"I'm loving this" new" wave of underground gutter hip-hop shit"
However, I also gotta admit the sheer volume of it gets overwhelming. Trying to wrap my head around all of these releases can be tough.
I'd been thinking about making this post ever before the Crimeapple & Anklejohn post. Even thought about attaching it to the "new music" or even the Mach-Hommy post.
Regardless, I feel like there's a whole army of artists out there creating grimy shit. There's this whole subculture of artists out there, putting out dozens of EPs/albums/mixtapes anbd collaborating with each other. It seems like it started with Griselda, but I feel like it really began gaining traction with Roc Marci and Ka. And artists like Planet Asia have been revitalizing their careers taking this new approach. So while I'm typing to say it's East Coast-based, these cats are from all over the country.
So, the main artists I'm speaking of:
Of course, there's Westside, Conway, Mach-Hommy.
Also obvious are Roc Marci and Ka.
Then there guys who've been putting out stuff since the early 2010s like Smootvh and Hus Kingpin.
Then you've got MCs and producers
Knowledge the Pirate Tha God Fahim DirtyDiggs Camoflauge Monk Rozewood $auce Heist Jamal Gasol (has two "mixtapes"/EPs produced by OKP Kil) Big Ghost Crimeapple Anklejohn al.davino Estee Nack Vic Spencer Nowaah the Flood Chris Crack Daniel Son Bozack Morris Vinyl Villain
So yeah, that's a lot of artists constantly churning out lots of music.
I'll be back in a bit to post some links to some of the songs.
Anyone else can feel free to contribute as well.
And anyone who knows the background of any of these dudes, feel free to share. I'm not having problems finding music, but I am also interested in their backgrounds/stories. And these guys don't do a lot of interviews.
5. "I'm really feeling Sauce Heist and Jamal Gasol right now" In response to Reply # 3 Tue Aug-21-18 10:33 PM by mrhood75
So I guess I'd say to find a way to check out their "Gasol Sauce" EP, which is the two of them produced by DirtyDiggs (who I also listed). Here's the link to the Bandcamp page (I don't know if it's available for streaming elsewhere):
The Sauce Heist projects I've heard have also been really dope. I've been bumping both Sauce X Monk EPs (Sauce Heist and Camoflauge Monk) and the WAZA EP.
"BENGALBONEMARROW" by Sauce Heist and Al.Davino is also extremely dope.
Now, let's head out to Chicago. Check out Chris Crack's "Being Woke Ain't Fun." I think that's on most streaming service.
Also, I recommended it earlier this year, but it bears repeating since he's in the circle of artists: Vic Spencer and Sonnyjim's "Spencer For Hire" is probably going to end up in my Top 10 for the year.
10. "Normally when OKP talks about gutter hip-hop shit, it's just garbage" In response to Reply # 0
Roc Marciano, Conway, that other dude that's always mentioned with Conway, etc.
But I gave a listen to the Ankhlejohn and Crimeapple last night after reading this and was pleasantly surprised. I got Action Bronson vibes more than anything else, but I get the Can Ox influence as well.
They stand on their own though. The production was fantastic on both projects (don't remember the album titles off the top of my head, but the most recent album of each), and they're both capable of holding my short attention span over the course of an album, so both get a big thumbs up.
Looking forward to delving into the rest of the list.
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21. "CRIMEAPPLE - Salud y Plata " In response to Reply # 0
2018 EP produced by I believe a gentleman by the name of Cuns. It's got some live instrumentation on it that I'm feeling. It's not as grimy as his last project, Aguardiente. CRIMEAPPLE has a real dope voice to me.
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