Tape of the Week: cashcache! – I Love CashCache 2 Listening to a Cashcache mixtape is the equivalent of allowing your mind to enter a silky dream-state. I feel like I’ve entered a candy-co…
Some Rap Songs: Connis, Ugly God, Jiles, and more
Since there’s about a million other columns that utilize the “hip hop roundup” moniker, I figured that it’s probably best to spice things up a bit. So, to show my respect for t…
Hip Hop Roundup: A Savage Land and a Boomin’ Metropolis
Project of the week: 21 Savage & Metro Boomin’ – Savage Mode II At one point on Savage Mode II, cinema legend Morgan Freeman asks the unresolved question “are things better or wo…
Hip Hop Roundup: Ricky Felix, “Oakland Nights,” and more
Album of the Week: Ricky Felix – High End Theory An overlooked theme of Eastern Massachusetts rap in 2020 is the amount of producer-led collaboration featured all along the coast. From ALFiiR…
Hip Hop Roundup: Unpacking the XXL Freshman List
The XXL Freshman List is an interesting entity for many different reasons, There’s a lot of subplots embedded inside the main narrative of predicting who’s going to experience longevity in…
Hip Hop Roundup: Detroit, Duwap, and Kony
Album of the Week: Nuk – The Red Tape 2 When I think about Detroit’s 2020 rap scene, I get excited. When I get excited about their music, I tend to reminisce about watching my Boston Celti…
Hip Hop Roundup: Bbymutha, DJ WhySham, Jackboy and more
Album of the week: Bbymutha – Muthaland https://bbymutha.bandcamp.com/releases The only time Brittnee Moore is told to shut up is on the intro track to her official debut album Muthaland. Marcus…