KANYE WEST DEMO TAPE LEAKS

This weekend saw uncovered Kanye West demo tracks hit the internet, which included renamed versions of an up-tempo ‘All Falls Down’ (‘Dream Come True’) and an early version of ‘Bring Me Down’ (‘Have It Your Way’). This was shortly followed by ‘The Prerequisite’ surfacing online, an entire 15-track demo mixtape filled with material which is believed to have been recorded in the 'College Dropout' era, in around 2001...

A very young and raw sounding Kanye can be heard on the demo material, which are original versions of officially released music, plus a few previously unheard tracks.

The tape also features original demo versions of ‘Jesus Walks’, ‘Hey Mama’ and ‘Family Business’, plus more. If you are a Kanye West fan and miss some of the old 'Ye, this is a must listen! 

Kanye West - The Prerequisite (2001 Demo Tape) Tracklist

1. Home (Windy)
2. Jesus Walks
3. Have It Your Way
4. Out Of Your Mind
5. Wow!
6. Need To Know
7. Gotta Pose
8. Never Letting Go (The Stalker Song)
9. Hey Mama
10. Know The Game
11. Family Business
12. Dream Come True
13. Freestyle
14. Last Freestyle
15. Heartbeat

COACHELLA 2013 HIGHLIGHTS..

This weekend saw the 14th edition of the weekend long musical celebration in the Californian desert that is Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. 

The 3 day music gathering boasted performances from the likes of Blur, Ben Howard, Janelle Monae, Jesse Ware, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, 2 Chainz, La Roux, James Blake, Wu-Tang Clan, Disclosure plus many many more.

Highlights of the weekend included a collaboration with Solange Knowles and contemporary band The XX who came together to perform songs taken from Solange's 'True' EP, as well as a hot rendition of the late Aaliyahs classic, Timbaland produced 'Hot Like Fire'.

Other surprise collaborations from the sunny festival included Day 1 headliners, French Indie Rock band Phoenix as they were joined on stage by Grammy Award winner R Kelly. After much speculation that Phoenix would be joined by Daft Punk, the R'n'B star took to the stage.The collaboration saw R Kelly perform his 2002 smash 'Ignition' mixed in with the bands current hit '1901'.

STOOSHE TALK 'FRUSTRATING' ALBUM LEAK

In an interview with Digital Spy, girl group Stooshe spoke on their frustrations of their debut album leaking online last year. The trio have been reworking the renamed album 'London With The Lights On', which is due for release next month, and the girls are hopeful the LP will be successful in the album chart…

Courtney Rumbold explained: "It was frustrating of course, but because we knew we were going back in the studio and changing things up it didn't matter so much. We still feel confident about it. In a way it was a good thing as it meant people were talking about it."

She added: "We've added a few new tracks but the majority of what was on it is still there. The mixing and mastering on the songs has changed a bit.”

Their new single 'Slip' which is out on 12 May has been added to the album as well as two new songs, 'Put The Kettle On' and 'Fly Again'.

Stooshe release their album 'London With The Lights On' on 27 May. 

SO SOLID CREW ANNOUNCE FINAL TOUR DATES

UK pioneers So Solid Crew kicked off their reunion tour earlier this year, which saw the crew perform together for the first time in 10 years. Following the huge success of the reunion tour which sold out almost instantly, it has been announced via Twitter that more tour dates will commence this autumn across the UK...

Dates will include the London 02 Arena for the grand finale on October 5, with reports stating it will be their final tour. 

Guest performances confirmed for the final performance include Ms Dynamite, Chip, Wretch 32, Lethal Bizzle, Skepta and Charlie Sloth.

If you have missed out on the reunion tour so far, tickets go on sale for the added dates on Friday 19 April at 9am.

RAY J: 'NEW SONG IS NOT ABOUT KIM KARDASHIAN OR KANYE WEST’

Days after releasing a song titled 'I Hit It First', Ray-J has spoken out about the song in an interview with Hot 97, denying that the song is in relation to ex lover Kim Kardashian…

Despite the song’s artwork being a pixelated image of Kim Kardashian and lyrics such as "I had her head going north and her a** going south, but now baby chose to go West" and mentions of sex tapes, basketball players and rappers, Ray-J insists the song is nothing more than a "concept" song.

He went on to say that it is "not a diss song" adding "we just having fun. People digging into it too deep."

When Kanye West was mentioned, Ray-J was quick to be clear that he is "not trying to create no war, it's all love."