Heavy Hitters
Kreayshawn “Gucci Gucci”
Don’t even fight it. White-girl rapper / DJ Kreasyshawn went viral with this one. Multiple listens are in order, starting now.
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June 30, 2012CommentScHoolboy Q “NigHtmare On Figg St.”
LA rapper ScHoolboy Q’s LP Habits & Contradictions is getting a lot of attention right now, first for the awesome A$AP Rocky collab “Hands On The Wheel” and now for this se…
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June 25, 2012Tyler, The Creator “Yonkers”
I’m not certain where the “next level” exists, but this guy lives on it. Behold the wacked out brilliance that is Tyler, The Creator, half of the duo Odd Future. This clip got him …
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June 21, 2012Tidus “Gone Face”
Tyler and the Odd Future crew opened the floodgates of weirdo rap again and here’s your next specimen: Tidus. He’s from space.
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June 14, 2012Jay-Z & Kanye “Ni**as In Paris”
Jay-Z and Kanye dropped their sixth single and second video from last year’s Watch The Throne. Prefaced by a major epilepsy warning, it’s a kaleidoscope of live footage from…
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June 4, 2012DJ M-Rock: The Best of Notorious BIG Mixtape
RIP Big Poppa – more than 15 years ago. Get the Best of Notorious BIG from Heavy favorite, world class DJ M-Rock.
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May 30, 2012M.I.A. “Bad Girls”
M.I.A.’s got a lot going on right now: this video is a ridiculously catchy track with production by Danja (Timberlake, Britney, Madonna) and a tricked out drag race party in the de…
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May 26, 2012ScHoolboy Q & A$AP Rocky “Hands On The Wheel”
LA’s ScHoolboy Q features a guest spot for A$AP Rocky and samples Lissie’s cover of Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” on this cut from Habits & Contradictions.
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May 24, 2012Flatbush Zombies “Thug Waffle”
Flatbush Zombies – a killer name for the NYC duo, and “Thug Waffle” is pretty good too. These two show glimmers of everything from Gravediggaz to Wu to Smif-N-Wessun. It’s hot.
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May 22, 2012A$AP Rocky “Peso”
It’s the track that put him on the map, ultimately leading to his recent deal for a cool $3 million.
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May 18, 2012Bonobo “Eyesdown” (Machinedrum Mix)
Here’s another monster piece of animation from Philly artist Anthony Schepperd who also did the clip for Jack White / Daniele Luppi collab Rome’s “Two Against One”. Amazing …
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February 15, 2012Jack White “Love Interruption”
“I want love to murder my own mother” says Jack White, along with a bunch of other contradictory and amusing statements about love on this first single from upcoming solo album, …
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February 15, 2012Trust “Bulbform”
Ominous and sleezy and totally appealing. Canadian duo Robert Alfons and Maya Postepski (she also drums for Austra) continue to get buzz for darkwave outfit Trust; an excellent exa…
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February 11, 2012Scuba “The Hope”
UK bass master and Hotflush Recordings head Paul Rose releases tracks as Scuba. The much anticipated Personality LP drops later this year, but here’s a taster for you – and …
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February 10, 2012