hip hop
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TX rapper, producer, and songwriter Travi$ Scott delivers a mixtape that’s only marginally better than his previous effort, Owl Pharaoh.
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Raury’s Indigo Child fuses hip hop and pop-flavored indie folk in the blandest way possible.
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The latest album from New York’s Uncommon Nasa is as grimy as it is experimental and conceptual.
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Armand Hammer drops a post-album EP of fan-pleasing odds ‘n’ ends.
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Chicago MC Mick Jenkins drops a verbose and water-themed mixtape.
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Despite this being the commercial debut of this New York hip hop duo, the Underachievers are sounding a bit rougher than they did on their breakthrough tape Indigoism.
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Mellowhype’s latest project shows an enjoyable increase in technical skill since their last full-length affair–even if the end the result is sort of generic.
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Husky-voiced Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins drops a moving and metaphorical video for his upcoming project titled The Water[s]. It’s officially out August 12th. “Jazz” features a beautiful, minimal beat that’s guided by what I think are some gleaming vibraphone melodies. I love the way the chorus swells,
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New York MC Joey Bada$$ brings the first single from his highly-anticipated commercial debut, B4DA$$. A lot like a song or two from his last tape, Joey is coming off aggressive on this new single, “Big Dusty.” Very aggressive! I’d go as far as to say there are moments
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TEKLIFE TILL THA NEXT LIFE VOL.1 by TASO Teklife producer TASO has produced one of my favorite tracks of 2014 right here, and it comes off a compilation he dropped with fellow DJs Rashad, Spinn, and Manny back in March. The hooky vocal samples and rattling trap rhythms are
