Novel Songs
Novel - Pretty Scars
If there’s one thing Novel‘s music has taught us, it’s that a beautiful exterior can hide tremendous pain; many of the ATL Renaissance artist’s most acclaimed features have seen him dressing ugly...Read More
Termanology ft. Novel - Champagne Money
With his next street album just a day away, Boston-repping underground mainstay Termanology has liberated one last song release for our listening pleasure. On Champagne Money, Shortyfutz’ glossy, bass-heavy production...Read More
Novel - B*tch Don’t Kill My Vibe (Soul Mix)
Last night, ATL phenom and longtime friend of the Booth Novel took home his first Grammy for his songwriting contributions to Lecrae‘s Gravity LP, this year’s winner for Best Gospel Album. Fittingly, his latest...Read More
Novel - Self Medicating
Novel‘s not addicted to drugs; he’s just Self Medicating for a broken heart. Last featured with early August’s unreleased Should You Stay, the multitalented reader fave strikes a more melancholy chord on the...Read More
Novel - A Song For River
Somebody needs to grab a life preserver and floaties for Novel, because from the sound of things he appears to be drowning and doesn’t want to be saved. On A Song For River, which comes with a high quality set of...Read More
Novel ft. Amir Taron - Hotels & Heartbreak
Never one to shy away from the darker corners of human experience, Novel has dug even deeper than usual in the lead-up to his next project release. Having lamented the tendency of true love to go sour on I Know Now and used...Read More
Novel - Should You Stay
To be quite frank, sometimes songs just don’t make the cut and such is the case for L.A.-based producer/rapper/singer Novel‘s new record Should You Stay. The song was recorded by the artist during a past recording...Read More
Novel - I Know Now
The last time we heard from the enigmatically talented Novel he was consuming a steady diet of Red Wine & Ambien. Well, apparently the man’s chased all that pinot noir with a few strong coffees because Novel is wide...Read More
Novel ft. Muzi - Heat The Night
Whether or not Novel was thinking about John Ball’s classic novel In the Heat of the Night when he wrote standout selection Heat the Night or not, the two do share some qualities, namely an exploration of the pressures and...Read More
Novel - Nightcall (To My Ex)
I don’t know about the rest of y’all, but I find it oddly reassuring that even someone as smooth, confident and emotionally mature as Novel can be just as much of a basket case as the rest of us when it comes to...Read More
Novel - Video Games
Hipster rock/pop phenom Lana Del Rey’s popular hit Video Games has inspired Freestyle Series alum Novel to release his own masculine rendition of the waltzy track, premiering right here right now at The DJBooth. Off his...Read More
Novel ft. Muzi - No More
No, your mind isn’t playing tricks on you—if Novel‘s latest Booth feature sounds eerily familiar, that’s probably because you have heard it before. Making its online premiere in the Booth, album standout...Read More
KaliRaps ft. REKS & Novel - Exhale
Whatever the nature of your hustle, it’s important to take the occasional break from the grind and just inhale… Exhale. Well aware of the necessary of staying calm and centered while pursuing one’s dreams,...Read More
Spree Wilson ft. Novel - King Sh*t (The Answer)
Like a volcano suddenly erupting after being dormant for an extended period of time, Spree Wilson is breaking new ground. After a year in the studio, Spree is emerging with some robust new offerings that are sure to raise...Read More
Novel ft. Joell Ortiz - Body Down pt.2
Novel continues his quest for change as he teams up with Joell Ortiz for Body Down pt. 2. The track is a follow-up to Body Down, off of his Grant Me Serenity mixtape, and again uses the Jack Peñate track as a backdrop for...Read More
Novel ft. Stacie Orrico - Easy to Love 2.0
If I had to describe Novel‘s innovative yet familiar brand of soul in three words, “Easy to Love” would be just about right. The ATL Rennaissance musician’s latest effort, version 2.0 of a jam never...Read More
Joell Ortiz & Novel ft. Bun B & Tech N9ne - Night Train (Remix)
Back in the day—the late 19th Century, that is—grueling hours forced railway engineers, conductors, brakemen and other workers to fight a constant battle against fatigue, with thousands of deaths (and tens of thousands of...Read More
Novel - Body Down
I know I’ve lied to y’all many times before, but this time I swear it’s true: Novel‘s latest mixtape leak is not what you’d expect from the title. In fact, I wouldn’t recommend flipping it...Read More
Novel ft. Muzi - Celebrate
Novel’s never been one to shy away from revealing the details of his personal life – name another artist who puts out songs about his depression prone mother – but on the ATL to L.A. singer, producer, songrwriter...Read More
Muzi ft. Novel - Dear Heartbeat
I know, I know: y’all are sick to death of restlessly-creative, genre-defying A-Town hopefuls. Oh? You’re not tired of that? Well, damn, that’s convenient—because today, another fresh ATL singer/songwriter...Read More
Novel - Get You High
Let’s start this post with a riddle: what’s the best time to listen to new music from Novel? Trick question, there’s never a bad time to listen to new Novel. With his DJBooth-approved Vanilla Sky still large in the...Read More
Novel - Sunset Unlimited
Over the past two years we’ve heard singer/rapper/producer/int’l man of luxury Novel write songs about Hood Chicks, consuming Caffeine and Cigarettes, riding the Night Train and just about every other topic you...Read More
Muggsy Malone ft. Novel - Live Life
As the DMV representative and DJBooth regular Muggsy Malone says in the intro to his new song Live Life, “you only get one shot.” Too true. Maybe it’s that need for perfection that’s pushed back his The TPK Album for...Read More
Novel ft. Rapper Big Pooh - Hood Chick
I’m a Novel fan, and if you’re a DJBooth regular, you are too. The Los Angeles based singer/songwriter/producer has earned a name for himself in the industry, and on our pages, for consistently dropping quality music....Read More
Novel - Think We Landed
If we lived in a sane and just world, The Audiobiography would have dropped in 2009 like it was supposed to, Novel would be a household name because of it, and I’d be a multi-millionaire. Well, maybe that last part is a...Read More
Novel ft. Tweet - Can’t Live Without You
Novel and Tweet, sittin’ in a tree… sorry, mentally regressed to the age of eight for a second there. What I meant to say was - after collaborating with Tweet on Legato Blues inclusion What If, ATL...Read More
Novel - Broken Record
As I said on his DJBooth-hosted Legato Blues Mixtape, and What If, and Red Lights, and State of Loneliness and the 418 other DJBooth approved records he’s dropped, singer/rapper/producer Novel is one of the game’s...Read More
Joell Ortiz ft. Novel - Night Train
Mellow and harmonious singing dance in the background. The band is playing together in a dimly lit hole in the wall while cigar smoke drifts to the ceiling. If I could direct Joell Ortiz’ video for Night Train, that’s...Read More
Novel ft. Jazze Pha - Dear Hip Hop (Freestyle) (aka Lauryn Hill)
My mama always said a new Novel record is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. Ok, so the Forrest Gump reference was a little outdated, but it’s still true. The last time we heard from...Read More
Novel ft. Joell Ortiz & Colin Munroe - Walkin on Air
Are you currently with that special girl or guy in your life who makes you feel like you’re walking on air? If you are, be careful, because air doesn’t offer much stability and you may fall to your death if you’re...Read More
Novel ft. Tweet - What If
You never know what to expect from consummate artist Novel, except the unexpected. The first we heard from his upcoming Legato Blues Summer Mixtape was the gospel-infused State of Loneliness, followed by the bedroom burner...Read More
Novel - Red Lights
Sometimes, Red Lights mean “stop;” other times they mean “now recording,” or even “low battery.” But this is an R&B song, so, uh, what do you think they represent? Like TLC before him, when ATL-based...Read More
Novel ft. Ako & Amir Taron - Money, Drugs & Women [Proverbs] [Premiere]
As anyone who’s ever watched VH1’s landmark show knows, there are three surefire ways to ensure you end up with your very own Behind the Music episode: just overindulge in money, drugs and women. Booth nation favorite...Read More
Novel - State of Loneliness
I’m going to assume this isn’t your first time on DJBooth and skip over the Novel introductions. (If it is, welcome. You’ve got about seven million dope Novel tracks to catch up on; get busy). Instead, I’ll just cut...Read More
Novel ft. Algebra - Switch It Up
DJBooth’s favorite singer/producer/modern day Rennaissance man Novel has been playing with one hand tied behind his back, but you wouldn’t know it to look at his résumé (Take Over, Call Me, etc. etc. etc.). So now that...Read More
Joell Ortiz ft. Novel - Call Me (Remix)
With an impressive four-star average reader rating, the original version of Free Agent lead single Call Me most definitely falls into the “if it ain’t broke” category, but listeners shouldn’t begrudge three...Read More
Novel - Take Over
No matter how much I try to fight it, I just can’t resist an r&b song laced with an otherworldly, mystical violin harmony that has me forgetting I’m on earth. With that said, please excuse the bias, but Novel’s...Read More
Novel - N.*.G.G.A. (Valentine Song)
If you’re reading this on Sunday night you probably don’t have a hot date for Valentine’s Day. That’s alright, you’re better off with DJBooth anyway. We never try to change you, we’re always here for you and, best...Read More
Novel & Joell Ortiz - Ghetto (Pt. 1)
Like money and orgasms, you can never have too many Joell Ortiz and Novel tracks, so when we got hit up with the dynamic duo’s latest leak Ghetto (Pt. 1) we didn’t hesitate to share it with the DJBooth.net nation. While...Read More
Joell Ortiz & Novel - Like I Know
Barack and Michelle, Jordan and Pippen, Snoop Dogg and marijuana, all duos that not only made each other better but changed their respective games. To that list we can now safely add Brooklyn heavyweight Joell Ortiz and the...Read More
Novel - Caffeine and Cigarettes
So I’ve got some good news and bad news. First the bad: it looks like Booth favorite Novel’s upcoming Audiobiography’s not going to see the light of day after some difficulties with Capitol Records (we’ll have to...Read More
Novel & Joell Ortiz ft. Cri$tyle (aka The Ink) - Stressful
Believe me, I want the cash, the cars and the clothes, but all the shine in the world don’t mean anything when life’s so Stressful, and I’m not the only who wants more than mere success. The Booth’s favorite...Read More
Joell Ortiz ft. Novel - Call Me
After Joell Ortiz’s team at Aftermath failed to secure a victory for his very dope debut album The Brick: Bodega Chronicles, the Brooklyn born lyrical bomber decided to strike out on his own and test the free agent waters....Read More
Novel ft. Paranoid - Momma Said
We interrupt your regularly-scheduled programming to bring you some breaking news: pigs are flying, temperatures in hell have reached a record low and Novel has recorded a track in which he sings the line, “B*tches...Read More
Novel ft. Chrisette Michele - Wonderful
If there’s one thing even more transcendent and ineffable than romantic love, it’s the love of a parent towards his or her child – at least, that’s what I’ve been told; at this point, I’m in...Read More
Novel - Grand Finale
Though Novel‘s road to musical success hasn’t been an easy or straightforward one, the many obstacles he’s faced in his life and career have only made him stronger, and his story more compelling. ...Read More
Novel - Put It On
Industry politics may have left Novel feeling like he’s stuck in Suspended Animation, but his recent output has shown no sign of creative stagnation—if Put It On, the second leak off his forthcoming mixtape, is any...Read More
Novel ft. Ced Hughes - Suspended Animation
At the risk of sounding really, really pretentious, I’m going to kick this one off with a reference to the most acclaimed book nobody’s read: James Joyce’s Ulysses (I made it 150 pages before my brain gave...Read More
Novel - F*ck With My Mind
Unfortunately for Novel‘s many fans in the Booth (myself included), the label troubles alluded to in previous features have led to a split with Capitol, and his debut album has been pushed back yet again; currently, its...Read More
Novel - Sky Might Fall (Soul Version)
In installment number four of his “Internet Novelties” series (featured earlier this week), reader-acclaimed singer/songwriter/emcee/producer Novel shouted out the Booth and proceeded to give viewers an inside look at his...Read More
Novel - Song Cry II
Jay-Z‘s Song Cry was (and is) a powerful record, and I think that’s due in part to the fact that it was coming from a man who’d once spit, “Me give my heart to a woman? Not for nothing,...Read More
Joell Ortiz ft. Novel - Stand Up
If you’re still not convinced that Novel is a bona fide jack of all musical trades and styles, take a listen to this new cut off Joell Ortiz’ forthcoming LP, Free Agent. Stand Up was personally delivered to...Read More
Spree Wilson ft. Novel - Dreamworld
Back in April of ‘08 we featured Novel‘s I Am, a uniquely poetic record that found the emcee/singer/songwriter/producer teaming up with fellow Georgia native Spree Wilson. Well, let it not be said that Novel...Read More
Novel - Hold On
Audiobiography lead single Makes You Happy, which earned praise for its radio-ready production and soulful vocals when it hit the Booth earlier this week, saw Novel narrowing his musical focus to deliver a crowd-pleasing...Read More
Novel - Makes You Happy
The word “autobiography” almost always implies a success story—if you were focusing on your tragic personal failures, you’d be writing a memoir, right? Knowing that the official debut single is a crucial...Read More
Novel - Soul Survivor
Soul Survivor, the first entry in our brand new DJBooth.net Freestyle Series comes to us courtesy of Booth favorite Novel. The Atlanta-based singer/songwriter/producer/emcee, who spits over his own beat on this...Read More
Novel - Mad World
On New Year’s Day, 22-year-old Oakland, California native Oscar Grant III was shot to death by a police officer responding to reports of men fighting on a Bay Area Rapid Transit train. The senselessness of the...Read More
Novel ft. Joell Ortiz - I Can Be President
Following last Tuesday’s Presidential Election, the Booth has been bombarded with celebratory music from many of today’s most popular artists. One of the best submissions from this crop comes courtesy of Atlanta...Read More
Statik Selektah ft. Glasses Malone, Mistah Fab, & Novel - Cali Nights
Most DJBooth listeners have an ear to the underground, preferring last-a-lifetime original tunes over fad-of-the-moment frauds. Consequently, East Coast native Statik Selektah has had people circling October 21 on their...Read More
Novel ft. Talib Kweli & Spree Wilson - I Am
Place a bunch of new hip-hop songs in a hat, close your eyes, and pick one. Chances are good that you’ve selected a song about money, cars, b*tches or something that includes a dance; rarely will you find a jam...Read More
Novel - Solo
Recently signed to Dallas Austin‘s Rowdy Records, Atlanta native Novel is a jack-of-all-trades in urban music. As a singer, rapper, songwriter and producer he has worked with numerous big names, from Smokey...Read More
Novel ft. Joell Ortiz - Fighters (Remix)
The do-it-yourself era in music, lost for several decades due to the record industry letting money flow like water, is once again upon us. No longer are artists being signed who cannot contribute multiple skill sets...Read More