hip hop
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Rapsmith Milo drops his first track from his forthcoming project, Cavalcade, which will be coming out on July 9th. While it’s not one of the dude’s strongest hooks, I think the growing intensity of the instrumental and Milo’s verses is actually pretty great! Catch a review for
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Is it me, or has everything that’s dropped so far from Joey Bada$$’ forthcoming mixtape, Summer Knights, sounded hyped, over-the-top, and hungry as hell? I’m digging it, and Joey’s latest wind continues with “Amethyst Rockstar,” which features some aged production from MF DOOM himself. Check a review
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Download: Run The Jewels – Self-Titled Interestingly enough, one of 2013’s best hip hop albums came from one of that year’s oddest pairings as well: El-P and Killer Mike. R.A.P. music was an all-out assault with El-P’s bold production, and Mike’s hefty voice and conscious
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Action Bronson and Harry Fraud release another song together after dropping the Saab Stories EP. It’s more of the same from both–Action humorously combining unbelievable acrobatics, drugs, misogyny into food and Harry Fraud flipping some song that has probably been played on many different yachts. Thanks to Stereogum
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Kevin Gates releases this track off of upcoming the Stranger Than Fiction LP. The song takes Drake and Noah “40” Shebib’s nocturnal vibe and confessionalism, and combines it with propulsive drums and real-gangster talk. Kevin Gates is a promising addition to hip-hop’s storytelling tradition, and, as the LP’
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With underground super producer Lee Bannon, versatility is the name of the game. I can’t believe how many different sounds come out of this guy, and this latest track is an energetic and sincere tribute to the sounds of jungle and drum ‘n’ bass. Enjoy! /via/
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Mac Miller’s followup to Blue Slide Park is an improvement on all fronts. While it’s not gonna be one of my favs for the year, Mac is seriously reaching for the potential that I’ve felt he’s had for a while with creative production choices, better flows,
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SUB by Kyle Rapps An eclectic and somewhat abstract hip hop project from Kyle Rapps titled SUB. There are some pretty impressive underground features here as well from Mr. MFN eXquire, Action Bronson, and Murs. Enjoy!
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On Yeezus, Chicago rapper and producer Kanye West takes his typically ambitious production down some really dark, noisy passageways. WATCH THE REVIEW
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This cut, off of the upcoming mixtape BetterOffDEAD, is 4 minutes and 20 seconds long, for reasons obvious to fans of this drug-rap group. This song is darker than the song title suggests, conjuring lonely nights instead of a beach-resort in the summer. Erick Arc Elliot’s raps have been
