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(07/26/17 1:29am)
Late last month, Miami rapper Denzel Curry released “13,” a follow-up EP to his 2016 album “Imperial,” and a prelude to his upcoming album, rumored to be titled “Taboo.” The short project is packed with some of Curry’s most high-energy, explosive deliveries yet — but don’t tell that to Curry. “I didn’t want people to be like, ‘This is Denzel’s best work? What the f--k?’ This is not my best work,” the rapper said to XXL Magazine after a few of the songs were released as “demo” singles in the weeks prior to its proper release.
(03/16/17 5:34am)
Frank Ocean premiered the single “Chanel” on his monthly Beats 1 radio show March 10. The release is his first solo appearance since “Blonde” last August, which came as a surprise to fans after the four-year absence following his debut album in 2012.
(03/03/17 6:02am)
With Future, Migos, Frank Ocean, Pouya and Young Thug all dropping fresh music within the past week, it is an exciting time to be a hip-hop fan. Among these releases, Young Thug dropped the single “Safe” as a complete surprise — with no word on whether the track anticipates some larger project. That said, the elusiveness Young Thug possesses as a figure of popular culture lends itself to this sort of unexpected release for Thug.
(12/28/16 3:47am)
Scott Mescudi, known as Kid Cudi, has long been one of music’s most polarizing figures. Since 2008 he has gradually defined a completely original sound. For better or worse, he’s continued to experiment with themes otherwise foreign to hip-hop, and has brought unique musical influence to the genre — be it a Vampire Weekend sample or a tradition of collaborations with Ratatat. “Indicud” featured ambient synths more fitting for a science fiction soundtrack, while throughout his “Man on the Moon” series Cudi introduced an introspective, nearly self-loathing lyricism to a space lacking this sort of expression.
(11/16/16 4:10am)
Despite being the group’s first album in nearly two decades, A Tribe Called Quest’s “We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service” feels remarkably current. Q-Tip, Shaheed, Phife Dawg and Jarobi capture the wild state of the world with wit and accuracy. The group’s final studio album couldn’t have come at a better time, offering a needed breath of fresh air from both the current atmosphere of the country and the state of hip-hop in 2016.
(11/04/16 3:06am)
In a town as musically flourishing as Charlottesville, it is encouraging to see the diverse and enthusiastic presence of hip-hop. Rugged Arts Hip-Hop Showcase is a Charlottesville collective supporting this local scene with monthly events. The Oct. 29 show featured KG, Ray Marqui, Q of Black Odyssey, V.Bady and Cassanova, as well as cypher to close the night.
(09/28/16 10:52pm)
Neither Mick Jenkins nor his music is ordinary. In an age when the casual music fan often thinks of hip-hop culture as merely comprised of violence, misogyny and drugs, Jenkins is a shining example of the contrary. The Chicago rapper’s songs tend to revolve around “truth and love” — what Jenkins has referred to as the “healing component” across his discography. In his commercial debut, the aptly named “The Healing Component,” Jenkins refines his message of self-love and positivity, touching on issues of race, relationships and self-improvement.