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Ever since the release of their D.R.U.G.S. tape last year, I’ve been feeling what New York’s Flatbush Zombies have to offer more and more. I’m definitely warming up to them, but I think they’re refining their style as well, combining classic boom
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Homosexual or not, New York MC Cakes Da Killa is one of the most raunchy, hilarious, and attention-demanding MCs you’ll hear this year. WATCH THE REVIEW
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The Eulogy by Cakes Da Killa Between MCs like Le1f and Mykki Blanco, there’s a lot of gender bending going on in hip hop right now, which is great from a societal aspect. I’m pretty excited to see lines like homosexuality being crossed, but I personally think Mykki
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From his new, free EP that he released via Scion, here is a music video for Nick Hook’s “Sirens.” It’s a playfully dark set of visuals featuring a girl lip syncing to rap verses as if she were telling a ghost story. She puts the perfect amount of
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Download: Captain Murphy- Duality (Instrumentals) Here’s the instrumental version of Captain Murphy’s Duality, which is the abstract hip hop project that had the Internet’s attention for a good couple of days as people did their best to guess Murphy’s real identity. Check a review of Duality
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Over a simple beat backed with loads of 808 sounds, Capital STEEZ delivers a 9-minute posse track featuring numerous members of the Pro Era hip hop collective. Grab the dude’s latest mixtape, AmeriKKKan Korruption: Reloaded, if you’re yet to.
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Captain Murphy’s debut project is pretty impressive, and boats some of the best hip hop production you’ll hear this year. The most glaring issue that faces this project into the future: Lyrics. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Experimental hip hop outfit RATKING have a new EP out titled WIKI93, and it’s out via XL Recordings. I’m loving the mix of influences coming through on this track. There are elements of glitchy electronica, noise, and grime flowing through the track “Comic.” Groups like Death Grips are
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While not as focused as 2007’s Below the Heavens, what Blu & Exile do on this new and remastered collection of tracks is nonetheless interesting, smooth, and entertaining. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Hailing from Lawrence, Massachusetts, underground rapper REKS made a bit of a splash last year with his album, Rhymatic Eternal King Supreme. Pairing Reks’ seasoned flow with the album’s boom bap and piano-reliant production won the emcee a lot of fans and on “Devils Clutches,” the first track to
