hip hop
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Well, here’s a collaboration that’s totally from out of left-field. New York rap group Ratking has teamed up with New York noise musician Eric Copeland (of Black Dice fame) for Converse’s upcoming Cons EP Vol. 1. Because Copeland has been moving towards a slightly more accessible style
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The Scallops Hotel is a new Milo-affiliated hip hop musical side-project that has a new record on the way, which I believe is titled poplar grove (or how to rap with a hammer). Milo didn’t produce all of the tracks, though. Lee Bannon, Iglooghost, and Busdriver all contribute to
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Brooklyn rapper Ka has taken it upon himself to direct and edit this fittingly bleak new music video for The Night’s Gambit highlight “You Know It’s About.” Above, let Ka be your tour guide through some of New York’s dank, desolate, and decaying urban landscape. A reminder
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While East Coast MC Action Bronson didn’t skimp on the personality with this new tape of his, there are certainly a lot of aimless, short-of-breath tracks here that really feel like filler.
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Detroit rapper and producer Black Milk outright wows me with some creative, grimy beats set against some very personal stories on this latest full-length of his, No Poison No Paradise.
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Chicago hip hop eccentric Mick Jenkins has a new single and video out titled “Roots,” which showcases the MC’s spacey flow and clever bars. While he may be too subtle and downplayed to have a legit hit, this guy will surely blow up with those who like their hip
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Australian producer Flume has a new mixtape out that features a myriad of different artists singing and rapping on his glamorously synthetic production, and the track above brings together R&B up-and-comer Autre Ne Veut with hip hop vet Ghostface Killa. Crazy, right? Though the track is short, the
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Above, check out another cut from Bristol-based rapper ThisisDA’s upcoming debut Super Arkane. Atop “No Wave”‘s gleaming Evil Needle and Sivey-produced beat, the 19-year-old MC continues delivering on his great potential, reflecting on his recent, somewhat tumultuous stint in film school, as well as on his status as
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Canadian MC Shad’s latest album is one of his most ambitious yet. The guy spits his usual brand of clever, playful wordplay over some pretty bright, uplifting instrumentals, I wish the sadder tracks had more emotional impact, though.
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Ghost At The Finish Line by Quelle Chris Detroit rapper, producer Quelle Chris has a new album out via Mello Music Group this week, titled Ghost At The Finish Line. It’s his third full-length, and it sounds like the guy is starting to come into his own a bit
