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New York rapper and underground fashion icon Princess Nokia expands her 2016 EP into a 16-track monster via Rough Trade Records. One of the most eclectic rappers out right now.
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Elusive NYC hip hop duo Armand Hammer is back for one of the grimiest rap records of 2017.
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While he does wear his influences on his sleeve, Lou the Human’s precise flows and dark sense of humor serve as a reminder of what makes underground hip hop so great.
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New York rapper/producer Uncommon Nasa explores potently nocturnal and political themes on his 4th studio album, Written at Night.
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A few days ago, I said something about not looking forward to future DOOM material, but I already kind of have to eat those words. He and New York rapper Westside Gunn complement each other really well on this collaborative single, and I’m particularly intrigued by DOOM’s minimalist
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Action Bronson continues to bring the humor, the flow, and the heart on Blue Chips 7000, but the album is pretty underdeveloped on the whole.
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RZA has announced that the first release on his newly-founded 36 Chambers ALC will be a 10-track Wu-Tang album titled The Saga Continues. It’s great to hear Redman back in the fold with the group on this lead single, which also features a solid set of verses from Method
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Written at Night by Uncommon Nasa Staten Island MC Uncommon Nasa is dropping his first entirely self-produced album next month on Man Bites Dog Records. It’s called Written at Night, and the tracklist looks almost like a who’s who of current underground hip hop, featuring Open Mike Eagle,
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Known Unknowns is NY hip hop artist Billy Woods’ punchiest effort since History Will Absolve Me. I’m talking about it with my buddy Myke from Dead End Hip Hop.
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Zombie Juice of Flatbush Zombies goes solo (sort of) here on this new single “Lava.” The instrumental isn’t the hardest banger Erick has ever produced, but Juice’s energetic flow and unique voice carries the track and keeps me on the edge of my seat. I don’t know
