The Tastemakers Society

Already making there second appearances on New Music Tuesday and this time the future icons, legends, lifetime achievement award winners have hooked up on the remix of Coldplay’s, Lost. And we get to see the new, video of a live performance made into a video with a video of another person performing on video at the live concept put together to make one video concept.

We’ve already talked about her once before so lets cut the chit chat and get right to things, re-introducing Honey Larochelle.

When was music it for you, when did that light bulb go off?

Well, my mom was a singer, so that’s all I’ve ever done. It’s sort of like taking over the family business so to speak.

Who are some of your musical influences, your sound seems closely rooted to the neo-soul sound?

Well, my mom raised me on soul and acceppella. So Stevie, Prince, and Take 6, were the ones I loved most. Also, Anita Baker. But over the years developing my sound, I was definitely touched by many of the neo-soul era as well as rock n roll, hip hop and funk. Jill Scott, and Erykah Badu or course, the Beatles, Gavin Degraw, Dave Matthews, and so many more have influenced me for a time or a season…

Can we officially say that Jay-Z has transcended his place in music from hip-hop to mainstream popular culture?  This new track “History” is a heat rock.  Supposedly, it’s a feature on his highly anticipated “Blueprint III,” which is scheduled to drop in January.  Not only does Jigga lace the bars, but he got T-Pain to sing the chorus sans vocoder, along with Kanye West to produce the track.  T-Pain without vocoder? That’s history in itself.

history

Jeezy’s album, The Recession, is just another step in the right direction, which direction that is? It doesn’t even matter is steps the right one, and as long as he’s making music like this, his steps will just keep heading down the right direction, where ever that may be.

This animated b-boy battle was directed by Jonathan Ng and music from DJ Kid Koala.

In the midst of commercial rap’s takeover, Kumi Hues caught the attention of our ears through their mixtape “Revolutionary Love.” Enter M.E.R.C. and iLL-FLaVa. As leaders of the new school of thought-provoking music, the duo pushes their reality and message of progression through their undeniably smooth chemistry.  Get in tune with Kumi Hues, a group carving their own niche in the hip-hop block.

We never leave you alone on New Music Tuesdays.  What up, world?  Fly. Union is back in the place with an interview.  Managed to catch them (you know ’cause their flyin’ and stuff?) long enough to get a glimpse of their life and their perspective on this thing we call hip-hop.  Don’t get left behind, these dudes are sneaking in the game any which they can.  Oh yea, “Kill Fly. U” and “Close Doors, Open Windows” for download online right now.

Another Gnarls Barkley video with amazing video direction.