hip hop
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Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt returns with his long-awaited major label debut, Doris. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Detroit rapper Big Sean comes through with a new non-album track, which is completely dominated by Compton’s Kendrick Lamar. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Portugal. The Man have enlisted hip hop producer Jake One to helm a remix of their latest LP’s title track, “Evil Friends.” Danny Brown jumps aboard, delivering a fast, hard-hitting, and surprisingly leery verse about the second-hander mindset running rampant around him. Give it a listen above! Portugal. The
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A chilling music video accompanies the new single from Brooklyn rapper Donny Oh, “GSVR.” The video depicts a young man who is gagged, bound to a chair, and threatened by Donny and two cohorts with a baseball bat and shears. This is set against a hard, nocturnal instrumental, over which
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Mu Gadu hasn’t given Quelle Chris’ “Old Friend” the typical music video treatment. Rather, he’s crafted a minimalist short film titled Billion Dollar Question that symbolically follows the “death, rebirth, and rites of passage” of a young man in Uganda. The 7-minute-long flick is scored to a mashup
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NYC rapper Black Dave has a new single out titled “N.D.S.” featuring production from none other than Lee Bannon. Dave’s fiery verses and hooks certainly hold their own, but Bannon’s nocturnal instrumental does expectedly steal the show. Enjoy!
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THREE SIDED TAPE VOLUME TWO by LIL UGLY MANE Southern hip hop oddity Lil Ugly Mane has dropped yet another collection of unreleased songs and instrumentals. Again, he’s separated the three tracks here into a seamless mix, bringing all of these odds and ends together into tracks that span
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Adultery and betrayal are being served up in this new music video for the track “Gilgamesh,” which is one of many tracks from Billy Woods’ latest album, Dour Candy. Mostly, the album explores some dark themes within the personal and business dealings of a small-time drug dealer, putting this oft-mentioned
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Land of the Way It Is by Uncommon Nasa “Left Coaster,” taken from Uncommon Nasa’s Land of the Way It Is, is an ensemble of some of the most prominent figures in underground hip hop. Subtitle, Megabusive, BeOnd, Open Mike Eagle, and Gajah all lay down some speedy, proficient
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Tech N9ne’s Something Else might see the Kansas City rapper collaborating with a wider array of artists, but all of this networking hasn’t done much for Tech’s gaudy instrumentals and spotty lyrics. WATCH THE REVIEW
