Coming back at you strong this week with an exclusive, unreleased track by Jazmine Sullivan – “Jumpoff,” produced by Waajeed. The song features Jazmine backed by Waajeed and his PPP cohort, Coultrain, over an upbeat Jeed beat featuring his typically choice drums & funky horn stabs.
This song was just one out of a [...]
I know, I’ve been telling you that this video was coming for a while now – but its finally here. The delay for the premiere occurred due to the censors over at MTVu banning the video for being too “problematic” due to “suicide undertones.” So Invincible, being the G that she is, decided [...]
Here’s the exclusive premiere of some live footage from both Invincible & Finale’s performances from SXSW last week. With Invincible dropping the delayed “Ropes” video soon, “Looongawaited” is too fitting of a track to pass up (the video will be well worth the wait – trust). Similarly anticipated, Finale will be dropping both his [...]
Just because no one else can, I’ve got two new exclusive tracks from PPP collaborators, Waajeed & Coultrain, for you guys today. Both songs are taken from the Nuggets project, a collection of songs made for the UK division of Universal Music. The story goes – Universal reached out to Waajeed to sample [...]
Another Bling47/EMERGENCE exclusive from Invincible – this time I’ve got an unreleased track from the same sessions that spawned last year’s underground classic (yeah, I said it), ShapeShifters. The song is “Taxicab Confessions” and it was produced by the legendary Brooklyn-based duo, Da Beatminerz – best known for their classic work with Black Moon [...]
Here’s an exclusive first look behind the scenes of one of my favorite MC’s, Invincible’s upcoming video for the song, “Ropes.” The track is an emotional highlight from her debut album, last year’s ShapeShifters, which pairs Invincible’s intimate storytelling with some hauntingly somber vocals from her Bling47 compatriot, Tiombe Lockhart, all over a stuttering, organ-filled [...]
Alright, so first things first – lets get some FAQ’s out of the way about the Queen Of Doom, Ms. Tiombe Lockhart.
“Where the *#$^ is Tiombe?!” Brooklyn.
“Why wasn’t she on the new PPP??” The whole cast changed, dummy.
“What’s she working on??” Cubic Zirconia.
CZ is a new group consisting Tiombe and her new partners in [...]
Today marks the debut of my new podcast, simply titled Fresh Selects Radio. Even though this is the first episode, it feels like the second in a way, because its more or less a follow-up to the Loose Joints mixtape I put together last fall. Just like that, its a collection showcasing both [...]
Brand new song from Fresh Selects/Bling47 family member, Invincible, re-posted from her own label and website, EMERGENCE.
“In response to Israel’s horrific attack on the Gaza Strip, Invincible has dropped a new track, “The Emperor’s Clothes” for free download. “The Emperor’s Clothes” is produced by K-Salaam & Beatnick. Invincible first performed the track live at the [...]
As promised, PPP have released an exclusive free download mixtape to promote their brand new album, Abundace, dropping next week. PPP founder, Waajeed, originally put together this mixtape for PPP’s European tour last fall. Compromised of exclusive new remixes of PPP classics & Waajeed-approved blends by Seattle-based, DJ Topspin, along with exclusive outtakes [...]
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 [...]
As promised, here’s the first-ever Fresh Selects mixtape. No, it’s not really mixed – its just a .zip full of tracks that I’ve been feeling lately, and/or been meaning to post about. I’m gonna be gone for the next couple of days so I wanted to put this up to hold you guys [...]