Update 11/16: Pardon us, we got our musicians mixed up. Please see below for Killa Kela & Eklips performing a Swedish Mafia House cover, not the other way around.
Last week we featured some buzz videos, celebrated the Puerto Rican hip-hop duo Calle 13�s big wins at the Latin Grammy Awards, and got hip to the latest and coolest by SPIN Magazine�s editors. And, oh yeah, we debuted the Red Hot Chili Peppers� newest video yesterday. But hold onto your seats: it just gets better for music on YouTube this week.
Got Drizzy?
Drake is something of an enigma -- a pop star who publicly proclaims his support for underground acts, a rapper who will admit to making �sex-driven, chauvinistic� music. (That�s some kind of self-awareness.) He�s also pretty talented. We asked him to curate the YouTube homepage today, and he took to the task with a list of videos that influenced (and in many cases are sampled on) his new album Take Care. The album was delayed by nearly a month so he could clear all the samples, and you�ll see some of them today, including Juvenile�s �Back That Azz Up,� which he turned into an R&B song (!?) with help from The Weeknd. The playlist also features Jon B, who is sampled on �Cameras,� and a very special mash-up cover by YouTube darlings VanJess24.
The Mahogany Sessions
We recently re-discovered the UK channel The Mahogany Sessions, which records intimate a cappella performances in and around London. Yes, rather like an English La Blogotheque -- and they�re similarly devoted to introducing you only to music they absolutely love. They also get some pretty rousing spectacles going: you need to see Killa Kela & Eklips performing a cover of "One" originally by Swedish House Mafia, a cappella while strolling in a London park.
Simian Ghost: Bicycle Theme
Is there room for yet another chillwave act in the world? We sincerely hope so, because Sweden�s Simian Ghost sure make some pretty videos (and songs).
Sarah Bardeen, Music Community Manager, recently watched �Redoles: �El Espejo.��
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