Royal-T Unleashes His "Flat Shoe Riddim"

This guy Royal-T always gets me. He's been around forever, stays consistently dropping heat, and always finds a way to amaze. His new release, "Flat Shoe Riddim," got official vocals from three MCs: ONJUICY, Smack, and my personal favorite, Riko Dan. It's a truly international affair, with Riko spitting in English, ONJUICY going ham in Japanese, and Smack busting lyrics in Czech. For any grime MCs who want to get their own country inna grime riddim, grab the instrumental and kick the linguistics. International grime soundbwoy killah!

Stream below, cop via Bandcamp.

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Kendrick Lamar "X (Rickyxsan x YehMe2 Remix)"

Throughout this Black Panther: The Album standout, Kendrick Lamar asks "are we on 10 yet?!" K. Dot was certainly on 10 during his appearance on last week's episode of Power, and Rickyxsan and YehMe2 certainly took "X" past ten with their monster of a rework, which you can grab for free.

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Manz Rivalz ft. Chris Rivers, Meet Kaur "Don't Mean Nothing"

I don't know what's doper, the Vic Jones instrumental or the illustration in the cover. Either way, Manz Rivalz linked up with Chris Rivers and Meet Kaur to give you what's described as "new age hip-hop," whatever that means. I just call the shit hot, dead ass.

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Frank Knight "New York Summer"

Summers in any city can be a nightmare, but there's something different in New York. Might be the desire to get on, might be the skyscrapers; it's just different during the summer in NYC. Frank Knight perfectly encapsulates that whole scene in his new single, "New York Summer," which is produced by Rediculus. Close your eyes while this one plays and let Frank paint you a picture. And if you want this track, grab it for the free.

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Hablot Brown Kicks Off Soulection's Black Label Series

If you're in the need for a chill, Sunday vibe of a five-track release, LA's Hablot Brown is here to rescue you. On the first release from Soulection's Black Label series, HB has something. The infusion of the deeper R&B flavor with the guitar-driven beauty? The seductive vocals? This release is one for the loungers. It also helps that there's a cut on here with Esta.

You can stream the full project below, and grab it for free via Soulection.

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Walmer Convenience Drops "Midsummer Mix 2018"

It might already be August, but there's still a shitload of summer to turn up to. If you need some sounds to properly shake your ass to, Walmer Convenience has got you covered. This week, he dropped his 2018 Midsummer Mix, chock full of UK funky, Afro house, and much, much more. Featured artists include Roska, LH4L, Munchi, JLZ, and many, many more.

Stream and download the full mix below, and be sure to check out that tracklist.

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The Perceptionists "Lemme Find Out (Paten Locke Mix)"

Last week, we previewed the Paten Locke remix project, Low Resolution, which flips choice tracks from The Perceptionists' Resolution LP. This week, we have an official remix from the project to hit you with...for free. On his rework of "Lemme Find Out," Paten finds a way to soundtrack the illest dance party before the end of the universe. Lemme find out he's tucked some gems on this project.

Stream the full remix in full below, and grab it for free via Bandcamp.

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Homage CVG Brings Listeners to His 'Hacienda'

If you were in need for some chill, Western-themed hip-hop, Cincinnati, Ohio's Homage CVG's got you. On Hacienda, which is his sixth project, Homage produced a mostly-instrumental montage of sounds that found a way to build a narrative (mostly) without the need for lyrics. That's doesn't mean that this is totally rap-less, though; Lessondary representative Rob Cave picked up his pen for this, as did Boogie Bang, Ill Mil, and more.

Trust, just pour yourself a few fingers of whisky, press play, and vibe out. Stream the full project below, and cop it via Bandcamp.

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Who the Hell Is Nuff Pedals?

I don't know what I was doing when Nuff Pedals dropped The First EP back in 2016, and I'm pissed because I missed out on some excellent music. This week, The Second EP dropped, and you can file me under blown away by this release. There's something about the jazz-y, bass-fueled, broken beats on this project. I've been a longtime fan of jazz, just by listening to the shit hip-hop producers would sample, but there's a twisted funk to cuts like "Hang Glide" that will be stuck in my head for the next month.

The identity of Nuff Pedals is a mystery by design. It's apparently "the super-secret alias of an artist that you already know and love," which is intriguing. This dropped on Gutterfunk, which is DJ Die's imprint, but he's been so all over the place, BPM-wise, for me to think it's him (although it could very well be him). I also know that Die, along with Krust, Roni Size, and the rest of the Full Cycle camp, used to drop all kinds of music during the '90s, under various names. Wonder if it's one of them. Either way, it's someone who called on DRS to vocal a tune, so I have to wonder if they are in the dnb genre and took to Gutterfunk to explore. Either way, this shit is very necessary. Stream it below, and cop it over on Bandcamp.

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The 2018 Trenton House Music Festival Features First Ever All-Female Lineup

Trenton's an interesting town. It has a storied hip-hop history, with loads of West Indian roots. There's also a deep house history in the city. There's something about the soul of true house music that resonates with the area. Not even on some fist-pumping shit; just pure, deep house music. So there shouldn't be any surprise that the Trenton House Heads United crew has been putting on their Trenton House Music Festival in the city for a number of years. In 2018, though? They have something special lined up.

This Sunday (August 5th), the first-ever all-female line-up to hit the Trenton House Music Festival will kick off at 12PM in Mill Hill Park. It's a free event, and runs until 7PM. What's dope is not only is the line-up full of women, but it's very international. DJ Venus 7 reps Thailand, while DJ Sabine Blaizin reps Haiti. Yuko Jikido is repping Japan, and finally, DJ Zandy Shejay is bringing the sounds from South Africa.

For more details on the DJs and the live performances, hit up their Facebook event. To get you right, here are some mixes from the wonderful women on the card.

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