Lucas4058

I didn’t expect to like Studio Addict at all when I first listened a few months ago, but now it has become a personal favorite mixtape from the underground in the last few years. Nine Vicious excels especially on his more aggressive side. When he raps over more intense beats like “F&N” or “Just Landed,” it combines wonderfully with his harsher vocal inflection. However, that leads me to my biggest flaw with this mixtape. Many of the less aggressive tracks, I ... read more

It’s cool to see Rari’s beginnings but its nothing I'd ever want to come back to ever again really when comparing it to his later music. You can really hear how much Lil B influenced this era of internet rap through Black Kray’s earlier work like this.

Much of classic punk music tends to be hit or miss for me, but Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is some great shit. I enjoy a lot of the wacky yet understandable song premises Jello Biafra brings to the album, such as “Let’s Lynch the Landlord,” in which he vocalizes his heavy disdain towards the renting system in America in a simple and direct manner. I feel like a lot of musical commentary tends to rely on metaphors that you really have to dive deep into to understand, ... read more

Hype Williams and more specifically Dean Blunt have been artists/groups I’ve enjoyed a lot over the last two years, and this project is one of the best demonstrations of what intrigues me so much about their music. Dean Blunt, at least to me, feels less like a “musician” or “producer” and more like a creative visionary. The way he puts ideas together feels more like a collage or mural than a regular beat or song. Even if the finished idea is not always the ... read more