Which 8 current gems will make it on this Hip Cassette round-up? Plug that rusty tape player in, press play and make sure you keep notes…
by Christos Doukakis
SIDE A
Briggzzy
‘Hustla’
rap/autotune
Will Newman
‘Faded’
indie electronic/neo soul
clide
‘MUST BE NICE’
emo/pop
Princess Rock
‘I Dont Wanna Be A Playa’ (ft. GX Moodz)
alternative hip-hop
SIDE B
KA$HDAMI
‘Phoenix’
alternative rap/autotune
Terell Safadi & Chris Antonio
‘Easy on Me’
contemporary r&b/autotune
Xammy & Badda TD
‘Sins’
emo rap/autotune
goozafu
‘So Over This’
alternative rock
When I write songs, it’s just me and a cassette player – or at least it used to be before smartphones – to quickly record a basic idea.
Rick Nielsen