hip hop
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Brooklyn rapper and producer Joey BADA$$ and his Pro Era cohorts are on the cusp of blowing up, and it’s bound to happen if they keep pumping out tracks like “Survival Tactics.” It’s a rugged ‘n’ raw piece of boom bap with trigger-pulling bars coming from both Joey
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A video from the increasingly popular parody rapper Krispy Kreme. Yeah, there’s been a lotta joke rap in the past, but what makes Krispy Kreme so interesting is that he blurs the lines between making legitimate modern hip hop and and a straight up joke. I’m not sure
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With some laid -ack drumming, airy synths, a Metronomy sample, and falsetto vocals, “The Gold is Mine” is begging to be your windows-down, summer rap jam. To me, Odisee walks a nice line here between having a message, and coming across preachy. The songs hook could be a little stronger,
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While hip hop artist El-P is still progressing his craft as a producer on his latest studio album, some of his hooks and more conceptual tracks just aren’t sitting well with me. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Brooklyn MC Joey Bada$$ comes off a little round around the edges on his new track and music video, but there’s a heart-breaking sincerity in his words on “Hardknock.” The instrumental behind him and the featured CJ Fly is forlorn, pushing a chord progression you’ve probably picked up
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Rapper, singer, and hip hop eccentric Open Mike Eagle has a new album on the way titled 4NML HSPTL. Look for it on June 26th via Fake Four Records. Right now, I can say without question that Open Mike is one of the most clever MCs out there right now.
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Black Hippy crew member Ab-Soul has a new video out for “Terrorist Threats,” a song from his recently released sophomore album Control System. While the APLUSFILMZ-directed video is rather minimalist focusing on shots of Ab-Soul and guests Danny Brown and Jhene Aiko with digital graffiti and footage of 9/11
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DOOM and Oh No working together on this new collaborative, 5-inch single from Oh No’s forthcoming Ohnomite album. /via/
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Bristol producer Stumbleine is gearing up to release a compilation titled Ghosting, which will feature tracks from three EPs he’s created over the past two years. The blue 12″ is set for release via Hija De Colombia on the 22nd of June, and it’s streamable via the widget
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On this album-length collaboration, MC Killer Mike and producer El-P manage to complement one another perfectly any major changes in their respective approaches to hip hop. WATCH THE REVIEW
