hip hop
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Detroit drummer and producer Karriem Riggins releases a video for the Alone Together track “Summer Madness,” which actually features a few other instrumental moments from his latest album, too. Check a review of the LP right here. /via/
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With one stellar instrumental after another from the Alchemist, and a series of rhymes that perfectly fit this album’s outlandish exploitation film cover, Rare Chandeliers is easily Bronson’s most consistent and impressive project yet. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Though New York’s up and coming Ratking comes through with a lot of energy, and a pretty grimy sound, the hip hop quartet doesn’t show a lot of prowess when it comes to focus and songwriting. I’m not that disheartened, though. From what I can tell, it
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The Progressive Era and Black Hippy cohorts Joey Bad and Soulo coming together on this new titled “Enter the Void.” While Ab-Soul sounds as dope as ever, bringing socially aware rhymes together with weird and pompous abstractions, Joey sounds great on a track that sounds a bit less mired in
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Download: Mykki Blanco- Cosmic Angel: Illuminati Prince/ss Mykki Blanco, self-proclaimed “acid punk” rapper from New York, has dropped her debut mixtape, titled Cosmic Angel: Illuminati Prince/ss. Featuring production from Gatekeeper, Flosstradamus, Booty & Le1f, and more, the 15-track release is available to stream and download above via Datpiff.
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A Made Bear At Peace by Hanz Electronic producer Hanz is dishing out beats that incorporate samples in a startlingly seamless way adding to his already monstrous and unique sound. Hanz has definitely made a name for himself in my eyes with these productions. They are so unlike anything I
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Experimental hip hop outfit RATKING have a new EP out titled WIKI93, and it’s out via XL Recordings. I’m loving the mix of influences coming through on this track. There are elements of glitchy electronica, noise, and grime flowing through the track “Comic.” Groups like Death Grips are
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UNEVEN COMPROMISE by LIL UGLY MANE Richmond rapper Lil Ugly Mane dropped a new, strange, 10-minute track on my birthday, and I didn’t even realize it. Does this make me a terrible person? Yes. Well, Mr. Thug Isolation here continues his trademark style of dark rhymes, darker sounds, gangsta-esque
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Download: Hot Sugar- Midimurder I was wondering when this guy was gonna get some significant notice! Beatmusic producer Nick Koenig, a.k.a. Hot Sugar, has been putting together some pretty colorful, vibrant, and hyper-sweet instrumentals for a while now. However, most of what I’ve heard from him hasn’
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DIΛMOND SPECTRUM by HYDRABADD A bunch of sharp, diamond-cut bangers on this new HYDRABADD EP, DIΛMOND SPECTRUM. Give a listen to it via the widget above, and download it for whatever price you’d like on Bandcamp. Also, the 2nd instrumental on this EP was previously used on this Oddyssey
