hip hop
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After building a strong reputation on reinterpreting classic hip hop beats through jazz instrumentation, BADBADNOTGOOD has released this new, original single, “ROTTEN DECAY.” Grab a download of the single right here.
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A new video from the one-man, New York-based beatmusic project Raja. The track is “Vapor Trails,” and it comes from one of three albums the project has released this year. The album this song lands on, Witch, is the darkest release of the three. Like “Vapor Trails,” some of the
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King Deluxe Presents: Year One – Set One by King Deluxe New, downloadable compilation celebrating one year of releases from the Canadian electronic music label King Deluxe.
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Considering it’s a posthumous album, Nujabes’ Spiritual State has some pretty great tracks on it. Still, I think it’s best to leave this one to the fans. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A new live video of the boys in BADBADNOTGOOD performing “Brooklyn Zoo,” “Alex Swag,” and “The World Is Yours.” Check our review of the trio’s new album here, and listen to the album here.
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Now this is a comeback I can get into. Hip hop is loaded with surprise collaborations. Some of ’em float, and some of ’em sink. Most Def’s and Talib Kweli’s Black Star didn’t just float. It flew. Then it dropped an atomic bomb on the competition. After
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It’s funny how a song from last year can feel like a blast from my past, but I guess that’s the nature of things. Whatever. Anyway, this track you’re hearing in this video comes from Girl Talk’s last album, All Day. I reviewed it over here.
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Elements of hip hop, soul, and pop come together on the new After the Smoke EP, White Girls & Red Velvet Cake. It’s totally downloadable on After the Smoke’s Tumblr, too. Word is there’s going to be a video for ever song, but how many times have
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One Day Soon (LP) by Ian Kamau Toronto rapper Ian Kamau’s latest album, One Day Soon, is streaming on Bandcamp, and it’s a great listen if you love your hip hop to have a sense of purpose. What I mean to say is this dude has a pretty
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A stream of the new Roots album, Undun, which is dropping December 6th. Thanks for NPR Music for the listen! Hear the entire album via the widget below:
