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Chance the Rapper x Nosaj Thing – “Paranoia”

June 2, 2013 in Electronic, Experimental, Hip Hop by chase | 2 comments

Chance marvels at his discovery of the uniboob

Chance marvels at his discovery of the uniboob

In a world where Chicago has one of the highest violent crime rates in the country, and turds like Chief Keef are at the top of the city’s rap game, it’s refreshing to hear someone like Chance the Rapper step to the mic. Teaming up with Nosaj Thing (one of my favorite producers, check him out), he brings some realness on this jam – a hidden track of his mixtape Acid Rap. Just don’t call it conscious rap, this is some good kid, m.A.A.d. City shit.

Nosaj Thing x Chance the Rapper “Songs From Scratch” from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

Purity Ring – “Grammy” (Soulja Boy Cover)

May 2, 2013 in Covers, Dream Pop, electro pop, Electronic, Indie by chase | No comments

Purity Ring live at The Independent 2013- San Francisco, CA

Purity Ring live at The Independent 2013- San Francisco, CA

You know who Purity Ring is. We don’t have to do that whole song and dance. Their debut album Shrines was one of our favorite albums of 2013 and just a few months ago they released this surprisingly (well, not so surprisingly) INCREDIBLE cover of Soulja Boy’s “Grammy.” Typically when the whole indie-band-covers-rapper thing goes down it’s very tongue in cheek, but in this case we have a laughably ironic track turned into something vulnerable and pretty. The cover has received so much traction that it makes regular appearances at live shows and fits in seamlessly with their repertoire.

TNGHT – “Acrylics”

April 15, 2013 in Electronic, Trap by chase | No comments

Whatever these two are doing, they're doing it right

Whatever these two are doing, they’re doing it right

After posting some indie tracks on the lighter end of the spectrum I feel like we’ve earned a banger post here. And holy shit do we ever have a banger. Trap beat duo TNGHT, the rising collaboration of Lunice and Hudson Mohawke and recent Kanye West BFFs, have dropped an absolute bomb here with “Acrylics.” The kind that lures you with a smooth complexity and then DROPS THE FUCKING WORLD ON YOUR FACE LIKE OH MY GOD. And while it’s hard to sell a sound like that through writing (considering the same principle is used to describe just about any heavy hitting “EDM” track), the track will speak for itself.

Seriously, oh. my. god… Thizz faaaaaace. This is some nasty shit!

Skizzy Mars – “Sideways”

March 28, 2013 in Electronic, Hip Hop, Indie by chase | No comments

Don't stop get it, get it

Don’t stop get it, get it

File this one under “rap music for white people” but you won’t hear me complaining. Off his just released Phases mixtape, “Sideways” by Skizzy Mars marries indie nightclub-worthy electro pop fuzz with proper dork rap and a catchy, affirming hook. It feels more anthemic with each passing listen.

Beyoncé – “Bow Down / I Been On”

March 18, 2013 in Hip Hop, Pop, Trap by chase | No comments

Trill-oncé

Trill-oncé

This isn’t the best time for new music popping up as most the industry is in a SXSW hangover, but Queen Bey clearly gave no fucks when she dropped this massive track yesterday. It isn’t clear if this is a 2-single mix or the whole track but what cannot be denied is this is the trillest we’ve heard her yet. Maybe all the recent Baauer madness led her to get trap nasty – but she’s from Texas and the South had a stranglehold on trap before white producers ever got their hands on it so I’m not going to place my bets on that just yet. Either way, hot damn. Bow down, bitches!

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