I love when hip-hop transcends all boundaries. However, I also appreciates when it acts its age. Proclaim gets incredibly personal on “Start Over.”
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JUNii Teams with Kaelin Ellis for “jinx!/weplayedthegame”
JUNii is a Detroit-born artist who blends the relatable, highly honest nature of DOECHII with the general swagger and flow of an artist from a forgone era. Specifically, JUNii reminds me of artists like Missy Elliott. But JUNii makes that energy her own and distinct.
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Assembly Sounds Comes Together on ‘Volume 2: REDACTED’ Project
The group’s Volume 2: REDACTED features rappers rapping like their lives depended on it and musicians doing the same. It’s like Assembly Sounds both enjoys music and understands the cultural/business/professional side of it all, too.
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Poetic Junior Presents a Hustler’s Anthem on “Guess Who’s Back”
On “Guess Who’s Back,” Haitian-descended, NYC-born and Atlanta-residing artist Poetic Junior opts to succeed and bring about opulence for himself and his team. It’s not opulence just for the sheer hell of being gaudy or outlandish, though. Check out “Guess Who’s Back” now on SOTB.
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Backwood Bobby and Lil B Connect for Summertime Fun on “That’s So Raven”
“It’s the future I can see [with you],” Backwood Bobby tells the woman he’s feeling out with his lyrics on “That’s So Raven.” The Lil B-aided song is very nostalgic.
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Alyssa Jane Teams with SV on “Clocked”
“Clocked” is one of those “you’ve gotta check this out” sorts of things. In other words, it’s a song that I’d post on SOTB regardless. It just so happens that this one is super dope.
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