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A collaboration between Lil Texas & VenessaMichaels was destined to happen. After sharing a mutual respect for each other’s music for some time, Venessa finally made the move, “I finally hit him up, we realized we lived a mile from each other and made a track in a day and a half” she tell us. Don’t let the short turnaround time…

We all have days when we just can’t decide who to listen to. Danny Brown provides the perfect solution with his new song ‘Really Doe.’ With a grinding beat that’s hard to turn off, ‘Really Doe’ is a veritable fusion of completely different hip hop elements. Featuring verses by Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, and Earl Sweatshirt, it’s easy to see where…

Baauer and CZ ‘s ‘How Can You Tell When It’s Done?’ begins with a disgusting beat crafted out of an airplane doing a nose dive over and over, and someone desperately slamming on their breaks; at least, that’s what it sounds like. Baauer’s enthralling mechanical metallic style surfaces to balance out CZ’s phrenetic sound, which is allowed to undulate between slinky…

Legendary DJ, Craze, has been steadily stepping up his production game and his latest EP sees his sound travelling into new realms. Off The 1,2s is a forward-thinking blend of hip-hop, trap and turntablism with a hefty helping of weirdness. ‘On The 1, 2’ sets things off with fierce cuts, snapping drums and some dizzying drops. It’s the type of sound that’ll…

London based producer TroyBoi has been taking over the internet and DJs’ sets for the past couple of years. His blend of experimental electronic sounds has made him one of the most highly regarded producers out. After much anticipation, Troy has finally hit the road for a full blown North American tour. The past weekend The Mantra Tour touched down…

London based trap lords Stööki Sound have been relatively quiet this summer. The reason behind that silence has finally been unveiled as the duo announce a new EP (Ösiris) and the launch of their label Ö.N.E (Öriginality Never Ends) Worldwide. The cherry on top is the taste of what they’ve been cooking up with their new single ‘Endz’. The track is built upon…

Since Chance The Rapper dropped 10 Day, the Chicago MC has been steadily growing his fan base, refining his sound and carving out his own lane. In the span of just a few years Chance has gone from a buzzing mixtape rapper to the most important rapper out. He’s become the voice of the independent artist and changed the game…

Toronto based producer IDGVF has been creeping from the shadows for some time. After spending the past few months experimenting across genres and chasing trends he’s decided it’s time to create his own. ‘WHO’ keeps things dark and progressive, drawing on the early IDGVF roots and further expanding the sound. It opens up with an eerie aesthetic that morphs and…

Mac Miller switches things up once again with his newly released and very anticipated album, The Divine Feminine. It’s not exactly the name of an album that’s trying front. and that’s because it isn’t. It’s transcended the categories of  being hard or sentimental, it’s good music. Mac Miller was able to say “You don’t know how beautiful you are.” without the cheesiness you felt when…

Zeds Dead and NGHTMRE double down on ‘Frontlines’ featuring GG Magree’s purring vocals. Following their collaboration with Diplo, Zeds Dead hooks up with NGHTMRE, who we last saw with Dillon Francis, and bring it in on this inter-stellar Dance/EDM track. GG Magree’s nectarous vocals cast a spell of loneliness, as the the synthetic-xylophonic chimes create a sense of innocence; as…