Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
I am TIM – “big cat fears”
New York-based rapper I am TIM shows excellently on new track “big cat fears.” A nocturnal, murky beat with a whispery backing synth and heavy rhythmic pulse complement a lush vocal lead. Spacey synth accompaniments...
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Karras – “Anything Except For Me” (Prod. by Bice)
“Anything Except For Me” is a recent track from Midwestern alternative rapper Karras, produced by Bice. Confident vocals mesh with a funky bass line and blaring brass, deftly navigating through lyrical self-acceptan...
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Nathan Charles – “Country Burning”
Nathan Charles‘ new track “Country Burning” is a track from his upcoming EP, expressing the artist’s concerns with the world around him. The opening line shows as such: “Who left the oven on? Someb...
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Kirv – “Black P.S.A.”
A new track from Oakland-based hip-hop artist Kirv, “Black P.S.A.” blends jazz and old-school hip-hop in its engrossing beat, as Kirv impactfully provides “a depiction on the struggles of being Black in Americ...
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Prism & Mike Mags – “Rain.”
“Rain.” is an atmospheric hip-hop track with glistening production, inspired by Makato Shinkai’s film Weathering with You. The artists Prism and Mike Mags impress with an eclectic flair throughout, meshing sou...
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Jean~Baptiste – “Better Off”
The soulful, electric “Better Off” shows Jean~Baptiste strutting a soulful vein of hip-hop. Led by a smooth vocal flow, complemented by backing vocal enthusiasm and a suave bass line, the verses are wholly consuming...
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Son Silva – “Kisses II”
An atmospheric hip-hop success with catching twists and turns, “Kisses II” is a recent track from Son Silva. The London-based rapper struts a captivating flow and uniquely effective structural variation. A consuming...
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LocalBlac – “We Outside!”
A showcase of LocalBlac‘s intensely captivating flow, “We Outside!” comes from the artist’s excellent new album, Inside Voices Please!. The Los Angeles-based artist first caught my ear in 2017 with the t...
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Malone the Chemist – “Malonetime”
Blending hip-hop components of the past and present, “Malonetime” is a gripping single from Malone the Chemist. The Mississauga-based artist builds off a dreamy piano-based pulsation, swelling from minimalist charm ...
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Maxwell – “Daydream”
Maxwell impresses with the EP The Kid that Never Grew Up EP. “Daydream” is among its highlights, touting a spacey synth-laden beat that enthralls throughout. The vocals tout a charismatic, flexible tone — ranging fr...
