I found out about SkipOnDaBeat through BEAM and I found out about Tommy Revenge through SkipOnDaBeat. Tommy and Skip released the ten song album, SCHOLAR, at the top of this year and it's been on repeat ever since. One of my favorite rap albums of the year, it's one that doesn't let up from the gas for the entirety of the LP. Opener "Simulation", bass quaker "Royal Treatment", the echo bounce of "Ya Know", the finesse of "Backflips", they all hit. BEAM and Valee come along for the ride. This might be the most slept on album of the year. Press play expeditiously. Your speakers will thank you.
Every year, it’s always so difficult to narrow it to 50.
Too much good music to truly narrow it down to 50. I tried.
Not only an anthology but Nicodxmvs’ first Spotify release.
A headphone-friendly new mix of hip-hop, phonk, bass, trap, and more.
Too much music! Never enough music!
bass-knocking cinematic instrumentals
An instrumental journey for your eardrums.
Vulnerable melancholy at its finest.
an EP and an LP from one of the greats
A new rap mix with an excessive amount of bass.
So much music this year. I barely scratched the surface.
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A freewrite while listening to an audible film.
Two albums by an instrumental bass guru.
A global journey every time you press play.
A rundown of West Coast rapper Seafood Sam.
A bionic bomb in hip-hop’s underbelly.
A rapper + producer album you need.
Two LPs from one of North Carolina’s finest MCs.
Highlighting one of my favorite current artists.
Discussing a movie and a soundtrack.
Two new projects from producer eery.
Two EPs from Mr. Joe Nora.
