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

Nue

‘Demon Child’

emo rap

Sea Glass & Blue Canopy

‘New Romans’

chillwave

Blake Wisner & Hubstcy

‘Moodlighting’

indie r&b/bedroom pop

EliasKwola

‘Frostbyte’

alternative hip-hop

SIDE B

yung heartthrob

‘perky’

cloud rap

Eli x Nkforos

‘Had It On Me’

trap/rap

Swan Daley

‘The Wiz’

instrumental hip-hop

Aibai

‘Summer Haze’

indietronica/dream pop

I used to record ‘Futurama’ episodes on my cassette player and play it to help me go to sleep.

Jermaine Fowler