iMusic... JD Era + Sarkodie - Turn This Up

Toronto emcee JD Era and BET Award-winner Sarkodie from Ghana trade hot fire bars back and forth on a new cut from JD Era titled "Turn This Up" produced by Canadian beatsmith DZL. I don't know Era too much but Sarkodie I do know and even while largely sticking with his trademark Twi language, he does his thing 100%. Listen below...

#Peace.Love.TurnItUp

iVideo... The xx - Angels (Live in Studio Q)

As the excitement and anticipation builds and builds for The xx's sophomore album Coexist, the catalyst for such anticipation - the band's new single "Angels" - seems to get better and better after every listen. Here's some performance footage of The xx offering up a resounding rendition for Studio Q in Toronto, Canada. Watch it UP top...

#Peace.Love.Angels

iVideo... Melanie Fiona - Watch Me Work

Melanie Fiona and her team have put in some solid work, in making sure that her sophomore album is a success. Here's brand new visuals for "Watch Me Work" off of her well received album, The MF Life. Check it out up top...

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iVideo... K'Naan + Nas - Nothing To Lose

The K'Naan and Nas collaboration titled "Nothing To Lose" off of K'Naan's More Beautiful Than Silence gets its visual treatment. Check it out UP top as K'Naan takes Nas on a tour of his childhood neighbourhood in Toronto...

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iMusic... The Weeknd x Chi Duly - Balloons Of Haus

One of the first projects we ever blogged about on Conversations About Her was Chi Duly's mash-up of Drake and Coldplay titled October's Very Cold. Fast forward to 2012 and the Portland producer, DJ and remixer has taken on The Weeknd's seminal mixtape House of Balloons, transformed it into some great House music and aptly called it Balloons Of Haus. Let's let Chi Duly tell it:

"Balloons of Haus is house music for the "I'm not really into techno" folks. It's uptempo but more to the point (free of those minute long intros/breakdowns of arbitrary ambience). The concept was born of my interest in bringing The Weeknd's vibe to a DJ set. He's talking about what every other artist you hear in the club is talking about except it's emotionally believable. The Weeknd's subject matter is already club friendly. The pace however was only bedroom friendly. My project still retains that laid back, mellow uptempo R&B feel but picks up on a harder electro vibe with the Dirty Diana remix. It's all around a very diverse range of house music genres." - Chi Duly

Listen to and download the full project after the JUMP...

iVideo... The Hippy Mafia - King Of The Sky

Introducing "21st Century Commonweath Soul" band by the name of The Hippy Mafia with their brand new single titled "King Of The Sky". The Manchester/Toronto band can count Liam Gallagher and Andy Bell of Beady Eye and Oasis as fans so it does mean you might wanna pay attention here, check out the visuals to their new single UP top...

Purchase: The Hippy Mafia - King Of The Sky (iTunes)

#Peace.Love.KingOfTheSky

iDownload... Shad - Besides (Mixtape)

Toronto emcee and Juno Award-winner SHAD recently unveiled a brand new mixtape titled Besides, a compilation of his favorite and lesser-known verses off of a plethora of projects over the last few years. According the emcee:

"Here's a little joint I thought some fans might like; a 25-minute mix of some of the guest spots I've done on other projects over the past couple of years. Mixed by my man, the former DMC and Scribble Jam Champion, DJ TLO. Be sure to check out the tracks in full if you dig!"

Download: Shad - Besides (Mixtape)

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iMusic... Emay - Igneous ROCKstar + No Sign

As emerging Toronto emcee and producer Emay gears towards the release of his debut album titled Adam due out in a month or two, he lets go of these two brand new songs which are not on the album but are definitely worth checking out. Listen below to "Igneous ROCKstar" and "No Sign" and if you like them, get your download on underneath...

Download: Emay - Igneous ROCKstar + No Sign

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iAlbum... Emay - Mind Altering Dynamics (Free Download)

Emerging Toronto based producer/rapper, Emay unleashes on us a bout of brand new music by way of a FREE Mini LP titled 'Mind Altering Dynamics'. This 8-track musical and lyrical treat is brought to you by the good folks at Pigeons & Planes and Potholes In My Blog so you know it's already coming very highly recommended. Enjoy the opening track from the LP right below and get your download on already. Look out for a more comprehensive review of 'Mind Altering Dynamics' over on We Plug Good Music in the coming few days.

Download: Emay - Mind Altering Dynamics // Mediafire

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