experimental hip hop
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Death Grips finally completes an immense double album with the release of Jenny Death, assembling two very different–but satisfying–releases in the DG discography.
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Death Grips tease toward next week’s release of Jenny Death with their most depressing, suicidal song yet.
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With some pretty creative production backing him, Atlanta rapper OG Maco’s exuberance and extreme delivery distract from his need for better lyrics much of the time, but not all the time.
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Flying Lotus’ production on his new single “Masquatch” is a seemingly slowed down iteration of his production on his most recent album “You’re Dead!” The stomp, the rattle, and the wonderfully organic feel are all present. My mind wanders to a desert scene with wind sifting through the limbs
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A catalog as wide and definitive as that of producer Blockhead is most definitely one to be lauded and respected. Having worked with the likes of emcees like Murs and Aesop Rock as well as with labels including Defnitive Jux and Rhymesayers is unquestionably nothing to sneeze at. So it
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Is it safe to say Death Grips‘ influence is felt outside of the experimental and industrial hip hop scene yet? Of course! And this new OG Maco track is yet another instance. With a flow and instrumental vibe that isn’t too unlike “Guillotine,” this Atlanta rapper flips out on
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Art rap vet Busdriver drops one of his most exciting and confounding albums yet.
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With more motifs and musical dead-ends than legitimate songs, the new Shabazz Palaces album is suffocated with a surprising amount of filler.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVSSESLaZHQ Shabazz Palaces, the experimental hip hop duo behind of one of our favorite albums of 2011 Black Up, thankfully has a new project due out in a couple of months. It is titled Lese Majesty, and it is looking to be even more
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New York hip hop outfit Ratking is back with a new record and original sound that takes a modern approach to recreating the urban jungle they come from.
