The Tastemakers Society

I have no idea what language he’s singing in but this song is amazing no matter if you can understand a great beat and just they way he’s going on top of the beat lets me know whatever he’s saying is good.

Canadian bred Lincoln is back with a new track and he’s bringing his R&B touch back, just listen and see how they do it up North, way, North.

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You might be right, Colin. In a world where conformity is all too common, Mr. Munroe is a genre-crossing, multifaceted musician with a talented voice.  Want an example? Just check out his latest mixtape, which features rappers, instruments, and U2. Open your mind and embrace.  Colin Munroe is on the marquee.

Take chances in your life.  TTS did with this interview.  DviousMindZ is an rising interest in the production game with his “Beats I Would’ve Gave…” mixtape series.  So far, he’s enlisted the names of Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, and Nas in his musical tributes.  Hailing from Canada, this recent high school graduate is breaking the mold of conventional wisdom and taking time off from school to take a stab at musical fame and fortune.  This may or may not be his stepping stone.  We’ll take some credit for breaking him.

Rumor has it that TTS doesn’t hesitate to share the best music has to offer. Here it is. I have to co-sign any of the raps that Pharrell Williams spits out.  He doesn’t rap much, but when he does…Well, don’t listen to me. Listen to the track.  Here’s an unreleased collaborative from Young Jeezy and Pharrell over a smoothed out, orchestra-like beat from The Neptunes entitled “Rumor Has It.”  

Rumor Has It

One step ahead and never two steps behind, this week TTS brings you the next generation of producers. The Apple Juice Kid is a North-Carolina bred college graduate with ten years of international drumming experience. Now, he’s got his hands in a production career involved with artists such as Camp Lo, Little Brother, and Miles Davis. Fresh off of releasing his mixtape “Miles Remixed,” The Apple Juice Kid sat down with us and had some time to squeeze the juice out of the headphones.

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.

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