When you first take a peak at this video, you're going to immediately realize why they're called Bear's Den based on the gnarly beards these guys are sportin. The sweater my man on the right has is killer as well. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, I immediately fell in love with these guys. Mumford & Sons fans, Avett Brothers, etc.,this is for you. However, given that the sound is simply awesome, t ...

This kind of stuff makes me so happy. For those of you that didn't know, despite my true love for the jam I'll always be a hip hop head, so when I hear something like this, I just get this feeling like there's still hope. I really think Chance The Rapper is the number one guy coming up right now. He has an insanely unique flow and lyrically he is in the Kid Cudi "weird shit, but dope shit" realm, which peop ...

I was not too long ago shown this song by my lovely compadre Izzy and couldn't get enough of it. Chrome Sparks takes you on a journey in this one titled "Marijuana." This Brookyln based DJ Jeremy Malvin is an incredibly talented perscussionist and master of the synth that is up and coming and just put out this new project entitled Sparks. This hypnotic, funky sound is a great one to doze off too. CAUTION: U ...

Yo. In a totally non-sexist manner, I promise ladies; I've just never been a fan of female emcees. But.. this Angel Haze can really bring it. I haven't really looked into too much of her stuff despite her recognition as a 2013 XXL Freshmen. I am really impressed with her flow and style in addition to her very unique smooth voice. However, as much as you can rave about Angel Haze, the dude Woodkid absolutely ...

Ah yes, more reggae. Reggae rock will always be one of my favorites and Iration will always be a go to. I saw Iration when they came to The Masquerade last year and was incredibly impressed. I've always grooved to them growing up but they put on a killer show and are such an awesome band to just lean back and let the day do its thing. This care free, summer soaked jam is a perfect one to add to your pool pl ...

If I haven't stressed this enough, J.Cole is the real deal and there really can't be an argument against it. He is in my opinion one of the most gifted lyricists in the spotlight lately. I really think that Born Sinner is going to be in the top hip hop albums of the year when we analyze it all in January. This beat in "Niggaz Know" is so dope, filled with a thumping kit with violin and choir smoothing every ...

I have been waiting to share these guys for so long that I almost threw up their last album just for a throwback. Now, I can finally fulfill the duty. I didn't even start listening to these guys until a friend of mine really got me on them first semester. Trust your friends if they know whatsup, sometimes you'll fall in love with a band. I don't know what it is with Portugal that makes me like them so much ...

Admittedly, in the past, I'd never actually been a huge fan of indie rockers Vampire Weekend. Maybe I hadn't given them enough of a shot, but I heard a few tracks off of Contra and we just never clicked. My sister is a big fan of their music, so I figured that I'd give them another try when I saw that they'd just released a new album. I've been listening to it for a few days now and I'm still relatively on ...

I was sifting through my twitter feed this morning and one of my buddies was talking about how the combination of Biggie and The XX is "honestly a better combination than Fergie and Jesus" and immediately I was reminded of how much I used to listen to this mixtape when it came out a couple years ago. Also, lately, I have been listening to even more of The XX than I used to so this throwback is going to be o ...

West Coast hip hop always reigns king (Torrance, California.. gang signs out the window ya bish). Disagree? Don't care, I'm the one with the keyboard. Kendrick is putting the city of L.A and the left coast on his back and starting the biggest revolution out there since NWA and Snoop and Pac. The scary thing though, it's not just him. There are all sorts of up and coming emcees coming out of Southern Califor ...