Banksy – Exit Through The Gift Shop – Trailer
The mysterious street artist Banksy is set to premier his documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop at the Sundance Film Festival. Although he is rumored to appear in the flick, it is doubtful as to whether he will actually reveal his identity. Check the trailer below. Thanks to ArrestedMotion for all the infos. More at...
Scion Launches Installation 6: Video – This Weekend
Scion kicks off the next incarnation of its national art tour this weekend in Los Angeles. Installation 6: VIDEO features an all-video lineup which will visit several cities over the coming months. Featured artists are: Dust la Rock (Brooklyn, NY), Eric Nakamura (Los Angeles, CA), Saelee Oh (Los Angeles, CA), Funeral Fog (French + Alan...
Idle Warship – Party Robot Mixtape
This collabo between Res, Talib Kweli and Graph Nobel honestly left me a little underwhelmed, but I’ll be happy if it brings Res back into the limelight and releasing music again. Download Idle Warship – Party Robot Mixtape
Jack Splash – Heir To The Throne Mixtape
The first of three free mixtapes to precede Jack Splash’ J Records official album release. Download Jack Splash – Heir To The Throne At first listen, Jack Splash’s lyrics are glitzy & inspired by living the life. But with an open ear, the differences between the mixtape and Jack’s previous work with Plantlife are apparent....
Jack Splash – King of the Beats Mixtape
Jack Splash returns with another free album download. This one is significantly better than the previous freebie, Heir To The Throne, and demonstrates his production chops. I’m curious as to how his official album will sound. He seems to have ditched the funk-soul persona in favor of a more ‘gully’ (remember that word?!) hip-hop persona....
Rita J – No Regrets – video
Rita J drops her first single from her Artist Workshop album on All Natural. “No Regrets” is good, solid hip-hop with a nice beat that Rita J spits all kinds of fire over. Definitely makes me want to check out the album which features production from Black Spade, Kenny Keys, Yuani, Rashid Hadee, Tre Styles,...
New Mystery Music!
A source close to Beatlife, who shall for now remained un-named, has shared a couple of snippets from a brand new project coming out in February. All is shrouded in mystery so I have no details to give you, but take a listen to the snippets below. You might be able to figure out who...
Stay Connected Vol 3 – Anthony Valadez
Brand new mix for the New Year from Mr. A/V featuring some of his “favorite record gems that I rarely get to play out but sit in my record bag.” As you’d expect, musical goodness abounds on this mix. Download Stay Connected Vol 3 Red– I Should Tell Your Mama on You Isley Brothers –...
I'm Lucy Beer and I run this here blog. I like soul, hip-hop and electronic music, and anything that blurs those lines. You can reach me at: music[AT]beatlife.net - please don't attach MP3 files - provide links to download or listen to them. Also, if you're a rapper and your name is 'Lil something, it's probably not a good fit for this blog ;)
