hip hop
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Big K.R.I.T. releases another track from his forthcoming Def Jam debut, Live From the Underground. The album is set for a June 5th release, and what’s dropped from it so far has been stellar. The dude is really keeping the Southern sounds of hip hop tasteful,
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Here’s the description of the collaborative review straight from Dead End Hip Hop: “More Needledrop? Why not. Needledrop and DEHH link up to review Mac Miller’s last project Macadelic. Mac Miller dropped this project a earlier this year for his fans as an appreciation for making Blue Slide
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Accompanied by a weird video, “Sins” is a straightforward hip-hop song, based around a hook listing the seven deadly sins. The beat is the best part of this song, but none of the emcees step up to this track. This is a shame, cause I know that they are capable
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California rapper Ab-Soul’s sophomore release is as varied as it is exciting. Strong flows, clever rhymes, and lots of personality.
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Odd Renditions by Oddisee I first caught D.C. rapper-producer Oddisee when Mello Music Group sent me his mostly instrumental album Rock Creek Park. While I thought the textures and samples in his instrumentals were pretty, it was a bit in-one-ear-and-out-the-other for me, sadly. However, the four tracks on this
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Though the excitement over tracks like “212” and “L8R,” I’ve remained pretty luke warm on rap senstation Azealia Banks. But the closer we come to the release of her new 1991 EP, the more I realize she’s got a great ear for beats. Early, early this year, she
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Death Grips drops a video for the track “Hustle Bones,” which comes from the group’s latest album, the Money Store. While it’s depressing the group cancelled their recent tour, I guess it’s nice to see some confirmation that they’re still together and functioning. Not sure if
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Is jazz becoming relevant again? It seems like a bit of a chicken/egg situation right now, but in my life since my friends got into the excellent BBNG2, modern jazz has been sneaking into my listening. “Everytime I See You” is one of these tracks. It’s a great
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A stellar track from one of my favorite beat producers, Hudson Mohawke. Well, to be fair, it’s not just from him. Actually, this track comes from a new collaboration he’s a part of. A duo! If you guys watch my reviews regularly, you may remember Hudson Mohawke’s
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Danny Brown layin’ it down over an instrumental from the late Detroit hip hop legend J Dilla. The cut is off a new CD celebrating Detroit at a longstanding hip hop mecca, and showcasing the new crop of MCs the city has to offer. The album’s release date is
