London rapper virgil Hawkins has benefited from a frequent, high-quality output and his new musical/visual offering ‘Risk’ is no different. Posted in various locations alongside collaborator/producer Aubrey Trnql, the rapper is often superimposed across the concrete skyline, appearing larger than life and matching the star quality of the music on display. Hawkins is one of … Continue reading NEW VISUAL: VIRGIL HAWKINS – RISK
Undaworld rapper/producer Jacol6y is one of the underground’s rising stars. His music is dark, raw and formed from the mind of a creative perfectionist. 1. You were at first just a producer, and you recently started rapping, is that correct? Incorrect, i’ve been rapping since 2016. i dropped a tape before going to boot camp … Continue reading Interview Season 2: WHOISJACOL6Y
ARTIST: STONE SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER ‘Sunfall 7‘ is one of SToNE’s longest, most tangibly psychedelic offering to date, his approach to making music has never been this lucid and insane before. Although his discography is a far cry from mundane, this track renders many of his other offerings tame in comparison, such is the slurred, demented … Continue reading UNDER THE RADAR: STONE PT. 2
ARTIST: LIL GOHAN SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER Back with a fresh EP, Lil Gohan is once again bringing the brand of soulful, new age R&B addled with the various bells and whistles that come with being an autotuned Soundcloud star. Track 1 is ‘unrequited’, which builds off submerged, 40-esque sampling and layers them with voracious drums courtesy … Continue reading 2K19 REVIEWED: LIL GOHAN – JUPITER
One of the most evil-sounding rappers making music right now, Darth Mob member Venom Pimp is also a skilled producer, and is about to make a huge impact on the game in the coming months. 1. When did you first start making music? I started makin music back when I was in high school around … Continue reading Interview Season 2: Venom Pimp
The Super 6 Club producer, established rapper, and melodic genius, Zepeda is in an echelon of his own when it comes to his artistry. It was a pleasure to talk to him about some of his favourite creations, the collaborations he’s done, and when we can expect new material from him. 1. Great to talk … Continue reading Interview Season 2: Zepeda
ARTIST: YOUNG KAOS SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER Charlotte rapper Young Kaos has been in the game for a minute now, his Soundcloud discography stretching back a good four years, at which point the R&B-flavoured ‘On Me’ can be found. This song utilises a dope hook sung with appropriately lustful lyrics as well as fast-paced, flurried rapping for … Continue reading UNDER THE RADAR: YOUNG KAOS
A deranged, Nephew-produced stagger through unadulterated hedonism, ‘SOUTHBOUND’ is undoubtedly one of SToNE’s finest hours to date. The song is murky and demented, but the rapper’s vocals are clearer than they have been in the past. There’s a greater focus on building songs not only with more distinct hooks and verses but also semi-narrative lyricism. … Continue reading NEW SINGLE: STONE – SOUTHBOUND
Three piece rap group $econd Nature have a wonderfully natural chemistry, MC’s Cam Kron and Chew trading bars over the latter’s thunderous beat on the self titled opener to their debut EP Drip Or Be Dropped in order to kick things off with a sinister underworld anthem. ‘9,000’ takes anime tropes to the next level, … Continue reading 2K19 REVIEWED: $ECOND NATURE – DRIP OR BE DROPPED
ARTIST: LITTLE KNIFE SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER PRODUCER: FORTY NINE MISTAKES SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER Broward rapper Little Knife makes music as subtle and deadly as his namesake, and with his latest project SONGS OF SILENCE he’s tapped into a previously unseen well of emotional creativity. Taking cues from genre staples like XXXTentacion, the intro sounds like two battle-hardened … Continue reading 2K19 REVIEWED: LITTLE KNIFE – SONGS OF SILENCE
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