Which 8 current gems will make it on this Hip Cassette round-up? Plug that rusty tape player in, press play and make sure you keep notes…

by Christos Doukakis

SIDE A

Sunbug

‘At The Heart’

bedroom pop/indietronica

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DABIGYL

‘Seas In The Summer’

hip-hop

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Marcus Gaddy

‘Gone’ (Feat. Chilly Fantastico)

trap

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Natalie Lauren

‘Swoonin’

contemporary r&b/alternative hip-hop

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SIDE B

John Bosco

‘SwurvY’

afro-pop/afrobeats

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NatStar

’11’

trap/rap/autotune

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just_omalley

‘Complicated’

cloud rap/alternative hip-hop

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Ice Island

‘Population’

indie pop/indie electronic

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I grew up I guess you’d say in the cassette era.’

Beck