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$1 Bin x Hucci – GN$ EP
Category: MP3
Dec 10, 2012After spending a week with it, I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed this collaboration between Harlem’s $1 Bin and Brighton’s very own, Hucci. It’s equal parts hip [...]
Katy B – Danger EP
Genre: Hip Hop, UK Funky, UK Garage
Category: MP3
Dec 8, 2012British bass-inclined pop singer Katy B is giving away her new 4-track EP for free! Boasting collabs w/ Jessie Ware, Diplo, Wiley, Jacques Greene and more, the Danger EP is an essential DL .
Danny Brown – Blunt After Blunt (Noms Remix)
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Audio
Dec 5, 2012I’ve gotta hand it to Noms, this remix of his is really growing on me. I decided to try and do something different this time and hit him up [...]
Clinton VanSciver – Hashtag Swag ft. Hella Hazard (Joe Bolognese Remix)
Category: MP3
Dec 4, 2012It wasn’t long ago that I posted the second release on Prep School Recordings, and now that PS003 is out I’m getting impressed all over again. Something about this [...]
Classified ft. Skratch Bastid & Saukrates – Anything Goes
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Music Videos
Nov 19, 2012Three of Canada’s finest all in one place, Classified, Skratch Bastid, and Saukrates are back in proper form showing us that Canadians don’t need to move south of the border to make it in the rap game.
Interview: The GTW
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Interview
Nov 16, 2012James King, also known as The GTW is one half of the dynamic duo, which brought us the impressive 4814 EP tape two months ago. This stunning 4 track EP featured some [...]
Soft Served: Snakehips, Jess Harlen, Human Machine, chadeary, Karman [SS5]
Genre: Ambient, Deep House, Downtempo and Chill House, Electronic, Hip Hop
Category: Audio, Soft Served
Nov 15, 2012Soft Served is an irregularly-updated, eclectic collection of tracks to listen to before bed, in the rain, or while the sun is rising. Snakehips - SoundCloud | Facebook | Twitter [...]
Rihanna, Azealia Banks, and the Commoditization of Seapunk
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Editorial
Nov 13, 2012Since earlier this year, I’ve been fascinated by The New Aesthetic movement. This new term immediately fixated my attention as it finally provided a cohesive umbrella in which [...]
The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop #003
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Audio, Listener's Guide
Nov 12, 2012Hip Hop has reached new levels of popularity. But that doesn’t mean it’s all good. The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop is a weekly column devoted to bringing you [...]
The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop #002
Genre: Alternative, Hip Hop
Category: Audio, Listener's Guide
Nov 6, 2012Hip Hop has reached new levels of popularity. But that doesn’t mean it’s all good. The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop is a weekly column devoted to bringing you only [...]
The Weeknd – Rolling Stone (Official Music Video) & Album Teaser
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Category: Music Videos
Nov 5, 2012The music video is self-directed by Abel Tesfaye, also known as The Weeknd, and was released three weeks after Abel signed with Universal Republic Records. The Weeknd’s debut album Trilogy [...]
S-Type – Billboard EP
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Audio
Oct 24, 2012Glasgow is hardly the immediate answer to the question, “where do all these hip-hop anthems keep coming from?”, yet Scotland’s second city is home to S-Type, another product of the [...]
2 Chainz – Birthday Song (feat. Kanye West) [Funkystepz Miami Bass Edit]
Genre: Club, Hip Hop, UK Funky
Category: MP3
Oct 18, 2012London-based UK ‘funky’ collective Funkystepz are renowned for their first-class edits of Top 40 hip-hop and R&B tracks but this bass edit of 2 Chainz‘ schlocky “Birthday Song” really ups the ante. Producers [...]
Lil Texas – I Need You (Djemba Djemba Remix)
Category: MP3
Oct 13, 2012The homie Djemba Djemba has really outdone himself with this poppy refresh of Lil’ Texas’ I Need You. If you didn’t catch it before, give our Introducing: Djemba [...]
The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop #001
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Audio
Oct 11, 2012Hip Hop has reached new levels of popularity. But that doesn’t mean it’s all good. The Listener’s Guide to Hip Hop is a weekly column devoted to bringing you only [...]
Six Producers Worth Their Salt #012
Genre: Alternative, Ambient, Deep House, Downtempo and Chill House, Electronic, Electronica, Funk, Hip Hop, House, Reggae, Synth Pop & Indie Dance
Category: Audio, Six producers worth their salt
Oct 5, 2012Six producers worth their salt is a weekly column which features six relevant, up-and-coming, under-exposed, or disruptively innovative musicians in a particular genre-space. Every Friday we’ll put together a [...]
Red Bull 3Style Chicago World Finals 2012 Wrap-up
Category: Features, Show Review
Oct 3, 2012I, personally, have never heard a crowd chant “USA! USA! USA!” at anything other than a drinking competition, or an air show. The crowd at Metro sure as f*** were [...]
Death Grips leak new album, piss off Epic Records in the process
Genre: Hip Hop
Oct 1, 2012‘NOLOVEDEEPWEB’ now available to stream/download
Zebra Katz x Boyfriend – W8WTF
Genre: Hip Hop
Category: Music Videos
Sep 29, 2012I’m not sure if it’s the monotone delivery, the extremely strange + clever lyrical and visual aesthetic on a crazy OFWGKTA tip, or if it’s just the gimp suit.. but [...]
Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes [album review]
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Category: Album Review
Sep 29, 2012He’s back! Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, has returned with his fourth major release, “Until the Quiet Comes”. The album will be released digitally, on CD, and on Vinyl October [...]
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