“Baby, I’m just tryna lay my hair down,” SiR says in the chorus. The term simply means to live in the moment and that’s exactly what the two do on this track. Both artists have a tendency to wear their dreadlocks in a number of styles, but this time they’re letting it hang. “Hair Down” marks the first collaboration between SiR and Kendrick Lamar; check the video-accompanied track out below.

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Following a string of buzzing SXSW performances, the musical wonder kid Leikeli47 (pronounced Leh-Kay-Lee) has debuted a visual for her latest offering “Heard Em Say.” Throughout the video, the masked femcee drops dimes while basking in neon lights and smoke. The trance-like visual is a perfect nod to where this bass heavy track should be listened to — in the club.

Check out the video below, and keep your eyes out for her self-titled debut on April 21st via RCA.

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Tinashe is on fire! After releasing new single “Bet” feat. Devonté Hynes of Blood Orange, Tinashe released the music video for her latest collaboration with A$AP Rocky – “Pretend.” Her first full-length album, Aquarius, is slated for release on October 7th from RCA Records.

The video has a vague schoolboy/schoolgirl vibe, opening to Tinashe working at a desk in a library, and her fictional boo coming up behind her. The video follows her relationship with this guy, interspersed with shots of A$AP throwing money at girls dancing in a smoky club and sweeping overhead shots of mountains and misty forests. Cute shots follow of Tinashe and her man in school, flirting and doing couple-y stuff, while Tinashe throws A$AP some sultry eye action at the other end of the hallway.

About halfway through the video, A$AP catches Tinashe’s guy receiving a lap dance in the club. He confronts him in typical valiant dope boy swag fashion, and proceeds the threaten the two-timer making a gun with his fingers. Throughout the video, Tinashe croons: “Let’s pretend it’s my first time / So you can really blow my mind / Let’s pretend we never met / A good excuse to play forget / Let’s pretend you never lied / So I can give it up all night.”

Towards the end of the video, Tinashe’s man enters a dark warehouse and is jumped by guys in black hoodies. The video ends as Tinashe, walking away from the wear house wearing all black, enters a fully-blacked out Lincoln town car.

Overall the video is absolutely sexy, the chemistry between Tinashe and A$AP palpable. Not to mention, it’s a pretty heartwarming moment when the Harlem Dope Boy stands up to defend the “2 On” singer’s honor. The best part of the whole video comes after the mysterious beau runs games on Tinashe, and the camera cuts to her on top of a mountain belting out her lamenting ballad in the snow.

Watch the full video here:

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Justice Crew is an Australian hip-hop dance and pop music group, made up of group members: Lukas Bellesini, Paul Eric Merciadez, John Len Ruela Pearce, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Samson Cosray Smith and Solo Tohi. The six-man  group began their career as hip-hop dancers that won the popular Australian dance competition show, Australia’s Got Talent during it’s fourth season in 2010. The group later secured a recording contract with Sony Music Australia, in late 2010, and gained gold, platinum and multi-platinum success of single releases in their homeland.

Now that the group has a secondary contract in the United States with rapper Pitbull‘s Mr. 305 label imprint which is also distributed by RCA/Sony Music Group, the guys are driven to achieve worldwide success. “Boom Boom” is the group’s first United States single, and their fifth in Australia. The single has already peaked number one on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and is the group’s first number one single in their homeland. The single was originally submitted for Pitbull‘s upcoming album, but he decided not to use it. He heard the single gaining airplay in Australia, while there for his Planet Pit World Tour, but decided to check them out further before signing them to a record deal.

What impressed Pitbull was not only the group’s dance moves but also their singing ability and how it allowed them to gravitate towards their target audience. Plus, the group’s ability to connect with various audiences after watching visuals of touring performances. Justice Crew performed as opening acts for tours from Sony’s U.S. and U.K. recording artists including Chris Brown (F.A.M.E. Tour) and One Direction (Up All Night Tour).

Now, that Pitbull‘s record label has released the group’s first U.S. single, “Boom Boom”, domestically the group has gained popularity on radio and music networks across the United States. The song, which was written by Cash Money recording artist Jay Sean, adds a new fusion of hip-hop, house and pop music. It targets hip-hop music by adding the original hip-hop beats to attract urban youth audiences, but it will still cause you to get up and move on the dance floor.

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCFAC-pBgOk

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