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Dedication – Chief Keef – Apple Music EDITORS’ NOTES It wasn’t long ago that Chief Keef took the rap game by storm, influencing a generation of rappers with the minimalistic, emotive rap style that put his native Chicago back on the map. Dedication is the result of Keef’s successors wearing that same style thin, forcing him to innovate once again.
Read moreGoldLink – Crew ft. Brent Faiyaz, Shy Glizzy GoldLink’s “Crew” featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy. Available on: Apple Music : amazon
Read more16 Songs EDITORS’ NOTES Heavy on the Auto-Tune—and the singer’s dependable charm. Oblivion T-Pain
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Cardi B Gaining exposure as a popular cast member of VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: New York, rapper Cardi B is also a raw and aggressive rapper in the style of Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown. The former stripper and social media star made her television debut on the reality show in late 2015, joining a cast that included Remy
Read more16 Songs Luv Is Rage 2 Lil Uzi Vert Hip-Hop/Rap Aug 25, 2017 EDITORS’ NOTES A vertiginous, gone-viral stage dive at 2017’s Rolling Loud Festival upheld Uzi’s claims to being a “rock star.” On Luv Is Rage 2, he engages one of rock’s other key tropes: peering into the abyss. With his sharply melodic flow, he makes plenty of
Read more11 Songs West 1996, Pt. 2 Lute Hip-Hop/Rap Sep 29, 2017 About Lute Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, rapper Lute (born Luther Nicholson) first burst onto the underground hip-hop scene as a member of the rap collective Forever FC, alongside Jimmy Kelso, High I’m Ry, and SchylerChaise. Lute delivered his first solo mixtape, West 1996, in 2012 while still
Read more12 Songs The Hype Hoodie Allen Hip-Hop/Rap Sep 29, 2017 About Hoodie Allen Putting a bit more pop into the pop-rap of folks like Asher Roth and Sam Adams, rapper Hoodie Allen went from Internet favorite to charting artist with the release of his 2012 EP All American. Born Steven Markowitz and raised on Long Island, Hoodie was frat-rap from
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14 Songs All Things Work Together Lecrae Hip-Hop/Rap Sep 22, 2017 About Lecrae One of the leading lights in the gospel-rap movement, Lecrae also has the chart-topping records to prove it. For the typical music fan, his hard demeanor and hard beats might belie what his lyrics are really about: his adoration of Jesus Christ. The main tenet influencing
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Kid Cudi Kid Cudi is a Brooklyn-based rapper from Cleveland whose debut single, “Day ‘n’ Nite,” became an online favorite in 2008. Born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi in suburban Cleveland, his career took off after he moved to Brooklyn and became affiliated with Fool’s Gold, the label of DJs A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs. The label released the Day ‘n’ Nite
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14 Songs By Any Means 2 Kevin Gates Hip-Hop/Rap Sep 22, 2017 About Kevin Gates Transferring the reflective style of rappers like Drake to the genre of gangsta rap, Louisiana-based MC Kevin Gates spent five-plus years on the mixtape circuit before climbing into the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 album chart with his 2013 release, Stranger Than Fiction. Born
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