Tag: Hip hop

Listen to Kendrick Lamar Deep Cuts

Kendrick Lamar Deep Cuts

Kendrick Lamar: Deep Cuts PLAYLIST ∙ 2017 Apple Music Hip-Hop The leader of a new school of Compton street storytellers, K.Dot’s catalog overflows with experiments in perspective and form. Lamar juxtaposes ruin and redemption (“Kush & Corinthians”) and grapples with the weight of success as his homies struggle (“untitled 02”), while on “DUCKWORTH.”, a true account of his father’s brush

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LISTEN TO Conscious Hip-Hop Essentials | Apple Music

Conscious Hip-Hop Essentials

Conscious Hip-Hop Essentials Conscious Hip-Hop Essentials PLAYLIST ∙ 2021 Apple Music Hip-Hop Hip-hop has been a political hotbed since its inception, broadcasting messages about equality and oppression that were as powerful as the beats, flow, and delivery. In the beginning, there were artists like Grandmaster Flash reporting on the conditions of the communities where they lived. Then groups like N.W.A.

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#OnRepeat – Apple Music Playist (listen)

#OnRepeat - Apple Music Playist (listen)

#OnRepeat PLAYLIST ∙ 2021 Apple Music Hip-Hop Revenge is a dish best served cold on “Back in Blood,” a single that combines the Memphis drawl of Pooh Shiesty with the Chicago drill of Lil Durk to dramatic effect. The pair’s complementary styles—the former’s laidback nonchalance intertwining with the latter’s more aggressive flow—atop an ominous, piano-laden production create a soundscape that

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Southern Hip-Hop Essentials Playlist by Apple Music

Southern Hip-Hop Essentials

Southern Hip-Hop Essentials PLAYLIST ∙ 2020 Apple Music Hip-Hop Hip-hop from the Dirty South reflected its environment: bass blasts made for car stereos, slow tempos for slow cruises, lyrics about the streets, and shout-outs to local thriving neighborhoods. Mid-’80s Miami bass groups like 2 Live Crew turned electrofunk into a rumbling, bawdy party that dominated clubs and parks. A few

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