Paigey Cakey Releases Debut Mixtape "The First Paige" [Plus Free Download Link]

Up and coming rapper Paigey Cakey has today released her hotly anticipated debut mixtape "The First Paige". The Mixtape is available to download for free HERE.

Paigey Cakey (real name Paige Meade)  has been building her reputation throughout 2012 and she has worked very closely with Lady Leshurr and the pair appear to be practically joined at the hip these days appearing together on stage, on videos, during radio interviews and also on each other's tracks. Paigey's face is also recognizable as she is also a talented actress who has appeared on the BBC TV series Waterloo Road and the movie Attack The Block. Paigey got her stage name during her school days where her classmates used to sing her name to the tune of 2004 number one single "Babycakes" by 3 Of A Kind.

Here are some videos featuring Paigey Cakey:

Cherri Voncelle Releases New EP "Good Mourning Madame Rouge" [FREE DOWNLOAD LINK]

UK souls singer Cherri Voncelle has just released her sophomore EP entitled "Good Mourning Madame Rouge". For her new EP Cherri has undergone a slight re-branding as she used to go by the stage name "Cherri V". This is the follow up to her 2011 EP "Shades of Red". To date Cherri's best known track is probably her 2010 collaboration with Wiley called "Skool Daze".

This EP features a collection of 6 tracks ranging deep soulful tracks like "One Day" to up-tempo numbers like "Same Story". The production is stripped back yet slick and Cherri's delicate yet powerful and distinctive voice sounds beautiful throughout. There is not a great deal of this type of soul music around these days so this EP is a welcome treat and Cherri could really find a niche for herself. Some of the tracks on here reminded me a bit of the type of songs Alicia Keys might do. The lyrics are meaningful and centre around themes of heartbreak, love and unhealthy relationships.

The new EP differs to "Shades of Red" which had a harder edged sound,. For example "Favorite Girl" featured heavily dubstep influenced production. Whereas "Shades of Red" showed promise, the new EP is more polished. Although both EPs show off Cherri's versatility. Judging by the quality of this EP surely it is only a matter of time before Cherri gets a Emeli Sande style mainstream breakthrough.

For me I think the standout track is the sultry and emotional mid-tempo track "999". See the video for "999" below:

The EP can be downloaded for free HERE.