Hip-Hop
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E Dot – “14 Carat Strings”
The gorgeous “14 Carat Strings” is a dreamy gem from E Dot, a producer/artist from Brooklyn. The sound of rainfall to begin may suggest a gloomy trek, though the glistening soulful vocal sample and symphonic glisten...
Hip-Hop
FLOCKS – “When You Appear, Everything Will Be”
FLOCKS are a Cincinatti-based group that utilizes real instrumentation and samples in their crafting of engaging, hypnotic hip-hop vibes. Their debut album contains several highlights, with album opener “When You Appear, ...
Hip-Hop
Hendrix Harris – “No Rush” (Prod. by G E N I U S)
“No Rush” is an engaging hip-hop track that touts a hypnotic chorus and forceful verses. The production, courtesy of duo G E N I U S (geniuscorp), works on a suave brass-y loop that touts a throwback R&B feel. H...
Hip-Hop
Conscious Presence – “Divine”
Fans of early ’90s hip-hop are likely to adore Swiss hip-hop project Conscious Presence, who blend their love for ’70s music and ’90s hip-hop with a great flow to result in successes like “Divine”....
Hip-Hop
Kachinga – “BC”
Based out of London, Ontario, Kachinga is a genre-bending hip-hop act who has been at work on his recently released album Sky Falling for three years, originally while in the collective Skool City and now as the lead artist, al...
Hip-Hop
TyC Feat. Curly Chuck – “GET DOWN”
“GET DOWN” is a striking track from Cleveland natives TyC and Curly Chuck, featuring ample structural and tonal variation alongside a playful and charismatic vocal delivery. TyC, who first established himself as a m...
Hip-Hop
Rebel ACA & French Monkey Wrench – “John Wayne”
Following up the Gorillaz-esque “African James Bond“, “John Wayne” is a recent track from Rebel ACA & French Monkey Wrench that they describe as an audible representation of “what it is to be a...
Hip-Hop
N.ave – “Black Professional”
N.ave is a Philadelphia based hip-hop artist and producer whose new EP Black Professional presents some of the finest hip-hop tracks I’ve heard so far this year. The release gives a peak into the life of N.ave, an artist ...
Hip-Hop
Premiere: Rafael Vigilantics – “Exit Here”
On Rafael Vigilantics’ just-released single “Exit Here”, eerie guitar tones do great to establish a captivating soundscape in the first minute, with a smooth and precise vocal delivery that reminds of Aesop Ro...
Hip-Hop
Waters – “Whatever Makes You Happy”
Cape Town rapper/producer/engineer Waters shows a precise flow over lush, key-tinged beats. Waters, who initially started rapping at age 7, touts a fondness for “wordplay to metaphors, melodies, flow, structure and rhyme ...
