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Amine Samples An ODB Classic On ‘Shimmy’
The state of rap’s self-awareness is at an all-time high. Over the past week alone, we’ve seen Drake drop two tracks calling back both Eminem’s ‘Superman’ and Jay-Z’s ‘Song Cry.’ Shortly after, Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘That Way’ channeled turn-of-the-millennia boy group...
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Aitch Flexes On Flute-Laced Single ‘Mice’
In 2013, UK producer and recluse King Krule famously responded that “he wasn’t surprised” that Beyonce liked an early single of his. He was 18. This punk eschewing of public opinion resonates deep in the heart of youth, and almost a decade later, this same spirit is...
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Bishop Nehru Searches for Guidance On ‘Too Lost’
In the throngs of success, trust becomes tested among friends. Sometimes, that test extends to trusting yourself. Since 2013’s Nehruvia debut, Bishop Nehru has written from this headspace, inspecting everything through smoky palettes of 90’s hip hop. On ‘Too Lost,’...
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Kenny Mason’s ‘Angelic Hoodrat’ Debut Marries Grunge and Trap
The worlds of rap and rock have always shared spirits and remained within the continuum of genre-melding. Atlanta rapper Kenny Mason’s debut album, Angelic Hoodrat, is a project that rides a fair share of its tracks on the more avant-garde side to much avail. For...
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Will Claye’s Latest Jump into Rap: ‘Kill Will’ EP
Competitive sports are a form of entertainment that, as a whole, afford individuals more anonymity. Even when you make it to the Olympics, you’ll probably not be a household name unless you prove yourself the best among the hundreds of others you’re up against. An...
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Mick Jenkins Addresses His Own Room of Elephants on ‘The Circus’
Mick Jenkins has always been a prolific poet weaving situations, life bits, and mind blinks through beats that had lives of their own, from the murky murals of The Water[s]and Wave[s], to the dirt and summer gravel of Pieces of a Man. The Circus is a completely new...
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Alchemist and Conway the Machine’s ‘LULU’ EP Is An Ode To Grim Survival
The first time I ever heard of Alchemist was the summer of 2012, when he produced Domo Genesis’ No Idols mixtape. I remember listening and noting how much more matured Domo sounded on top of the sample-heavy MPC vibes curated by the Alchemist. Throughout his career,...
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Growing Up Unscathed: FROMTHEHEART’s “things happen, it’s ok!”
I once heard in my early teens that the lessons that stick with you are the ones that hurt. Growing up is intensely emotional and the ways the internet has entangled itself in our growth as people has, emotionally speaking, enabled our worst habits when it comes to...
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Cam Stacey and Ell!psis Unite on Flip of Tyler, the Creator’s “Earfquake”
Tyler, the Creator’s “Earfquake” has been the subject of a plethora of covers and renditions, yet rarely has it met form like in the recently debuted flip from Chicago-based producers Cam Stacey and ell!psis. The dreamy cut is glazed with an...
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Onlychild Debuts Glitch Pop “Chardonnay & Tangerine”
Producer and vocalist Onlychild has dropped another scorcher of a track, making good on his tweet from a week or so ago (time means nothing anymore). should i just start putting out a bunch of stuff? i have (i think) 30 songs just kinda sitting around. — onlychild...
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Listen: Black Ends – Sellout EP
Even on the notes for this, I had “Finish Tonight/Tomorrow” scrawled, but my world’s been thrown into disarray over the past month and a half. And in no better fashion to introduce a group that I had come across in the mentions of one Anthony Fantano…the band is...
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Beatsmith Carlos Garcia conjures tone-rinsed trip hop
With just over 50 project’s worth of material on his Bandcamp, Garcia’s output is very real. Looking at his past track record, producer and writer Carlos Garcia has put out discography’s worth in months – the Tacoma-based producer now just over 50 projects’...
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RnB duo Mulherin drops new single “Odds” and announces September EP
California-based, Memphis-raised RnB/soul duo Mulherin have spent this summer launching crystal-clean RnB cut after cut; frequently shared characteristics include piano blooming alongside soulful harmonies reflecting on the emotional “no man’s land” that exists...
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Fox Farrell releases psych-dream pop LP “Across the Water”
The poet John Donne once was inspired to write “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.” Much of this same inspiration is present in “Across the Water”, the first solo project from Fox Farrell, one half of the indie outfit Night...
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Listen to an Alternate Mix of Night Hikes’ “Great White”
Night Hikes is an indie rock duo consisting of keyboardist and singer Matthew Farrell and guitarist and singer Olivia Godby. Initial recordings of 2015 gave way to the group’s debut “The Blue Hour”, as well as a slew of local shows. Ambient and ethereal, “The...
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Looking back: Deadly Habits’ Nocturnal Synth-Pop LP, “Night Vision”
In the deep mugginess of late summer, Chicagoan multi-instrumentalist Evan Lyman released synth pop LP “Night Vision” under his moniker, Deadly Habits. In many ways a callback to past summers, “Night Vision” is a record that wastes no time in plunging the...
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STACKS//CULTURE wraps up their semester with “Skipped Class”: Listen
Living in the Indiana Music Scene School’s out for the semester at Indiana University, and STACKS//CULTURE is back to form with another cut of what they do best. Operating inside of the prominent Indiana music group Home Planet, STACKS//CULTURE (consisting of Detroit...
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93Ramo Releases New Song “Cant No Days”: Listen
Clarksville’s 93Ramo has released his new single “Cant No Days” with an accompanying lyric video. Produced by LORDFUBU, the track is much welcomed after a season’s hiatus from the seasoned emcee. “im sorry for the wait on dropping music....
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Jarius Powers follows up COLORWHEEL tape with sister projects COLORWHEEL and COLORLESS.
“I hope when I fall asleep tonight, my dream is in 8-bit.” One year into his first job post-grad, Jarius Powers is eager to make his future as productive as possible. Now residing in Atlanta, a city often attributed with the new renaissance of southern hip-hop, the...
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Ell!psis drops “Insomnia” one day ahead of schedule.
It cannot be denied that much is to be lost if SoundCloud does indeed go under; if anything, a service where artists could document their growth through sketches and snippets, unfinished bits and ideas, and scrape a few followers along the way. Within the looming...
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