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
Current
‘The Glitch’
alternative rap
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Tone D.
‘Gotta Get That Bag’
rap/autotune
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AMYR
‘Seeing Stars’ (feat. OMB Peezy)
trap
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Black Prophit
‘Waves’
rap/trap
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SIDE B
Rins4
‘Soul Cry’
emo rap/trap
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Penny Lame
‘Can I Help You, Sir?’
pop punk/alternative
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K.I.R.B.
‘Drowning’
cloud rap
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Bottler
‘Melatonin’
indie electronic
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With modern parts atop old ones, the brain is like an iPod built around an eight-track cassette player.
Sharon Begley