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This cut, off of the upcoming mixtape BetterOffDEAD, is 4 minutes and 20 seconds long, for reasons obvious to fans of this drug-rap group. This song is darker than the song title suggests, conjuring lonely nights instead of a beach-resort in the summer. Erick Arc Elliot’s raps have been
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Donny Oh is a New York rapper with a new video and single out; plus, he’s got a new EP on the way titled Stuffed Shells. Not only is Donny’s food choice there pretty classy, but he nabbed a sweet, soulful Knxwledge beat for the track featured in
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Gesus by YBP A new collection of tracks from the previously mentioned Black Jungle Squad. Brainfeeder’s Jeremiah Jae, a.k.a. Black Daffi, still delivers the production and most of the rap verses that you’ll come across on this thing, Gesus sees the involvement on Tre on a
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The Spring Up by Shad + Skratch Bastid Shad drops a handful of new tracks with fellow Canadian hip hop artist Skratch Bastid. Shad is on lyrics, and Bastid is bringing the beats, and it’s an incredibly solid effort, which you can grab on Bandcamp for whatever price you’d
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Jarren Benton is one of the most eccentric faces in the south right now, spewing rhymes that are equal parts gritty, gross, cartoony, and offensive. The dude obviously takes a lot of influence from Eminem, but is modern enough to fend off any negative comparisons. For sure, this dude’s
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In anticipation of his imminent Oxymoron LP, ScHoolboy Q releases this single with his Black Hippy brother Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick raps in Spanish, Q raps about drugs and ladies, but the real star of this song is the beat, which was produced by TDE in-house producer THC. The drum track
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Stream: J. Cole – Born Sinner J. Cole is looking to take new notes from fellow rapper and friend Kendrick Lamar in creating a darker moodier album. The only real question is, does it actually achieve what it sets out to do? In terms of production it most certainly feels that
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Experimental hip hop and electronic music producer CX KiDTRONiK’s KRACK ATTACK 2 will probably be one of the noisiest and most high-octane experiences you’ll have with music this year–even if it is a bit messy and inconsistent. WATCH THE REVIEW
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One of D.C.’s grittiest MCs, Billy Woods, drops a new track titled “Tinseltown,” which was produced by the infamous Blockhead. If that excites you, I’ve got even better news: Billy Woods’ next album is entirely produced by Blockhead. There ya go. Let that soak in. Stream the
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CAS is a UK rapper related to the grime scene, and the MC supposedly has a full-length release in the works titled Commerical, but it has yet to receive a release date. In the mean time, check out the videos for “Walkin'” and “All Hallows'” above and below.
