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John Legend is back with the official first single from his collaborative project with The Roots titled Wake Up! “Wake Up Everybody” is a cover of the classic song by Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes [RIP. Teddy Pendergrass]. Out of all the recent John Legend covers we’ve posted, this one is pretty incredible. The new track features some smooth vocals by Melanie Fiona and some new verses by Common for this uplifting song. The new album Wake Up! is due in stores September 21st. You can peep the track listing for it here. [via]

You can stream “Wake Up Everybody” below or download it after the jump.

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For those who don’t know Saukrates is prepping to release his long-awaited sophomore LP Season One later this year. The homie Ear2ear from Everything That’s Fly sent me this incredible Saukrates mixtape he put together. The mixtape features some classics, remixes and rarities that you may or may not have heard over the years by Saukrates. It’s over 75 minutes of music featuring the likes of Common, K-Os, Method Man & Redman, Pharoahe Monch, Kardinal Offishall, Xzibit, King Reign, Rich Kidd, Andreena Mill, Tona, Melanie Fiona, Choclair, Marco Poloe & Torae, Marvel, Drake, & many more! Please give the mixtape a listen and let us know what you think.

Download: Saukrates – Preseason

Hit the jump for track listing…