Music

Music

Michael Gutierrez 7/27/25 Michael Gutierrez 7/27/25

Billy Woods: “Misery”

Blaring horn sample sings over snares out of New York, New York.

Michael Gutierrez 7/24/25 Michael Gutierrez 7/24/25

Little Brother: “Glory Glory”

“Three in the morning-type shit.”

Michael Gutierrez 4/23/25 Michael Gutierrez 4/23/25

Heartbreak It ‘Til You Make It

Paul Karsen closes out a hip hop showcase at The Jungle.

Michael Gutierrez 3/16/25 Michael Gutierrez 3/16/25

S AND R: “Taste Of The Crown”

A hip hop driver with two lyricists musing on sex appeal.

Michael Gutierrez 1/13/25 Michael Gutierrez 1/13/25

MF Doom: “One Beer”

Only one?

Michael Gutierrez 1/2/25 Michael Gutierrez 1/2/25

BoriRock: “ZINGGAVELI”

Extra points for plastering screen grabs of Zendaya all over.

Michael Gutierrez 12/15/24 Michael Gutierrez 12/15/24

DATKIDBRAVO: “SMOKEDUST”

Straight outta Lynn.

HDN Staff 11/13/24 HDN Staff 11/13/24

BMAs // Hip Hop

BMAde Betterz 2024: we fix it.

Michael Gutierrez 11/3/24 Michael Gutierrez 11/3/24

JPEGMAFIA: “Exmilitary”

Hip hop drama don drops a medium tempo banger.

Michael Gutierrez 11/2/24 Michael Gutierrez 11/2/24

Sulaiman: “What Other Options”

A medium tempo hip hop ambler.

Michael Gutierrez 8/12/24 Michael Gutierrez 8/12/24

Previous Industries: “Pliers”

Art rap out of Los Angeles.

Michael Gutierrez 8/10/24 Michael Gutierrez 8/10/24

B. Dolan: “Fantasy Baseball”

An extended metaphor about the past, present, and future of rap.

Michael Gutierrez 7/25/24 Michael Gutierrez 7/25/24

al.divino: “coifish” ft. ???

A slurry, slippy production behind the Massachusetts rapper.

Michael Gutierrez 6/14/24 Michael Gutierrez 6/14/24

FIZ: “Girl”

A breezy, lofi hip hop rambler shot through with vintage soul.

Michael Gutierrez 6/13/24 Michael Gutierrez 6/13/24

El Blanco Nino: “Echoes In The Stu”

Rap remixed as contemplative ambient New Age.

Michael Gutierrez 6/9/24 Michael Gutierrez 6/9/24

al.divino: “D’AATH”

You can buy the digital album for $999.

Michael Gutierrez 6/5/24 Michael Gutierrez 6/5/24

Jay Royale: “Macy Lo Section” ft. Nymlo

A swinging oldish school hip hop number.

Michael Gutierrez 5/26/24 Michael Gutierrez 5/26/24

Cavalier: “Lazaroos”

Lazaroos rose oop from the dead.

R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura: “elite mind flayer judo”

Michael Gutierrez 5/25/24 Michael Gutierrez 5/25/24

R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura: “elite mind flayer judo”

A mellow, slightly swerved delivery in the art rap space.

Michael Gutierrez 3/28/24 Michael Gutierrez 3/28/24

Respect Boston

Edo.G, Big Shug, and Akrobatik hip the hop at the Middle East.