Posts tagged Hip-Hop
All About Timing: The Self Imposed Bloom of Billyracxx 

The past half decade of Houston music has been an intriguing one to say the least. The plethora of artists who have been carving out their own lane has been tremendous and its given Houston when it comes to the sonics of their sound. One of the leaders of making his own wave is Billyracxx, an abstract act with International appeal that can’t be denied.

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The Calm Before The Storm: Why Austin’s Wiardon is One of Hip-Hop’s Best Kept Secrets

At such a young age, Wiardon has already crafted hits for the likes of Lucki, Baby Smoove, $ha Hey, Mavi, and more. The distinctive class of artists he chooses to work with goes to show his range when it comes to his sound. The ability to display an retro-esque Northeastern sound to dropping off modern West Coast rhythms, Wiardon is delivering a new perspective to the game with his versatility. 

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Jaden Smith is in the midst of Sophomore Curse and Riding a New Wave with his new effort, "EYRS"

I am definitely not one for outright hate towards the work of just about any artist. Especially if that artist has spent years refining their craft, taking criticism to the jaw, putting their nose to the grindstone, and focused on earning their spot in the industry.

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Injury Reserve boundlessly creates their own audio palette on their impressive album "Injury Reserve"  

Erase the jazz you’d find splattered all over Injury Reserve’s previous material and highlight the, well highlight a bunch of things. Start by highlighting Parker’s simplistic chaos. Highlight Ritchie’s new developed aptitude as an MC and Grogg’s storytelling that ages like wine. The list could easily go on. Injury Reserve is the dime you’d find digging through a bunch of low-key records without having a single clue of what you were about to experience. Trying to categorize this thing is virtually impossible.

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Mac DeMarco creates a body of work that will sustain and grow over time with his release, " Here Comes The Cowboy"

Since the release of his critically-acclaimed 2014 album, Salad Days, Mac Demarco has maintained his position as one of the most recognizable faces in indie music, putting out albums every other year. However, none of them have ever seemed to reach the success of Salad Days; 2015’s Another One EP felt like B-sides of it’s predecessor, while 2017’s This Old Dog did present a somewhat new sonic palette, the project still relied heavily on already established Mac-motifs.

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Child of The Concrete Becomes Cool Crusader of The City: The Coming of Age Story of Radamiz

Seeing that New York City urban music has taken prominence once again in the spotlight with setting record album sales and winning great titles, it’s a new generation of artists under that fold that’s molding their own wave in the process. On the frontline stands some of the toughest lyricists in the “City That Never Sleeps”, one of them being Brooklyn’s own Radamiz.

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