The context behind ‘Toe to Toe’ is laid out in its entirety in this Instagram post, so it would be reductive of me to even attempt to relay the intensely personal story that the track tells. What you do need to do when pressing play on this song is that A-FiX is an incredibly compassionate … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: A-FIX – TOE TO TOE
From the first few seconds of Wavy Money Records newest release (and his first in a significant amount of time), it’s obvious that he’s maintained every ounce of the homegrown New York grit that put his name on the map in the first place. For the following ten minutes, W$R continues to put his stamp … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: WAVY MONEY RECORDS – THE CONSPIRACY FILES
The 108MICS staff share their thoughts on a crucial release in the current UK scene. Chris’ Review My relation with John Alone’s music began back in early 2019, almost immediately after his re-brand from Wiley Coyote and coinciding with the release of his single ‘Neverland’. Over the past year and a half, John has built … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: JOHN ALONE – BABEL! (AKA JOHNNY SOCIAL’S COLLECTIVIST MANIFESTO)
Sporting a new name and largely going it solo after the disbandment of Styx City Cult, the Canadian rapper reminds us why he’s always been one of the scene’s most interesting figures on ‘Ball Like HighSchool’. Easily his most joyful song to date, ‘Ball Like HighSchool’’s runtime doesn’t even touch two minutes and yet manages … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: BLEACHH – BALL LIKE HIGHSCHOOL
Material Girl’s experimental rap opus is a joy to listen to; a puzzling album deeply entrenched in the richest lofi, trance and hip-hop flavoured ambience. A tangram is a centuries old puzzle from China, in which the player reorganises seven shapes to create new outlines. There are only seven pieces, but from this handful come … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: MATERIAL GIRL – TANGRAM
Emo rap aficionado Little Knife has cleverly balanced the melodic and introspective with the intensely heavy on his newest project Dystopia Pt. 1. ‘Coke With the Xan’ is everything that you could want from a song in the genre, it’s guitar melody and drums both massive driving forces for the song’s emotionally-charged songwriting. Producer thislandis … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: LITTLE KNIFE – DYSTOPIA PT. 1
The latest release from the Enyu collective comes in the form of SkomaZOM’s new project Shove This Up Your Hole & Eat It, produced entirely by fellow member Skest. It’s as spasmodic and unpredictable as anything the group has released to date, and well worth the time of any fan of chaotic, experimental rap. Firstly, … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: SKOMAZOM – SHOVE THIS UP YOUR HOLE & EAT IT
kevinhilfiger makes his demands clear on the emphatic “cherries”. “You are under GoonnCity mind control, and you love it” recites a robotic voice at the top of kevinhilfiger’s recent single, a parcel of chaos entitled “cherries”. This soundbite is a literal reflection of “cherries” purpose – capture the audience by any means necessary. The song’s … Continue reading 2020 SINGLE REVIEWS: KEVINHILFIGER – CHERRIES
Me and Jamie wanted to do something for the halfway point of 2020, so we put together this piece that highlights the best of what the year has had to offer. My summary is of ten albums I thoroughly enjoyed, while Jamie’s is a more general review of the year’s strongest content. – Chris Chris’ … Continue reading THE OFFICIAL 108 MICS 2020 MID-YEAR REVIEW
The 52nd project from DMV rapper, singer, producer, and artist Sybyr (real name: Chase Cauthen; formerly known as ‘Syringe’ and/or ‘MacXVII’) sees a variety of soundscapes and bouncy beats–mostly curated by Sybyr himself under the pseudonym ‘Landfill’–acting as a perfect backdrop for his frantic flows, growls, shrieks, screams, chants, and powerful melodies scattered throughout his … Continue reading 2020 REVIEWS: SYBYR – THE EFFECTS OF NINE TRILLION DEGREES
