Turntable 2sday: Novation Dicer - Serato cue point and looping controller

Yea I know it's Wednesday, but I was itching really bad to post something yesterday for Turntable 2sday here on The Freshest NoveL and I got distracted. Then I seen that serato officially is behind the new Dicer by Novation so I figured why not. Anyway, the Dicer acts as a hot cuer, beat cutter, and fx controller. You can also set hot cues and select tracks. It's specifically made for Serato Scratch Live, but works with Traktor too, and made to fit pretty much anywhere with the addition of "DJ putty." The putty allows the controller to stick to your CDJs or laptop and if your a vinyl head with Technics, there's a special adapter. In a time where it seems midi manipulation is the next step in DJ evolution, the Dicer provides a compact, simple way to jump on the band wagon.

"All I Want Is You" Miguel ft J. Cole

"Pass Out" Remix Tinie Tempah ft. Snoop Dogg

Considered the UK's #1 Grime Artist, South East London native Tinie Tempah is set to drop his debut album The Disc-Overy sometime this August. His first album single "Pass Out"topped out at #1 on the UK charts and comes back with some West Coast flava with the addition of the Snoop D.O. double G. "Frisky" is his second single to drop from his upcoming album. Tempah has hit the scene by scoring video games, rockin' corporate events, and kickin' freestyle on BBC 1Extra with Tim Westwood. Click here for more info.

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"Who Dat" J. Cole Official Music Video

The official music video for J. Cole's "Who Dat." The video has a simple concept, with random explosions that kept me entertained, but that's just me. I'm excited to know that Cole is on the The Roc and as long as he keeps "that flame" and stays hungry, I hope to hear from him in the future. Check his official web site at jcolemusic.com.

"The Day" Curren$y ft. Mos Def & Jay Electronica

"The Day" is the second leak from Curren$y's upcoming album Pilot Talk due out July 13th. The track features one of my favorite dudes to pick up the mic, the mighty mighty Mos Def, and another talented MC by the name of Jay Electronica. For the "#1 source for all things Curren$y" check out Thehotspitta.com.

Dipset (Jim Jones, Camron & Julez Santana) - "Salute"

Dipset...Dipset...Dipset! They're Back!

Creepin' Hours 2 Mixtape DJ Moeskino

  Download Creepin' Hours 2 here

Junior Reid ft. Cassidy "Im So Crazy"

"Laker Anthem 2010" ft Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Chino XL, Roscoe Umali, New Boyz & Ray J

Congragulations Lakers! The best franchise in all of sports! The Ship stays in Cal-IE if you dont love it leave it!

"Fire" The Roots ft. John Legend

"Fire" is a single from How I Got Over, which is set to release on the 22nd of this month. Finally coming after a push back from October of last year.

Tracklist:
1. Walk Alone (Truck North, Porn, Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez)
2. Dear God 2.0 (Jim James, MOF)
3. Radio Daze (Blu, Porn, Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez)
4. Now Or Never (Phonte Coleman, Dice Raw)
5. How I Got Over (Dice Raw)
6. The Day (Blu, Phonte Coleman, Patty Crash)
7. Right On (Joanna Newsom, Sugar Tongue Slim
8. Doin It Again (John Legend)
9. The Fire (John Legend, Rick Friedrich)

Kid Cudi Releases New Single, 'REVOFEV'

This s suppose to be the first single off of Cudi's new album Man On The Moon 2: The Legend Of Mr. Rager .

Dr Dre - "Under Pressure" Feat. Jay-Z - Hot Or Not?

The first single, titled "Under Pressure", featuring Jay-Z and co-produced with Scott Storch, was confirmed by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre during an interview at Fenway Park before the first MLB game of the season. Dr. Dre stated that he would like Interscope to release the record within two weeks of the announcement. In May 2010 Dr. Dre also said that "Under Pressure's" release was pushed back due to Eminem's single being released ahead of time.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Remix - Eminem "Won't Back Down"

Dipset Reunion Under Construction

So good to see all these dudes back to together again. Hopefully this means some new music is on the way. For more details and pics hit missinfo.tv

Kil Ripkin "Not You"

Never heard of this cat, but I found this track in my gmail. Here's a little excerpt from Ripkin's bio: "Hip Hop is a culture that was created by and for the people, and when it comes to exhibiting that love and passion for the art, nobody displays it like Kil Ripkin the Genereal, AKA The Ghetto Correspondent. Growing up in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn N.Y., Kil set out on his journey to be the next big thing in Hip Hop. Kil began as a solo artist quietly establishing his name as some one to be wreckon with, earning the respect of his peers alike. Kil began producing his own music working under the tutelage of his big Bro., songwriter, producer and engineer Don Newkirk (Smoking Heads)..." If you like what you hear make sure you check back here @ The Freshest NoveL, you can also follow Ripkin on twitter.

M.I.A. featuring Jay-Z – XXXO (Remix)

After a well-received debut of her XXXO single, M.I.A. now appoints Jay-Z for an official remix. This after debuting another single earlier today on BBC’s Radio 1 entitled, Steppin Up. M.I.A. is back in full effect, and her upcoming album /\/\/\Y/\ is still set for a July 13th release.

Jim Jones – More Than A Hustler (feat. Sen City)

Jim Jones is joined by Sen City for “More Than A Hustler” which is a remake to Drake’s current hit song “Find Your Love.”

The Roots - "The Fire" ft John Legend

Today's fresh day of music continues with some new Roots & John Legend called "The Fire." Unlike the previous leak off How I Got Over, "Doin' It Again", "The Fire" contains brand new vocals from John Legend as opposed to a sample.

J. Cardim - "Unstoppable" ft Joe Budden, Chief C & Emilio Rojas

Joe Budden, Emilio Rojas & Chief C join J. Cardim over his own production for the next leak from his upcoming Dice Music Group Presents: The In Crowd dropping soon.

Nipsey Hu$$le ft. Lloyd - Feeling myself

The WestCoasts's new favorite son Nipsey Hussle has landed a record deal with BMI, his first single will be “Feelin Myself” ft. lloyd.

Ab-Soul- Drift Away

Here goes another leak from Ab-Soul’s long-awaited project, Longterm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke & Almost Famous, dropping June 28th.

Curren$y and Fiend – Executive Brass(Flying Iron Terminal 2)

Following their collabo just a few days ago Curren$y and Fiend put out another track for the listeners.

New Chamillionaire - Make a Movie ft LLoyd and Twista

Here is the new single from Chamillionaire called “Make A Movie” with Lloyd and Twista. His third studio album, "VENOM" out in stores June 22nd 2010. Hopefully its better than his last album.

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010) OFFICAL Movie Trailer

This movie trailer is dope and seems to be the most realistic out of all the Mortal Kombat movies. If youre a fan of the video game im sure youll enjoy this trailer. No official release date yet.

Turntable 2sday: TRAKTOR VS SERATO scratch comparison By DJ Qbert !!!

DJ Qbert himself puts the Serato's Scratch Live against Traktor's Scratch Pro in a head to head comparison dealing specifically with scratching.

Traktor is a Native Instruments product and is known for it four independent effects units and its advanced beat detection and Sync Lock for perfect mixing. Notables rockin' Traktor include DJ Craze, DJ Rafik, Carl Cox, and DJ Shiftee just to name a few. For the complete list of Traktor artists check out the Traktor website.

Serato Scratch Live comes to us from Rane, more notable for its mixers before Serato came along. Scratch Live is the industry standard as far as digital interfaces go with features including a SP-6 Sample Player and the next level video SL plug-in, which allows a DJ to scratch, mix, and manipulate audio/video files in real time. Some of the world's top DJs use Scratch Live including Sasha, Steve Aoki, A-trak, DJ Jazzy Jeff and even King Zulu Nation himself, Afrika Bambaataa. Check out the Serato Scratch Live site to see all the other DJs on Serato.

Hear Prince’s New Song, ‘Hot Summer’

Prince-Hot Summer by thatdudeFRESH

Prince gives us something to work up a sweat to this summer. The drop-top jam debuted yesterday on the Purple One’s 52nd birthday and was likely inspired by the record-breaking temperatures that hit his home state of Minnesota last month.

Big Boi - Lookin’ For Ya ft. Andre 3000 & Sleepy Brown

You probably heard the snippet of this track on last year's Tapemasters Inc. and DJ Envy's Purple Codeine Vol. 25 mixtape with just Andre 3000's verse, now the full track has surfaced on the net! "Lookin' For Ya" was supposed to be featured on Big Boi's upcoming album entitled Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty (due out July 6th), but for some reason Jive Records is blocking Andre 3000 from being featured on his new album...so you won't be hearing this track on the album.

Brother Ali - Don’t Look At Me, Look Around

Brother Ali, along with Mos Def and the Rock Steady Crew, are headlining a predominantly Muslim Music Festival in Chicago on June 19th called Takin’ It To The Streets. It’s free and open to the public.This is a song he made for the event’s mixtape. He put a call out a few weeks ago for people to send him beats and ended up with this one by Medium Zach.

Lloyd Banks feat. Lloyd – Any Girl

Here goes the new single from Lloyd Banks and Lloyd off his upcoming third studio album H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2) due out this summer.

3 New Eminem Leaks off upcoming "Recovery" Album

So this is what "Recovery" will sound like? What do you think?

"Talkin' 2 Myself" ft Kobe (prod. DJ Khalil)


"No Love" ft Lil Wayne (prod. Just Blaze)


"Love The Way You Lie" ft Rihanna

Rock the Bells 2010 - Crazy Line - Up additions Snoop, Lauryn Hill, and ATCQ.

ROCK THE BELLS 2010 FESTIVAL SERIES ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO THE ALL-STAR LINE UP: SNOOP DOGG PERFORMING DEBUT ALBUM ‘DOGGYSTYLE’ A TRIBE CALLED QUEST PERFORMING ‘MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS’ PLUS DJ PREMIER PERFORMS TRIBUTE TO GANG STARR AND VERY SPECIAL GUEST: MS. LAURYN HILL

Mac Miller "Nikes On My Feet"

"This fun-lovin' Pittsburgh teenager seems pretty comfortable in his own skin, kinda like the kid you remember from school that managed to be popular with every clique. Dude's pretty good on the mic, and he's also pretty savvy: Hooking up with talented young filmmaker Ian Wolfson has made each of Mac's three videos considerably stronger than your average low-budget fare." -Complex Magazine

CLOSURE - MIKE RELM VIDEO REMIX

Mike Relm is one of the best out there doing the video remix thang. This is his latest movie trailer remix for the upcoming movie "Closure" produced by Circle Films for 30 feature film challenge. Relm hooked up with the guys from Circle during the Sundance film festival, "...I was blown away by what they could achieve in a month (Closure was made in 30 days including script). I imagine there was a lot of Red Bull and coffee consumed on that set." Check out Relm's youtube channel for a look at another way DJs are becoming more main stream and actually getting paid.

Joe Budden - Somethin' To Ride 2 (Prod. by J. Cardim)

You in that MOOD YET! Joe Budden x J.Cardim connect for another track. Expect more collabs on Joe Budden's "The Great Escape" and J.Cardim's "Dice Music Group: The In Crowd".

Eminem (ft. Pink) - Won't Back Down

The second single from Eminem's forthcoming Recovery album, "Won't Back Down." The track, produced by DJ Khalil, features Pink and finds Eminem firing off a slew of lyrical punch lines.

Cee-Lo Green “What Part of Forever” From Twilight Eclipse

Only a few days after Cee-Lo’s new single drops we get this track which will appear on the upcoming soundtrack to the movie Twilight: Eclipse. The new album from Cee-Lo Green, The Lady’s Man comes out later this year.

New Jay-Z: "Ultra"

With an imminent hits collection, a stadium tour, and confirmed studio time with Jack White and Dr. Dre, it's clear that Jay-Z hasn't been spending his post-Blueprint 3 days relaxing on the beach. While it's unclear if those White and Dre collaborations will ever see the light of day, a new track from Hov himself, "Ultra", has been making the rap-blog rounds this morning.

WestCoast TRUTH - I Got It ft. Locsta

Throw yo W's UP! New music straight from the I.E.! WestCoast Truth from San Bernardino, CA with a new single "I Got It" ft. Locsta this got that nice SoCal feel to it. You can catch WestCoast Truth at The Hub in Colton, CA June 18. For all WestCoast Truth new music visit http://www.myspace.com/thetruproductions.
Also be on the lookout for a mixtape that should be dropping soon.

I GOT IT(dont worry) ft Locsta DONE by thatdudeFRESH

Raekwon - Cocainism 2 - Brinks Boyz (Download)

Click Here to Download Raekwon - Cocainism 2 - Brinks Boyz

Turntable 2sday: Turntablist legend DJ Craze Performs on Traktor Scratch Pro and Kontrol X1

5x DMC Champion DJ Craze rockin' on his Gold turns, Pioneer DJM-909, Kontrol x1, and tractor scratch pro, showing where the future of DJing and party rockin' is headed.

The Roots – Doin It Again (ft. John Legend)

Another track from the highly anticipated How I Got Over. Enjoy.

The Cool Kids - Tacklebox (Download)

In anticipation of their forthcoming album When Fish Ride Bicycles Chicago’s own The Cool Kids drop their latest mixtape Tacklebox.
Click here to download The Cool Kids - Tacklebox

Royce da 5'9 Bar Exam 3 (Download)

Heres a crazy track off Royce mixtape titled Real Hip Hop ft. Black Milk and Elzhi


The general of Slaughterhouse is here with the latest in the Bar Exam series. He’s passed the “bar” every time, Royce Da 5’ 9” keeps raising the stakes for the competition. Bun B, Joe Budden, Crooked I, Marvon, Black Milk and others pop up. There’s even a presumed diss to Saigon. Download the latest Whoo Kid-hosted street album now!

Killer Mike – Ready Set Go (feat. T.I.)

Here goes a new track from Killer Mike that first appeared on T.I.’s latest mixtape, Fuck a Mixtape, and now has been liberated no dj. This is the first look at Mike Bigga’s upcoming Grand Hustle debut, 16 In The Kitchen, dropping soon.

Drake And The-Dream “Shut It Down” (CDQ)

This is a new song by the title of Shut It Down. Rumoured to be on Drizzy’s upcoming album “Thank Me Later”.

New Music: M.I.A. – ‘Haters’

M.I.A. - Haters by thatdudeFRESH

M.I.A. is firing back at a journalist after a cover story on her appeared in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine. The “XXXO”singer claims that she was misquoted in the piece and has posted recordings from the chat on her website.

The electronic song, which does not appear on the tracklisting for her third album /\/\/\Y/\, samples English dubstep duo Various’ “Hater,” and tackles politics, America, journalists, racists, and other sensitive topics.