Presenting 10 fresh gems of the recent hip-hop/ conscious hip-hop, rap, cloud hop, contemporary R&B, trap crop. In other words, today’s “underground” urban culture.
handpicked by: Christos Doukakis
MNERVA – ‘Josh’
‘Josh’ is perhaps one of the most personal MNERVA’s tracks to date, a tribute his best friend, Josh (R.I.P.), with powerful rhymes, engaging melody and sharp as razor lyrics…. Alternative hip-hop at its very best! Unleash the pain….
Lonnie Oceans – ‘Federales!’ (feat. Soulful Soze)
‘Federales!’ is the best taster for Lonnie Oceans’ upcoming album (not included), a powerful, conscious hip-hop number with old-school flavour and great production by Soulful Soze…
Saynave– ‘Pray for Ye’
Philadelphia hip hop artist Saynave’s most recent single ‘Pray for Ye’ is for Kanye West (an artist that he adored as a teenager) and his decline… An excellent hip-hop number with poignant lyrics which ideally reflects on Kanye’s behaviour, decline and the reaction of the public/fan base.
Dinosaur Jim– ‘Stressing On Ghosts’
20 year old from West Virginia, Dinosaur Jim’s ‘Stressing On Ghosts’ proved more than capable of spitting rhymes with confidence, and this sample is pure dope!
Dope TAF – ‘anger management.’
A pure underground trap anthem by Dope TAF, which according to its creator made in order to “relieve himself of some anger and frustration he had been feeling at the time.” And also works for us. Fire!
Caspar Grant – ‘Capricornucopia’
‘Capricornucopia’ is a pure party banger, and the title track of Caspar Grant’s debut album, set for release at the end of April. His collaboration with 4NC¥ and Millenium Jazz beat wizard Dusty Ohms, is 100% rewarding since this is one of Caspar Grant’s best releases to date…
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The Black Abstract– ‘MOM’
Hailing from Buffalo, New York The Black Abstract recently gifted us with his soulful diamond, with excellent, clean rapping, and is dedicated to his late Grandmother… Music from the heart, full of soul! Blessed…
Rinchere– ‘The World Watching’ (Feat. Var Brown)
Queens based rapper Rinchere collaborates with great rapper Var Brown for a super dynamic, conscious hip-hop treasure about the current state of the world written as a revision to the Jay-Z’s classic ‘Streets is Watching’… And we are watching as well!
DougyG – ‘Fucked Up’
DougyG is literally killing it with his ‘Fucked Up’ banger unleashing tons of energy, and the video is just ideal for showing footage from one of the artist’s first shows… Time to wake up from hibernation!
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TRP.P – ‘Way I Like’
Toronto duo TRP.P’s ‘Way I Like’ is a sensuous blend of r&b with hip-hop, with spotless production, soulful vocals, noir addictive vibes and ace flow….
