hip hop
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On this new, collaborative album, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis bring some great pop rap tracks with a conscious edge, but don’t quite live up to the epic and ambitious expectations set by stellar singles like “Wings” and “Same Love.” WATCH THE REVIEW
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Back in July, young rap upstart Angel Haze released Reservation, a collection of fourteen songs that showcase Angel’s prowess as a fast-spitting, high-energy MC. Among those tracks is “Werkin’ Girls,” which was recently given video treatment. Above, you can watch its accompanying visuals by way of her YouTube channel.
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One of the darkest, strangest up-and-coming MCs out there right now is Haleek Maul. The dude recently dropped the Chrome Lips tape with Supreme Cuts, and Haleek continues to build his sound on this new track. “88” features a really spacious beat, some eerie synths, pitch-shifted voices, and the slightly
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Death Grips drops a gritty new video for the track “World of Dogs,” which I’m happy contains no images of penises. Anyway, the track comes from the experimental hip hop trio’s new album, NO LOVE DEEP WEB. Hear the album here, and check out a review here.
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With Numbers, Mellowhype manages to churn out a few decent beats, but the lyrical content and originality are more lacking than ever. It seems making an interesting hip hop record is not in Mellowhype’s career itinerary. Instead, portraying the forgettable fantasies of that “cool kid with a c average”
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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis drop some visuals for one of the best hip hop songs in 2012, frankly. And the storyline here is just as moving as the song itself.
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Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar has always been pretty proud of where he is, referencing it numerous times–in lights both positive and negative–in his songs. However, this new track is truly his biggest tribute yet, featuring the likes of Compton legend Dr. Dre on a few verses. Also, that
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On Dark Time Sunshine’s latest LP, the abstract hip hop duo takes its Aesop Rock-inspired style and adds some blissful production into the equation. It kinda like the Postal Service of hip hop albums. Maybe you’ll like it! Check it out, my son. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On Dark Time Sunshine’s latest LP, the abstract hip hop duo takes its Aesop Rock-inspired style and adds some blissful production into the equation. It kinda like the Postal Service of hip hop albums. Maybe you’ll like it! Check it out, my son. WATCH THE REVIEW
