Video - Mike Posner Featured on Baller Status "Scouting Report"

Nice coverage.

Video - 9th Wonder in Studio with Big Sean & Mike Posner [Part 2]

Peeped it on h.e.r.

*New* Video - Mike Posner & The Brain Trust with Big Sean Perform "Smoke and Drive" and "Cooler Than Me" at Duke University for LDOC

The Dookies love their hometown hero Mike. I infiltrated the Dook campus last Wednesday for the Last Day of Classes celebration that included Girl Talk, Gym Class Heroes and Ben Folds as well, but like a bad journalist showed up with a dead camera, so I didn't get any footage. My father, a journalist himself, was ashamed in Salisbury.

Video - 9th Wonder in Studio with Big Sean & Mike Posner

Mixtape - Big Sean: UKNOWBIGSEAN

I got caught up yesterday in hoopla and didn't post this.

Download UKNOWBIGSEAN

Mike Posner & The Brain Trust "A Matter of Time" Review

If a mixtape hosted by former Aphilliates DJ Don Cannon is the zenith of cosigns, then when the man who has made songs for artists like Outkast, Ludacris and 50 Cent anoints someone as “the illest new song writer, the illest new producer,” you take heed.

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Mike Posner, a 20-year-old Duke undergrad who has, with the help of his group The Brain Trust, put together one of the most innovative mixtapes in recent history, A Matter of Time, hosted by Don Cannon and DJ Benzi.

As the masterful blends of pop and hip-hop infuse each track, Posner’s own brand of production, that includes a surprisingly nimble flip of The Fray, melds with the live band to create a distinct flavor that fills a void that has previously never existed.

Yes, I said it. Though it may seem outlandish, when you hear Posner and the Brain Trust, the sound fits into hip-hop where there has never before been a place for it.

It may be the wispy husk of a delivery utilized to convey his tales of female trysts, his ability to put hooks on traditional hip-hop songs better than T-Pain or surprisingly effective Auto-Tune usage on “Losing My Mind,” but Posner is an element that has eluded urban music as a whole yet has found a niche through the internet.

While he can make something unique, Posner can also appeal to more radio-friendly audiences. His work with G.O.O.D. artist Big Sean was what circulated his name to begin with and his continuing work with Sean, including “Who Knows?” and a remix to “Smoke & Drive” featuring Jackie Chain and Donnis, doesn’t disappoint; it excites.

As much as Posner and the Brain Trust deserve it, their brand of pop/hip-hop may never catch on with hip-hop faithful. Posner, however, has proven his production chops and a prodigious career will await him if he so chooses to pursue it.

Bitterness

So, if you read the little thing to the side of the page and notice that I write for the Daily Tar Heel Diversions, I'm glad you notice. But, for the last two weeks, I have been dick-slapped and not gotten reviews thrown in the paper. Why? I have no idea. There are space constraints for our section, but two weeks in a row? Especially after this week's 180 word cold-killa of a review for Outasight. I swear. There's really no reason for me to even be doing this anymore. But you can read them right here; you'll be the first.

Mike Posner & The Brain Trust Feat. Big Sean & Sean Chrystopher "Who Knows" [Remix]

"no australia but the kid's going under"

Shoot, how did I forget to post this. Three artists I've been repeating on one track. Shawn does his thing over the existing track. Even better? You decide.

Listen/Download "Who Knows" [Remix]

Shouts to Evan

Mixtape - Mike Posner & The Brain Trust "A Matter of Time" Presented by DJ Don Cannon and DJ Benzi

Gotcha, not quite yet. You gotta wait for Sunday when the tape drops for free on iTunes. In the meantime, be jealous, cause I got a copy. Not going to be a dick and leak it early, although that could bring some traffic in. I'm just not going to do that though. Mike's been kind enough to send the advance for a review, so I won't fucks with him like that. Love the tape though. Be on the lookout for "Evil Woman." I love the sample. Also, "Losing My Mind" and "A Matter of Time." Shit, actually look out for the whole tape, it's fire.

Mike's always got such fly artwork too.

I can't even hate on the kid for being a Dookie.

Big Sean Feat. Mike Posner "Who Knows"

"saw my bank account like where is all the 0s at
hit the club like where is all the hoes at"

A little G.O.O.D. hooking up with Mike Posner. Last time these two hooked up it was legit. Off Big Sean's upcoming UKNOWBIGSEAN mixtape with Mick Boogie.

Listen/Download "Who Knows"

2DB on the link