hip hop
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TAPE ONE by Young Fathers For a group that states “nothing is original” in its first music video, Young Fathers certainly is, well, original. Of course I know the point the UK trio–uh, I think it’s a trio–is trying to make. Still, the blend of hip hop,
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Download: FreshNerd of 100 Akres- Thndrcrk Sampling one track after another from Thundercat‘s futuristic jazz debut, the Golden Age of Apocalypse, here is a new beat take from the good people at 100 Akres. It was produced by FreshNerd and features a few MCs as well. Like I said,
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A track from the forthcoming Gonjasufi “mini-album,” MU.ZZ.LE. right here. The track is “Feedin’ Birds,” and the music on this one repeats as lost vocals wander aimlessly through a psychedelic lo-fi recording. I feel like this song has a style similar to Sufi’s previous LP, A Sufi
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A$AP Rocky has delivered some new wave for the new year in anticipation for the A$AP crew album supposedly being released in February. This song is pretty much what you should come to expect from Rocky now after his last tape, which means strong original production, with little
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The blog-o-sphere is in a buzz this afternoon over a new producer who goes by the name of Evian Christ. Not a lot is known about this guy outside of the eight tracks uploaded to his YouTube channel thus far. I know it seems pretty silly to be getting worked
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A new collaborative track from producer Statik Selektah, and a rapper who dropped one of my favorite 2011 hip hop releases, Reks. After the job these guys did together on R.E.K.S., I can’t wait to hear what they’ve got cooking on this forthcoming release, Straight,
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Another video from the New York-based solo beat project known as RAJA. Like previous tracks from the project, “Blank CD” features a really chilly atmosphere that’s punctuated with punchy hip hop beats. The snares his this really tinny, trap music style to ’em that I’m digging a lot,
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Download: Raekwon- Unexpected Victory Teasing toward the forthcoming album Only Built for Cuban Linx III, here’s a new tape from one of Wu-Tang Clan’s most skilled lyrical ninjas, Raekwon. Yeah, I didn’t really like the dude’s last album, but I’m hoping the third installment of
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Spirrows by Tortilla Pass A collection of rough and lo-fi beats that push the ambient envelope. It’s something I’m sure fans of that new Shlohmo album would be able to appreciate. The title of this album is Spirrows, and its comes from New York beat producer Tortilla Pass.
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give me my flowers while i can smell them by exile & blu A new collaborative album from West Coast MC Blu and producer Exile. It’s not mixed or mastered, but there are some interesting samples and verses pulled together by these two. Blu’s verses about the world
