Brooklyn-based band The Big Sleep will release their full-length album, Nature Experiments, on January 31st. The Big Sleep’s Danny Barria says that their self-shot video for the album’s lead single, the anthemic “Ace,” had high elements of danger in it for bandmate Sonya Balchandani.

From Chile to Detroit Dj Dacel has made an ever lasting impression in the states with his Dj/Turntablist skills. He recently teamed up with Illa J and Frank Nitt to release “San Jaukings to Detroit” from his fourth coming album, entitled “Escape”. Push play!

Dj Dacel feat illa j & Frank nitt – Sn Juakingz to Detroit 2011 by Dj Dacel

M.I.A. returns with a world premiere video “Bad Girls” The track was recorded in Miami and produced by Danja (Timbaland, Diddy, Madonna, Nelly Furtado, Pink). Video was directed by omain Gavras (M.I.A. ‘s “Born Free” and JUSTICE’s “Stress”).

Named one of the ten defining artists of the 2000′s decade by Rolling Stone and one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine, British singer-songwriter M.I.A. has been nominated for an Academy Award and two Grammys (“Paper Planes” and “Swagga Like Us”). Her most recent original album, 2010′s Maya, went Top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #1 on the Dance/Electronic chart. M.I.A.’s fourth album is due this summer on N.E.E.T/Interscope Records.

Fresh off the heels of Redrum Radio, a Halloween inspired Mix CD released October 31st of last year, the MC is ready to release his debut album Monster on March 27th through Royal/3D. ‘Monster’ is produced entirely by Iron Solomon and his in-house team of producers and musicians. The album will mesh trunk-rattling 808’s with hard-hitting drums, soaring strings, lush synths and soulful horns, while remaining strongly rooted in the aggressive, witty lyricism Solomon is known for.

DOWNLOAD: Iron Solomon – Monster