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Dumb Fun by The Keepsies The Keepsies are a New York trio, and among the musicians involved is Jason Kelly of Fergus & Geronimo. If you’ve heard that duo’s work–especially their 2010 album “unlearn.”, the somewhat vintage rock aesthetic the Keepsies projects shouldn’t be too much
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Download: Mayhem Lauren- Respect the Fly Shit You don’t have to listen to Meyhem Lauren long to figure out where he’s coming from. He’s a New York MC who doesn’t exactly embrace the trendy, fashionable sounds in modern hip hop. And I’m talking about both
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Brooklyn rapper and producer Joey BADA$$ and his Pro Era cohorts are on the cusp of blowing up, and it’s bound to happen if they keep pumping out tracks like “Survival Tactics.” It’s a rugged ‘n’ raw piece of boom bap with trigger-pulling bars coming from both Joey
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Ever since I caught New York MC Mayhem Lauren’s last album, Self Induced Illness, I’ve been crossing my fingers in hopes that great things will come to this guy. His old school delivery, heavy voice, and gritty personality are exactly what I look for in hip hop like
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In the same vain as his last single “Nasty,” Nas has decided to go in on another track, making the idea of a hook seem completely irrelevant. This is the kind of hard, lyrical flow Nas needs to be throwing out there if he’s gonna stay relevant into this
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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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New York’s Rational Animals are a difficult breed to describe. Metal, hardcore punk, post-hardcore, and insanely aggressive garage rock all flow within the veins of these four dudes. It makes me wanna spit out one of those hybrid comparisons: It’s kinda like a cross between Drive Like Jehu
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Gearing up for its new, self-titled album via Williams Street, Brooklyn’s Cerebral Ballzy has dropped more track from the LP on SoundCloud. Look out for high volumes, grimy guitars, and blistering speeds. You might also want to ready yourself for puking, skating, and drinking. Enjoy: Anthem by cerebralballzy Sk8
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Goodbye Brooklyn EP by Nemo Achida Hip Hop music’s tendency to be very personal has always been one of my major attractions to it. If you feel the same way, then Nemo Achida’s new EP is a short and sweet Tumblr post about a Southern boy’s newly
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Didn’t think I’d be typing the words “Adult Swim” into two posts today, but here we are. Not only does Adult Swim currently have their summer singles deelie going on right now, but they’ve also got tracks from the forthcoming Cerebral Ballzy album on lock, too. I
