Metal Lungies

A cool thing that happened last year was the return of Soul Assassins, because boom bap was getting musky.

Done right, instrumental hip-hop can be the most potent and emotive music, all while saying and doing very little.

A relatively quiet year for Alchemist still yielded some textbook face-melters.

“Homie was bagging up his work and put me onto Marvel Zombies.” Lukey Cage’s gonzo juxtaposition, 90s vintage flow, and the track’s savage cuts conspire to land Canibus on these pages for the first time in eight years. (h/t: GRNDGD)

YG is having a great year despite not releasing an album.

Kendrick never phones in features, even token populist street rap verses.

The Outfit, TX need a TV show. Watch as they sneak onto the field at AT&T Stadium to shoot their video.

This is great even if it reminds me of Common.

“Crown” from G Herbo’s Humble Beast sounds like College Dropout Kanye with a harder edge.

Dancehall Future is good Future. While we’re doing this, see below Future’s H2 highlights. He also dropped more or less the best album of the year in February.