no suits – Love Beat
Los Angeles based trio, no suits, posted a new instrumental track this week titled "Love Beat."
The song features a pitched sample that has an electronic hip-hop sound to it. Picture Cameron's "Hey Ma" meets...
Scooter Island – Breezy Ft. Zoe Penina
Scooter Island is a project comprised of Matt FX and friends. Matt FX is the music supervisor on the Comedy Central show Broad City (executive producer Amy Poehler).
His recent musical endeavor has accuratel...
TK The Architect – Wait Up Slow Down [Premiere]
New York based MC TK The Architect has spent his life finding a balance. Raised by a Japanese mother and an Italian-American father, TK grew up in a bilingual household. Proudly a product of his surroundings, t...
Top Hip Hop Releases of 2015
Casablanca Sunset Editor, Andrew Starkman, reviews his Top 20 Hip-Hop Releases of 2015
Perrion – Dat Gurl (Prod. by LaronIsALoser)
Harlem spitter Perrion graciously drops off the first release from his upcoming MASS project. This time joining forces with frequent collaborator LaronIsALoser, the track is titled "Dat Gurl". The project is a...
Joni Payne – How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? [Premiere]
Up and coming musician, vocalist and graphic artist Joni Payne debuts her new track "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" on Casablanca Sunset.
The song was inspired by the Al Green version of “How Can You Mend...
StéLouse – Brave
Producer Ross Ryan, better known by his stage name StéLouse, is a future bass producer from Denver, Colorado.
StéLouse recently put together a Spotify playlist of some of his favorite tunes for Casablanca Su...
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Robert Glasper – Afro Blue feat Erykah Badu (9th Wonder’s Blue Light Basement Remix feat Phonte)
9th Wonder remixes the already solid melody 'Afro Blue' into a laid back hip-hop masterpiece.
This track is jazzy, melodic and very chill with a hip-hop back beat. Phonte raps over the top to finish the trac...
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Skizzy Mars – Time Ft. G-Eazy & Olivver the Kid
Skizzy Mars is becoming very well known on the East Coast, and it's my pleasure to swing his melodic hip hop jams to the West Coast.
Time by Skizzy Mars has an underlaying melodic feel to it. You'll find tha...
M.I.A. vs. Mannie Fresh – Real Big Paper Planes
In late 2009 DJ Squints released this mashup along with a handful of others that led to his last minute DJ performance at Coachella in 2010. As a contest winner, Squints played a 35 minute set on the Sweat Shop...
Nas – Life’s A Bitch Feat. AZ (Free N Losh Remix)
One of my favorite acapellas, "Life's A Bitch" by Nas feat AZ. AZ is one of the more underrated hip-hop MCs. This mashup bootleg is pretty dope and definitely showcases both rapper's skill. Not to mention the t...