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
Scoobert Doobert
‘No Worries Yes Worries’
alt pop
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androjinni
‘Stay Blessed’
rap/EDM
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Mindflip
‘Exquisite’
contemporary r&b/hip-hop
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Adeline V. Lopez
‘Bad Habits’
alt pop
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SIDE B
Buenos Diaz
‘Please Be Kind, Rewind’
electro funk/indie rock
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Zaiah!
‘I Really Was’
trap metal/instrumental hip-hop
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Nevi Outlyr, Huggyduzit & SABI
‘Spaceship’
alternative hip-hop
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jevohn
‘hunned bands’
rap
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Tonight, I feel like my whole body is made out of memories. I’m a mix-tape, a cassette that’s been rewound so many times you can hear the fingerprints smudged on the tape.
Rob Sheffield