southern hip hop
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OutKast’s seminal ATliens is a high-water mark for Southern hip hop.
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Gucci Mane embraces the clone conspiracy theory in this latest music video. The track was released shortly after his release from prison at the end of May and appears on his new album Everybody Looking, which drops July 22.
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Pretty impressed so far by this grimy new mixtape from Houston rapper Maxo Kream.
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The recently freed Gucci Mane kills it on this amusing new single from his upcoming album Everybody Looking, dropping July 22 through Warner Bros.
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https://soundcloud.com/lotic/front Lotic’s self-released mini-album Damsel In Distress was named one of the best of 2014 by FACT Magazine, referring to it as a mixtape of “gothic club nightmares”. Quite a description of the Berlin, Germany DJ/Producers’ brand of dark yet satisfying, enrapturing club music.
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Big K.R.I.T.’s second commercial project, much like his last, leaves much to be desired.
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Download: Da Mafia 6ix – Here Sum Evil After dropping one of the grittiest mixtapes of 2013, and an unexpected ICP collaboration, Da Mafia 6ix is back with a new project titled Hear Sum Evil. They’ve also got a commercial full-length coming through next year, but there’s reason to
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THE WEEPING WORM by LIL UGLY MANE Admittedly, I never hopped on the Lil Ugly Mane hype train. Travis Miller, the actual name of this elusive Richmond rapper, didn’t grab me initially, but after seeing him turn away underground fame and announcing this project as defunct, I’ve been
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Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. drops a new single from this forthcoming album Cadillactica. After tracks like this and “Mt. Olympus,” I have to admit, I’m pretty excited for this album. It seems K.R.I.T. is finally finding that sweet spot between honing a commercial
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Strange Journey Volume Three by CunninLynguists Kentucky hip hop outfit Cunninlynguists have just released the third installment of their Strange Journey series, which features a relentless gauntlet of guest rappers. Some of my current favorites sit among them: Apathy, Del The Funky Homosapien, Aesop Rock, Blu. While the record doesn’