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
Sunbug
‘At The Heart’
bedroom pop/indietronica
DABIGYL
‘Seas In The Summer’
hip-hop
Marcus Gaddy
‘Gone’ (Feat. Chilly Fantastico)
trap
Natalie Lauren
‘Swoonin’
contemporary r&b/alternative hip-hop
SIDE B
John Bosco
‘SwurvY’
afro-pop/afrobeats
NatStar
’11’
trap/rap/autotune
just_omalley
‘Complicated’
cloud rap/alternative hip-hop
Ice Island
‘Population’
indie pop/indie electronic
I grew up I guess you’d say in the cassette era.’
Beck