The pride of Detroit, the late great J Dilla, aka Dilla, Jay Donuts, Jay Dee, et al, is coming out with another posthumous album, this one packed with 25 unreleased tracks and unheard beats from the ex-Slum Village producer’s vault. Titled Rebirth Of Detroit, the LP is technically J Dilla’s fifth studio album and will […]


Consider this a cosmic wet willy to your ear — a bullying musical wedgie of the highest order of cruelty. While the LIAS team is presently at Coachella losing our minds academically covering the magical festival in all it’s glory, we’re sharing with you the above Hasselhoff Beat Tape. The aptly named FreshNerd from 100 […]


9 Apr
The third & final installment of California MC's mixtape trilogy

The third and final installment of Casey Veggies Customized Greatly mixtape trilogy dropped today. The Cali emcee’s Customized Greatly 3 totals 17 tracks strong — including “PNCINTLOFWGKTA” which features many of Odd Future’s superstars including Tyler the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis and Hodgy Beats. Go to Live Mixtapes to download the mixtape, or stream […]


27 Feb
OFWGKTA & MellowHype emcee drops 9-track EP

OFWGKTA star — and one-half of MellowHype — the man known as Hodgy Beats dropped a new untitled collection of beats this weekend. The rapper/producer’s EP credits production from Three Six Mafia’s Juicy J, The Alchemist, Thelonious Martin, Flying Lotus and more. Give a listen to 2 of the tracks below (“Lately” by Flying Lotus […]


12 Jan
Para One, Mount Kimbie, Justice, MJ Cole, Little Boots & more

A-Trak returns with another episode of his Fool’s Gold Radio Series — the first of 2012. The January mix starts of tough with A-Trak & Zinc’s “Stingray”, a great nod to Zinc’s bingo beats breaks style. Showcasing DJ A-Trak’s peerless turtablism abilities, the set then moves on to a fantastic hour-long voyage through tracks by […]


6 Jan
Cos when you're a DJ, sometimes it pays to look especially stupid

You know how Paris Hilton said her latest venture is to become a DJ? Now that nobody gives a shit about her anymore and she needs to find another profession where she pretends to do stuff while being paid for it, it’s no surprise the vapid famewhore chose DJing. Press “play” on a pre-recorded mix […]


1 Dec
Featuring Earl Sweatshirt's — aka Sly — first recorded track ever

It’s December 1st, so I guess Christmas is coming early for all the OFWGKTA disciples out there. The highly motivated fans over at Odd Future Talk have compiled the 3rd installment in their series of unreleased tracks from the much-hyped Los Angeles hip hop collective (is it buzz, or white noise at this point?), and […]


26 Aug
Only 50 of the studio-grade headphones to be created

You may not know the name Crystal Rocked, but you’d recognize their products by the copious crystal bedazzling and gold plating they apply on all sorts of goods. The company has worked with a slew of brands including Tom Ford and Dolce & Gabbana in the design and production of decked out luxury products for […]