It’s officially Summer! That magical time of year where the sun stays shining, the weather is warm and everything just seems more enjoyably. To celebrate this joyous occasion, we’re back with our annual Summer Playlist. We’ve put together over 3 hours of the best Summer cuts to hold you down all season. We kick things off with Mura Masa and Charlie…
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UK producer TroyBoi is back with big news! Although he only wrapped his Mantra tour a few months ago, he’s been hard at work on his debut album. Today he announced the project will be entitled Left Is Right and that fans can expect it this Summer. Adding to the excitement, Troy will be rolling out on a North American…
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Chicagoan Vic Mensa is at his best on his latest project The Manuscript. From the jump he lets you know this, “This for all my fans that say they want that old Vic, I’ve grown too much to ever be the old Vic/I’m new and improved call me Vic 2.0/ Still making two points every time I move an O.” With…
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UK bass producer Røhaan has been making some major noise as of late, whether it is collaborating with the likes of Untitld and umru or dropping his own originals (see ‘Broken Society’). His sound is wonderfully weird and marvelously forward-thinking. It’s not made for the masses, but those who get it are guaranteed to be amazed. Never has this been more…
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UK legend Dizzee Rascal is back with a vengeance. On his new cut ‘Space,’ the emcee blacks out for nearly 4 minutes, blessing us with lyrical backflips. It’s a buffet of bars over an Antarctic cold beat. Just take a sampling of these lyrics, “Why do they talk like I am not established?/ That is so callous, they are the…
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PLS&TY is a producer we’ve supported since our early days, back when he was flipping Baby Bash and OutKast. Since then he’s evolved greatly as an artist. His latest single ‘Run Wild’ illustrates just how much. It’s an ever-evolving stunner that’s as infectious as it is enthralling. The exotic vocal loop gives it a near spiritual significance, while PLS&TY builds a summery…
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Alexander Lewis & Brasstracks Reimagine Kanye West with ‘All Of The Lights’
by Colinby ColinBrasstracks and Alexander Lewis are two of the best in the game; highly regarded for their ability to bring the brass into their trap, future bass and club inspired productions. Today they take their wizardry to a new level by flipping Kanye West’s iconic cut ‘All of The Lights.’ The brass is front-and-centre, giving the track a powerful and incredibly classy…
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It’s Friday so you know we’re back with a carefully curated playlist of the week’s best tunes. For 174 we’ve got new heat from Perk Pietrek, Trippy Turtle, Dabow, Smookie Illson x CLB and more. If you’re looking for some rap that new Dkay and that Kennedy Jones x Mike Jones x Riff Raff collab will hit the spot. Capping…
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The hype for UZ‘s upcoming Layers LP is already insane but he just compounded it further, unleashing his highly sought after collab with Stööki Sound, Foreign Beggars & Onoe Caponoe. ‘Bang’ is as beastly as one would expect. Onoe Caponoe & Foreign Beggars’ vocals ratchet the intensity up to the max. Just when you can’t take anymore hype, they drop the bottom out of the…
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Perk Pietrek ’88 Beats Per Minute VIP’ [Premiere + Interview]
by Colinby ColinStraight out of Singapore, Perk Pietrek, is here to put his mark on the trap game. After a year of dropping steady slappers, he landed some major co-signs with releases on UZ‘s Quality Goods Records and Far East Movement’s brednbutter. With his star rising last year, he was commissioned to produce an original for fashion giant Uniqlo’s in-store playlist in Singapore. While the original…