#Rap Blog: Kura is forging his own path

#Rap Blog: Kura is forging his own path

Listen to the independent rapper’s self-produced “jjjjound” on SoundCloud. Kura   Screenshot via YouTube Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. A few weeks ago I swung through NoHo, Manhattan, late on a Saturday night to say hello to Kura, whose songs hit a sweet spot between the abrasive textures of…

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#Rap Blog: Pi’erre Bourne’s return to form

#Rap Blog: Pi’erre Bourne’s return to form

Check out “Blocs!” the first single from Bourne’s oft-delayed Made In Paris LP. Pi’erre Bourne. Photo by Chris “Ceez” Nunez Saunders   Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. For a super-niche subset of the hip-hop community, the greatest consecutive 3 album solo run of the 2020s belongs not to Future…

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#Rap Blog: BNYX and Yeat can take you higher

#Rap Blog: BNYX and Yeat can take you higher

Listen to the grungy new single “Go Again.” Nine years ago, an interviewer asked Taylor Madison whether he thought aliens might enjoy his band Superheaven. “Definitely not,” the lead singer replied, before softening his answer. “It depends on how they perceive sound.” How could he have possibly known that a song from the band’s first…

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#Rap Blog: Bbyafricka’s got the juice

#Rap Blog: Bbyafricka’s got the juice

Listen to the Inglewood rapper’s latest song “Hi-c.” Bbyafricka. Photo by Francisco Russo   Extinct flavors of Hi-C include Blazin’ Blueberry, Hula Punch, and an intermittently revived Ghostbusters tie-in named Ecto Cooler. For BbyAfricka, these defunct beverages serve as a simple metaphor for bitches “running out” of juice. As she coolly stalks through strafing hi-hats…

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#Rap Blog: OsamaSon is moving faster than ever

#Rap Blog: OsamaSon is moving faster than ever

Watch the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it video for his latest single “popstar. ” Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Odds are you’ve seen OsamaSon around on social media, making a cameo in a Xaviersobased snippet or popping up on rage-adjacent meme pages. The South Carolina rapper has survived serious data leaks (hundreds of…

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