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

Scoobert Doobert

‘No Worries Yes Worries’

alt pop

androjinni

‘Stay Blessed’

rap/EDM

Mindflip

‘Exquisite’

contemporary r&b/hip-hop

Adeline V. Lopez

‘Bad Habits’

alt pop

SIDE B

Buenos Diaz

‘Please Be Kind, Rewind’

electro funk/indie rock

Zaiah!

‘I Really Was’

trap metal/instrumental hip-hop

Nevi Outlyr, Huggyduzit & SABI

‘Spaceship’

alternative hip-hop

jevohn

‘hunned bands’

rap

Tonight, I feel like my whole body is made out of memories. I’m a mix-tape, a cassette that’s been rewound so many times you can hear the fingerprints smudged on the tape.

Rob Sheffield