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