clipping. is an industrial rap group in the vein of Dalek or professional internet trolls Death Grips. Flanked by two producers William Huston and Jonathan Snipes the MC […]
MUSIC: Avalanches – Frankie Sinatra
The Avalanches are a throwback to an era where samples weren’t prohibitively expensive. Early on in hip-hop you would have expansive albums crammed fill with samples that build […]
MUSIC: Shaolin Jazz Live at Tropicalia
The superb music project SHAOLIN JAZZ hsa long studied the lines between Jazz and Hip-hop and the’ve started to turn their gaze at the diaspora and beyond. Fresh […]
MUSIC: Joey Bada$$ – Devastated
Well, this week was an interesting one for knucklehead rap. Underground rap hero and under appreciated hip-hop A&R Gucci Mane was freed from jail. His mixtapes were the […]
MUSIC: How to Plunder Cultures Responsibly
Recently Salon posted an in depth interview with Daryl Hall (of Hall and Oates). The crux of the piece was how he’s expanding his collaborative live music web […]
MUSIC: Havoc X Alchemist – Seize Power
Mobb Deep member Havoc served as the main producer for most of their earlier records giving their bleak subject matter equally dark musical landscapes to rhyme over. While […]
MUSIC: SZA – twoAM
Canadian whisper lothario PARTYNEXTDOOR has been making waves as of late for good and bad things in his personal life. He’s also been making waves with his own […]
MUSIC: Sampha – Timmy's Prayer
Sampha‘s been relatively quiet since 2013 when he released his EP and also made a scene stealing appearance on the last good Drake album. He’s released a new […]
MUSIC: Mary Akpa – That Day On The Train
By way of Africa through sunny California, Mary Akpa drops her new single, “That Day On The Train”. As the weather gets warmer, the dresses get shorter, and […]
MUSIC: Metronomy – Old Skool
Metronomy had been making solid music for a years now as an electronic based act before their fantastic leap forward with their album, The English Riviera. The group, […]