Category Archives: EP's

FRESH KEPT SECRET:
Dave Notti x Hi-Res –
The New Chill

I’ve got the FRESHclusive debut of some brand (ironically) new heat from the Portland hometeam – The New Chill by MC, DaveNotti, and producer, Hi-Res. The project is a free EP that not only finds common ground between both solo artists’ seperate, signature sounds but also breaks some new ground as well to forge… [...]

FRESH KEPT SECRET:
yU presents…
Charlie Ross – The Charlie Ross Project

Keeping in line with this last week’s theme, I’ve got even more DMV area hip-hop for you guys today – and this time its an exclusive first look into an emerging talent from the region. Charlie Ross is a producer/MC that holds true to hip-hop’s more raw and bare-boned boom bap days, while still [...]

FRESHclusive:
Ragen Fykes – With Love
(Unreleased & Unmixed)

Hot off the heels of her debut single – Ragen Fykes, one half of M64 with producer Ohmega Watts, has blessed us with a free download mini-EP to mark the occasion. The single, “Rhythm Of The Drum” b/w “In The Pocket,” came out as both a limited edition 7″ and digital single this past Tuesday, [...]

FRESHclusive:
Daru presents… Rusic Leaks

FRESH KEPT SECRET:
Dolphin – Mono vs. Stereo Collection

Now this is a post I’ve been meaning to make since before I even started this site – and I finally think that the timing is right. Truthfully, Dolphin is still somewhat of a mystery to me. But I don’t think he’d have it any other way. I do know that he [...]

FRESH VIDEO:
Daru & Rena “iLuvYou”
b/w Producers Luv Tribute EP

Here’s a quick update with the latest from one of my favorite duos right now, Daru & Rena. The brother & sister producer/singer (respectively) duo have teamed up again for both a new video and a forthcoming EP.

Their new video, “iLuvYou,” is the lead single to the upcoming, Luv ‘09 EP, coming out on [...]

WEEKEND BEATS #2:
devonwho – WaVES

For the second installment of my new Weekend Beats series, I’ve got the latest from the homie (and possibly the #1 FS commenter), devonwho. This latest offering, the WaVES EP, mainly consists of some recent highlights from his ever-changing MySpace player, but he also threw in some all new exclusives as well. Included [...]

FRESH KEPT SECRET:
Suzi Analogue
World. Excerpts 1-9

For the latest installment in the Fresh Kept Secrets series, I present to for your consideration, another figure I seeing doing big things in the near future: Suzi Analogue. Suzi is a Philadelphia-based singer, writer & producer who is making moves worldwide, through not only being signed to the Amsterdam-based label, Dopeness Galore, but [...]

FREE DOWNLOAD:
Blu – HerFavoriteColo(u)r

Just in case you didn’t already get it from one of the other gazillion blogs that posted it – here it is, the new free download EP (NOT a mixtape) from the man of the hour, Blu, entitled HerFavoriteColo(u)r. On this self-produced project, Blu not only continues to show off his personal and flavorful [...]

FRESH KEPT SECRET:
Mike Baker The Bike Maker
(prod. Trackademicks & 1o.a.k.)

As the latest installment in the Fresh Kept Secrets series, allow me to introduce you to Mike Baker The Bike Maker – a fresh new voice coming out The Bay, and a founding member of the mighty Honor Roll. No, Mike Baker does not make bikes – but he does make fresh music. [...]

PPP presents…
Karma Stewart – The Karma EP

As Soulbounce announced last week, today marks the online release of new PPP starlet, Karma Stewart’s The Karma EP. For those who don’t know, Karma is an up-and-coming singer from Austin, Texas now living in L.A., whose best known (so far) as the voice of PPP’s latest single, “On A Cloud.”

After the [...]

SA-RA FRESHclusive:
Shafiq Husayn EP Preview b/w
Badu “Master Teacher” demos w/ Bilal & Georgia

Two new exclusives for you guys today, both coming to you via the homie Shafiq Husayn of SA-RA Creative Partners. First up, we have a special full-side preview of his brand new instrumental EP, Shafiq presents… Jank Random vs. Earl Leonne – The Frequency Cla$h, which is out now on Poo-Bah Records. The [...]