Artist(s) of the Week: Bruno Mars

*One of my favorite artists/songwriters of the moment year. You might/might not have caught some of his work over the summer with high charting songs with B.o.B and Travie McCoy. And also recently has landed Number 1 on the Billboard charts himself with his hit song Just The Way You Are. Since I first heard about him with Nothin' On You with B.o.B, he has been getting constant burn on my ZUNE and his debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans (which is avaliable now) is INCREDIBLE and should definitely should be checked out.

As a songwriter / producer Bruno Mars and his crew The Smeezingtons are responsible for some familiar/DOPE hits that you've may have heard such as -  Wavin' Flag by K'Naan, One Day by Matisyahu, FUCK YOU by Cee-Lo Green, Bow Chicka Wow Wow by Mike Posner, Right Round by Flo-Rida, and countless others.

This dude is seriously DOPE and makes incredible music and should most definitely be worth listening to if you are not already.

*Hit the jump for some more cuts off his new album including the tracklist & MORE.!!

*Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

*Bruno Mars - Liquor Store Blues (Feat. Damian Marley)

Artist(s) of the Week: Fresh Daily

-I was really impressed by the Super Friends track back in 08'; and since then I've kept my eye on most of those artists including this particular one Fresh Daily.. Over the years he has been very consistant and never ceases to amaze me. With great production and a super chill flow that blend together into pure dopeness. His newest (FREE) album Mothership/L A N D is one of my favorite releases of this year.

*Here's a couple of tracks of his new album.

*Hit the jump for bonus music + the tracklist & MORE..

*Fresh Daily - THANX [Prod. DEVONWHO]

*Fresh Daily - The Stuy (On My Mind) [Prod. The Stuyvesants]

Artist(s) of the Week: Gnarls Barkley

-The "Super-Group" consists of Cee-Lo Green of Goodie Mob and again Super-Producer Brain Burton aka Danger Mouse (one of my Fav. producers EVER)...One of Danger Mouse's best collaborations similar to Broken Bells,, Cee-Lo's soulful vocals with incredble Danger Mouse production create a very unique and enjoyable sound. When I first discovered them back in middle school, that was when I really opened up my ears and started listening to more varieties of music. I really enjoyed both of their REALLY DOPE albums and can't wait to see another album in the works.

*Hit the jump for more music from both thier albums PLUS MORE.

* Gnarls Barkley - Crazy [Off debut St. Elsewhere]

*Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul Now [Off The Odd Couple]

Artist(s) of the Week: Ratatat

-I've been following these dudes for a little while now but I didn't start to take them seriously until I heard the cuts they produced for KiD CuDi's Album, Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, which were incredible. Although there tracks do not have vocals the music speaks for itself, there recent album, LP4, dropped in June this summer. Even though a lot of their beats sound pretty similar but their still very DOPE producers.

*Hit the jump for some pretty fresh cuts off their newest album plus the tracklist & MORE.

Ratatat - Germany to Germany [Off their self-titled debut]

Ratatat - Mirando [Off their album LP3]

Artist(s) of the Week: Broken Bells

-The Indie band consists of James Mercer of The Shins and one of my Fav. producers of All-Time Brain Burton aka Danger Mouse. Since I first heard of the "super-group" forming I was already hyped, and their Self-Titled Debut which is one of my favorite releases of the year, dropped on March 9, & definitely does not disappoint.

*Hit the jump for more cuts off the album plus the tracklist.

#both songs are off the album. Broken Bells.

*Broken Bells - Mongrel Heart

*Broken Bells - Citizen

Artist(s) of the Week: The Dean's List

-I was first introduced to The Dean's List by my friend Gabe on a recent road trip we had. The first song i listened to "I’ll Be Okay" [Off Undeclared Mixtape] I noticed a great mix of Alternative Hip-Hop & Pop, and immediatly loved their music. Their Mixtape Undeclared is by far one of my favorite releases of the year.

*If you liked thier music, hit the jump for more info on thier mixtape PLUS a download link, believe me, you will not be disappointed.

#These are the most recent releases by The Dean's List (Not on MIXTAPE).

*The Dean's List - Repeat

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*The Dean's List - Sorority Girls (Feat. Jordan Brown) [Clean]

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