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

Motel Midnight

‘Save Me’

indie electronic, pop-rock

RTXSTJlee

‘NO Lies’

emo rap

Bearded Baby

‘Just Blessed’

neo soul/indie r&b

Payphoneworld

‘Make Believe’

rap/drill

SIDE B

Red Skies Mourning

‘Deep Moonlight’

electro pop/indie r&b

Lowryda Thrak$

‘Grow’

trap/autotune

Cooking Class

‘EASTSIDE’

bedroom pop/alternative

lil ink

‘catharsis (amphetamine daydream)’

alternative rock/emo/cloud rap

I’m not saying that kids today have everything, but with the Internet, it’s like, you have it there, so use it! I know a bunch of kids who are into cassette tapes now. Cassette tapes suck! Why not use your iPod?

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