“Wanna know what I have to say about the scene? - DottyB”
When hip-hop gets silent, somebody has to speak: Vinnie-Dangerous calls out the genre's silence in the face of fascism and tyranny, demanding rap reclaim its role as "the voice of the people." AMU Henry Smalls' Distracktions/A Drop of LSD keeps the scene honest too, with DottyB unapologetically airing grievances about clout-chasing artists over actual craft. Chris The Wiz's How High [LOW PITCH CHOPPED] goes darker with a low-pitched, selectively chopped alternate take that hits heavier than the original. KAN3KI~CHAN's Kawaii Tape blends otaku culture, J-pop energy, and nerdcore into one kawaii-inspired world, while M.C Tie's mc tie never died haunts the margins like a ghost that refuses to leave.
“KAN3KI~CHAN — KAWAII TAPE. A 5-track anime rap project inspired by the sound, style, and energy of 2010s anime swag rap. Out now on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Bandcamp. Released under Kawaii Nocturne...”
“A darker low-pitched take on the “How High” freestyle from Chris The Wiz’s Afterglow.”
“D̴̯̭̪͓̳̤̹̟̗̞̣̳̭͍̤̫̼̭̱̜̞̦͉̘͎̦̉̂̌̒͂́̈́̎̎̓͒̒̉̏̎̑̾̄́̑̌̇͗̃͛͗̽̽͂̅͂̀̅̈́̂͒͂̓̽̒̓̚͘̚͜͜͝͝Ȉ̷̡̻̳̫̲̯͖̯͈̦̹̮̯̳̮̟͙͙̖̟̼̟̲̝̼̜̻̭̱̺̱̥͑̒̄̌͊͑͋̀̐̈́͋̈́̓͗̃̎̂̎̂̃̒̈̂̀̑̚̚͘͜͠͠ͅS̴̘̼̝͔̗̹̄̀̑̂͛̊̓͊̾̃̓̽͌̈͊̆̽̈́̔̈́͆̋̔̆̔̈̑͗͊́̉̈̀̀̒̚͝͝͠ͅT̵̀͋͋̕...”
“Akira's Storm INCOMING!!! BRACE YOURSELVES!!! (listen to this album in the rain)”
““Hip Hop is supposed to be the voice of the people. But in these trying times, our biggest stars are silent””
“The beats crackle, the vocals are imperfect, and some songs sound like they were recorded in the middle of the night when everyone else was asleep. Somehow, that's what makes this album feel so alive.”