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Last year, my favorite metal-faced MC, DOOM, was set to release a collaborative album with the one and only Ghostface Killah. Sadly, it didn’t pan out. Now, DOOM is teasing us with a new track from a different project. It’s being titled JJ DOOM, which is due to
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MP3 Every time I hear a new track from West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar, I just can’t help but admire this dude’s drive to do something new, fresh, and different with every single track. The beat here has a rattling hi-hat that gives it a slightly Southern Flavor.
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A cerebral progression of deep rhythms, sporadic tones and noises presented on this new track from Kyoka. This thing’s got a great groove, which is incredibly danceable, but the sounds used to execute are very bold and colorful. It’s got a mechanical, calculated vibe to it, but still
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Coming out March 26h on Nuclear Blast, here is a track from the forthcoming Meshuggah album, Koloss. Like usual, the band’s riffs hit a strong, oddly timed groove. Stylistically, it’s nothing incredibly new for the band, but I think it still manages to reach a darker shade of
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Blending elements of black metal, death metal, and straight up rock ‘n’ roll, here’s a track from the new Goatwhore album, Blood For the Master. The album drops today on Metal Blade.
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A new track from New Jersey’s most vile, perverse, and unsettling rapper, GDP. The dude’s lyrics, like usual, are dark, and make me wonder if he kisses his mother with that mouth. The beat here really makes the track. The refined string sections wrap around the rhythm like
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MP3 A track from the forthcoming Killer Mike, EL-P collaboration, R.A.P. Music, which will be out via Williams Street Records May 15th. Though rapping about drugs, violence, and strippers has become an undeniable rap cliche, Mike’s lyrics and veteran status serve as a reminder of how gritty
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A track for the song “Cheerleader,” which comes off the latest St. Vincent album, Strange Mercy. The album made it onto my list of favorite albums from 2011, and you can check our review of it here. Look for this album now on 4AD. A lot like the video for
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Download: Brother Ali- The Bite Marked Heart In honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s a new collection of tracks–DAMN! IT’S COMING UP!–here’s a new, free EP of tracks from Brother Ali. As usual, the Minneapolis-based rapper is sounding soulful and smooth.
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Stream: Burial- Kindred EP London-based future garage and dubstep producer Burial has a new EP out via Hyperdub. It features three new tracks, and two of ’em are eleven-minute doozies. Listen to the whole thing via the link above.
