Hip-Hop

A$AP Mob member Ferg gets deep over a Clams Casino beat on new track 'Talk It'.. Approaching the release of his Gangsta Grillz mixtape, the DJ Drama-hosted Ferg Forever, A$AP Ferg released this track, which is a little lighter and softer than we’re used to from the usually quite intense, turnt-up Trap Lord. New Jersey producer Clams Casino (Mike Volpe), provides the hazy, spacey beat, and Ferg gives him a nice old shout out "All I ever wanted was a Clams Casino beat / To talk about these loyal fans that be talkin' about me". Ferg is no doubt a fan of Clams work thanks to Clams’ work with Ferg’s fellow mob member A$AP Rocky: Clams played a big hand with production for Rocky’s releases Live Love ASAP (‘11) and Long Live Asap (’13). Ferg gets introspective on the track, reflecting on his personal struggle with fame, the role of his fans, and even touching on recent political issues via the recent Michael Brown shooting verdict "I mean we when I say Ferguson they talk about me / Little bro

Mulholland-Drive meets Boogie Nights in new video for trippy avant-rap duo Shabazz Palaces.. Who are Shabazz Palaces? Tendai Maraire and Ishmael Butler from Seattle. What do they do? Make trippy avant-raps with wild drum beats (Ishmael’s on vocals and is the face of SP, while Tendai plays ancient instruments from his homeland, Zimbabwe). What do they do on a par with making trippy avant - raps? Make some of the most engaging, dark and cinematic video clips around, that push the very boundaries of video. We know you’re super busy and only have a limited amount of time each day for music video watching (if any) but you won’t regret using your procrastination allocation to watch the clip for Shabazz Palaces' new track Motion Sickness, directed by TEAN. The clip is cinematic in scope, and Lynchian in style. The narrative follows the daily struggle of a female drug dealer and reality star. She drifts around a vibrantly coloured 70s poolside film set, wrangles with an unrelenting drug addict

10 selections from the hip hop, rap and electronic world from the bossman of ICSSC.. The I Can't Stand Still Collective AKA ICSSC has been throwing parties with some of the world's raddest underground electronic/hip hop/rap acts around Perth (and Australia) for years now, and head honcho Daniel Dalton (who also runs Pilerats Records) probably spends more time listening to music in one week than you do all year. So along with Cloudwaves, Bad Noose and ourselves, will each month provide a list of 10 tunes he's been vibing on the most of late: Rich Gang - I Know Consisting of two of the hottest rappers in the world right now (Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan) and flanked by Cash Money head honcho and father figure to more than just a couple of dudes (Birdman), not even Gucci’s news tape can attract the attention away from this long overdue collaboration. It’s total fire. We can take or leave Birdman, but together Thugga and Rich Homie push each other even further down the ‘weirdo rap’ hol

Hype hype hype.. if you can find a more anticipated album than Kendrick Lamar's folllow-up to good Kid, m.A.Ad City, we'll eat out hat. And today sees the release of the first single from that upcoming sophomore release, simply titled, i. Turning to LA-based producer Rahki for what could already be the feel-good hit of our summer, i is dripping with positive good vibes over a variety of different flows and styles. Enjoy it below, and look ever forward to whenever the new album comes, which looks like sometime this year. Follow Kendrick Lamar: FACEBOOK // WEBSITE

The Listen Out-bound hip hop trio talk 'Dead' and genre loyalty.. Young Fathers are the fast-rising UK hip hop trio gaining swift attention for their no-holds-barred approach to making music. Their diverse backgrounds (Liberia, Nigeria, and Scotland) and musical tastes fuel the trio’s uncompromising formula that ensues their hard-hitting music is at the fore, and not overshadowed by any desire for mere aesthetics or to be “arty”. Listen closely and you’ll note the pop, psych, rap, hip hop, the hook, rhythm and bass, all clashing into one raucous melange. It’s at once familiar but equally as hard to place. Off the back of the success of their early mixtapes TAPE ONE and TAPE TWO, the trio released their debut full-length Dead earlier this year. Early fans include David Byrne, Diplo and Alt-J, among a swag of chief UK press including The Sunday Times, giving the group a strong sense of credence that bucking trends is the way forward. With a live presence that’s touted as “a version of a