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NEWS: Bugzy and Chip Feud Continues
Yesterday Bugzy sparked a new round of back-and-forths between himself and London MC Chip. In response to Bugzy’s diss track “Wasteman”, Chip in no less than 24 hours released “Dickhead” on GrimeDaily, causing Bugzy to return a send with “Zombie Riddim.” Regardless of however people may feel about Chip, the recent level of elevated competitiveness [continued]
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ESSENTIALS: “All My Friends” – Snakehips feat. Chance the Rapper, Tinashe
Wrapping up a tour for the Forever (Pt. II) EP, the London-hailing duo, Snakehips, graced us with their collaboration with Chance The Rapper and Tinashe. Chance’s singing voice sounding smoother than ever on the track, warmed up from his cover of Kanye’s “Family Business” and keeping it strong for his Family Matters tour through next month. Tinashe going [continued]
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Robokid Leaks Nine Tracks For Free
It’s not every day you get a batch of originals, remixes, edits, and everything in between that’s quite this fresh — but then again, most producers aren’t Robokid. Breaking off nine of the tracks that didn’t quite fit into a busy release schedule this year, the Moving Castle affiliate affirms that he can run shit [continued]
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ESSENTIALS: “SIRI” – YOGI ft. Elliphant and Pusha T
London-based producer wunderkind YOGI turned heads the world over with his last Pusha T and Skrillex co-signed effort, “Burial.” He’s back with P again and this time he’s brought Swedish MC Elliphant and all of his usual heavy vibes for the gargantuan phone-smasher, “SIRI.” Elliphant’s fast-spitting rhymes elevate the track to real hype bass status. [continued]
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ESSENTIALS: “Akureyri” – Crywolf
Crywolf is simply on some different musical levels than most of his contemporaries. Making electronic music that encapsulates the trap and future bass sounds while not at all being defined by them, his productions are the stuff of clear and driven inspiration. “Akureyri,” ornately textured tune that enraptures and surrounds, a real soundscape that you [continued]
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Essentials: “Jersey (R3LL Remix)” – Future & Drake
This is shaping up to be quite the week for Drake-related content: we’ve got the “Hotline Bling” video, the brewing D.R.A.M. beef, and now Jersey Club mastermind R3LL‘s scorching remix of Drizzy’s collab with Future, “Jersey.” The What A Time To Be Alive cut gets a heady dose of double-time percussion, with Future’s vocals chopped intermittently [continued]
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ICYMI – The “Working For It” Teaser from Zhu, Skrillex, and THEY. Is A Must-See
Zhu’s forthcoming Genesis Series EP has had one of the most cryptic, but exciting PR rollouts we’ve seen for a project in ages. Teasing a track on the EP with each new week, Zhu’s gone and broken off the most-anticipated piece yet: a collaboration with Skrillex and vocal duo, THEY. Accompanied with an ultra-sleek, spy-themed CGI video, the [continued]
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Grimes Reveals Artwork for New Album, Out Next Week
Everyone’s favorite Canadian pop princess, Grimes, graced us with her album artwork and title yesterday, along with the promise of the (hopefully) full album later this week. Grimes, also known as Claire Boucher, shared the artwork on Instagram and Twitter. The LP, titled Art Angel, will be Grimes’ fourth album since she burst onto the [continued]
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Essentials: “Cha Cha (Falcons Remix)” – D.R.A.M.
What do Drake and D.R.A.M. have in common? They both like to cha-cha. The Virginia-born rapper lamented over Drizzy’s recent “Hotline Bling” video, claiming that the hip hop star “jacked” the beat from his own “Cha Cha” video. Regardless of thievery, D.R.A.M. is probably two-stepping away his blues today, because Falcons just dropped a steamy remix of “Cha [continued]
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Essential: “Dude (ft. Stormzy)” – Lethal Bizzle
After the successful release of “Festa Skank” featuring Diztortion, Lethal B drops another banger, “Dude,” in collabo with Stormzy. Despite the short feature, Stormzy continues to demonstrate that he is a dominate force on grime scene. [continued]