Category Archives: Recommended Tunes

Billie Holiday, Live at the Mansfield Theater Poster

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Came across this incredible concert poster and had to share. Billie Holiday, Life at the Mansfield Theatre in New York City, May 2, 1948.

The poster is a reproduction and printed on heavy cardboard. It’s sized 14″ X 22″.

Available for $15 via Amoeba Music.

Recommended Tunes: Asher Roth “Good Morning View”

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Asher Roth let loose Good Morning View, which will be on his upcoming project, Is This Too Orange.

Recommended Tunes: Big K.R.I.T.’s “Live From The Underground”

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We highly recommend you check out Big K.R.I.T.’s Live From The Underground, on which the southern emcee offers up personal and motivating rhymes. It makes us happy to see talented artists succeed in the hip hop world and K.R.I.T. deserves all the accolades he’s likely to get from this release. Get it via iTunes.

Recommended Tunes: Oh No “Ohnomite”

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Also releasing this Tuesday was Oh No’s Ohnomite. The album features an array of guest appearances on the mic while Oh No handles the production, on which he samples Rudy Ray Moore’s Dolemite sound track. The album features Phife Dawg and Oakland’s Prozac Turner! Get the album via iTunes.

Recommended Tunes: Oddisee “People Hear What They See

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Today is the digital release of Oddisee’s People Hear What They See, which is our favorite release amongst the array of incredible hip-hop releases this week. Oddisee handles the production and raps in this release. Get the album via iTunes or Bandcamp (where you can also stream).

Recommended Tunes: Oh No “3 Dollars” (Feat. DOOM)

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Oh No’s scheduled to release his latest album, OhNomite, on June 5. On the record will be his collaborative effort with DOOM, 3 Dollars.

Stream the track below. Download it here. Pre-order OhNomite via Stones Throw.

Recommended Tunes: Willis Earl Beal “(773) 295-2135″

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Willis Earl Beal recently released his LP, Acousmatic Sorcery. This week he presented his video for (773) 295-2135, which was directed by Yours, Truly.

Get Acousmatic Sorcery via iTunes.

Recommended Tunes: Blu “Kiss The Sky” (Feat Mela Machinko)

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Through Coalmind Records, Blu presents Kiss The Sky, which was produced by M-Phazes and features Mela Machinko on the hook.

It’s available stream below and to purchase via iTunes.

Recommended Tunes: Oddisee “Odd Renditions EP”

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This is the first time we’ve featured music here at IMSS. We have some plans to expand the site, which you’ll hear more about soon. Anyway, let’s get to it. Mello Music Group‘s producer and emcee extraordinaire Oddisee released his Odd Renditions EP, which features four tracks that he remixed and recorded vocals over.

1. Paralyzed
2. The Gold Is Mine
3. Ain’t That Peculiar
4. Man I Used To Be

Highly recommend you check the EP out. It’s available for free download via Bandcamp. Also, be sure to check out a video released for one of the tracks included on the EP, Ain’t That Peculiar, which remixes Marvin’s Gaye’s track of the same name.