hip hop
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With the release of Doris only a couple of weeks away, Earl Sweatshirt is keeping the hype train going full speed ahead with the Pharrell-produced “Burgundy.” The two-minute-long anxiety-ridden track manages to come off as remarkably triumphant thanks to its substantial, soaring, and jazzy instrumental. Check it out above! Doris
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Milo has shared a trippy new music video for the Cavalcade cut “besos, an exploration of sentimentality.” It features the MC juxtaposed via green screen against a colorful, cascading wire frame landscape. Enjoy! Check out a review of Milo’s Cavalcade here:
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Ab-Soul lays down some incredibly hard-hitting verses on his new single, “Christopher DRONEr.” The track features a beat laden with foreboding bells, over which the MC delivers a scathing commentary on US militarism. His flow is bold and is perhaps even more fiery than the apocalyptic instrumental. Ab-Soul also teases
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A$ton Matthews has given us another glimpse of his upcoming mixtape 3:16 with the new single “Plottin.” The track features a staunch beat courtesy of hip hop veteran Evidence, and capable verses from Matthews and guest rapper Vince Staples. Enjoy! 3:16 is due out sometime in September.
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East Coast MC YC The Cynic confronts a myriad of different topics in this new single titled “Murphy’s Law,” which is accompanied by some pretty straightforward visuals. Think of it as an “I Don’t Like”-style dance party for people with bachelor’s degrees. Not to make what
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Rapper and producer Jonwayne has a new mixtape available through Stones Throw Records. Cassette 3 is a delightfully whacky and eclectic affair, beginning with the soulful and jazzy “Ode to Mortality” and going on to co-opt the clunky, jarring instrumental from Pusha T’s “Numbers On the Boards” on the
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Canadian rapper Shad comes through with a new single featuring a snappy beat from Skratch Bastid and a soaring hook from Saukrates. As usual, Shad comes through with clever, self-aware lyrics that are thought-provoking and hilarious. This guy continues to be one of independent hip hops most class acts.
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Scottish experimental hip hop trio Young Fathers brings the second installment of Friends of Friends’ Show Me the Future compilation series to a powerful close with the track “Effigy.” With its alternately bleeping and rumbling instrumental and its formidable flow, it’s hard to blame the label for gushing that
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With a forthcoming album on Ghostly, beatsmith Shigeto has released a new track titled “Olivia.” The album cut takes the Michigan native’s music into some beautifully ambient territory. Enjoy!
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Despite his quiet demeanor, Ka might be one of the most intense, thought-provoking, and creative MCs you run across this year. WATCH THE REVIEW
