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A-Trak & Nike’s Running Man Workout Plan

Two years ago, Apple and Nike married music with sports through a project called Nike+iPod. Through Steve Jobs’s technology, a small device is inserted into one foot of your running shoes, and all the details about your workout (time, and distance traveled) are recorded on your iPod. All they needed was the music to match.

Since linking up, they’ve already commissioned exclusive “Original Run” mixes by LCD Soundsystem, Aesop Rock, and the Crystal Method. In the latest installment, DJ/Producer A-Trak fuses hip-hop sounds for an adrenaline rush of electronic beats. The 43-minute mix called Running Man dropped Tuesday and is now available on iTunes. Listen to a sample A-Trak song below.

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Missy Elliott & Danja Are The Best Best

There’s no denying that Missy and Timbaland are one of the most innovative artist/producer teams of all time. But we’ve been wondering how Tim’s protégé Danjahandz—the producer behind DJ Khaled’s “We Takin’ Over” and T.I.’s “Hurt”—will sound when paired up with the Virginia rapper/singer.

After listening to “Best Best”, the official lead single from Missy’s upcoming album Block Party, it sounds like this could be the beginning of a beautiful new partnership. On the electro banger, Missy tries out a new repetitive flow while detailing her ideal man. Rumor has it that Timbo has also contributed several tracks to the album, so it will be interesting to see if the student has become the teacher when it drops this fall. Check out our album preview here and listen to the single below.

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Dizzee Rascal Hits The Club In “Dance Wiv Me”

After waiting a full year to release it in the U.S., Dizzee Rascal must be sick of his last album Maths + English. So what’s next? Well, after he donned a wig and imitated Simon Cowell in his last video “Flex,” we should have expected to see more of the British MC’s light-hearted side. His new video “Dance Wiv Me” just dropped, and he’s definitely having fun with it, spitting game to the ladies in his most club-friendly track to date. Is this the future of the Boy In Da Corner?

To help him out with the new sound, Dizzee’s joined by in-demand singer/producer Calvin Harris (Kylie Minogue, the Mitchell Brothers) and singer Chrome. The song will be released as a single in July on his own Dirtee Stank Recordings. Watch the video after the jump.

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Ratatat Hunts A Predator In “Mirando”

Brooklyn’s indie-electro duo has crazy visions. Like any good dance music artist with a taste for trippy imagery, Ratatat thinks outside the box for the “Mirando” video, the latest from their highly-anticipated third album LP3. They match the track up with scenes cut from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s classic 1987 action flick Predator. We hope this means we’ll be seeing more jungle scenes and infrared cameras from Ratatat in the future. Watch the full video below.

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Ratatat’s Lo-Fi Electro Returns On “Shiller”

Americans normally have piss-poor taste in electronic music. On a mainstream level, fans have always insisted on keeping their guitar-based rock completely separated from synth and sample-driven dance music. Still, the underground has no shortage of innovative acts, notably Brooklyn-based instrumentalist duo Ratatat (made up of Mike Stroud and Evan Mast), who have been winning since 2003 with a unique mix of gritty guitars and lo-fi electronics.

The duo has dropped two studio albums, plus full remixes of each with vocals from folks like Young Jeezy, Jay-Z and Bun B. With their third album LP3 set for release on XL Recordings this July, their newest single “Shiller” shows their more melancholy side. Listen to the full song below.

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Justice Gets Gangster In The “Stress” Video

After the vibrant, artsy look of their last two videos D.A.N.C.E. and DVNO, Parisian electronica duo Justice take a decidedly different direction with their newest video for their throbbing synth banger “Stress.” The Romain-Gavras directed clip, which recently premiered on Kanye West’s blog, follows a group of young delinquents (all rocking Justice’s cross logo on their jackets) as they rage through the streets, fighting pedestrians, destroying cars and generally causing mayhem. Sounds like Grand Theft Auto meets Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. Brace yourself for the destruction after the jump.

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B.O.B. Shakes Off The Haterz In His New Video

Fans of comedic, self-depricating raps from the likes of Redman and Eminem, meet Decatur, GA rapper B.O.B. After earning a devoted internet following with tracks like “Cloud 9,” he dropped this synthed-out trance-rap record last summer. Since then, it’s been remixed with verses from Rick Ross and Juvenile, but the final version—featuring Rich Boy—finally got a video. Watch how young B.O.B. takes on haters in a American Idol-esque competition. This is the first official joint off of his forthcoming Atlantic Records debut, The Adventures of B.O.B, which is being released in conjunction with producer Jim Jonsin’s Rebel Rock imprint. Watch “Haterz Everywhere” after the jump.

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Behind The Scenes Of Chromeo’s New Video

Good things really do come in pairs. Chromeo—a group made up of singer Dave 1 (DJ A-Trak’s older brother) and DJ/producer P-Thugg—will re-release last year’s electro-pop jam, Fancy Footwork as a two-disc album on June 19th. The additional CD will be chock full of remixes, bonus songs and videos, like the new one for the title track “Fancy Footwork,” which they just shot. NME went behind the scenes at the shoot and took some pictures for an inside look. Check ’em out after the jump.

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Justice’s New Clothing Line Surfaces

It should be no surprise that the tight-jean, leather jacket-clad DJs of Justice would fashion a clothing line after their own wardrobe. Justice for All is the name of the collaboration between these two Frenchmen (Gaspard and Xavier) and design collective Surface to Air. Look for the limited edition (150) run of leather jackets and denim this June at Surface to Air’s Brazil and Paris stores, as well as Collette and Barney’s. Get a preview of their gear and watch their Grammy-nominated video for “D.A.N.C.E.” after the jump.

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Hot Chip’s New Video Breaks The Color Barrier

For a handful of guys that make fun electro-pop, it makes sense that Hot Chip’s videos should be just as animated. After lead singer Alexis Taylor showed his inner fanboy in the video for “Read For the Floor,” HC’s latest video for “One Pure Thought” pits the charismatic Brits in a colorful halftone pattern made popular by artist Roy Lichtenstein. Watch the video after the jump.

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