hardcore hip hop
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West Coast boy band Brockhampton round out their Saturation trilogy with their most versatile and melodic album yet.
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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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Injury Reserve drops a solid, relatively low-key EP.
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With its stellar flows from Kevin Abstract and a G-funk vibe coming through in its instrumental, “Gummy” has my mouth watering even more for Saturation II, which is thankfully slated to drop later this month!
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Vince Staples’ Big Fish Theory is the Long Beach rapper’s most eclectic project yet, but still exposes major songwriting deficiencies.
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On Saturation, Brockhampton jells in a way no other group their size has in quite some time. Definitely my frontrunner for hip hop project of the year at the moment.
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Freddie Gibbs makes a rushed return with You Only Live 2wice.
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Run the Jewels returns with their most politically charged effort yet.
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Arizona’s Injury Reserve threatens the rap establishment with one of the most exciting tapes in the underground right now.