Fol Chen – ‘In Ruins’
I slept hard and good on ‘In Ruins’ when it was released back in April and I slept until the amazingly catchy instrumental was featured in the “Unfriendly Chat” episode of CSI:NY a couple of months back. I was blown away, my butt cheeks was jumping of joy, then a couple of weeks after it was also featured in a sex scene in Weeds and I just knew I had the had sex to that song… Amazing. However, Fol Chen’s “The New December” album they released during the summer is a bit of snooze, ‘In Ruins’ is the only good that comes out of it but I’m happy with that. MASTERPIECE.

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Mash Up International & Gnucci Banana – ‘Animal’
2010 was the year that Sweden got a world-class rap star in the same calibre as M.I.A. No Joke. Sorry, I know Ana, I could be bias but I’m not, the fact is that she IS by far the most interesting female that raps in a LONG time. Witty and fun. Just how I like ‘em and she puts on an amazing live show. STOCKHOLM, are you ready? THIS SATURDAY. AT NU!. BE THERE! More info coming soon. I can almost guarantee that ‘Animal’ will be on the repertoire.

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JME – ‘Mario’s Flag’
Truth be told, I’ve lost nearly all the faith I once had for the Adenuga brothers. JME’s latest album “BLAM!” that was released back in October is boring. I’m sorry. JME, sure, you are mad talented, funny and all that jizzy jazz, but the last album feels like a one note and Skepta, boy oh boy, lay down that mic, get back to producing for a while.

BUT, JME’s “BLAM!” contained one goodie this 29 year old have been waiting for a LONG time, JME’s phenomenal instrumental called ‘Mario’s Flag’.

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Chase & Status & Dizzee Rascal – ‘Heavy’
‘Heavy’ was featured as one of the many bonus tracks on Dizzee’s re-release of his “Tongue N’ Cheek” from last year and will be on Chase & Status upcoming album “No More Idols” that drops in the 31st of January next year and I can’t say more than the song title says it all.

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Sky Ferreira – ‘One’ (BAR9 Remix)
2010 was the year when Sky Ferreira stepped out of that Uffie video, laid the world under her young feet and whipped up some true magic together with Marit Bergman and Bloodshy & Avant and got the cream of the crop to remix it and this amazing remix from BAR9 will be on my mp3-player for a very long long time. Sky’s debut album drops the 11th of January next year (1/11/2011).