rap
Rhythm and Poetry; rap music is a genre centered around speaking truth to power with style.
Best New Cloud Rappers Out Right Now
You might not have ever heard of cloud rap before, but it just might be your new favorite subgenre of hip hop. To give you a hint, if you know what sad boi rappers are, you already know half of what you need to know about cloud rap. Musically, the genre is marked by spacey, hazy sounds, lo-fi sound quality, and a retro Myspace kind of vibe.
By Will Vasquez8 years ago in Beat
5 Worst Rap Songs of 2017
5) Lil Pump - "Gucci Gang" Despite this song being one of the most obnoxious songs in the history of rapping, it blew up after it's release on Oct 23, 2017. First of all, drugs, sex and a high-end brand of clothing is really what this song is about. At least I think so. Second, the video takes place in a school! He is holding weed and slurring stuff about drugs! If this is how you get famous, I could probably get famous in three days and be a millionaire.
By Aquamarine Crystal Gem8 years ago in Beat
Funniest Post Malone Memes to Grace the Internet. Top Story - January 2018.
Post Malone is a pretty interesting character, and his music and looks are easy to have fun with—and the internet has noticed. Recently, a flood of memes have been circulating the web, all using clever and hilarious puns and rhymes that play off the rappers stage name.
By Carly Owens8 years ago in Beat
Maxo Kream - Best Bars off His Texas Hip Hop Album 'Punken'
'Punken' is Maxo Kream's new album released January 12, 2018. This being his first album was a surprise to me since I was a big fan of his mixtape 'Quicc Strikes.' Turns out that, or any of his other releases weren't albums. Nowadays, no one knows what the difference between an album and a mixtape is, it used to be whether you paid for it, but now the only entity that gets paid is Spotify.
By Christopher Sarda8 years ago in Beat
Feminist Rappers from 2017 You Need to Listen To
It's no secret that most of the rap songs from male artists that make it on the radio have to do with subjugating, objectifying, and degrading women. Yeah, they all have catchy hooks and sweet beats, but take a second to listen to what they're really saying. If you want to hear some raps that flaunt female power, check out these feminist rappers from 2017.
By Taylor Markarian8 years ago in Beat
Hot SoundCloud Week 3
Week three of our quest to find top independent artist has brought us a wide variety of R&B hits and EDM anthems. As always, hip hop and rap are well represented but unfortunately many of these artists have yet to perfect their mix to the level of our top 10 featured artist have, so most will fall in the bottom half this week.
By travus Leroux8 years ago in Beat
Moment of Truth: Gangstarr
It has been 11 years since the fallout of the rap duo Gangstarr, and only seven since the death of Guru, the lead MC of the group, who went into cardiac arrest after a long battle with cancer. Despite this tragedy, the music of Guru and Gangstarr has continued to grow in popularity with serious rap fans, to the point that the music will now live on forever— especially the smooth beats, tight lyrics, and more profound message portrayed in the brilliant classic, 'Moment of Truth.'
By Magnus DePencier8 years ago in Beat
Hot SoundCloud Week 2
Back for week two of the hot SoundCloud playlist. Productions by Tea proudly presents the best twenty artists to have submitted their tracks via SoundCloud, Facebook, or email. To get featured on future playlists, contact me at SoundCloud, or SoundClick. You can also email me.
By travus Leroux8 years ago in Beat
Kendrick Lamar and Multiple Album Meanings
Yes, it is. But not in the way people may think and not in a way that makes it worth buying the album for a second time. Kendrick Lamar’s Damn. is a fantastic record with a range of both trunk-knocking hits such as “DNA.”, “HUMBLE.” and “ELEMENT.” and thought provoking and mind bending revelations such as “PRIDE.”, “FEAR.”, and “DUCKWORTH.”. The record starts out with the expository track “BLOOD.”, a mysterious and somewhat haunting track that tells the story of Kendrick coming across a blind woman who he attempts to help but ends the track by shooting him. The record continues with Kendrick reflecting back on everything that led him to lose his life. The old blind woman can be interpreted as Kendrick having a run-in with Lady Justice and her taking his life is the culmination of all the social and political injustice that Kendrick raps about often in his music. Damn. is a depressing album at times, as it can be quite evident that Kendrick has little to no hope left in him. The fire within him to fight against social injustice heard on “To Pimp a Butterfly” is seemingly replaced with a depressing realization that maybe these injustices are self-inflicted (especially apparent on the voicemail at the end of the song “FEAR.”) or unsolvable. Kendrick is defeated on this album. He has been beaten down and is left with a tangible feeling of despair. He has been looking for answers all this time and, after all of it, he is left thinking that maybe it’s his own fault. He is truly defeated by coming to the realization that he is the cause of his own torment and anguish.
By Justin Smith8 years ago in Beat
