hip hop
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BANGER ALERT! “Wudidong,” the hottest single so far from Chinese trap rap quartet Higher Brothers, has received an official music video via 88rising. Their debut album Black Cab is out now; give it a try if you’re looking to adventure outside the Western hip hop bubble.
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Ski Mask the Slump God’s outlandish and sometimes gross lyricism is sure to put off some listeners, but his animated performances left quite an impression on me over the short runtime of this latest mixtape.
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Ugly God’s debut mixtape is loaded with filler and bookended by two good tracks we’ve already heard.
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With its stellar flows from Kevin Abstract and a G-funk vibe coming through in its instrumental, “Gummy” has my mouth watering even more for Saturation II, which is thankfully slated to drop later this month!
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Vic Mensa’s long-awaited debut album delivers its fair share of grand and thoughtful highs, but also some cringe-worthy lows.
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Portland’s own Aminé sells himself short on his mellow studio debut, Good for You.
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The first half of Raskit is some of the most hard-nosed grime you’ll hear all year, as well as some of Dizzee Rascal’s strongest material since Boy in da Corner. Unfortunately, things go downhill fast shortly thereafter…
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Shabazz Palaces return with deeply flawed twin concept albums.
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Tyler, the Creator blossoms as a rapper, producer, and lyricist on Flower Boy, his most beautiful and well-crafted album to date.
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Written at Night by Uncommon Nasa Staten Island MC Uncommon Nasa is dropping his first entirely self-produced album next month on Man Bites Dog Records. It’s called Written at Night, and the tracklist looks almost like a who’s who of current underground hip hop, featuring Open Mike Eagle,
