hip hop
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2014 is ending off with a bang, I tell ya! In an effort to promote their current tour together, previously praised New York underground hip hop titans Flatbush Zombies and the Underachievers have dropped a collaborative EP under the name Clockwork Indigo. It’s got five tracks, which I encourage
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Wow! That’s all I can say: Wow! We have a modern favorite teaming up with an old favorite here. Not just on this track–or that previously released track that was good as well–but there’s gonna be an album on the way via Lex Records, too. Yes,
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Previously loved Mississippi hip hop hero Big K.R.I.T. drops a new single from his forthcoming album of the same title: Cadillactica. A lot like previous aims at commercial appeal, K.R.I.T.’s hook on this track is a fast, repetitive earworm. The instrumental from DJ
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Is it safe to say Death Grips‘ influence is felt outside of the experimental and industrial hip hop scene yet? Of course! And this new OG Maco track is yet another instance. With a flow and instrumental vibe that isn’t too unlike “Guillotine,” this Atlanta rapper flips out on
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If you remember my favorite albums of 2013 list, then you know the last Black Milk album made the cut. No Poison, No Paradise was easily one of the most conceptual and gritty releases in Milk’s discog so far, so it’s gonna be interesting to see him follow
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Top Dawg Entertainment figurehead and Black Hippy Member Jay Rock might have had the least hyped debut of everyone in his crew, but his followup is gonna carry some serious heat with tracks like “Parental Advisory” on it. This West Coast rapper is sounding absolutely hungry and aggressive on this
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On his latest project, Childish Gambino dreams of running Atlanta and getting a Gangsta Grillz mixtape.
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With an ambitious list of collaborators–HERBIE HANCOCK, YAY–Flying Lotus drops one of his most lively and straightforward albums yet.
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Teaming up with fellow Chicago rapper Supa BWE, Mick Jenkins lands on this socially relevant and very necessary cut titled “Treat Me.” If you wanna hear this track in its greater context, it comes from Supa’s new EP, which is titled Hurt Everybody. Personally, I didn’t dig it,
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The previously praised Run The Jewels have a new full-length album on the way, and I couldn’t be more psyched after the release of this new track featuring none other than Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine. In case you’re unaware, Run The Jewels is
