years ago

February 3, 2011

@E_Wish1

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Moufy, out of Boston, has just dropped his newest single. It’s called “Twist it and Light it” and its the second leak of the Moufy mixtape which drops on February 21st. This track is a very laid back one which is great to smoke a blunt to (hence the name). Enjoy!

Download: Moufy – “Twist it and Light it”
Here’s the song Moufy released last week that has a more upbeat feel to it, still chill though.
Bonus: Moufy – “Party til We Pass Out”

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