hip hop
-
Mick Jenkins releases this song with fellow Chicago rappers Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa. If you needed more evidence that Chicago is the scene of more than just drill, but thoughtful rap with with elastic flows, here it is. Over an orchestral sample and metronomic hi-hats, Mick breaks out
-
Arca, Yeezus‘ secret weapon, has released this mix today. This is the first solo work we’ve heard from the producer in a year, but she hasn’t been slacking. This mix takes us through Arca’s musical universe, evoking slanted, psychedelic club scenes through her drum beats and the
-
Milo’s latest mixtape sees the Wisconsin rapper working again with producer Riley Lake. While I think Milo’s verses are worthwhile, it’s really the instrumentals that surprise me the most. WATCH THE REVIEW
-
This video is for “Off the Record”, off of Ka’s new record The Knight’s Gambit. The song is a minimal ode to rap music, employing classic album titles as fuel for his wise-man on the corner sermons. The video is equally minimal, as Ka explores the biggest record
-
Soundsmith James Ferarro offers this single off of his upcoming project with a terrifying name, NYC, Hell 3:00. The song begins with what sounds like a lo-fi version of something off of Zomby’s newest LP, combining dark dread with rolling trap high-hats. Ferraro’s vocals enter, sounding more
-
Mac Miller, the world’s most unlikely rap-critic’s pet, has released a fittingly psychedelic video for this cut off of his recent LP Watching Movies With the Sound Off. The video cycles between images of Mac rapping in a room of mirrors filled with lightbulbs and of a pretty
-
Alternative hip hop artist Hopsin is scheduled to release his third studio full-length Knock Madness on November 26th via his label Funk Volume. This week, he shared a new song from the project, “Ill Mind of Hopsin 6,” in which the rapper ruminates in the loss of a close friend
-
Scottish experimental hip hop outfit Young Fathers drop some visuals for the TAPE TWO track “Queen Is Dead,” and the gritty, black and white closeups that comprise this vid match the sounds presented perfectly. The urgent lyrics, blaring synths, and exited shouts of “WOO” all have an in-your-face attitude to
-
GDP & The Wrong Address w/Jimmy Frankenstein - "The Art Of Blowing Glass vs. The Act Of Breaking It"
Previously mentioned rapper GDP is usually an odd and hilariously foul-mouthed dude, but this new track of his, which is featured on his new 12″ via Run For Cover Records, is one of the darkest, moodiest songs I’ve ever heard him drop. The lyrics depict an incredibly damaged relationship
-
Hieroglyphics is one of the West Coast’s longest running hip hop outfits, and their 90s roots show up in a big way even on their latest record, the Kitchen, which the group has seen fit to upload in full on their YouTube channel for all to stream. Stream the
