jazz rap
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After a series of promising mixtapes over the past few years, Chicago-based rapper Mick Jenkins is set to drop his debut studio album, titled The Healing Component, on September 23. This latest single that features BBNG is our favorite track of his in a while.
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Chicago’s Noname delivers one of this year’s most heartwarming and positive mixtapes, backing her earnest rap style with beautifully jazzy instrumentals.
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Formerly YC the Cynic, Kemba returns with a new name and a new album that explores some heavy, politically charged themes.
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There are several punchy, aggressive cuts on this new Logic mixtape, but the rest of it is an unremarkable fan project to hold listeners over ’til the next commercial release.
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Chance the Rapper returns with a new mixtape fusing the sounds of jazz, hip hop, and gospel.
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Several years ago, Kendrick Lamar was hip hop’s underdog. Today, he’s dropping what’s possibly the best rap album of the decade.
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Ontario jazz fusion trio BADBADNOTGOOD and the Wu-Tang’s Ghost Face Killah get together for a collaborative album that’s a little more exciting in billing than in execution.
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Husky-voiced Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins drops a moving and metaphorical video for his upcoming project titled The Water[s]. It’s officially out August 12th. “Jazz” features a beautiful, minimal beat that’s guided by what I think are some gleaming vibraphone melodies. I love the way the chorus swells,
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Blu’s latest album is pure ambition hampered by an incredibly weak recording.
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Charle Brwn – EP by deM atlaS Technically proficient Minnesota rapper deM atlaS comes through with some speedy flows and thoughtful bars on this latest EP of his, Charlie Brwn. Enjoy!
