Haleek Maul where have you been? The last time we heard bars from the young rapper was 9 months ago on the gloomy, funereal sounding beat of ‘Lobo‘. Well, after the hiatus, Haleek is back on the mic and we’re happy to say he’s still as gloomy as ever. On his new track, “Brainscan, ” the Brooklyn-based rapper is backed […]
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Seattle music label, Sub Pop currently stand head and shoulders above most independent record labels when it comes to signing left of centre acts. Having signed talent like Shabazz Palaces,THEESatisfaction and Goat in the last few years they recently added LA based noise rap trio clipping, who will be releasing their debut album ‘CLPPNG’ on June 9th. Blending precise, quick […]
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“Every time I sip tea I feel like I am intaking wisdom” Issue‘s recently released debut album Liquid Wisdom is easily one of the most weird and wonderful hip hop records to come out in many a year. The 19-year-old son of Bay Area rapper E-40, ISSUE is concocting a heady brew of tea related ” […]
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Rome Fortune and Four Tet recently got together and collaborated on two new tracks. Take a listen to the first of two tracks the pair made together, “One Time For”, a distinctly spacey affair. It’s the sort of track that Rome excels on, in as much as it’s not your traditional rap beat with Four Tet blending […]
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Shabazz Palaces have shared the first single “They Come In Gold” ahead of their forthcoming Lese Majesty LP, which is due to arrive on July 29th via Sub Pop Records. Coming three years after their critically acclaimed debut album, Black Up, the Seattle- based duo pick up where they left off, starting with a cosmic, hard hitting […]
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Minneapolis producer Psymun has been on a roll over the last six months releasing “LucidDreamingSkylines” with K.Radydio and “Not Pink Label”, a recently released selection of tracks that he made between working on “Pink Label”. We’ve already featured the excellent singles “Blind” and “Cold Here“, now you can taste the full flavour with the stream below. Combining experimental […]
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Harlem-based rapper DonChristian’s debut mixtape The Wayfarer was one of our favourite’s from last year. Now he’s back with an new mixtape entitled Renzo Piano. The titled which takes its name from Italian architect Renzo Piano and also serves as the rappers more flamboyant alter-ego. The album takes it’s cue from lothario R&B exploring the emotional […]
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It’s been a good while (years) since we heard Sunni Colòn rap. The singer/producer/emcee has been getting props for his smooth crooning of late, but on “Eternal Flowers” he lets loose on a single verse dropping lyrical knowledge over a simple piano beat. The second half of the track explodes into life with the […]
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