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- Action Bronson: Well Done
It's hard to hate someone who rhymes about wanting the 'Caesar salad, served table-side... - Various: Drive (Movie Soundtrack)
The soundtrack to Nicolas Winding Refn's low-budget arthouse noir 'Drive' is reincarnated cool. - Thundercat: The Golden Age of Apocalypse
Thundercat is big thoughts condensed into deliberate concepts, executed with full commitment - Ill Move Sporadic and Joey Menza: Alpha Coda
As an instrumental LP, this would have been a stone-cold classic.... - LV + Joshua Idelhen
Cheeky and infectious, Routes offers something very fun. - Push T: Fear of God
The Little brother of Clipse, Thornton, is back for the first time with his long awaited solo mixtape, Fear of God. - Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
"To his credit, Kanye has consistently sought an expression beyond the realm from which he emerged at the end of the 1990’s." - Celph Titled and Buckwild: Nineteen Ninety Now
"Even if you have absolutely no experience of hip hop from the 90s, you owe it to yourself to listen to this." - Polar Bear & Jyager – Common Ground
"Just like superheroes, jazz musicians and rappers are fond of teaming up." - Mike-L: On A Columbo Tip
Appropriately named On a Columbo Tip, Mike – L with his trusty sampler, highlights what delightful sonic treats a modern day Atlantic explorer can compile without getting his feet wet.
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- Action Bronson: Nothing to Worry About
Action Bronson spits a quick one over a track by Peter, Bjorn & John. Read our review of Bronson’s debut... - Paper Tiger Beatnik Mix
Paper Tiger, the exciting 7-piece collective from Leeds, are next to take part in our ‘Guest Mix Series’. Charting their... - Youth Lagoon: Daydream
Wonderful synth work from Youth Lagoon on ‘Daydream’. From The Year of Hibernation. - Lapalux: Gutter Glitter
Brainfeeder—home to Samiyam, Teebs and Flying Lotus, among others—are readying an EP with UK producer Lapalux. Download the floating and... - Homeboy Sandman: New York Nights
As rumoured, Homeboy Sandman, who we interviewed last year, has signed to the reputed indie label Stones Throw. New York... - yU: A Garbage Beat Tape
Slept on this last week. yU, one third of Diamond District, dropped a beat tape. A Garbage Beat Tape by... - M.E.D: Privacy
Stones Throw just dropped a joint off MED’s album Classic, which we reviewed not long ago. Produced by Madlib and... - Youth Lagoon: Montana
Fittingly retro visuals to Youth Lagoon’s single ‘Montana’. Off the debut album The Year of Hibernation that we, of course,... - Delusionists: Elevator Music & Lost Girl
- The Roots ft. Big K.R.I.T.: Make My
Okayplayer are streaming a new track by The Roots, ‘Make My’ featuring Big K.R.I.T. Solemn, pensive, and in line with...