Metal Lungies

Akron rappers Jack Tunny and Ty Da Kid tear up what sounds like an old Roc-A-Fella soul loop.

Jose Guapo is to Young Thug as Domino is to Snoop Dogg. In other words, there’s more to trap house crooners than their poster boy.

Come for the catharsis, stay for the protracted blowjob scene.

Two things here: 1.  this might be my favorite trap hook of the year 2.  DJ Plugg’s beat sounds like something Pharrell would make on Halloween and archive for being too weird for his A-list clientele.

Brainfeeder artist Azizi Gibson’s new joint is cloud rap’s redemption. He floats through breezy beats while laughing off worldly concerns and indulging in substances and old school Nintendo. Listen to it below and download it here. There’s also a Reloaded edition on iTunes with more songs.

For the cultivated among you, The SP1200 Project is a collection of unreleased beats culled from Lord Finesse’s archives. Listen to it as you grouse about how kids these days are out of control and don’t appreciate real music. I might even join you.

The best thing to happen over a DJ Premier beat in recent memory.

I can’t top Gangsta Boo’s own description: “underground tape cassette shit.”

When we ask for crazy left-field progressive beats, we’re often just asking for exotic samples and loud drums. P.U.D.G.E. tramples those and any other expectations you may have. A remix for fellow beatmaker E+RO=3 doesn’t knock so much as it rumbles and whispers. There’s a drum pattern, a melody, and a vocal sample, but they all dance out of reach like you’re looking for them in the dark. It’s textured unlike any beat I can remember. P.U.D.G.E. is the rare beatmaker capable of rewriting the rules.

Detroit raps and a beautiful beat.