hip hop
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Featuring Pace-O Beats, Chill Moody, and Theodore Grams, here’s new video from hip hop outfit Mount Brown. Great beat, witty rhymes, and a memorable hook coming through on this one. Who is that bumping on your boombox, seriously? It’s a bit of a Cool Kids rip, which they
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MP3 Last year, I covered quite a few up-and-coming MCs, and one of the most clever I came across was a young buck by the name of Milo. His debut mixtape, I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here, was one of the first releases I’ve heard to take the
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A music video for the song “Ruins,” which comes off the new, self-titled Portico Quartet album. It’s out now on Real World. Combining elements of both jazz and downtempo, this English band creates a sound that’s both chill and engaging. From ambient interludes to full-on grooves, the Portico
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A track from the forthcoming Big K.R.I.T. mixtape, 4EvaNaDay. It’ll be out Feb. 20th. Also, in the midst of this new mixtape hype, don’t forget K.R.I.T. has his major label debut dropping this year, too: Live From the Underground. To be blunt,
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Heavy Hippies – Cheapdrugsfreelove by Al Lover Fresh off the Al Lover Bandcamp, here’s a new set of instrumentals that combine the schools of hip hop, garage rock, and psychedelic rock. The sounds that come together on this thing are hard, heavy, and grimy. Tons of wailing solos, tarnished guitar
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Young Fathers drops a video for the track “Sister,” which comes off the UK Trio’s new mixtape, TAPE ONE. I gave the tape a glowing review here, and download a copy of the tape here. Enjoy the visuals!
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At the beginning of January, I fell in love with the music of Evian Christ at first listen. The young London-based producer just has a really creative approach to beatmusic; incorporating elements of hip hop, ambient music, and various sounds from the latest electronic music trends in the UK. I
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A new music video from the abstract hip hop project known as Shabazz Palaces. It’s for the track “Are You…Can You…Were You? (Felt),” which is easily one of my favorites from the outfit’s new album, Black Up. /via/
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MP3 A track from the new 6-track EP from New York’s Homeboy Sandman. He’s got a pretty bold description for it, too: “6 rap songs with content no one has ever rapped about before in the history of rap music. Unfortunately not a very difficult thing to do.
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D A Y B R E A K by Mecca:83 On his latest set of tracks, D A Y B R E A K, Mecca:83 masters the gentle instrumental, creating a series of grooves that are light on the ears. Seems the UK producer has a lot of
