‘easy waaaaay’ arrives from OPCD, the Changdong collective in Dobong-gu known as the home of beatboxer WING. The crew runs its own workshop projects rather than waiting for a label to schedule them, and the…
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Upmootaeman has been releasing music from Seoul since March 2021, and the name he chose for himself translates as negligence at work. The catalogue argues the opposite. Singles, EPs and full albums have arrived steadily,…
Yammo’s “RIDE” is a concise yet impactful hip-hop release that wastes no time establishing its identity. Clocking in at just over two minutes, the single embraces the fast-paced style that has become increasingly popular in…
Not every rage beat is built for a mosh pit. ‘RIDE,’ the latest single from Seoul-based producer and rapper Yammo, aims that distorted, hard-hitting energy somewhere less obvious — straight at a love song. A…
Some compilations just gather names; ‘Ω (OHM)’ wires them together. The new EP from OPCD and HAUS OF MATTERS is the product of their ‘Apollo Project’—a five-week collaboration pairing five rising artists with five aspiring…
IAMMONEY’s ‘그대여..’ arrives from a very specific room: the kind with a reading lamp angled low over a desk, a vinyl collection layered deep on every surface, and artwork covering what’s left of the walls.…
On the Seoul and Namyangju hip-hop label ART (ALL ROADS TO), LUFS+ has already made his mark: praised at the SMGS LEAGUE judged by The Quiett, credited on the viral double single ‘TOO COOL TO…
Seoul and Namyangju hip-hop label ART—short for ALL ROADS TO—has been quietly earning the attention of Korea’s most discerning hip-hop voices. dioboi and LUFS+ drew praise from veteran rapper The Quiett at the competitive SMGS…
Hilltop Hoods’ “The Nosebleed Section” remains one of Australian hip-hop’s most enduring crossover moments. Released from their 2003 album The Calling, the track helped push the Adelaide trio into wider national recognition and became a…
Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” is an undeniably catchy pop-rap banger built around a hypnotic sample from Cadillac Dale’s 1995 R&B track “Whatever (Bass Soliloquy),” giving the song a nostalgic yet fresh groove that immediately lodges itself in your…
