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After Party Babies
Cadence Weapon
Surely Canada’s most vital hip-hop export returns with his second album. Future rap sits atop warped keys taking their cues from 8-bit consolecore, trance and tech house.
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None Shall Pass
Aesop Rock
A departure from the skittering beats and blast-off rhyming of previous albums, offering up noticeably more soundscaping from long-term producers Blockhead and El-P.
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My Favourite Letters
Alice Russell
‘My Favourite Letters’ incorporates aspects of gospel, hip-hop, jazz, funk, Northern Soul, broken beat and electronica, all held together with Russell’s powerful voice.
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A South Bronx Story 2
ESG
The sisterly quartet never set out to be an art-punk band with a disco twist, but that’s what they ended up being, surfing the NYC new wave in the late 70s.
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Well Deep: Ten Years Of Big Dada
Various Artists
Big Dada is arguably one of the most forward-thinking hip-hop labels in the UK. Over the years they’ve introduced us to the likes of Roots Manuva, Diplo and Spank Rock.
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YoYoYoYoYo
Spank Rock
Funky, brash and downright dirty in places, this is the debut album from Baltimore’s (if not the world’s) freshest underground hip-hop duo, Spank Rock.
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Breaking Kayfabe
Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon is Canada’s answer to Dizzee Rascal – laying down skilful rhymes over scuzzy computer beats, grimy bass and experimental cut-ups.
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100 Days, 100 Nights
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Old-school funky soul music with a sensual, but powerful, female vocal. Faithful and retro, but as exciting as it would have been if it was released on 60s-era Stax.
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Tropidelico
The Quantic Soul Orchestra
A tropical funk mix of Arabian jazz, psychedelic soul, cumbia and hip-hop. Will Holland keeps up the funky end of the QSO bargain, but adds to his musical entourage.
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Romance Ain't Dead
Kid Acne
Sheffield’s Kid Acne is a true renaissance man – accomplished comic book artist, graffiti legend and heir to Mike Skinner’s reality-rap crown.
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8 Diagrams
Wu Tang Clan
Not quite what you might expect – there’s real singing, melodies, lush strings, George Harrison’s son, a Beatles cover and Erykah Badu. Gangstas in slippas.
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Live At Montreux 2001
Run DMC
This towering live performance, includes rap-along fodder including ‘It’s Tricky’, ‘It’s Like That’ and the classic rap-rock hybrid ‘Walk This Way’.
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