Tag: cloud rap
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Sheck Wes
Sometimes you see an artist and you might not be really into their genre and you think ‘wow they have it, gonna be big.’ I mean most of mumble rap and trap has passed me by, well I’ve passed it by, apart from a little early on when it was ‘cloud rap’ and the likes…
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An Adventure To Pepperland Through Rhyme & Space
The Beatles back catalogue is a gift that keeps giving, even when you’re the most jaded, some outtake, some stem, remix, or even mashup drags you back in. I was so OVER Beatles mashups especially with hiphop til I heard this. It starts off like every mashup album you’ve heard before (especially Danger Mouse’s Grey…
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Kaytranada
Almost embarrassed to post this, since I’ve heard the name (Madonna tour) and seen him DJ (that Boiler Room appearance) but not really checked out Kaytranada’s productions yet I know he’s BIG and everywhere now. Yeah Two Thousand and Late, but hey, this is my musical journey, and I don’t do the latest thing purely…
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Run The Jewels 2 released early
The first RTJ was one of my favourite albums of 2013, and glad to find an email from Jaime (El-P) and Mike (Killer Mike) releasing RTJ2 a few days early. I guess you’ll still have to wait for Meow The Jewels though…yes RTJ2 with cats. It is a thing, as you can see from the…
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Return to the Cloud: Clams Casino, Trill and the new D.A.I.S.Y. age
A few years ago I was all about what later got called ‘Cloud Rap’ – Main Attracktionz, Babe Rainbow, Odd Future – I saw it as the hip hop successor to witch house and an extension of IDM. I tuned out, partly because the lyrical content wasn’t there, and listening now to the more recent…
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Gateway drug to wonky city: Main Attraktionz
Talking of next level – was going to wait til the next podcast but this can’t wait…what’s caused my sudden interest in all things [genre ALERT] wonky hip hop or future beat*[/genre ALERT] is this wonderful track ‘Legion Of Doom’ by Main Attraktionz – part of the Green Ova family. Love how the cutup vocal…