That GOOD GOOD Music: Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib, Quadron, Theophilus London, and Robert Glasper Experiment's 'Black Radio'

Husfriend by Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib

The ridiculously talented Georgia Anne Muldrow has paired up with my favorite producer, Madlib, for her latest album entitled Seeds which will be released March 27. If the album sounds anything like their recently released track “Husfriend”, our ears will be in for a real treat. Not hip to Miss Muldrow? Listen to my 2 favorite songs by her here & here. 

A beautiful video for a beautiful song- enjoy “Day” by Danish duo Quadron. Not hip to Coco & Robin? Listen to a few of my favorite songs by them here, here, & here.

Big Spender by Theophilus London

Theophilus London & A$AP Rocky announced a couple of months that they were working on a song together entitled “Big Spender”. I haven’t been able to hear their version but I must say, I’m in love with Theophilus London’s take on the song which will be on his upcoming EP Lovers Holiday II: Rose Island. (I believe he recorded this on the radio in Australia so that's why the audio sounds a little rough.)

This album has been on heavy, heavy repeat on my iPod for the past month. The songs are just too smooth for words. If you love jazz, hip-hop, soul, and R&B, you will definitely appreciate this. Click here & here to listen to my 2 favorite songs.

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That GOOD GOOD Around the Web

It’s back! The gorgeous Solange Knowles relaunched her personal site ‘My Damn Blog’ a little over a week ago. This time around, she has taken to tumblr.com where she shares stunning photography from her various travels. As I have said time and time again, I am a humungous fan of Solange; I think she is a brilliant musician and I am so taken by her unique sense of style. My Damn Blog is definitely worth a moment of your time, click here to check it out! Here are a few of my favorite shots..

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Like Smoke by Amy Winehouse feat. Nas

Like Smoke is the first song that has been released from Amy Winehouse’s posthumous album, ‘Lioness: Hidden Treasures’ which will serve as record of Amy’s musical development throughout the years. The album will be composed of a series of 12 unreleased tracks put together by Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, both of who collaborated with Amy several times during her career. Amy Winehouse was and still is one of my favorite singers to ever live. I really look forward to hearing this album!

Gorgeous photos from a spread done by Nasty Gal Vintage have been making their way around tumblr and a number of other blogs as well. I must say, I am so in love with what I am seeing. The model is absolutely marvelous (I am so in love with her hair!) and the clothing is great as well. Kudos to whoever photographed this, they really caught some great moments. To see the rest of the photos and to check out Nasty Gal’s website, click here.

The beautiful Toyin Odutola, an artist that I have previously interviewed & featured on this blog, has become the face of the A/W 2011 collection of Pour Porter, an online boutique which boasts incredibly unique pieces from original designers, which I initially learned about last summer through Toyin’s tumblr. The talent that Toyin possesses is nothing short of remarkable; not only is she an extremely gifted artist, but she also makes a splendid model as well. To check out Pour Porter online, click here. Here are a 2 more of my favorite shots..

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Songs I Currently Have On Repeat

Here are some of the songs I just cannot stop playing nowadays. Some are fairly new, some are quite old. Just click on the little play buttons and/or the songs and they will play in the little media player located in the bottom left corner of your screen. If the songs do not play, just refresh your screen and try again. Enjoy :)

Frank Ocean is a gem I discovered last month thanks to my boys over at Hypstercult. If you aren’t familiar with Frank, you can read up on him by clicking here. Nostalgia, Ultra dropped back in February and has earned Frank some much deserved attention. It is, perhaps, some of the most refreshing music I have heard so far this year, I really like it. Not only are the vocals on point, but the lyrics have so much depth as well! I encourage you all to take advantage of the free download of the album. Just click the picture!

We All Try by Frank Ocean

There Will Be Tears by Frank Ocean

Shuffering + Shmiling by Dead Prez feat. Fela Kuti, Jorge Ben Jor, Talib Kweli, Bilal & Positive Force

I Follow Rivers by Lykke Li

Always Love You by Theophilus London

Beautiful Skin by Goodie Mob

 I love this song so much! Between the beautiful sound of jazz music and the beautiful sound of Mos Def’s singing, I’m in heaven.

Creole by Charlie Hunter feat. Mos Def

I just discovered these renditions of Dilla beats a few weeks ago. I really like the way the songs Fall N Love and Players were broken down and electro-fied a bit. Very cool.

Fall N Love (Chief Remix) by Feelin' Music

Players (Willy Sunshine Remix) by Feelin' Music

Songs I Currently Have On Repeat

I recently got an e-mail from one of my readers in London asking me to suggest some songs for her to download since she liked my musical taste (thank you Aianna!) For anyone who hasn’t noticed, I have a playlist of music in the right side panel under the title “music” and those are some of my favorite songs of all time. When you click on one it starts playing in the music player located on the bottom left side of your screen. Anywho, let me get back to business, here are a few new and old songs that I’ve been playing a lot recently…

Flying Overseas by Theophilus London feat. Solange & Devonte Hynes

Maybe She'll Dream of Me by The Foreign Exchange

You Make Me Smile by Aloe Blacc

On The Vista by Blakroc feat. Mos Def

Georgia by Cee-Lo Green

I Don't Know Why, But I Do by Chrisette Michele

I always get people asking me how I discover my music since I tend to listen to stuff you don’t hear in a lot of other places so I will let you guys in on a few of my favorite websites for discovering music (click on the names to go to the websites):

Pandora: I’m sure the vast majority of you all know about this website. It’s the perfect tool to find artists and music that are similar to what you already like to listen to. All you do is enter in an artist or a song that you like and Pandora will generate a station of similar music.

The Hype Machine: This website is really cool; it allows you to listen to the latest songs that have been uploaded on blogs all over the world. This is a good place to find all those remixes and mash-ups you won’t find in many other places. I have found some of the most amazing music on my iPod by using this website.

Okayplayer: Yet another phenomenal website, geared mostly toward true hip-hop heads and soul music fiends like myself. If you are a fan of The Roots, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, J Dilla, Erykah Badu, Nneka, Meshell Ndegeocello, K-Os, etc., you will love this website. It’s not an online radio like Pandora or a series of mp3s like The Hype Machine so you will have to do a little snooping, but the site is pretty easy to navigate around.

HYPETRAK: I love this website so much! The best thing about it is the extremely wide variety of music that it offers; you will find everything from alternative to rap to pop to underground music. And this site is really good about posting brand new music very quickly, they are really on top of their ish. 

Happy music hunting :) 

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