THE FIRE...

Brand new video from The Roots. This is "The Fire" featuring John Legend from the über-solid How I Got Over. Check it.

VILLA MANIFESTO...

Out today is Villa Manifesto, the highly anticipated new album from Slum Village. Both J Dilla (R.I.P.) and Baatin (R.I.P.) appear on the album making it an SV reunion album of sorts. I must say it's nice to hear the original crew together again. Takes me back to the year 2000 when Fantastic, Vol. 2 dropped.

YOUR EASY LOVIN' AIN'T PLEASIN' NOTHIN'...

New video from unlikely soul sensation Mayer Hawthorne. This is "Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'" from his debut smash A Strange Arrangement. Check it.

CREAM OF THE PLANET...

New video from the forthcoming 24 Hour Karate School project from Ski Beatz. This is "Cream of the Planet" featuring Mos Def. Really good stuff here. Takes me back a few years.

$FREE.99: SHIGETO - WHAT WE HELD ON TO EP

It's a big week for free music. Yesterday it was Exile, today it's Brooklyn-based electronic producer Shigeto. The What We Held On To EP serves as a sonic bridge between the recently released Semi-Circle EP and the forthcoming Full Circle long player. If you're not already down with this kid, take this opportunity to get acquainted. Click here to download.

$FREE.99: EXILE - RADIO BONUS

In 2009 indie hip-hop producer Exile released Radio, constructing all of the beats from samples pulled from... you guessed it... the radio. Next month Plug Research will release AM/FM, a remix album of sorts consisting of various producers/emcees/singers re-working the originals.

The amount of remix submissions were so high, not everything could fit on the album so Plug Research is giving away the leftovers for FREE. Radio Bonus features remixes from Teebs, Dj Rhettmatic, Marco Polo, DaVinci, Pollyn and more. Click here to download.

CROOKS & LOVERS...

Out today via Hotflush is Crooks & Lovers, the highly anticipated debut from post-dubstep production duo Mount Kimbie. Their sound is a stunning blend of idiosyncratic chord arrangements, effervescent R'n'B vibes and clinical rhythm structures. Intrigued? Check out "Carbonated" below.

ALL SUMMER...

Converse brings together Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast, Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend and KiD CuDi to create "All Summer". Click here to download the track. Peep the video after the jump.

FASTER...

The much-delayed Villa Manifesto from Motown hip-hop crew Slum Village finally arrives on July 27th. Here is a taste of what you can expect. This is "Faster" featuring Colin Munroe with production from Young RJ. Check it.

AMANALLAH...

New video from electronic beat genius (and NoDoz alumni) Mike Slott. This is "Amanallah" from his latest effort Lucky 9Teen. So good.