Metal Lungies

I struck SoundCloud gold when I found this. Producer Swarvy created a beautiful, chaotic beat for the Stones Throw Beat Battle, where aspiring producers make beats from preselected samples and share the results on the Stones Throw forums. “Shiver” is even more impressive when you consider that it stands out among dozens of beats made from the exact same source material. Hopefully the folks at Stones Throw have an ear on their forums.

I think I’ve finally figured out why I hate most indie rap videos: too many dudes. The video for “Never Too Much” by Tanya Morgan remedies this with the beautiful Nitty Scott, MC. And while it’s not the assfest that is Schoolboy Q’s “Collard Greens” (also a great video), “Never Too Much” is a good reminder that fun and irony are not mutually exclusive.

Stream Rubber Souls after the break.

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