hip hop
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The Spring Up by Shad + Skratch Bastid Shad drops a handful of new tracks with fellow Canadian hip hop artist Skratch Bastid. Shad is on lyrics, and Bastid is bringing the beats, and it’s an incredibly solid effort, which you can grab on Bandcamp for whatever price you’d
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2013 XXL Freshman and Beast Coast MC Joey Bada$$ drops another track from his anticipated Summer Knights mixtape, which has been pushed back for a July 1st release. With all of these huge rap releases around the corner–Kanye, Cole, Miller–I’m not surprised, honestly. Producer Lee Bannon pulls
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Ghostly International producer Shigeto has announced the release of a new album, and you can stream a track from it via the widget above. The LP’s title is No Better Time Than Now, and “Detroit Part 1” has me pretty psyched to hear the rest of this thing. The
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Jarren Benton is one of the most eccentric faces in the south right now, spewing rhymes that are equal parts gritty, gross, cartoony, and offensive. The dude obviously takes a lot of influence from Eminem, but is modern enough to fend off any negative comparisons. For sure, this dude’s
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In anticipation of his imminent Oxymoron LP, ScHoolboy Q releases this single with his Black Hippy brother Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick raps in Spanish, Q raps about drugs and ladies, but the real star of this song is the beat, which was produced by TDE in-house producer THC. The drum track
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Stream: J. Cole – Born Sinner J. Cole is looking to take new notes from fellow rapper and friend Kendrick Lamar in creating a darker moodier album. The only real question is, does it actually achieve what it sets out to do? In terms of production it most certainly feels that
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Experimental hip hop and electronic music producer CX KiDTRONiK’s KRACK ATTACK 2 will probably be one of the noisiest and most high-octane experiences you’ll have with music this year–even if it is a bit messy and inconsistent. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Recent Sub Pop Records signee clipping. has dropped some visuals from one of the catchier tracks from their latest full-length, Midcity. Watch the video above, and catch an interview with the trio below:
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One of D.C.’s grittiest MCs, Billy Woods, drops a new track titled “Tinseltown,” which was produced by the infamous Blockhead. If that excites you, I’ve got even better news: Billy Woods’ next album is entirely produced by Blockhead. There ya go. Let that soak in. Stream the
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CAS is a UK rapper related to the grime scene, and the MC supposedly has a full-length release in the works titled Commerical, but it has yet to receive a release date. In the mean time, check out the videos for “Walkin'” and “All Hallows'” above and below.
