A much-needed
shout-out
to producer
Machacha.
The prolific
beatmaker
has been
behind the boards
for some of my
favorite recent
hip-hop releases.
Not coming and going
but handling
full projects.
He caught
my ear
over and over after
fully producing
hip-hop albums like
Subcriminal Thoughts
by Smoovth,
A Moment in Time by
LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON,
and New Phone Who Dis
by Sonnyjim.
Machacha also
recruited numerous
MCs for an album
of dark
and soulful
posse cuts
called The Hundred.
Hosted by
Copenhagen Crates,
it features artists like
Eto, ANKHLEJOHN,
Sauce Heist, Mooch,
Brainorchestra, Rigz,
and so many others.
Most recently,
Machacha
fully produced
The Lead Lined Wall,
an album
with MC
Vega7 The Ronin.
Often drumless,
the backdrops
allow Vega7
to run wild.
If Machacha
isn't a name
you know yet
- a name that should be
in the same conversation
as Muggs and Alchemist
and Futurewave
and Big Ghost Ltd. -
get familiar.
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.