TOKiMONSTA Drops New Single “On Sum” with Anderson .Paak and Rae Khalil – Album and Tour Announced!
Grammy-nominated artist, producer, and label head TOKiMONSTA has once again joined forces with long-time collaborator Anderson .Paak, along with rising R&B and rap talent Rae Khalil, to drop her latest single, “On Sum,” accompanied by a vibrant music video. This release marks the third track from TOKiMONSTA’s highly anticipated upcoming studio album, *Eternal Reverie*, set to be released on November 22nd via Young Art Records. Following last month’s samba-infused dance anthem “Corazon / Death By Disco Pt. 2,” “On Sum” continues to build excitement for the album.
The chemistry between TOKiMONSTA and Anderson .Paak is electric on “On Sum,” as the two California natives effortlessly blend their unique styles. The track opens with Rae Khalil’s smooth and rich vocals, setting the stage for Anderson .Paak to glide in, their voices intertwining seamlessly over TOKiMONSTA’s signature beats and lush synth lines. The result is a soulful duet that perfectly balances velvety R&B grooves with an uplifting energy. As TOKiMONSTA puts it, “I'm excited to drop this brand new collab with Anderson .Paak, marking ten years since our first song, 'Realla.' Having Rae Khalil on the track is the cherry on top—music just hits different when you’re making it with friends.”
In addition to the new single, TOKiMONSTA is gearing up for a 26-date North American tour to build anticipation for her album release. The tour kicks off on September 28th at San Diego’s CRSSD Festival and will make stops in cities including Dallas, Nashville, New York, Toronto, and Chicago before wrapping up on November 30th in Los Angeles. Additional tour dates will be announced soon. See below:
Tickets for general admission and VIP experiences are available now. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit TOKiMONSTA’s official website
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TOKiMONSTA Drops New Single “On Sum” with Anderson .Paak and Rae Khalil – Album and Tour Announced!
Grammy-nominated artist, producer, and label head TOKiMONSTA has once again joined forces with long-time collaborator Anderson .Paak, along with rising R&B and rap talent Rae Khalil, to drop her latest single, “On Sum,” accompanied by a vibrant music video. This release marks the third track from TOKiMONSTA’s highly anticipated upcoming studio album, *Eternal Reverie*, set to be released on November 22nd via Young Art Records. Following last month’s samba-infused dance anthem “Corazon / Death By Disco Pt. 2,” “On Sum” continues to build excitement for the album.
The chemistry between TOKiMONSTA and Anderson .Paak is electric on “On Sum,” as the two California natives effortlessly blend their unique styles. The track opens with Rae Khalil’s smooth and rich vocals, setting the stage for Anderson .Paak to glide in, their voices intertwining seamlessly over TOKiMONSTA’s signature beats and lush synth lines. The result is a soulful duet that perfectly balances velvety R&B grooves with an uplifting energy. As TOKiMONSTA puts it, “I'm excited to drop this brand new collab with Anderson .Paak, marking ten years since our first song, 'Realla.' Having Rae Khalil on the track is the cherry on top—music just hits different when you’re making it with friends.”
In addition to the new single, TOKiMONSTA is gearing up for a 26-date North American tour to build anticipation for her album release. The tour kicks off on September 28th at San Diego’s CRSSD Festival and will make stops in cities including Dallas, Nashville, New York, Toronto, and Chicago before wrapping up on November 30th in Los Angeles. Additional tour dates will be announced soon. See below:
Tickets for general admission and VIP experiences are available now. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit TOKiMONSTA’s official website
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My Favorite Albums/Projects From Each Year of the 10s
The 2010′s decade is about 6 months till its end, mind-boggling enough, this blog has existed for 9 years of it starting mid-2011. Thank you to everyone who’s ever taken any sort of time out of their life to read, think about, or even just glance at one of my reviews over the years it’s meant a lot. Special thanks to those who’ve sent music for me to review or just to listen too and those who’ve reached out and bonded with me over music and more the past few years. This is a compilation of most of all my favorite albums/mixtapes/eps over the years. I’ll probably condense it by years end to a top 50 albums of the 10′s list at the year's end. Hopefully, you find something you haven’t heard and enjoy.
2010 Favs:
Drake- Thank Me Later(Rap):
Katy Perry- Teenage Dreams(Pop)
Vampire Weekend- Contra(Indie Pop)
MGMT- Congratulations(Psych Rock)
Nicki Minaj- Pink Friday(Rap)
Morning Benders- Big Echo(Indie Pop)
Kid Cudi- Man On The Moon II: The Legend of The Rager(Rap)
Earl Sweatshirt-Earl(Rap)
Four Tet- There Is Love In You(Electronic)
Logic- Young Broke and Infamous(Rap)
Ceremony- Rohnert Park(Punk) Baths- Cerulean(Electronic)
Caribou- Swim(Electronic)
2011 Favs:
Drake- Take Care(Rap)
Kendrick Lamar- Section 80(Rap)
Elzhi- Elmatic(Rap)
Tyler The Creator- Goblin(Rap)
A$AP Rocky- LiveLoveA$AP(Rap)
Adele- 21(R&B/Pop)
Braids- Native Speaker(indie pop/experimental)
Common- The Dreamer The Believer(Rap) Death Grips-Exmilitary(Rap/Experimental) Thurz-LA Riot(Rap)
Logic- Young Sinatra(Rap)
Plaid- Scintilli(Electronic)
The Roots- Undune(Rap)
Battles-Gloss Drop(experimental rock)
Africa HiTech-93 Million Miles(Electronic)
Torae-For The Record(Rap)
Oneohtrix Point Never-Replica(Electronic)
Wale-Ambition(Rap)
Danny Brown- XXX(Rap)
2012 Favs:
Death Grips-The Money Store(Experimental Hip-Hop)
Death Grips- No Love Deep Web(Experimental Hip-Hop)
Kendrick Lamar-Good Kid MAAD City(Rap)
OFF!-Off!(Punk)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!(Post-Rock)
Cloud Nothings- Attack On Memory(Post-Hardcore)
The Act Of Estimating as Worthless-Amongst These Splintered Minds//Leaden Thoughts Sing Softly(Indie-Folk)
Big Krit-Live From The Underground(Rap)
Aesop Rock-Skelethon(Rap)
Crypts-Crpt(Electronic)
BBNG-BBNG2(instrumental Hip-Hop/jazz rap)
KRS-One- The BDP Album(Rap)
Killer Mike-Rap Music(Rap)
Nas-Life Is Good(Rap)
Animal Collective- Centipede Hz(Psych-pop/Experimental Music)
Torche- Harmonicraft(Punk)
Squarepusher- Ufabulum(Electronic)
Rapsody-The Idea Of Beautiful(Rap)
Grimes-Visions(Synth-Pop)
Joey Bada$$-1999(Rap)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnwUlyjmloI
Theesatisfaction -Awe Naturale(Neo-Soul)(R&B)
2013 Favs:
Honey Bones- Honey Bones EP(Synth-Pop)
A$AP Rocky-LongLiveASAP(Rap)
Joey Bada$$- Summer Knights(Rap)
Daft Punk- Random Access Memories(Disco,Electronic,Funk)
Janelle Monae-Electric Lady(R&B) Braids- Flourish//Perish(Electronic/Synth-pop) Daniel Avery-Drone Logic(Electronic)
Anamanaguchi- Endless Fantasy(Electronic/chiptune)
Am & Shawn Lee- La Musique Numerique(Electronica)
The Haxan Cloak-Excavation(Experimental Electronic)
My Bloody Valentine- MBV(Shoegaze)
Danny Brown- Old(Rap)
Charli XCX- True Romance(Synth-Pop)
J.Cole-Born Sinner(Rap)
Katy Perry- Prism(Pop)
Rapsody- She Got Game(Rap)
Tyler The Creator- Wolf(Rap)
Paramore- Paramore(Pop-Punk/Alternative)
Boards Of Canada-Tomorrow's Harvest(Electronic)
Mac Miller- Watching Movies With The Sound Off(Rap)
Run The Jewels- Run The Jewels(Rap)
2014 favs:
La Dispute- Rooms Of The House(Post-Punk)
Solids- Blame Confusion(Post-Hardcore)
Cloud Nothings- Here and Nowhere(Post-Hardcore)
Off!- Wasted Years(Punk)
Autistic Youth- Nonage(Punk)
Sleepstream- They Flew In Censored Skies(Post-Rock)
Indian- From All Purity(Black Metal)
Glassbooks- Deluge(Post-Punk)
Mono- Rays Of Darkness(Shoegaze)
Manchester Orchestra- Cope(Alternative Rock)
Kidaudra- Ache(Synth-Pop)
Mars and The Massacre-Blackout(Garage Rock)
Hivehead- Garbage(Punk)
No Axis- Labyrinth(Electronic)
American Wolf- My Main Sport(Post-Rock)
Charli XCX- Sucker(Pop)
Run The Jewels- Run The Jewels 2(Rap)
Aphex Twin- Syro(Electronic)
J. Cole-2014 Forest Hills Drive(Rap)
Clipping- CLPPNG(Experimental Rap)
Adult Jazz-Gist Is(Experimental Rock)
Freddie Gibb & Madlib- Pinata(Rap)
Kimbra- Golden Echo(Pop)
Logic- Under Pressure(Rap)
FKA Twigs-LP1(R&B)
Deadmau5-While(1<2)(Electronic)
Napolian- Incursio(Electronic)
Eprom- Halflife(Electronic)
Wolves In The Throne Room- Celestite(Electronic) Basement Jaxx- Junto(Electronic) Tokimonsta- Desiderium(Electronic)
Vessel-Punish, Honey(Electronic)
Plaid- Reachy Prints(Electronic)
Skyzoo & Torae- Barrel Brothers(Rap)
Big K.r.i.t- Cadillactica(Rap)
Uncommon Nasa- New York Telephone(Rap)
French Montana-Coke Boys 4(Rap)
Death Grips-Government Plates(Experimental Hip-Hop)
Future-Monster(Rap)
Nitty Scott MC- The Art Of Chill(Rap)
Prhyme- Prhyme(Rap)
Common-Nobody's Smiling(Rap)
Shabazz Palaces- Lese Majesty(Rap)
Mastodon- Once More 'Round The Sun(Metal)
2015 favs:
Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp a Butterfly(Rap)
Tame Impala-Currents(Psych-Pop)
Shlohmo- Dark Red(Electronic)
Chelsea Wolfe- Abyss(Dark Wave)
Dr. Dre- Compton(Rap)
Joey Bada$$-B4.DA.$$(Rap)
Protomartyr- The Agent Intellect(Post-Punk)
Battles- La Di Da Di(experimental Rock)
Girlpool- Before The World Was Big(Punk)
Alabama Shakes- Sound & Color(Blues-Rock)
Theesatisfaction- Earthee(rap)
Square Pusher- Damogen Furies(Electronic)
The Chemical Brothers- Born In The Echoes(Electronic)
Earl Sweatshirt- I Don't Like Shit I don't go Outside(Rap)
Grimes- Art Angels(Synth-Pop)
Lupe Fiasco- Tetsu & Youth(Rap)
Braids- Deep In The Iris(Electronic/Synth-Pop)
Scarface- Deeply Rooted(Rap)
Drake- If Your Reading This It's Too Late(Rap)
Jay Rock- 90059(Rap)
A$AP Rocky- At Long Last A$AP(Rap)
Torche- Restarter(Sludge Metal)
Aldo Calrissian- Future Shower Thoughts(Electronic)
The Game- Documentary 2.5(Rap)
Future- Beast Mode(Rap)
Future- 56 Nights(Rap)
Lana Del Rey- Honeymoon(Baroque pop)
Adele- 25(Pop/R&B)
Constant Deviants- Avant Garde(Rap)
2016 Favs:
A Tribe Called Quest-We Got It From Here...Thank You For Your Service(Rap)
J. Cole-4 Your Eyez Only(Rap)
Tacocat-Lost Time(Punk)
Weezer-The White Album(Alternative)
Danny Brown- Atrocity Exhibition(Rap)
YG- Still Brazy(Rap)
Schoolboy Q- Blank Face(Rap)
Kendrick Lamar- Untitled Unmastered(Rap)
BBNG- IV(Hip-Hop)
Beyonce- Lemonade(R&B)
Kamaiyah- A Good Night In The Ghetto(Rap)
Solange- A Seat At The Table(R&B)
Faxada- Cohost(Electronic)
Celestial Sight- Through The Flat Fields(Electronic)
Torae- Entitled(Rap)
Kidaudra- Blue Human(Electronic)
Aesop Rock-The Impossible Kid(Rap)
Death Grips- Bottomless Pitt(Experimental Hip-Hop)
Constant Deviants- Omerta(Rap)
Man Bites Dog- Entertaining The World(experimental)- James Blake- The Colour In Anything(R&B)
Drake- Views(Rap)
Hivehead- Please Eat Ants(Punk)
Damocles- Grizzly Neutron(Electronic)
Kodachrome- Journey Into Imagination(Electronic)
Lil Yachty- Lil Boat(Rap)
Brooklyn White- One(Rap)
Flatbush Zombies- 3001: A Laced Odyssey(Rap)
Parquet Courts- Human Performance(Indie Rock)
Run The Jewels- RTJ3(Rap)
2017 Favs:
DJ-V-The Mad, Mad, Maniac(Rap)
Aldo Calrissian- Destroy All Bring New(Electronic)
Cloud Nothings- Life Without Sound(Post-Hardcore)
Honey Bones- Black(Electronic)
Tops- Sugar At The Gate(indie rock)
ZoThejerk & Frost Gamble- Black Beach(Rap)
Metz- Strange Peace(Noise Rock)
Lorde- Melodrama(Art Pop)
Tone Chop & Frost Gamble- Respect Is Earned Not Given(Rap)
Raekwon- The Wild(Rap)
Big K.R.I.T-4eva Is A Mighty Long Time(Rap)
Breakfast Muff- Eurgh!(Punk)
Epiglottis-She Unravelled the Heavens and The Light Shone Through(Electronic)
Jay-Z- 4:44(Rap)
Protomartyr- Relatives In Descent(Post-Punk)
Four Tet- New Energy(Electronic)
Joey Bada$$- All Amerikkkan Bada$$(Rap)
SZA- CTRL(R&B)
Rapsody- Laila's Wisdom(Rap)
Kendrick Lamar- DAMN(Rap
Converge-The Dusk In Us(Metal/punk)
Princess Nokia- 1992 Deluxe(Rap)
Bibio- Phantom Brickworks(Electronic)
2018 Favs:
Reason-There You Have It(Rap)
J.Cole- KOD(Rap)
Pusha T- Daytona(Rap)
Jay Rock- Redemption(Rap)
Royce Da 5'9- Book Of Ryan(Rap)
Meek Mill- Championships(Rap)
Noname- Room 25
Jean Grae & Quelle Chris- Everything's Fine(Rap)
Aphex Twin- Collapse EP(Electronic)
Kidaudra- Pluto IRD(Electronic)https://kidaudra.bandcamp.com/
Dirty Projectors- Lamp Lit Prose(Experimental Rock)
Black Panther: The Album(Rap)
MGMT- Little Dark Age(Electronic)
Hinds- I Don't Run(Indie Rock)
Dream Wife- Dream Wife(Punk)
Phryme- Phryme 2(Rap)
Tone Chop & Frost Gamble- One(Rap)
Cupcakke- Ephorize(Rap)
Freddie Gibbs- Freddie Gibbs(Rap)
Tierra Whack- Whack World(Rap)
Flatbush Zombies- Vacation In Hell(Rap)
Cardi-B- Invasion Of Privacy(Rap)
Lil Wayne- Tha Carter V(Rap)
21 Savage- I AM > I Was(Rap)
Kodak Black- Dying to Live(Rap) Logic- Young Sinatra IV(Rap)
Converge- Beautiful Ruin EP(Metal/punk)
Princess Nokia- A Girl Cried Red(Emo-Rap)
Naked Giants-Sluff(Punk)
Moaning- Moaning(Post-Punk)
Chrome Panther- A Screaming Comes Across The Sky(Electronic)
Shame- Songs Of Praise(Post Punk)