Silk Road Assassins Create a Wholly Original Genre-Defying Electronic Album with ‘State of Ruin’
Silk Road Assassins use sci-fi sound design as a means of exploring the minimalist structures of trap and grime on the magnificent State of Ruin.
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Nixxon Brings Pop Touches to His Trap Sound on “Bizerk” (premiere)
Nixxon's latest album Black Velvet continues in the tradition of heavy, booming trap beats and smoky atmospherics. Hear new single "Bizerk" now.
QUIX Shares New Single, “Giving Up” and Announces Illusions EP + Fall Tour (premiere)
"Giving Up" is an enormous, yet sophisticated club hit in waiting that whets the appetite perfectly for QUIX's Illusions EP and fall tour.
Young Thug and Young Stoner Life Records Stage a Party on ‘Slime Language’
Young Thug throws a party for both listeners and his fellow rappers on Slime Language, a showcase for his new vanity label.
Migos Go Massive with ‘Culture II’ and Stake Their Claim Atop the Rap Game
Last year Migos' Culture album brought its own vibe, walked its own steady walk. Its sequel doubles down on it, and expands it outward almost to infinity.
Lunice: CCCLX
CCCLX is an album that works best when experienced front-to-back, as the simply-built tracks effectively build upon one another toward a common end.
Migos: C U L T U R E (take 2)
Migos’ second studio album, Culture, is a victory lap and a statement of intent.
Migos: C U L T U R E
By being made into a meme, Migos have ensured their lasting presence; even without it, however, C U L T U R E will stand as a worthy artifact.
PnB Rock: GTTM: Goin’ Thru the Motions
Maybe the album title isn’t such a bad thing after all; when you know what you’re in store for, can you really be disappointed?
Travis Scott: Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
After impressing with the Gothic grandeur of Rodeo, Travis Scott tries to make a cocktail with the same drugs on his sophomore album but fails to achieve the same high.
Bionik – ‘The Way I Be’ (EP stream) (premiere)
Bionik's i>The Way I Be EP is a revitalization and re-exploration of the strobe-light, cymbal-heavy trap that briefly peaked around 2013 before re-entering the underground.
Baauer: Aa
Though Aa is frustratingly short, it's nevertheless one of the best things the impressive young producer has created thus far.