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
Good Rzn
‘Thinkimg Of You’
alt pop
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Natlee
‘Only One’
contemporary r&b/hip-hop/pop
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LFII
‘Insomnia / Can’t Sleep’
trap
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T Sleek
‘Vitamin’
afro fusion/afro-pop
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SIDE B
Talii
‘Safe and Sound’ (feat. fiction.)
contemporary r&b
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Jai Trent
‘Just Know…’
cloud rap/rap
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Jonny Cool
‘Warp Speed’
alt pop/new wave
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Friends Of
‘Flat Tire’ (feat. Lazy Daze)
bedroom pop/surf
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I used to do little sketches into my cassette tape recorder when I was a little boy. I would just turn it on and just start doing voices and characters. I just loved it.
Harland Williams