hip hop
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Here’s a new video from After the Smoke for the track “OIAM,” which comes from the project’s debut EP, White Girls & Red Velvet Cake. Download the EP here. Directed by Andrew Fairbank, this video features a lotta suggestive footage of scantily clad women shot in slow motion.
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Hey, it’s the first 1 Minute Miracles track that actually features guest MCs. Apparently the Canadian beat producer has worked with these two guys before. Here’s the back story: I met Cracker & Ivorie at a Rap-Battle back in ‘00. They only battled one round each and lost.
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The Millennium Falcon(EP.1) by Chuuwee x Sundown(Actual Proof) Nab this new mixtape from up-and-coming rappers Chuuwee and Sundown–I think I should mention Sundown is a member of the hip hop outfit Actual Proof. This tape doesn’t have the best recording quality on the block, but
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A track from the forthcoming BJ the Chicago Kid release, Pineapple Now-Laters, which is coming out on Valentine’s Day. Damn, all I gotta say is this track is gorgeous from every angle. Kendrick Lamar’s storytelling is vivid, dealing in one moral dilemma after another. His vocal delivery is
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Young Fathers’ debut tape, Tape One, is as pretty fun, freaky, and lo-fi mix of hip hop, African music, and reggae. Though the release is only 20 minutes long, these tracks make up for it with lots of personality and catchy hooks.
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Download: Himanshu- Nehru Jackets Featuring the likes of Danny Brown, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Action Bronson, and Kool A.D., here’s the debut mixtape of Das Racist member Himanshu. It comes shortly after the mixtape released by Das Racist cohort Kool A.D., which I wasn’t huge on, but
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On his sophomore album, Schoolboy Q chases after a number of different sounds and personalities. For me, it’s kinda hit-or-miss, but there are still tracks on here that make it worthwhile to visit this album at least once. WATCH THE REVIEW
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TAPE ONE by Young Fathers For a group that states “nothing is original” in its first music video, Young Fathers certainly is, well, original. Of course I know the point the UK trio–uh, I think it’s a trio–is trying to make. Still, the blend of hip hop,
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Download: FreshNerd of 100 Akres- Thndrcrk Sampling one track after another from Thundercat‘s futuristic jazz debut, the Golden Age of Apocalypse, here is a new beat take from the good people at 100 Akres. It was produced by FreshNerd and features a few MCs as well. Like I said,
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A track from the forthcoming Gonjasufi “mini-album,” MU.ZZ.LE. right here. The track is “Feedin’ Birds,” and the music on this one repeats as lost vocals wander aimlessly through a psychedelic lo-fi recording. I feel like this song has a style similar to Sufi’s previous LP, A Sufi
