hip hop
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Kevin Gates releases this track off of upcoming the Stranger Than Fiction LP. The song takes Drake and Noah “40” Shebib’s nocturnal vibe and confessionalism, and combines it with propulsive drums and real-gangster talk. Kevin Gates is a promising addition to hip-hop’s storytelling tradition, and, as the LP’
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With underground super producer Lee Bannon, versatility is the name of the game. I can’t believe how many different sounds come out of this guy, and this latest track is an energetic and sincere tribute to the sounds of jungle and drum ‘n’ bass. Enjoy! /via/
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Mac Miller’s followup to Blue Slide Park is an improvement on all fronts. While it’s not gonna be one of my favs for the year, Mac is seriously reaching for the potential that I’ve felt he’s had for a while with creative production choices, better flows,
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SUB by Kyle Rapps An eclectic and somewhat abstract hip hop project from Kyle Rapps titled SUB. There are some pretty impressive underground features here as well from Mr. MFN eXquire, Action Bronson, and Murs. Enjoy!
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On Yeezus, Chicago rapper and producer Kanye West takes his typically ambitious production down some really dark, noisy passageways. WATCH THE REVIEW
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This cut, off of the upcoming mixtape BetterOffDEAD, is 4 minutes and 20 seconds long, for reasons obvious to fans of this drug-rap group. This song is darker than the song title suggests, conjuring lonely nights instead of a beach-resort in the summer. Erick Arc Elliot’s raps have been
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A music video for a jazz group is rare, a jazz group using a distortion pedal on the guitar is even rarer. This video contains an edit of the 10-minute track “Hover” off of Black Host’s debut LP, Life in the Sugar Candle Mines, which has been released on
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Dowhatyoulove by Ta-ku ta-ku, an Aussie beatmaker, has released a streaming-version of his most recent LP Dowhatyoulove. ta-ku has retained the ambient boom-bap thump of his earlier work, but adds more Dilla-fied chopped soul samples to the mix. You can buy the record on Bandcamp, or get a limited-edition vinyl
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Donny Oh is a New York rapper with a new video and single out; plus, he’s got a new EP on the way titled Stuffed Shells. Not only is Donny’s food choice there pretty classy, but he nabbed a sweet, soulful Knxwledge beat for the track featured in
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Gesus by YBP A new collection of tracks from the previously mentioned Black Jungle Squad. Brainfeeder’s Jeremiah Jae, a.k.a. Black Daffi, still delivers the production and most of the rap verses that you’ll come across on this thing, Gesus sees the involvement on Tre on a
