hip hop
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It’s a hip hop Christmas thanks to this new track from Connecticut rapper Apathy. The dude samples my least favorite Christmas song ever, but it’s pretty hard to deny this track. It’s loaded with so many relatable lyrics. I mean, who doesn’t want Wu-Tang to release
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Stream: The National- “Rylan” and “I Need My Girl” The National premiered two brand new tracks live on the CBC radio show Q in Toronto. These guys have always been a band that lyrical has been pretty powerful and relatable to all kinds of people. The tracks here as expected
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With production from Blended Babies, here’s a new track from Asher Roth featuring New York heavyweight Action Bronson. Even though a lotta people get down on Asher for his early output, I’ll be willing to forgive him if he continues to release gritty tracks like this. This track
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After building a strong reputation on reinterpreting classic hip hop beats through jazz instrumentation, BADBADNOTGOOD has released this new, original single, “ROTTEN DECAY.” Grab a download of the single right here.
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A new video from the one-man, New York-based beatmusic project Raja. The track is “Vapor Trails,” and it comes from one of three albums the project has released this year. The album this song lands on, Witch, is the darkest release of the three. Like “Vapor Trails,” some of the
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King Deluxe Presents: Year One – Set One by King Deluxe New, downloadable compilation celebrating one year of releases from the Canadian electronic music label King Deluxe.
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Considering it’s a posthumous album, Nujabes’ Spiritual State has some pretty great tracks on it. Still, I think it’s best to leave this one to the fans. WATCH THE REVIEW
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A new live video of the boys in BADBADNOTGOOD performing “Brooklyn Zoo,” “Alex Swag,” and “The World Is Yours.” Check our review of the trio’s new album here, and listen to the album here.
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Now this is a comeback I can get into. Hip hop is loaded with surprise collaborations. Some of ’em float, and some of ’em sink. Most Def’s and Talib Kweli’s Black Star didn’t just float. It flew. Then it dropped an atomic bomb on the competition. After
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It’s funny how a song from last year can feel like a blast from my past, but I guess that’s the nature of things. Whatever. Anyway, this track you’re hearing in this video comes from Girl Talk’s last album, All Day. I reviewed it over here.
