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Prepare your summer hip hop playlists for the larger than life flow in WavyK’s single, HEAT SEEKER feat. Case

Posted on 11 June 2022

After spending four years smoothing his wavey rap flow and amplifying the energy in his subtle but galvanising beats, the independent Jacksonville, Florida-based hip hop artist, WavyK, was ready to drop his era-defining album, MENTALITY, featuring the standout single, HEAT SEEKER, feat. Case.

Toeing the delicate line between nerdy and deadpan, HEAT SEEKER is a summer hip hop drop like no other. If you’re looking for some urban escapism, few tracks serve it with quite as much flavour as this playfully upvibe earworm.

WavyK’s album, MENTALITY, will officially release on June 11th. You can check it out for yourselves by heading over to YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Massachusetts Trap artist Poppa King Oats feels like he is Biggie right now on, ‘Throne’

Posted on 29 May 2022

After finding his Beyonce on ‘Fasho‘ from July 2021, Poppa King Oats feels like he’s in the zone right now with his latest track to shake your ears alive as he locates that comfy ‘Throne‘.

Carlos Carela aka Poppa King Oats is a Massachusetts-based indie Trap artist who makes a catchy blend of street-filled music to nod your head with.

With a fun personality and showing us his skill set behind the mic, Poppa King Oats displays his high-flying rap attack and leaves no doubt that he’s in that immortal mindset that can take you to places that were presumed inconceivable before.

‘Throne‘ from Massachusetts-based indie Trap artist Poppa King Oats is a track that shows us a highly confident rapper who senses that he is ready for the next step. With a punchy beat and lots of catchy lyrics to swim deeply into – plus an assortment of strip club references to throw your money at – this is a song to turn up loud when you have had a few cold ones with your mates and feel like a late night.

Rapped with a clean tone and packed with conviction, Poppa King Oats shows us that he is certainly ready for the big leagues.

Listen up to this new audio on YouTube and check out the IG page for more.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Swavo counts his ‘Blessings’ in his latest new wave trap track

Posted on 4 May 2022
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New wave indie trapper, Swavo has dropped his Young Thug-inspired rap track, Blessings, which operates on the celestial side of sweet and the evocative side of confessional. Around the signature timbre of the 808s are stunningly intimate indie guitars, and there is just enough bass to bring robustness to the melodies that you’ll want to lose yourself in time after time.

Vocally, Swavo proves that you don’t need to channel aggression to deliver conviction in your rap bars. You can always flow with the same fiery sense of impassioned wit that was present in Blessings. It is only a matter of time before Swavo gets the recognition he irrefutably deserves.

Blessings is now available to stream on YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Young Monte delivers chill trap transcendence in his latest release, Sky

Posted on 20 April 2022
Young Monte

Chill trap originator, Young Monte, has added yet another downtempo vibe-out staple to his collection. The chill trap remix of his single Sky plays with ethereal layers of reverb, neo-classic piano keys, a meditative 808 rattle and Young Monte’s hypnotically stretched out low timbered vocals that bring a resounding depth to the otherwise transcendent release.

Based on the catharsis that can easily be abstracted from the artfully laidback soundscape, we can only hope he has a chill trap mixtape in the works. My soul feels infinitely lighter for immersing it in sky. He’s definitely one for the radar.

You can check out the chill trap remix of Sky for yourselves by heading over to YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

uhforrest became one of the most original names in indie trap with ‘highrise’

Posted on 14 April 2022

‘highrise’ is the latest candidly sweet indie trap drop from the up-and-coming San Francisco based artist, uhforrest, who is setting himself apart from the rest by establishing himself as the Elliott Smith of the new wave trap scene.

Lyrically, highrise packs a pretty bruising punch as uhforrest runs through the cleverly morose wit; instrumentally, the intimate guitars bring the catharsis as they shimmer over the glitchy trip-hop meets trap beats.

To bring yet another addictive element into the prodigal mix, uhforrest is by far one of the most vocally original trap artists to appear on our radar in recent years. When you pair that with the indie tape-saturated warmth of the genre-defying guitars, highrise is as unforgettable as it is original. We can’t wait to hear what follows.

You can check it out for yourselves by heading over to Soundcloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Boston trap artist Lemedicus wonders if its all real or not with ‘Heal’

Posted on 10 April 2022

Taken off his 4-track EP from 2021 called ‘Medecia‘, Lemedicus guides us into this enlightening single which is all about wondering if everything is as it seems or if you are in fact in the midst of being used like a paper towel with ‘Heal‘.

Lemedicus is a Boston, USA-based indie trap solo artist who makes a fresh brew of ear-pleasing music that shall have new school fans hoppin’ to his likeable style.

”I’m new to the music scene, I’m trying to see where the journey takes me.” ~ Lemedicus

Opening up our eyes to a moment where you could be used and quickly thrown away like yesterday’s newspaper, Boston native Lemedicus shows us his growing maturity with a new single that will strike your heart like a hot iron.

‘Heal‘ from Boston, USA-based indie trap solo artist Lemedicus is an open-the-door-to-your-soul kind of track that urges his own caution. In a world where some people can grab your kindness and greedily use all the sauce for their own evil ways. this is a reminder to be super careful and make make sure everything is legit first. Rapped with an introspective style that has you moving closer to his rhythm, this is a release for all those who have been hurt before.

Sometimes, you need to look around and get the full picture, before you plunge into something that could take you underwater and leave you breathless forever.

Hear this catchy single on Spotify and see more via his IG.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

The UK’s most promising name in trap Ocean Stokes affirmed his viral potential in his bitter-sweet earworm, Reason

Posted on 2 April 2022

Here to put Southampton, UK on the trap map is the up-and-coming trailblazer Ocean Stokes on his collaborative track with LC, Reason.

The hooky effect of Reason, especially on the smoothly distorted trap and harmonised vocals, was no happy production accident. Stokes knew how to get the hooks razor-sharp in his charismatically confessional hit that proves that romance isn’t dead; it’s just taken a brand-new walls-up form in 2022.

At 19 years old, Ocean Stokes is already proving that he’s got viral potential with his guitar loops, intricate piano melodies, trappy 808s and vulnerably unfuckwithable high-vibe vocal style.

The official video for Reason premiered on February 25th; you can check it out by heading over to YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Ace Da King featuring Xavier Thomas – Bentley Truck; prepare your summer trap playlists.

Posted on 1 April 2022

For his latest fiery yet smooth single and music video, Bentley Truck, the hip hop trailblazer, Ace Da King collaborated with the featuring artist Xavier Thomas. If you like hip hop that speaks as much to the soul and your rhythmic pulses as it speaks about late-stage capitalist gains, the vibey and downtempo new wave trap track has all the makings of a playlist staple.

Ace Da King defiantly stamped down his mellow sonic signature in the track that allows you to lose yourself in the shimmering reverb and the light and bright texture of the keys that amplify the high vibes under Ace Da King’s envelope-pushing lyrical wit.

Since the official music video premiered on March 24th, it has already racked up in excess of 24k streams. You can check it out for yourselves via YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Australian rapper Kamain walks the walk on ‘Feeling Famous’ (feat. Saintninety9)

Posted on 19 March 2022

Taken off his debut 11-track album ‘Freshay Conduct‘, Kamain slams down the verses so hard that he might cause a sudden earthquake to shudder throughout the Oceania region on ‘Feeling Famous‘ (feat. Saintninety9).

Kamain is a New South Wales, Australia-based indie Trap solo artist and music producer who spits the truth on each one of his powerfully projected releases.

Featuring the bar-heavy style of West Sydney’s Saintninety9, this is an underground track that slithers down the spine rather splendidly and quickly injects venom into our shocked speakers with a gritty effect.

”He mixes and master’s all of his own songs, producing many with his manager, Chef; he recorded songs with upcoming artists from around the world.” ~ Kamain

Sinking his teeth into a track that is so thunderous as the lightning seems to spark a hole into our imagination, Kamain might be ready to roar loudly into the minds of those who need a new rap legend to be enthralled by in this rather fragile world.

‘Feeling Famous‘ (feat. Saintninety9) from New South Wales, Australia-based indie Trap solo artist/music producer Kamain, is the kind of track that fans of that raw sound – that is such an inspiring listen – that need some extra meat in their ears. This is the story about showing those who talk too much that this is not the way at all. Doing what you say has never been more important than ever in our history as the walls get blown up into smithereens before our eyes, as we reach our goals before it’s all too late and our number is called. Made with an ominous tone and a powerful beat, this is a top new single to play loud as you look to get your business done without being overly flashy and causing too many eyes to be beaming unnecessarily on you.

Listen in to this new single on Spotify and see more on the IG music page.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Kotaisyn waxes lyrical in his candidly bitter-sweet debut single, roses in the rain

Posted on 12 March 2022

For his debut single, kotaisyn proved how dynamic London-based rap artists have the potential to be when their influences span beyond the city’s postcodes. roses in the rain is a melodic, lo-fi trappy hit that sees kotaisyn lay down his smooth spoken-word bars, harmonic vocal timbre and candid lyrics that make no bones about waxing lyrical on romantic lament and self-worth.

The clever vocal arrangements run in synergy with the atmospheric, almost ethereal minor-key melodies, making the hammering blows of his honesty feel like a bitter-sweet sensation that you will want to experience time and time again. We can’t wait to hear what he has in the pipeline for his sophomore release.

roses in the rain is now available to stream on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast