Frequent collaborators
Daniel Son (MC)
and Futurewave (producer)
linked up yet again
at the top of 2022
with the full-length
Son Tzu & the Wav.God.
The LP is full of
smooth loops
and dense bars.
These two
are on a hot streak,
following their
2020 collaboration
Bite the Bullet
(with Asun Eastwood),
their 2019 album
Moonshine Mix 2,
their 2019 album
Yenaldooshi,
their 2018 album
Physics of Filth,
their 2018 album
Pressure Cooker.
The list goes on.
They’ve been
collaborating
for a minute
and just
growing stronger.
Also, something
worth noting:
if you drop
a piece of art
on January 1,
if that’s how
you’re starting
the year
it better be heat,
and this album
is exactly that.
bass-knocking cinematic instrumentals
2023’s best rapper/producer album you haven’t heard.
So much music this year. I barely scratched the surface.
Luchador yacht raps.
A rundown of West Coast rapper Seafood Sam.
Pink Siifu at his finest.
A bionic bomb in hip-hop’s underbelly.
Two LPs from one of North Carolina’s finest MCs.
One of the crispier projects of 2022.
UK hip-hop continues to soar.
Two EPs from Mr. Joe Nora.
Beam’s full-length is full of more slaps.
Untouchable. Invincible. Inconceivable.
A near-perfect rap album.
One of the best beat makers out right now.
One of Earl’s best albums.
An MC/producer combo you need to familiarize yourself with
Revisiting some classic rap albums.
A five song EP from Spitta, fully produced by Cash Fargo.
Some of my favorite music videos of 2021. Hip-hop and classical.
Speaking with the rapper and cinephile.
Two UK hip-hop videos worth your while.
Real Bad Man might be many men, currently producing for numerous buzzing rappers.
A lyrical ode to the poet Bob Kaufman.