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[Hip-Hop] Raury – Forbidden Knowledge (feat. Big K.R.I.T.)

Posted by Ash El Gamal - October 7, 2015

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Forbidden Knowledge (feat. Big K.R.I.T.)

From the moment Raury hit the scene last year with “God’s Whisper” and his subsequent Indigo Child mixtape, the young Atlanta artist placed himself outside the boundaries of genre restriction. Even with such a broad range of styles that spans from folk to hip-hop, he’s managed to build a cohesive following who’ve come together over his music’s youthful energy and positive message. As he gears up to release his debut album next week, Raury has let loose what might be our favorite single yet.

“Forbidden Knowledge” features a minimal, ethereal instrumental that serves as the perfect canvas for Raury to display his abilities as an emcee. Delivering rhymes with a quick-hitting stream-of-conscious flow, the talented up ‘n comer displays an incredible level of lyricism as he explores issues of social injustice and inequality. After two stellar verses from Raury, Big K.R.I.T., a legend in his own right, takes the mic adding wisdom of his own. The somewhat unexpected collaboration proves a powerful, thought-provoking one that showcases the versatility of both artists. All We Need drops is out via Columbia Records on October 16th and is available for pre-order here.

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Lollapalooza 2015: Our Top Takeaways [Event Review]

Posted by Baseer Ahmad - August 7, 2015

As with any music festival, after Lollapalooza is over, it always takes us a few days to digest everything and snap back to reality. For locals, the festival serves as a three day escape within our own city. For outsiders, it provides them with a completely unique way to experience Chicago. The magic of Lollapalooza is simply unmatched, and despite a weather scare on the final day, Lollapalooza 2015 turned out to be just as memorable as years past. On the next few pages we’ve broken down some of our lasting impressions from Lolla.

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[Deep House] Raury – God’s Whisper (La’Reda Remix)

Posted by Ivan Chung - November 18, 2014

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God's Whisper (La'Reda Remix)

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La’Reda, an LA-based duo made up of two established musicians in Brion Charles and Nathan Barbour, came out with a unique edit of Atlanta-based artist Raury‘s “God’s Whisper” yesterday totally spicing things up and adding their own twist. This rework features a subtle deep-house beat and a chilled out vibe that fully consumes your attention. The original voice samples are incorporated cleverly into the mix. The hollow synths used in the breakdown towards the end of the song fit perfectly with Raury’s powerful vocals. It’s complex and deep without being overdone.

Free download of the song is available here–make sure to check out La’Reda’s Soundcloud for more deep house goodness!

[NEW] Raury – God’s Whisper (Flosstradamus & Aryay Remix)

Posted by Ash El Gamal - September 23, 2014

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God's Whisper (Flosstradamus & Aryay Remix)

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After teasing this epic collaboration on their Instagram two weeks ago, Chicago’s Flosstradamus have let loose their Aryay-assisted remix of the talented Raury‘s “God’s Whisper,” one of the strongest songs of the year. Raury’s folk-leaning original makes this an unlikely track for Floss to take on, but the end result is enormous serving as yet another testament to the versatility of the production duo and fellow Chi-town native Aryay. This one is a true testament to the growing cross-genre collaboration in music feeling like a triumphant clash of two potent youth movements. Stream, and grab a free download, above. In case you missed it, also make sure to check out our exclusive interview with Flosstradamus here.

[NEW] SBTRKT – Higher (feat. Raury)

Posted by Ash El Gamal - September 8, 2014

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Higher (ft. Raury)

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Atlanta’s Raury has been seemingly omnipresent in the last couple months culminating in his excellent debut project, Indigo Child, and subsequent signing with Columbia Records. The young artist has an extremely versatile repertoire of styles, which although classified by many as hip-hop, incorporates a strong folk influence as well as impressive vocal melodies. More important than his genre-classification, though, is the evident passion portrayed in his music that has already earned him a loyal fan base and, in some ways, sparked a movement of its own. Although Raury tends to lean more towards singing, he has an incredible flow as evidenced in his recent freestyle on Sway in the Morning.

The latest Raury sighting comes in the form of his feature on SBTRKT‘s upcoming project, a song we’ve been waiting for since the tracklist was released a few weeks ago. “Higher” is the fourth glimpse into SBTRKT’s much-anticipated album Wonder Where We Land and might be our favorite yet. Over a minimal, electronic soundscape, Raury employs a quick-hitting stream-of-consciousness flow reminiscent of his ATL predecessor Andre 3000 with two particularly personal, and powerful, verses. Enjoy this one above and head over to iTunes to grab a pre-order of SBTRKT’s upcoming project, which drops on October 7th.

Sunday Night Soul [Vol. 10]

Posted by Baseer Ahmad - January 20, 2014

Well, the NFL Conference Championship games are over, and the Super Bowl teams have been decided (congratulations to Denver and Seattle). Win or lose, we’ve got the perfect dose of soul here to help keep the celebrations going, or lift your spirits and heal your wounds (sorry New England and San Francisco). If you scroll down, you’ll see that we have a packed house once again, and the output doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon. Tonight’s entertainment includes such esteemed names as Raleigh Ritchie, Stwo, Tinashe, Willow Smith, Blackbear and Freeze-Tag. We also have a few newer acts throwing their hats into the ring, including Rubee Rayne, Prelow, Jon E.K., Jeftuz, abstract youth and Kayla Steen. That’s just a fraction of what you can expect from this week’s Sunday Night Soul, which might actually last you the full week. Enjoy!

’RACHEL FOXX – (INTRO)’

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’Ari Lennox & DJ Grumble – Cold Outside’