R.I.P to the King of Pop! an R&D Legend!

Forever a legend!

 

The Cousins R&D bring you… NVNT Studios’ Exposure 2!

NVNT’s back at it!  Giving Ghanaian music & her artists Exposure!  There’s not much I want to say on this… it’s simply bigger & better!  Features new music from a whole host of names like Gibril Da African, M3nsa, Reggie Rockstone, Wanlov The Kubolor, Jayso, J-Town, N-Dex, Gemini, Boy Nash, Loonee, Mystery Knacks + a whole host of rappers & r&b singers, both established & those creeping on a come up!  Of course we @ R&D are proud to bring you Part 2!!  It’s a very worthy follow up indeed!  Do check it out! Peace!

DOWNLOAD NVNT’s EXPOSURE 2: RAPIDSHARE

DOWNLOAD NVNT’s EXPOSURE 2: RAPIDSHARE

Get NVNT’s Exposure 1: HERE!

 

COMING SOON to R&D: Ghana Refix by Wanlov with Kwabena Jones

 

“Broken Language” by M3nsa featuring Wanlov

Arise Illustration: tweaked!

“this beat be craaaazy…” get it here or here

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if it sounds familiar or you wondered, it was inspired by…

 

Mr. Hudson & The Library (Live)

Amazing, amazing piano set.

 

5 On It | Boogie Down Asokpo

OK we’re back @ it! Bringing you new asokpo finds from digging in the web crates.

TRACKLIST:
001  Kylie Minogue – Heart Beat Rock [rmx ft. Spank Rock]
002  The-Dream – Falsetto [rmx]
003  Afrikan Boy – L.A.G.O.S.
004 King Ayisoba – My Friend, My Friend [rmx]
005 Three 6 Mafia – Sippin’ On Some Sizzurp [ft. UGK][rmx]

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Kid Cudi’s Day & Night by Little Boots

this is SO cool!

 

QoQ/5 On It… 911s & Headache

911s & Headache

In round two of our QoQ mini mix series we ditch the crooning, the hip and the hop and go for some electronic action. This is the kind of after-midnight-music you want to nod your head to while twittering.

QoQ/5 On It: 911s & Headache
01 – Portishead – Machine Gun
02 – M.I.A. – 20 Dollar
03 – The Knife – Silent Shout
04 – Stanton Warriors – Hope Time
05 – General Midi – Never Gonna Stop the Show (Dylan Rhymes Mix)

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PS: The download contains individual tracks and a continuous mix.

 

QoQ/5 On It… Ghana

Ghana: The first of the R&D QoQ/5 On It mini-mixtapes!

What is QoQ?  Acronym for Quality over Quantity.

With everything the cousins R&D try to get done in our lives, coming up with full length mixtapes regularly can be a bit much.  So the “QoQ/5 On It” series is going to bring you a mini-mixtape every week, with 5 tracks each time.

As you know our track selection for mixtapes can be pretty random, as long as we’re digging it, we’re sharing it!  So expect oldies, classics, varied genres & styles & exclusives when we can!  Basically music you will hopefully enjoy!

So since we rep to the fullest, our first offering in the series is Ghana.  5 tracks from 5 of some the hottest artists on the local music scene.  Watch out for these 5 in 2009 – BIG THINGS!

Irene Logan, now a solo artist, is looking to make her mark on African R&B.  She features Asem on her smash single “Run Away“.  She is signed to Lynx & with a stellar team behind her, expect greatness!

Sarkodie, with a new album released hot off the press this Easter weekend gone, is a lyrical force to contend with! His song “Borga” features J-Town on the hook, it is a solid offering from is consistent debut LP “Makye”.  The album also features Sway DaSafo, R2Bees, Jayso & many more.

Ayigbe Edem, a “country man” after my own heart, with his confident flow & great swagger, is asking “where the ladies at?” on “Nyornuviade“.  Anyone who knows ladies knows pairing with Kwabena Kwabena can only be a good thing!

Macho Rapper, the self proclaimed “only Macho Rapper in West Africa”.  Macho Rapper is an underground artist I want to shed light on, his music is fun & I love the whole Macho thing – LOL!  On “Twi Pop” a yet to be released underground hit featuring Castro the Destroyer & Wanlov the Kubolor.  Heavyweight co-signs for this unsigned artist!

Sonni Ballie, has been away for a minute – now he’s back!  This time without Slim Buster, but solo with “When You’re Gone“.  A track on heavy rotation on my iPod!  Samini better come correct or make way for the new king of GH Reggae!

QoQ/5 On It: Ghana
01 Irene Logan – Run Away [ft. Asem]
02 Sarkodie – Borga [ft. J-Town]
03 Ayigbe Edem – Nyornuviade [ft. Kwabena Kwabena]
04 Macho Rapper – Twi Pop [ft. Wanlov the Kubolor & Castro da Destroyer]
05 Sonni Ballie – When You’re Gone

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PS: Sarkodie & Ayigbe Edem have albums out… BUY THEM!  If you can’t find them, get in touch & the lovely people @ R&D will try & hook you up!

Blessings!

 

YouTHRU? = YouTube Mashups by Kutiman

YouThru screen grab

definitely random, but way far from foolish!  you MUST check YouTHRU out! << CLICK!!!!

click on image for blog post on YouTHRU.

PS> Happy 52nd Birthday Ghana!