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The Frank Ocean Covers Round-Up – 2/3/12
Frank Ocean has been a rather popular artist to cover recently, so we threw together a quick round-up of covers by Jeremy Passion, Maribelle Anes, Erin Kim, Verseatile, New Heights, Andy Ha, and Jae Jin. There are two songs here, “Thinking About You” and “We All Try”, and some chose to switch things up while others played it by the book – singing over the official instrumental. Enjoy your Friday!
Jeremy Passion Covers “Thinking About You” & “J.O.B.”
Maribelle Anes Remixes “Thinking About You”
The Freshman: Goni – “To Me”
It’s only the third day of February, how about a new Freshmen feature? If you need a reminder – this is where we spotlight artists who haven’t quite developed a large following yet, and are still working on establishing themselves. Remember it’s important that you, the readers, vote either thumbs up or thumbs down on these posts because this will help us decide which of these artists can graduate from The Freshmen and be a part of the regular rotation of a-Tunes Music News.
Now this isn’t exactly the first time we’ve heard from Goni; he’s graced our website once before by merit of jumping on a remix track with Johnnyphlo last fall. But the NY/NJ artist has continued to branch out on his own under the tutelage of his MUzO counterparts. “To You” is the bi-lingual rapper’s music video debut, a memorable milestone in any artists career. The song utilizes a recognizable sample perhaps best known for it’s use in Kill Bill. When all is said and done, you can see both the areas of promise and areas that could use some polish – but which side of him do you ultimately see prevailing?
This is a democratic process, so exercise your right to vote by clicking thumbs up or thumbs down. With enough positive votes outweighing the negative, you’ll see and hear more from Goni on our site. On the flip side, a lack of interest and we’ll have to keep going without the new rapper. So, what’ll it be?
Passport: Brian Joo x Flowsix Release MV for “Let This Die”
Two artists from the states have teamed up for a new pop single called “Let This Die”. The song is off of Brian’s latest EP, Reborn Part 1. Flowsik (of Aziatix) provides the guest rap vocals to make what is ultimately a catchy Pop/R&B tune. I could do without the autotune on Flow’s parts though – and it’s a shame he’s a no show in the video. Either way, check out the visuals below.
Lyricks Features for G2 on “It’s My Thing”
Lyricks decided to take things in a multi-lingual route with this new collab with Korean-speaking G2. They each take two verses a piece with G taking providing the bi-lingual raps on a track called “It’s My Thing” – with a music video to boot. The video is a mildly entertaining watch, though the song itself is the stronger of the two mediums.
MV Released for Bruno Mars Assisted Single “Mirror” by Lil Wayne
Mars, Bruno has been a little quiet since the release of his current single, “It Will Rain”, but the crooner is in a new MV for Weezy’s latest cut off his Tha Carter IV project, “Mirror“. You can peep the brand new music video directly below. Bruno continues to show why he’s one of the most sought after guest features in music today.
The Youtube Collab Round-Up – 1/31/12
We figured why not end the last day of the first month with a new batch of Youtube covers. This round-up is another sampling platter of collaborations among different artists. There’s a lot of acoustic music in this particular grouping, with one particular exception. As always, the production qualities vary wildly but there should be something for everyone to enjoy.
Lyricks x Kulture Remix “Blackout” by Breathe Carolina
Clara C x Joseph Vincent Cover “Shy That Way” by Tristan Prettyman x Jason Mraz
David So x Travis Graham (New Heights) Cover “Green Light” by John Legend
Latyrx (LB x Lateef) Release the “Hardship Enterprise” Music Video
Lyrics Born & Lateef the Truthspeaker have been known to collectively go under the Latyrx moniker, and that’s the route they chose to travel for the promotion of “Hardship Enterprise” off of Lateef’s recent Firewire album. The duo trade verses over an intense track, with the music video serving more as a psychedelic visualization than a regular lipsync visual. It’s hypnotically trippy.
Big Phony Premieres Music Video for “I Love Lucy”
Those with a good memory and appreciation for acoustic folk-pop may recall the 2010 album by Big Phony called Kicking Punching Bags. Well Bobby Choy has had some big life changes since then, making the move from LA to Korea and resetting his career. That brings us to today, where we have the official music video for “I Love Lucy”, from the 09 project. They took things in a great retro-styled direction (with a few crazy twists thrown in), paying homage/satire to the pop culture references in the song. It’s been too long since we last heard from BP but this is a good start for making amends.
Paul J Kim Debuts the MV for “Run Fly Fall”
“Run Fly Fall” may be going on two years old from the EP of the same name by Paul Jisung Kim, but if you’re going to promote the single with a music video – this is the way you should do it. This definitely sets itself apart from your average song and video combo, with the former comprised of layered acapella elements, and the latter making creative use of sharp video editing. You should be sure to chekc this one out.
Catch the “Warriors Tongue” (Remix) MV by Masia One
With the April 5th release date for Masia One‘s LP, Bootleg Culture, inching closer – the MC has released a new music video project set to the remix of her lead single, “Warriors Tongue“. It’s always refreshing to see someone of the fairer sex represent in world of Hip-Hop. After a couple of listens, I think I might actually prefer this remix over the original – but maybe it’s cause it’s Friday morning and I’m partial to something lively at the moment.
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