Videos
Ghostface Killah – Conditioning
Holy smokes this was so dope. Ghostface might be getting better with age. He’s had a hell of a 2010s. Sour Soul, 12 Reasons to Die 1 & 2, 36 Reasons, The Lost Tapes, …
Videos
Larry June – Organic Mud [prod. Cardo]
SOCKITTOME! Larry June is Mr. Consistent these days, projects haven’t stopped dropping and the brand is strong. I’ll say it before and I’ll say it again – I need some of that organic orange …
Videos
mavi – sankofa / warning
mavi on a roll unlike most artists right now. Keeps dropping stellar tracks and visuals week after week. Glad I discovered his music, can say it’s definitely made my mind feel more at ease. …
Songs
Shane Reis & George Foisy – WhiteGirl (feat. Cam Groves & SiG)
New Shane Reis, enough said. Dude really in his bag this year, steady dropping fresh tracks and Sorry, I’m Trash is still in rotation. Mad love to George Foisy too he’s on a roll …
Videos
Andre Hicks – Subtracion
I love my local scene, yo. Not gonna lie – hadn’t heard of Andre Hicks before this Summer. But dude has some talent for sure. Hear tons of potential in the depth of his …
Songs
Apathy – Be My Boo
Samples on point. Apathy really one of the illest to grace New England. Lotta power behind his vocals. Production was filled with silky strings, spin this back a few times. …
Songs
RJ Payne – The Love
Let me introduce you to RJ Payne. With a commanding voice and poised pen game, this MC has caught my ear recently. Co-signs from some of the Griselda crew haven’t hurt, either. Dude has …
Podcast
Benny’s Crib: Spose (EP 3)
The hype train keeps rolling. Episode three of the Benny’s Crib podcast was honored to feature Spose, the “King of Maine” and overall 207 hip hop legend. This was a big moment for me, …
Videos
Kemba – Nobody I Can Trust
If you look up growth in the dictionary….I’ll refrain from the cliché but you get the idea. Kemba really has stepped up the raps this past half decade. And he was killing it no …
Songs
LOWFi – The LOWF
Oooooo these youngins ain’t playing around. The singles from the LOWFi collective continue to drop, and they continue to impress me. That tape is just on the horizon. I can feel lit. Stop hitting …
Videos
Brent Faiyaz – Trust
More R&B for us on this delightful Summer day. If I’m making a list of the smoothest voices on the scene right now then this artist is highly ranked. Haven’t heard a release from …
Songs
serpentwithfeet – Receipts (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
The combination of serpentwithfeet and Ty Dolla $ign intrigues me in the best way. Wouldn’t usually pair these two vocalists together but their chemistry doesn’t lie. Modern R&B is a beautiful thing. …
Videos
Slick Rick – Can’t Dance to a Track That Ain’t Got No Soul/Midas Touch
This is almost unfair, yo. The Ruler didn’t have to do it to us like this, but he did. I was in love with the first beat – shoutout De La – but when …
Videos
CHIKA – High Rises
Funny thing just happened. I was going to start this post off by typing: “an artist you should watch.” Then I hit play, and saw the text “artists you should know” appear in the …
Videos
Atmosphere – Specificity
Shoutout the gods. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Don’t really know if I’d be into this hip hop life the way I am if it wasn’t for this group’s music. …
Videos
ScHoolboy Q – Dangerous (feat. Kid Cudi)
TDE. Quite possibly the most creative camp when it comes to this music video game. Always pushing the culture forward. ScHoolboy and Cudi are a powerful combo to my ears. CrasH Talk out now! …
Videos
Lord Apex – The Fads
Let’s take a trip across the pond to an enchanting land, the United Kingdom. Lord Apex was one of my key college finds back in 2015, and it’s been a ride watching him get …
Videos
Slauson Malone – Off Me! “The Wake Pt. 2” (feat. Pink Siifu)
Deep from the beauty of the underground. Slauson Malone went around and dropped one of the best kept secrets of 2019 with his album A Quiet Farwell, 2016–2018 and Pink Siifu, well, Siifu stands …
Songs
Big K.R.I.T. – Addiction (feat. Lil Wayne & Saweetie)
Always a good day when Lord K.R.I.T. drops a track. Can’t really express how pumped I am for his new album next month. An MC of the decade – his projects just don’t miss. …
Podcast
Benny’s Crib: Just Plain Jones (EP 2)
We back at it! Episode two of the Benny’s Crib podcast is live. I was lucky enough to talk to Just Plain Jones on this episode, in celebration of his new EP Foie Gras. Peep …