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
Briggzzy
‘Hustla’
rap/autotune
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Will Newman
‘Faded’
indie electronic/neo soul
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clide
‘MUST BE NICE’
emo/pop
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Princess Rock
‘I Dont Wanna Be A Playa’ (ft. GX Moodz)
alternative hip-hop
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SIDE B
KA$HDAMI
‘Phoenix’
alternative rap/autotune
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Terell Safadi & Chris Antonio
‘Easy on Me’
contemporary r&b/autotune
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Xammy & Badda TD
‘Sins’
emo rap/autotune
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goozafu
‘So Over This’
alternative rock
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When I write songs, it’s just me and a cassette player – or at least it used to be before smartphones – to quickly record a basic idea.
Rick Nielsen