New Raekwon - Son Of Sam

There has to be an urban legend floating around somewhere that the members of Wu Tang have immortal styles. Regardless of it coming out in the mid-90s or today, the members of legendary collective never seem to lose even an ounce of a step. If the new Ghostface Killah output 12 Reasons To Die wasn't convincing enough, Raekwon's "Son Of Sam" should.

With the help of producers Frank G and Roads-Art, the jazzy rhythms are paced by the cut-throat verses from The Chef. It's a serious must listen.

Jon Kennedy - Tonto Rides The Gain

Set to be released via his own imprint, UK producer Jon Kennedy debuted the first track off his forthcoming Corporeal LP "Tonto Rides The Gain." The airy trip-hop atmosphere and dust cloud progressions give a little insight to what the full release should be like, which features a slew of notable vocal contributions from acts like Andre Espeut, Amie J, and more.

Check out "Tonto Rides The Gain" below. Corporeal will be released June 24 via the Jon Kennedy Federation.

DJ Falcon and Paul Williams on Daft Punk

In the latest additions to the The Collaborators, The Creators Project introduced a pair of new interviews from fellow Frenchman DJ Falcon and singer-songwriter/actor Paul Williams, the man most famous for writing "Rainbow Connection," on their roles with Daft Punk's Random Access Memories.

While the latter contributor may be a bit perplexing, both give unique perspectives that weren't apparent in the previous episodes of the series  DJ Falcon (Stéphane Quême) began his rise in France around the same time as Daft Punk as an atypical house DJ, and gives the view on working together as actual long-time friends rooted in similar origins. While the latter talks of a person feeling and mature connection to what the music can be.

Check out both interviews below. Random Access Memories is set for release May 21.

Kelpe - Single Stripe

London producer Kelpe will be releasing his Fourth: The Golden Eagle in early June via his own imprint DRUT (how many producers have their own imprints now?), which features the glitchy, fixating "Single Stripe." The track, which features hushed vocal loops with disjointing beat warps, has an equally fixating video from Graphic Surgery. The two go hand-in-hand, with GS augmenting geometric shapes with the bursting rhythms.

Check the video out below and grab Fourth: The Golden Eagle June 3.

Mixtape: Groundislava - Treasure Chest

B&B doesn't really pay tribute to base level pop a lot, for somewhat obvious reasons (you aren't here for that), but truly quality remixes of anything are usually worth the time. Producer Groundislava has been doing this for years, releasing mind-warped versions of comparable pop hits from the likes of Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, and others. He put all his memorable past works together in his Treasure Chest mix, which is available for any price via his Bandcamp page. Also included among the aforementioned artists are remixes of Miguel's "Adorn," Shlohmo, Utada Hikaru, Kanye West, and the brand new original chiptune track "Time Alone."

Stream/Download Treasure Chest below.

New The National video - Sea Of Love

While the buzz for Trouble Will Find Me is getting uproariously high ("Album Of The Year" considerations have been passed around already), The National have released the first official video from the record for "Sea Of Love." No it's not that Cat Power song which is still pretty damn great. But this one is good too. Bonus, this is possibly the only video from the group that might be considered "funny."

Check out the video below and grab Trouble Will Find Me May 21 on 4AD.

Chance The Rapper and Nosaj Thing - Paranoia

"Paranoia" is the newest prize from the ongoing Yours Truly project Songs From Scratch. Yesterday, the site premiered the collaborative effort of Los Angeles producer Nosaj Thing and the emerging Chance The Rapper, which resulted in this toned down, melodic, change-of-piece "Paranoia." Like the other singles from the series, the two sides wonderfully stand out and fit together at the same time. Fans of Nosaj Thing may have expected this, but Chance's ability to change styles is pretty commendable considering he hasn't been doing it for long.

Stream "Paranoia" below and watch the collaboration effort here.

New Thundercat - Oh Sheit It's X

The second single from Brainfeeder resident funk bassist Thundercat's upcoming LP, "Oh Sheit It's X," is an uproarious joy. It seemed pretty improbable to follow up the wondrous nature of "Heartbreaks + Setbacks" with its tiding experimental tones, but "Oh Sheit It's X" does its best to revisit Thundercat's '70s inspirations.

Check out the new track below. Thundercat's Apocalypse LP will be released June 9 on Brainfeeder.

New Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire - Noble Drew Ali

Pulling in heavy horns and low-hum beats, Constrobuz gives Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire a sample worth his thicker-than-most verses on "Noble Drew Ali." The song comes from his upcoming mixtape Kimset, which will be featuring the likes of Danny Brown, Flatbush Zombies, Heron, and more.

Check out the mix below and watch out for the release of Kimset in the near future.

Stream: Garage Swim (ft. Bass Drum of Death, Thee Oh Sees, King Tuff, and more)

Usually fans of electronic-oriented and rap-heavy mixes, Williams Street Records (the Adult Swim imprint) have fully released the wonderfully stacked Garage Swim mixtape. The 15-track record is loaded with familiars, including Thee Oh Sees, King Tuff, Bass Drum of Death, Black Lips, King Khan, and plenty more worth your time. And as a usual Williams Street bonus, the whole thing is available for free.

For now, stream the whole mix below.

Ssaliva - Die Gem

As part of the launch from Woetone, a new imprint from Serbian label Svetlana, the imprint released the four-track Birth Body EP earlier this month featuring tracks from UK piece Wanda Group and Belgium's Ssaliva.

The latter of which contributed this stark yet engrossing black-and-white video for one of its EP contributions, "Die Gem." Check out the video below and stream the entire EP as well.

New Joey Bada$$ - B.A.R'd (ft. Action Bronson)

Featured on this year's XXL Freshman Class: The Mixtape is this piano-heavy cut from Joey Bada$$ with a little help on the end from Action Bronson. It's a retro-fitting sample for these two relatively young rappers, constructed by regular Bada$$ contributor Chuck Strangers. It's also available as an individual download courtesy of Strangers' label Pro Era.

Check it out below.