Dark Time Sunshine is the experimental hip hop project of Zavala and Cape Cowen. They’ve put out several releases over the handful of years they’ve been at it together, and ANX is their latest effort. Basically, what you’re gonna wanna look for here are some emotive vocal
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Hyperkinesis EP by Rav Upstart rapper Rav is a 20-year-old white kid from the UK, and although that description might already be putting some readers off from listening to his music, it’s worth mentioning that he probably wouldn’t care. Rather than trying to mask his whiteness and his
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Massachusetts MC Reks drops a new music video from the second album he’s released this year, REBELutionary, which you can grab a copy of here or here. If the intro to this video didn’t make the subject matter of this song obvious enough, Reks and NiCS trade one
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On TNGHT’s debut EP, Hudson Mohawk and Lunice pull together five of 2012’s most essential bangers. WATCH THE REVIEW
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With producer Ryan Lewis, XXL freshman Macklemore dropped some of my favorite hip hop songs of last year. His video for the track “Wings” even made it on the top of my favorite music videos of 2011 list. Macklemore is gearing up to release a full-length album with Ryan lewis
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My introduction to Louisiana rapper Hopsin was this video, which was pretty hyped at the time thanks to a few jabs at Tyler, the Creator. I was impressed with the flow, but thought the dude’s style was a little too cartoony, gimmicky, and Eminem-inspired. While I feel like Hopsin
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Aesop Rock’s latest album shows him on top of his lyrical game, and taking on production duties as well. WATCH THE REVIEW
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It’s been about five years since California natives Blu & Exile teamed up and released the modern hip hop classic Below the Heavens. They’ll be putting out another album later this year, and it’s an LP I believe leaked onto Bandcamp for a short while last year,
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Lifting some endless atmospheres from the Submotion Orchestra, this new Buckamore track and video is most likely gonna be the darkest piece of hip hop I’ve heard this week. The dude has a full-length album on the way, and keep in contact with him on Facebook here.
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Visuals for the new Jeremiah Jae single, “Money,” which is out now via Brainfeeder. While we all need money to live, this new track from Jae serves as a reminder of how joyless the pursuit of it can be. Dark, understated, and pretty moving. This track comes from Jae’s
