hip hop
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This is a series of short spiels discussing albums that I’ve failed to review for the past month or so. Sorry I didn’t get to them. I would have liked to, but I’m just one man. I can’t review everything. Here are the albums and artists
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Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. drops a new mixtape of tracks titled 4evaNaDay. Considering his last mixtape was one of my favorite releases of 2011, I’m psyched to lay my ears on this thing. Let’s not forget K.R.I.T> also has his Def
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MP3 Singers Stasia Irons and Catherine Harris-White make up THEESatisfaction, which is an underground R&B and soul project dropping an album in March on Sub Pop. The title: awE naturaLE. You probably caught the project’s two members on the Shabazz Palaces album, Black Up, that dropped last
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Here’s a downloadable remix of Shabazz Palaces “Swerve.” The track was reinvented by electronic music trio Signal Path. The song is a part of an upcoming compilation of remixes they’ll be releasing for free in April. Keep up to date on that through the group’s website. Here’
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West1996 by Lute Between this mixtape cover and the sound of his music, Lute takes his love of gritty, hardcore 90s hip hop pretty seriously. The kid sounds young, but he raps like a veteran street poet who’s seen a few things. Nice flow, tight boom bap beats, and
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After putting out one of the more genre-defying hip hp albums of 2011, California’s Death Grips is gearing up to drop new new albums this year. For any Death Grips fan, this is a pretty huge announcement, but today, some even bigger news has dropped: The project is now
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While this track off Milo’s latest mixtape features the same raw and humble characteristics the Wisconsin rapper’s previous efforts, the lyrics here expose private moments in a way that just leaves me with a pile of awkward feelings. WATCH THE REVIEW
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BJ The Chicago Kid and Kendrick Lamar have collaborated for a second time on “The World is a Ghetto,” which is a smooth piece of socially conscious soul. The song deals with growing up in a harsh environment and perceiving the world to be the same way. There are elements
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Gonjasufi drops a video for one of his latest tracks, “the Blame.” The song comes from his new mini-album, MU.ZZ.LE. It’s out now on Warp Records, and you can find a review of it here.
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Milo takes Baths by Milo I warned you about the forthcoming Milo mixtape, and now it’s here. Milo Takes Baths is one track after another of witty rhymes, obscure references, and instrumentals produced by beatmusic artist Baths. Download or stream the release above, and check a video for the
