We dig the classic catchy boom bap brilliance known to Worms Ali. With a hustle smart DIY aesthetic the underground rapper and producer launched his way out of homelessness selling his CD’s all day and crafting his skills “late into the night,” as he suggests on his single Home. In fact, he’s been honing his lyrical skills for years, filling notebooks in his school days and blending rhymes 24/7. He bobs and weaves rhymes and alliterations without ever sounding average.
Stand outs from his new album Modern Grind Mixtape include the aforementioned Home, Sup, and That’s How It Is, an international collaboration with Lab Catz. 90s old school conscious hip hop vibes in the vein of A Tribe Called Quest, Worms Ali is worthy of the association. His beat style mirrors the lofi study movement while providing a proper lyrical touch that honors the founders. He’s also admiringly rare, knowing full well CD’s are out of style, but still proud to pump the project. He’s growing his brand now with videos too, don’t sleep on this.
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Experimental hip hop artist Zel Monstrous expands your imagination with the immersive new single Masculinity. Both entertaining and energizing, Masculinity is equally ingenious and revelatory.
There’s an emotional tension to this conundrum as the artist dissects the complexities of his situation. These are hard truths presented with a violent timbre in contrast to conscious raps feel good poison. Zel Monstrous is definitely conscious, in fact he’s straight lucid. A sure thing for fans of JPEGMAFIA and slowthai.
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Raw youthful energy and some modern clever contrast might be enough to help break NOFUN!. Musically, it’s fresh, but there’s something more here, something even more enticing. It’s seen in the video for their single 8-MILE. There’s a community aspect, a mob mentality that lands them infectious.
The legacies of The Beastie Boys and Odd Future collide within this fantastic project. Featuring 9 unique members all with their own notable solo efforts, no one part is bigger than the whole on NOFUN! See them soon in a city near you, check it out.
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Can rap break language barriers? Hungarian project Ermit suggests it with the release of their new single In Vitro. There’s a sonic violence that cites the influences of classic 90s projects like Cypress Hill and Onyx.
In a medium where lyrics always mattered In Vitro challenges your conceptions, executing effectively that it’s all about the vibe. Perhaps he’s saying something meaningful, we wouldn’t know. Doesn’t matter. The musicality of hip hop is definite, you can’t challenge it.
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