hip hop
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Now that the drama from the Lil B and Joey Bada$$ has settled, let’s take a look at the Lil B mixtape that the “I’m The Bada$$” track came from, Pink Flame. It’s the Based God’s first mixtape of the year, and features a cover that
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Sport by Simon Bird Beatmaker, music experimentalist, and Swans cover artist Simon Bird has a new album he dropped back in December titled Sport. The dude’s tracks are incredibly long for what basically feels like oddball beats and instrumentals; however, he justifies the 10-minute lengths with plenty of progression,
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The Eulogy by Cakes Da Killa Between MCs like Le1f and Mykki Blanco, there’s a lot of gender bending going on in hip hop right now, which is great from a societal aspect. I’m pretty excited to see lines like homosexuality being crossed, but I personally think Mykki
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Black Jungle Radio by Black Jungle Squad Featuring abstract MCs such as Zeroh and Jeremiah Jae, Black Jungle Squad is a strange, toned-down hip hop project with weird rhymes and nutty instrumentals. Though this collection of tracks doesn’t have a ton of energy, it does have two tons of
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After just a handful of listens, I’m convinced this recently surfaced track from Just Blaze and Baauer has potential to be the banger of the year. this track features touches of wobbling bass, exciting drops, and head-crushing rhythms that are just begging to be turned up to the loudest
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Watsky is a rapper and YouTube personality who initially made a name for himself thanks to his extremely speedy flow. While technical proficiency at this level is extremely impressive, it’s just not something I take that seriously when it comes to the craft of a song, honestly. “Strong as
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If this is what Staten Island hip hop production sounds like, please give me all of it. Git Beats has dropped the most head bobbing beat I have had the pleasure of hearing this year so far. My further listens of this track just devolved into trap rap style dancing,
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POWER EXCHANGE by Cities Aviv An awesomely grooved instrumental on this Cities Aviv track, “Power Exchange.” I’m absolutely loving the pitch-shifted female vocals, farty synths, and choppy beat. The trap-style hi-hats are nice touch as well. I don’t wanna completely ignore Aviv, though. What I’ve typically heard
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A new video and single from up-and-coming rap duo Notepad and Felix Nobody. While the track is a little rough sound-wise, it is a pretty catchy and dark hip hop tune with two MCs who seem pretty set on taking their lyrics into the unknown. There’s definitely some appeal
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New York’s Pro Era drops one of the freshest throwback mixtapes in hop hop, putting themselves at the forefront of this new, nostalgic wave in rap. WATCH THE REVIEW
