hip hop
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Just last week, I blogged about the music of David Stephan. Nearly every day, he works tirelessly on beats before he heads off to work at a coffee shop. His tracks always end somewhere around 60 seconds, so they’ve naturally been dubbed “1-Minute Miracles.” Stephan has a few new
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Download Elmatic Almost 20 years later, Nas’ Illmatic only gains more critical acclaim, and rap artists love to tribute it. Though this isn’t the first time a rapper has laid new lyrics to every beat from this seminal LP, the prospect of hearing Slum Village’s Elzhi give it
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New video from the Death Grips album Exmilitary. Some sweet kickflips goin’ on here, bros. Watch a video review of Exmilitary here, and download the album for free here.
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There’s been a lotta buzz around the blog-o-sphere lately in regards to this Clams Casino fellow. His claim to fame seems to be having been the producer of some beats used by Lil B, which is fine since the beats are usually what I end up liking the most
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Is this for real? Stream piece of Tyler, The Creator’s next album, Goblin, above. Look for it on May 10th via XL.
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Hercules by Kin As Kin, electronic artist Yung Hui explores sound’s dark side through drones and bleak synths. What backing up these sounds much of the time are hip hop beats, believe it or not–but a verse over his tunes just doesn’t seem appropriate. His latest album,
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Track from a new collaboration from the likes of Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, and DJ Big Wiz. The track is named after Mary Mallon of all people: The first person in the U.S. to be a “healthy carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever.” Inspiration comes from all
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I’ve blogged about this project again and again. And honestly, I’m still not 100% sure how I feel about it. The aggression of Death Grips is attempted by many, but only achieved by a few. Clearly, the primary influence in this project is hip hop music, but it’
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On their latest album CunninLyngusits bring some seriously cinematic production. All of the atmospheric textures make the perfect setting for lyrical themes dealing with dreams. Of course, “dreaming” isn’t limited to what you see in your sleep. This LP delves into fantasies of all shapes and sizes: sexual, violent,
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Stream: The Beastie Boys- Hot Sauce Committee Part Two The Beastie Boys have been kind enough to stream their latest album in its entirety on their website, so get to clickin’! (Edit: Or just stream it below, duh!)
