Run The Jewels ft. BOOTS - "2100"

The perfect soundtrack for the frustration we're hearing. Like I said earlier today, I don't need my favorite artists to be political leaders, but I damn sure need them to provide the soundtrack for the revolution.

From Run The Jewels: "for our friends. for our family. for everyone who is hurting or scared right now. here is a song we wrote months ago. we werent planning on releasing it yet but… well it feels right, now. its about fear and its about love and its about wanting more for all of us. its called 2100. we hope it finds you well."

Run The Jewels 3 is sounding amazingly next level. Stream "2100" below.

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Mr. Carmack Gave Away His Remix of Jay Z and Kanye West's "Otis"

While I'm not sure WHY Mr. Carmack decided to rework Otis Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness" and Jay Z and Kanye West's "Otis," I'm here for it. It's a bit more of a flip of Redding's classic, with Jay's "guess I got my swagger" back line over some live-sounding drums. Swagger certified.

Stream and download this below, and if you dig it, check out more Carmack reworks via his Yellow EP, which he dropped over the summer.

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JuJu Rogers & Bluestaeb ft. Regis Molina - "Get Lost"

I'm nowhere near as eloquent as Elucid, nor are my thoughts as collected as Jack Erwin's, so I'll just copy/paste this note from Jakarta and let this track ease my mind for four minutes and 58 seconds.

"today is a morning that leaves you lost in the light of last nights election which essentially is a continuation of a global trend of racist, sexist and homophobic populism from the usa to the philippines. the whole problem is very complex but all of these populist idiots benefit from a huge part of the people not caring and they rather "get lost". juju rogers drops some jewels -fuck diamonds- over a bluestaeb beat for those who think their voice doesn't matter. their album LIT drops in december."

Stream "Get Lost" below, and pre-order the track via Bandcamp right now.

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Elucid Releases His Impressive Cover of Zoe Leonard's "I Want A President"

Without giving me much info, Lessondary member Elucid sent me an MP3 of his cover of Zoe Leonard's poem "I Want A President." I actually played this immediately after placing my vote this morning, and wanted to make sure this impressive cover was released today; low and behold, he threw it up on Bandcamp for the world to partake in.

If you're not familiar with the original, this is the perfect sentiment to drop in a world where we could be electing the first female president, although "I Want A President" takes things a step further. In releasing the cover, Elucid dropped the following statement: "Dizzied by the chaos and confusion of both the US and South African presidential elections during the summer of 2016, I discovered the poem “I Want A President” by Zoe Leonard. The spirit It contained," he continues, "inspired me to record this cover version."

Stream and download this gem down below.

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Four Tet Gave Away a Recent Four-Hour(!) Mix

We're on the eve of one of the most historic—and horrific—elections, like, ever. One would imagine that we should be taking some time to ourselves...just in case. OK, it might not be that serious, but Donald Trump being our is a thing that could actually happen. Might as well live life a bit more calmly before that possibility eats at your anxiety. Enter Four Tet.

Four Tet, the producer/DJ who practically wrote the book and crafting captivating material each and every, has given away a four-and-a-half hour mix of his from a recent show in Los Angeles. "I was the only DJ that night," he says, "and I played from doors till close." Sadly, the last 90 minutes were cut from the set, but this is more than enough for those of us who want to party like the world is almost about to end.

Stream and download the full mix down below; if you spot something, contribute to the tracklist that's being created.

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OG Maco Dedicates New Project to Kid Cudi, Who Triumphantly Returned at ComplexCon

Image via Complex/Rambo

If you were anywhere near social media on Saturday, you had to have seen the #complexcon hashtag; it was trending on Twitter, and giving an entire section of the internets major FOMO. One of the reasons was Kid Cudi, who made a huge return to the stage during the art, culture and music conference on Saturday, November 5. For those unaware, Cudi's appearance was in doubt after he'd checked himself into rehab for depression in early October.

I've personally never been the biggest fan, but I've always appreciated how much Cudi's meant to so many people. Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson recently told The Breakfast Club that he would've killed himself if it wasn't for Kid Cudi, and Atlanta's OG Maco dropped a new EP, For Scott, which he says is "For the man on the moon who taught us all not to give a fuck." Calling Cudi "our big brother," Maco's six-track release is already being called "legendary," and one has to imagine that many Cudi fans are feeling the same feels while rocking to this EP.

You can stream the entire project down below, and download For Scott for free via DatPiff right now.

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French Montana Gave Away 'MC4,' Which Everyone Already Had

Not too long ago, Joe Budden told me that it was Drake that stopped the release of French Montana's long-awaited MC4, not sample clearances. French didn't want it to leak, but due to some MVPs over at Target, the project actually got released to the internets back in August. He's apparently been working on a new project after not wanting to have the uncleared songs replayed, he went ahead and gave away MC4 for the free, which he played on OVO Sound Radio earlier tonight.

I'm not the biggest French fan, but I did like how "Said & Done" flipped the same sample that "Tearz" did. I'm simple like that. Featured rappers include Kanye West, Nas, A$AP Rocky, Jeezy, and more, with beats from Harry Fraud, DJ Khalil, and Swift, among others. Stream and download for your Saturday night turn up.

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'Stranger Things' Star Millie Bobby Brown Stars In Sigma's "Find Me" Video

This is an interesting one. With Millie Bobby Brown officially set to reprise her role as Eleven in season two of Netflix's Stranger Things, the UK-born star takes front and center in the new video for Sigma's Birdy-featured "Find Me." How? Word is Birdy was a fan of Stranger Things and wanted Millie in the video; Millie's reportedly been a fan of Birdy's for years, so it looks like this was easier than you'd expect.

What's funny is I wonder if Sigma got tired of the flack people have given them for their tunes and decided to appease fans of the program by putting its most recognizable star being front and center in their video. I'm personally not the biggest fan of this type of track; every drum & bass outfit that achieves mainstream fame in the UK seems to turn the BPM down on an "anthemic" tune like this, but Millie's appearance in the clip really makes the song.

Watch the full video down below.

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denitia and sene - "favorite."

Photo Credit: Aaron Vazquez

It's crazy to see how the denitia and sene project has grown; I remember posting cuts from Sene four-plus years ago. Back then, he was on his hip-hop ish, but in the time since I'd been working a tougher day job schedule, his producer cap has been on tight, working magic for vocalist Denitia Odigie. Their sophomore album, love and noir, is due out November 18. This track "favorite." is my kind of lowkey sultry turn up. The playful way they warp Denitia's vocals, around those mid-tempo trap drums and booming bass? Perfection.

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Boxed and Local Action Release Massive 16-Track Compilation For Free

While folks seemed to love Skepta's Konnichiwa, it definitely wasn't the "grime's a thing in America" smash that many assumed it'd be. Hell, some fakers are talking like they aren't even fucking with the genre anymore. Me? I'm kind of glad they are moving away from it. There's no real room for fairweather grime heads.

In any case, while I won't be at the massive Boxed x Local Action show this Friday (because going to the UK on a whim doesn't really work for me), I'm loving this free 16-track compilation that heads from the Boxed and Local Action crews put together. Loads of dope producers are on here, including Slackk, Finn, Trends, JD. Reid, Fallow, Loom, and plenty more. The real winner on here, in my opinion, is "Thunderussy" by Trends, which turns the source material from Kanye West's "No More Parties In L.A." into a rowdy anthem.

The beauty of this free release isn't that it's free, or that it has a number of top quality producers on it. It's the fact that it showcases all sides of the grime spectrum; the more ambient tones are represented right alongside the heavier, trap-esque rhythms. There are even a few vocal bits mixed in for good measure.

Stream the full release below, and grab it for the price of an email address. You're welcome.

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