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Hypercolor by Hypercolor <a href=”http://hypercolorband.bandcamp.com/album/hypercolor”>Hypercolor by Hypercolor</a> Hypercolor is a NYC trio making its self-titled debut on “downtown” figurehead John Zorn’s Tzadik imprint later this month. Unsurprisingly, the threesome comprised of guitarist Eyal Maoz, bassist James Ilgenfritz,
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Your Old Droog! This dude’s a brooklyn rapper who’s been making the rounds on the Internet since this past summer, and his hype was based mostly off of the rumor that he was Nas. People were even upping the pitch of tracks on his lone EP just to
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Armand Hammer is the collaborative project of NYC-based MCs Elucid and Billy Woods. Above, check out the hard-hitting “Shark Fin Soup,” a Messiah Musik-produced boom-bap cut from the duo’s new mixtape Half Measures, which can be streamed in full here. But Elucid and Billy Woods weren’t about ready
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Aside from a few unnecessary tracks that could have been a lot better with some more fleshing out, the new Flatbush Zombies tape is incredibly solid, grimy, cunning, and hilarious. Instrumentally, vocally, and lyrically, these three Flatbush natives bring plenty of thrills and personality.
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NYC rapper Black Dave has a new single out titled “N.D.S.” featuring production from none other than Lee Bannon. Dave’s fiery verses and hooks certainly hold their own, but Bannon’s nocturnal instrumental does expectedly steal the show. Enjoy!
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Throughout an excellent debut LP and a handful of stellar EPs, Nicolas Jaar has proven himself worthy in a number of roles throughout the past few years: a producer with fine attention to detail, a justifiably patient songwriter, and a seductive singer. His skills extend to a live context as
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Members of Wu-Tang Clan and D-Block–mostly Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch–get together for a mostly enjoyable collection of hardcore hip hop songs loaded with gritty tales told with charismatic flows. WATCH THE REVIEW
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“To Whom It May Concern” MP3 “The World” MP3 “Gotta Get Paid” feat. Big K.R.I.T. MP3 New York MC Smoke DZA just dropped a new mixtape, the Hustlers Catalog. He’s a stoner and he’s not apologetic about it. Some might even criticize him for running
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MP3 New MP3 from the forthcoming Shivers album, More–no it’s not a Beach House cover. Stylistically, the Shivers love using their LPs to jump all over the place. “Used to Be” is a keyboard-driven piece of garage pop, but some quiet and tormented acoustic ballads are sure to
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A while back on this blog, I talked up NYC rapper Meyhem Lauren. He’s got a great double album out titled Self Induced Illness. Meyhem has a partner in crime who’s got a discography of his own, though: Action Bronson. His latest LP is titled Dr. Lecter, and
