Tag: rap
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interview by Michael McCarthy Congolese-born Baloji’s new LP, 137 Avenue Kaniama, was released on March 23rd, 2018 via Bella Union. Prior to when the label approached me about the album, I’d never heard of Baloji, but then I suppose very few people here in the States would’ve heard of him. That’s exactly why I wanted…
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Snoop Dogg is the man. No, not the police. The other man, the cool one, the coolest motherfucker in the world. So, when he drops a laid back trap track like “Trash Bag,” we take notice. The just released video has everything you could want in a music video: Snoop Dogg, bags of money, lovely…
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OK, so this is more of an interlude type of track than an actual song, but it’s the best thing I’ve heard all day, hence my dubbing it #songoftheday. What we have here is Earl Sweatshirt rapping about stuff and that’s always plenty to satisfy me. He’s one of the most under-rated rappers in the…
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The debut album by S T F U, the collaborative project by Dean Garcia (SPC ECO, Curve) and Preston Maddox (Bloody Knives) is out today and is an electronic music gem that meshes trip-hop and classic ‘90’s electronica, resulting in a truly hypnotic delight. Read our recent interview with Dean here: https://loveispop.com/interviews/an-exclusive-interview-with-dean-garcia-of-spc-eco-s-t-f-u-and-m-a-d/ Buy the album on…
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Banks & Steelz is a musical collaboration between Wu Tang Clan’s RZA and Interpol’s Paul Banks. Don’t ask me why it’s not called BANKS & RZA or RZA & BANKS. I have no idea. What I do know is that this song kicks some serious fucking ass. RZA delivers verses that call to mind Rage…
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Ladies and gentlemen, assholes and assclowns, the moment has arrived… Die Antwoord’s new mixtape, Suck On This, has dropped and it’s a fucking riot. Great beats, too. Head on over to their new website and download your copy now or be square: http://www.suckonthismixtape.com/. Or if your hard drive is full of porn and you don’t have…
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You never know where you’ll find a good song. I went to Youtube to check out a video by a rapper a record label sent me the link for. Well, to be perfectly honest, it was rubbish. But then this one came on and immediately grabbed me. First, I was just impressed by Ruth B’s…
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To be honest, I’m surprised that I’m really digging Wise Proof’s “More More More More,” since it’s obviously very much in the trap vein and I’ve had just about all the trap I can stomach. (To me, trap was a cool new sound for about five minutes then it all started sounding the same.) Perhaps…
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Detroit rapper ZelooperZ — who was born in the 313 and still resides there — is part of Danny Brown’s Bruiser Brigade. Interestingly, they connected via Twitter when the 6’7″ ZelooperZ was promoting a mixtape like crazy and Brown took notice. But before Brown took him into the studio he gave him a proper initiation by…
