The newest Roc Marci video captures his aesthetic better than any before.

The Martorialist calls this “the missing link between bass and based” and I have nothing to add, other than that we may never hear a song like this again. Sphere: Related Content

Maryland’s Rezt gives us all a masterclass in minimalism with “Gepetto.” (H/t: The Washington Post).

Pi’erre Bourne is the new Metro Boomin.

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

A relatively quiet year for Alchemist still yielded some textbook face-melters. WestSide Doom by WestSide Gunn & MF Doom Sphere: Related Content

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

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

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. Sphere: Related Content

Towkio emancipates the youth with that hot shit. Hot Shit (Official Video, Explicit) by Towkio on VEVO.