Check out the new song Musafa from Somali-Canadian Artist Amaal Nuux. Now living in Toronto, the strikingly beautiful 22 year old singer/songwriter has been steadily gaining online fans with the release of songs like the poetic Words Revealed and With You. Musafa is a strong, empowering track with some ethnic accents and nods to Nuux’s [...]
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Melt in Your Ears: Frank Ocean’s Voodoo
Fresh from his appearance atop our Top 25 songs of 2011 List, Singer/songwriter Frank Ocean debuted a new song to his Tumblr page, titled Voodoo. The 1:38 min snippet is smooth, with subtle guitar licks and a soothing sound. Ocean’s lyrics write a story of a Love that survives during the darkest of times. Darker [...]
Melt In Your Ears: Elle Varner’s Conversational Lush Mixtape + Download
Newcomer Elle Varner did the right thing by releasing a Mixtape showcasing her talents before dropping an actual album. The LA Native with the melodic voice and the vintage style released Conversational Lush as a free Mixtape for her fans. Elle’s debut album, Perfectly Imperfect was supposed to drop this Winter but I sense a [...]
Now or Laters? Amber Rose releases new Single, Fame
Fresh off her interview with Star Magazine where she bashed Kim Khardashian for cheating with then-boyfriend Kanye West, Amber Rose has released her first single, titled Fame which features her boyfriend, Rapper Wiz Khalifa. The song is aptly name Fame, because even a year after parting ways with West, the public still appears to be [...]
Sweet Tooth: Jay-Z Releases Ode to First Child – Glory
For those not living under a rock, Rapper/Businessman Jay-Z recently welcomed the birth of his daughter Blu Ivy over the weekend with wife Beyonce. Today, the Rapper went a little Stevie Wonder on us as he release an Ode to his beautiful new creation in a song called Glory. Normally the couple is super private [...]
Melt in Your Ears: New Music from The-Dream ROC + Interview in the UK
As Terius “The-Dream” Nash is preparing to drop his fourth solo album titled, The Love, IV: Diary of a Madman, he leaked a buzz single called ROC (Roc Your Body). The song has an old-school meets new-school R&B vibe with some odes to Jodeci and Usher mixed in. There is even a quick guitar solo at [...]
Melt in Your Ears: *Shiny Music* Frank Ocean – 4 Tears
Happy Holidays ChokLits! Frank Ocean played Santa this holiday as he decided to drop a song to his Tumblr account. On his post he explains, “I just listened to this a few times for myself. figured maybe some else needed to hear it. it’s called ‘4 tears’.” The 1:45 long song is laid on a [...]
Still In the W(Rapper): New Mixtape Download – The Weeknd’s Echoes of Silence
Toronto Artist The Weeknd has dropped his third Mixtape today, titled Echoes of Silence. I neglected to post on his second Mixtape, but was a big fan of his first, House of Balloons. The Weeknd has become known for his melancholy, drug-fueled mood music, not to be confused with a new-age form of R&B. I [...]
Now or Laters? SWV’s “Co-Sign” and Elle Varner’s “Sound-Proof Room”
Lots of new, good music is filling the fourth quarter, ChokLits. R&B is experiencing a bit of a resurgence and all that is old is new again! R&B Divas SWV (Sisters with Voices) dominated the R&B charts back in the late 90s with classic homegirl tunes like Weak, I’m So Into You, Right Here/Human Nature [...]
Buttah of the Week! Ashanti is back with “The Woman You Love” feat. Busta Rhymes
I’m a little late on this one, but Ashanti is BACK! The former Inc songstress has re-emerged from the R&B singer wasteland with a very worthwhile single in “The Woman You Love”. Partnering with Cash Money Records signee, Busta Rhymes, Ashanti returns with a boisterous statement track filled with emotional lyrics and strong vocals. Jerry [...]

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