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…
Read MoreLaiddBackZach 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…
Read MoreAn old photographer once told me the trick isn’t finding the light—it’s deciding what you let through. Jthurston’s album entitled “APERTURE” lives by that credo, treating the studio like a darkroom and the psyche like unprocessed film. Indeed, the Bay Area rapper…
Read MoreNigerian 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…
Read MoreLike 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…
Read MoreHeartbreak, 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…
Read MorePicture 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…
Read MoreSteak-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…
Read MoreTreat 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…
Read MoreYFN 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…
Read MoreThere’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…
Read MoreChanneling 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreZehbrah’s latest single "The Nirv (Do You Know Me?)" radiates electrifying charisma, with its irresistible tempo…
Read MoreElectricity 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…
Read MoreAbsorb 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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