#Rap Blog: Amindi and Vayda know their worth

#Rap Blog: Amindi and Vayda know their worth

“cult classic” finds the LA singer and ATL rapper brushing off every distraction. Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Amindi released her latest mixtape Take What You Need back in late September, a freewheeling collection of loosies that always found a slick groove no matter if the Los Angeles singer…

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#Rap Blog: Soduh knows he’s worth the wait

#Rap Blog: Soduh knows he’s worth the wait

Listen to “Orbitz” off the Baltimore rapper’s new Green Spit EP Soduh. Photo via the artist.   Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Soduh frequently alludes to crocodilian reptiles across his discography, and his raps often sound like an apex predator gliding through swampy water, brash bars crawling through grimy…

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#Rap Blog: Lisha G is way too groovy

#Rap Blog: Lisha G is way too groovy

Listen to “Whatcha Got” from the South Carolina rapper’s upcoming album with Philly producer Trini Viv. Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. If this whole music thing doesn’t work out, Lisha G could moonlight as an unusually charming TSA agent: who wouldn’t want to empty their pockets when she’s like…

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#Rap Blog: Hook’s filthy “Mattress”

#Rap Blog: Hook’s filthy “Mattress”

The California rapper’s album Castle, her first in four years, dropped this month. Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. When I first listened to Hook’s 2019 project Bully, I remember thinking how apt a title it is. The California rapper’s flows — whether sledgehammer blunt or wispy smooth — are…

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#Rap Blog: Merci beaucoup, Shawny Binladen

#Rap Blog: Merci beaucoup, Shawny Binladen

Hear the N.Y.C. sample drill rapper’s cinematic collaboration with French rapper Jwles. Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. L’Argent, the final film from French auteur Robert Bresson, doesn’t really have a main character: the title of the minimalist thriller translates bluntly to “Money.” Instead of a single protagonist, the film…

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