hip hop
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The New York City-based rapper/producer duo Cidida x Eibol have collaborated on a new album. The curiously titled Ludwig, Can You Hear Me? was released at the beginning of April, and the album features Cidida spitting heady, emotive lyrics over live instrumentation played and produced by Eibol. I’m
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Produced by Just Blaze, Jay Electronica drops a new track titled “Dear Molskine.” Whether or not it’s a taste of a full-length album to come, I’m not sure. Though I’m sort of confused why the beat fades out suddenly, starts, and then repeats itself over again, I
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With improved production, more original material, more instrumentation, and some intense performances, the new BADBADNOTGOOD album improves on the blueprint of the previous LP in every way. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Texas MC, producer, and noise conjurer B L A C K I E releases a revised version of a track on his last album, True Spirit and Not Giving a Fuck. The original seems to be paired with a completely different set of lyrics, pushing the listener to stand up,
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Download: BADBADNOTGOOD- BBNG2 Experimental jazz hop trio BADBADNOTGOOD has dropped its second full-length album, BBNG2. It’s available via the download linked above. After the group’s entertaining debut, how could you say “no”? The album features Odd Future instrumental covers, and even takes on some tracks James Blake released
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A new video from up-and-coming hip hop outfit Smoke Screen. To me, just about everything with this track seems to be on fire. The drum beat on this beat, the dense flows, and the hook. Actually, I can’t say my fire analogy really makes sense considering the title of
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After dropping a few tracks from it, I have to say the forthcoming Killer Mike, El-P collaboration, R.A.P. Music, is one of my most anticipated hip hop albums this year. It’s placed second only by Death Grips, of course. This latest track from the Mike-rapped and El-P-produced
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After the stellar “Cartoons & Cereal,” Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops a new single, and land’s a feature from none other than Dr. Dre. Of course, this special occasion needs a special instrumental. The beat here sounds bit more refined than the instrumentals Kendrick usually spits over, featuring loads
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On the fourth track Death Grips has released from its forthcoming album, the Money Store, MC Ride and company continue to build a musical empire on the morbid and abrasive noise hop foundation laid out on last year’s Exmilitary. Drummer Zach Hill’s beats hit hard, featuring some subtle
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A track from the forthcoming El-P album, Cancer For Cure, which will be out on Fat Possum on May 22nd. Like usual, El-P brings a hard flow and beat, and the dude sounds hungry as hell. Here’s to hoping he kills it later this year.
