Griselda is unquestionably the leaders of the classic, grimy sound of New York. With a slew of projects out, Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine recently released their major label album 'WWCD' via Shady Records. With Daringer along with Beat Butcha handling the production, the album is one of the best Hip-Hop projects of 2019.
Brixton artist Santino Le Saint has released his latest single 'Call You When I Get Home'. A dark R&B handing, Le Saint's smokey vocals are complimented with cinematic production courtesy of Sidney Swift. The tune follows his previous cut 'Bullet With My Name On It'. Check it out.
Freshly signed to Diplo's Mad Decent label, Aussie outfit Haiku Hands will drop their debut album next year, with the Spinning Top imprint releasing the record in Australia and New Zealand. To warm everyone up, Haiku Hands have shared their latest single 'Onset'. Connecting with Mad Zach for the production, the tune is an electro meets Hip-Hop hybrid with an 80s styling.
South London's Benny Mails has already proven to be a monster when it comes to lyrics. His latest single 'Jesus' is no exception with the emcee jumping flows like a walk in the park. Taking on the character of a Christ-like figure, he actually flips the usual religious approach by bringing tough love to shake things up. Produced by Lordel, 'Jesus' is a certified banger embracing both grime and Hip-Hop in one shot.
In a day and age where people cut corners in terms of video production, Hip-Hop queen Missy Elliott continues to actually raise the visual levels. Here is the latest vid for her song 'DripDemeanor' featuring Sum1. To get straight to the point, it has great dancing in it, futuristic outfits including glow in the dark attire in some scenes, incredible light set-ups and frankly a splash of creativity that always separates her from the pack. Again, it's Missy's world and she will always hold a crown and position that will be more than hard to take...period.
One of the things that make South London trio The Manor so brilliant, aside from the fact that they release consistent track after track, is that their songs are so quintessentially British that it practically separates them from other UK counterparts. It's that late 90s, early 2000s nostalgia that points to the days of UK garage, moving into grime, yet still reminiscent of acts like The Streets, who was never shy about incorporating various musical influences.
Princess Nokia finds herself entering a beauty pageant in her latest video 'Sugar Honey Iced Tea (S.H.I.T.)'. Directed by Emma Westenberg, the New York rapper keeps it realer than real by entering the competition with attitude, confidently strutting her sex appeal and ultimately winning the title.
London's Kojey Radical will release his new EP 'Cashmere Tears' on September 13th. For anyone who has followed his career from the beginning until now, you can assume that there will be a high level of artistry and musicality to the project. Case in point, his official video for the single '20/20'.
One of the most creative artists out today, Kojey Radical steps up with a new single called '2020'. Demonstrating a mastery of various flows, Kojey comfortably glides over nocturnal Hip-Hop production. In the hook of the song, he takes a hindsight look at gains and losses within a short span of years. Whilst the instrumentation is already highly impressive, it goes to higher levels with the incorporation of strings toward the end. What else would you expect from Kojey Radical?
While people constantly throw around the phrase 'do it for the culture', North Carolina lyrical giant Rapsody is one who that statement can sure pertain to. For her latest video 'Ibtihaj', she connects with the one and only GZA, as well as the king of modern soul himself, D'Angelo. Filmed in Harlem, Rapsody is surrounded by beautiful women in hijabs, while Roxanne Shante and Mary J Blige make special guest appearances throughout the video. GZA is also featured in the vid, of course lyrically sounding sharper than ever.
