Posts in HIP HOP
ANTH turns breakup scars into a pop-rap roast on “I hate You,” feat. Corey Nyell on the hook.

Consider this a stand-up routine with 808s—ANTH has released “I hate You,” a pop-rap missile that detonates with grin-and-grimace energy, featuring Corey Nyell — on the Hook. The U.S. rapper leans into an…

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LaiddBackZach Refuses Labels on Versatile New Album “No Squares Around Me”

LaiddBackZach just blessed us with “No Squares Around Me,” a 12-song thesis on versatility that refuses every lazy label. The Compton-born, Bay-seasoned rapper builds a cohesive arc out of flex, confession, flirtation, and grown-man boundary…

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On APERTURE, Bay Area Rapper Jthurston Captures the Tension Between Image and Identity

An old photographer once told me the trick isn’t finding the light—it’s deciding what you let through. Jthurston’s album entitledAPERTURE” lives by that credo, treating the studio like a darkroom and the psyche like unprocessed film. Indeed, the Bay Area rapper…

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Dumomi The Jig and BClean Deliver Trap-Powered Swagger in “Bad Man Dey”

Nigerian Artist Dumomi The Jig has released “Bad Man Dey (Ft. BClean),” a kinetic proclamation where trap horsepower meets hip-hop pageantry and refuses to idle. Built on piston-fast hi-hats, scorched-rubber 808s, and…

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BdotJeff Honors Friendship and Nostalgia in Soulful Hip-Hop Snapshot “crew. (interlude)”

Like stumbling upon a candid Polaroid captured mid-laughter at dusk, BdotJeff’s latest sonic vignette, "crew. (interlude)," conjures intimate imagery of camaraderie steeped in sweet, sepia-tinted…

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Bagboy Blu Turns Pain into Power on SIngle “Heartbreak Music”

Heartbreak, much like the daring stroke of a street artist painting vibrant murals over abandoned walls, colors life’s bleakest canvas with profound yet liberating energy—exactly what Bagboy Blu’s compelling track…

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Tonite Redefines Rap with Meditative Precision on “Breathe,”

Picture a lotus blooming through asphalt—slow, defiant, fragrant; that metaphor crystallizes Tonite’s new single “Breathe.” The Geelong emcee paints equilibrium on a restless canvas…

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Dax Unleashes Raw Vulnerability and Lyrical Fire in “I Hate That I Love You”

Steak-tartare sorrow meets craft-beer catharsis when Dax’s song “I Hate That I Love You” floods the headphones, a storm of melancholic guitar riffing tethered to a half-time…

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Sydmac’s ‘Open Your I’ Blends Old-School Groove with a Sharp Social Message

Treat yourself to a velvety rap tapestry, “Open Your I” from emerging American rapper Sydmac, which intertwines tender, rattling threads of guitar with fierce rap vocals to create a nostalgic…

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YFN Key2fly Arrives in Style with New Album “Sorry 4 The Wait”

YFN Key2fly leaves an solid mark with his album “Sorry 4 The Wait”, a seven tracks debut project that paints his personal life and grander aspirations in raw strokes. Though his music skirts…

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Jimmy B Fearless Embraces Authenticity with His Album "The Love Is Real", A Return to Hip-Hop’s Storytelling Roots

There’s a refreshingly rebellious spirit to Jimmy B Fearless and his approach to his latest album, “The Love Is Real”. As streaming platforms increasingly become the tentacle through which…

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G.L.A.M.’s Single ‘Supersonic’ Ignites with Fearless Lyricism and High-Octane Beats

Channeling the can’t-be-stopped swagger that Missy Elliott litigated for decades ago, G.L.A.M. launches listeners into a world of swaggering confidence and unchecked imagination…

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Album Review | Soch’s Album “I Don’t Do Drugs, I Am Drugs” boldly deconstructs ambition and identity.

A lone spark of cool defiance flickers beneath the surface of “I Don’t Do Drugs, I Am Drugs,” radiating an aura equal parts swagger, introspection, and raw creative fervor. Soch, who steps…

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EP Review | Rayhan Jabbar Delivers Raw Emotion and Grit in “HIGH NOON”

A throat-scorching intensity coats Rayhan Jabbar’s vocal delivery in HIGH NOON, compelling you to lean in rather than hit skip. There’s a smoky rap authenticity here—something…

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Saamploo Ignites Revolutionary Spirit with “Thomas Sankara”

The raw, electric pulse of Saamploo's track “Thomas Sankara” reverberates like a defiant heartbeat, impossible to ignore and equally impossible to forget. This is hip-hop…

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Zehbrah Challenges Identity with Charisma in New Single “The Nirv(Do You Know Me?”

Zehbrah’s latest single "The Nirv (Do You Know Me?)" radiates electrifying charisma, with its irresistible tempo…

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G.L.A.M. Commands the Spotlight with Unstoppable Energy in “BACK WITH THE BUMP”

Electricity pulses right out of the gate with “BACK WITH THE BUMP” by American Rapper G.L.A.M. — a sonic cocktail that seizes the ear with undeniable magnetic force…

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Zehbrah Explores Cosmic Philosophy and Human Depths in the Mesmerizing EP Project “Four”

Absorb yourself into the world Zehbrah creates in "Four" and just imagine a space where hip hop melds effortlessly with thoughts of cosmic philosophy. Avoiding a single track…

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