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

Josh Dooz

‘Beautiful Ballerina’

hip-hop/acoustic

Marcey Yates & XOBOI

‘Shitte Dae‘ (feat. JaKeen Foz)

hip-hop/indietronica

Miki Ratsula

‘reeboks’ 

bedroom pop/indie electronic

Rediisin

‘It Doesn’t Always Pay Off’

lo-fi rock

SIDE B

JEZTLS

‘Affair’

indie r&b/indie electronic

eli.

‘diamonds & rings’

indietronica/alternative

REWARD CENTER

‘Can’t Change’

indietronica

OC

‘High On This Toxic Love’

emo rap

I get cassettes near Academy Award time of every movie that’s made that thinks it has some kind of chance for a nomination – that’s when I watch my movies.

William Peter Blatty