hip hop
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Download: Kembe X- Self Rule I got turned onto this by a good friend of mine at Rap Genius. It’s a fresh mixtape from up-and-coming rapper Kembe X. A lotta personal rhymes on this tape, and some pretty great production, too. He’s always making the effort to change
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I actually tweeted about this album yesterday, and the good people at Potholes In My Blog let me know it’s available to be streamed in full via SoundCloud. Nice! Gigantic, Vol. 1 is the latest album from Philadelphia producer Small Professor. It’s one of those LPs that features
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Yesterday was the first time I was exposed to this video, or any music at all from Brooklyn MC Zebra Katz. I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first, but it seems to make a little more sense to me 24 hours later. Yeah, the visuals throughout
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Here’s a new video from After the Smoke for the track “OIAM,” which comes from the project’s debut EP, White Girls & Red Velvet Cake. Download the EP here. Directed by Andrew Fairbank, this video features a lotta suggestive footage of scantily clad women shot in slow motion.
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Hey, it’s the first 1 Minute Miracles track that actually features guest MCs. Apparently the Canadian beat producer has worked with these two guys before. Here’s the back story: I met Cracker & Ivorie at a Rap-Battle back in ‘00. They only battled one round each and lost.
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The Millennium Falcon(EP.1) by Chuuwee x Sundown(Actual Proof) Nab this new mixtape from up-and-coming rappers Chuuwee and Sundown–I think I should mention Sundown is a member of the hip hop outfit Actual Proof. This tape doesn’t have the best recording quality on the block, but
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A track from the forthcoming BJ the Chicago Kid release, Pineapple Now-Laters, which is coming out on Valentine’s Day. Damn, all I gotta say is this track is gorgeous from every angle. Kendrick Lamar’s storytelling is vivid, dealing in one moral dilemma after another. His vocal delivery is
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Young Fathers’ debut tape, Tape One, is as pretty fun, freaky, and lo-fi mix of hip hop, African music, and reggae. Though the release is only 20 minutes long, these tracks make up for it with lots of personality and catchy hooks.
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Download: Himanshu- Nehru Jackets Featuring the likes of Danny Brown, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Action Bronson, and Kool A.D., here’s the debut mixtape of Das Racist member Himanshu. It comes shortly after the mixtape released by Das Racist cohort Kool A.D., which I wasn’t huge on, but
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On his sophomore album, Schoolboy Q chases after a number of different sounds and personalities. For me, it’s kinda hit-or-miss, but there are still tracks on here that make it worthwhile to visit this album at least once. WATCH THE REVIEW
