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Theophilus London ft. Sara Quin – Why Even Try (RAC Mix)

Andre Anjos, better known as RAC, the man responsibly for creating some of the best melodically rich dance remixes of upcoming indie artists (Edward Sharpe, Noah And The Whale, Temper Trap) took on the challenge of working with something a bit more out of his comfort zone: a hip/hop song. While the track “Why Even Try” by Brooklyn based hip/hop artist Theophilus London isn’t the most typical of hip/hop tracks, deeply rooted with electronic influences and a distinctive 80’s dance flare, it still features hippier elements and rhymes that do not come often in RAC remixes. At first listen, I almost felt ashamed to ever have thought RAC had a comfort zone because judging by the quality in this track, everything IS in his comfort zone. It is rare when a remixed of a track trumps over the original and as much I enjoyed original ‘Why Even Try’, I just can come to play it anymore knowing a much cleaner, melodic summer-ready version is out and about. This track is both quirky and fun and that is really all you need to get through these hot summer days.

Download: Theophilus London ft. Sara Quin – Why Even Try (RAC Mix)

[EXCLUSIVE] The Hip/Hop Alley: Collaborative Mixtape by The Music Ninja and Pigeons and Planes

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Hip/Hop fans your moment has come. Pigeons and Planes and The Music Ninja is bringing you the freshest new hip/hop songs to have come out in the last couple of days, all at once. Just like Pigeons and Planes pointed out last week, there are just way too many hip/hop music blogs that post 10 new songs a day without any type of quality filter. Not everyone has the time to go through all the mp3s songs and pick the best… but lucky for you.. We do! From a long list of great songs we handed picked our 12 favorite and bundled them up in an organized downloadable .zip file.

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This album/Mixtape not only features original tracks from upcoming hip/hop artists like Chiddy Bang, J.Cole, B.o.B, Donnis, Theophilus London but also from already established influencial artists lie Nas, Damian Marley Talib Kweli and mash-ups of Mos Def with Desmond Dekker.

Tracklist

1. Big Boi – Shutterbug
2. Damian Marley & Nas – As We Enter
3. Theophilus London – Oops
4. Chiddy Bang – Hey London
5. B.o.B. ft. Playboy Tre and T.I. – Bet I Bust
6. Talib Kweli – Midnight Hour ft. Estelle
7. Marky – Rasta Monsta
8. Intuition – Buzzkill ft. Slug
9. Carlos St. John – Breathe Again
10. Donnis – Underdog
11. Mos Dub Mashup
12. J. Cole – Lights Please

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