hip hop
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On M.I.A.’s latest record, the UK-based rapper, singer, and producer takes a small step away from the noisy production that made her last record so bombastic, but still manages to deliver a series of smart, infectious, and wild banger-style party tracks.
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NYC rap group Ratking has dropped a dazzling new video and single, “100.” It looks as though since the release of last year’s Wiki93 EP, the outfit has matured and refined its glitchy modern take on old-school New York hip hop to the point that “100” is not only
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Sounds like up-and-coming rapper Ryshon Jones isn’t happy about the current de-emphasis on lyrics in hip hop. Even though he hops on a banging, futuristic trap beat for this new single of his, the social critique he dishes out is pretty sharp, hilarious, and undeniable to an extent. Enjoy!
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poplar grove (or how to rap with a hammer) by scallops hotel You know that Milo-affiliated hip hop project I eluded to last week? Well, it’s out, and streaming on Bandcamp right now for your listening pleasure. Milo, Busdriver, Iglooghost, ELOS, Jincallo and Lee Bannon all handled production, and
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While Death Grips’ Government Plates might be one of the most aggressive releases to come from the experimental hip hop trio, it’s also one of their most forgettable, repetitious, short-winded, and half-baked.
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Irish rapper Rejjie Snow is coming through with more off-kilter beats, whispered rhymes, and a gory story on the track “Black Pancake,” which is one of many tracks slated for release on this dude’s forthcoming Dear Annie mixtape. Look for it next year, and enjoy!
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Well, here’s a collaboration that’s totally from out of left-field. New York rap group Ratking has teamed up with New York noise musician Eric Copeland (of Black Dice fame) for Converse’s upcoming Cons EP Vol. 1. Because Copeland has been moving towards a slightly more accessible style
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The Scallops Hotel is a new Milo-affiliated hip hop musical side-project that has a new record on the way, which I believe is titled poplar grove (or how to rap with a hammer). Milo didn’t produce all of the tracks, though. Lee Bannon, Iglooghost, and Busdriver all contribute to
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Brooklyn rapper Ka has taken it upon himself to direct and edit this fittingly bleak new music video for The Night’s Gambit highlight “You Know It’s About.” Above, let Ka be your tour guide through some of New York’s dank, desolate, and decaying urban landscape. A reminder
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While East Coast MC Action Bronson didn’t skimp on the personality with this new tape of his, there are certainly a lot of aimless, short-of-breath tracks here that really feel like filler.
