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Atlanta’s Lil Baby delivers reality rap on “Harder on Hard”

Considering he has only been making music for about half a year, Atlanta’s Lil Baby has racked up an inordinate amount of accomplishments. His video for “My Dawg,” is pushing 6 million and he’s had multiple features from his childhood neighbor Young Thug. However, his situation looked a lot different two years ago.

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BrockHampton delivers different flavors of sound on Saturation II

The only boy band in existence that has more in common with Odd Future and Wu-Tang Clan than the Back Street Boys and NSYNC, BROCKHAMPTON, has been lighting the hip-hop world on fire. The recent release of SATUARATION II, the group’s second album of the year is easily one of the more ambitious projects of the year. The 20-plus man roster the collective boasts consists of artists from all the differing corners of the ever-changing rap genre.

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The Outfit, TX revs up the engine on "Fuel City"

Dallas has always played second fiddle to Houston when it comes to the hip-hop culture. However, that trend may have reason to begin reversing. In light of the recent exposure the city has seen in the way of the Tay-K wave, some other artists saw the increased visibility as an opportunity to show off the city’s unique brand hip-hop which is perfectly encapsulated in the form of The Outfit, TX. The three-man group, consisting of Dorian, Mel, and Jay,  have created their own style which is equal parts Sauce Twinz, Ying Yang Twins, and old school crunk music, and they flex their skills on their newest project, the ten-track Fuel City.

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