Soundbites I Hip-Hop
nyc roots Top 10 Full Deli Web Buzz charts: thedelimagazine.com/charts
1. CocoRosie 2. Citizen Cope 3. Hercules and Love Affair 4. Daniel Merriweather 5. American Authors 6. Antony and the Johnsons 7. Punch Brothers 8. Shilpa Ray 9. Emily King 10. Deer Tick
nyc Hip-Hop Top 10
Full Deli Web Buzz charts: thedelimagazine.com/charts
1. A$ap Rocky 2. Flatbush Zombies 3. Wu-Tang Clan 4. NAS 5. Beastie Boys 6. Joey Bada$$ 7. Fabolous 8. Mark Ronson 9. Matisyahu 10. Lloyd Banks
Chelsea Reject
St. Lucia-born emcee Chelsea Reject makes island-inflected hip-hop with a social conscience. “Gotta Shine,” for example, starts introspectively, then in a single “you” widens to subjects like impoverishment, oppression, and tragedy. The horn-sloped “Go” further ponders Chelsea’s purpose in a consumerist world by enjoining to fellow strivers. Her subjects are grand, but the overall sense is resolutely personal. (Zach Weg)
MCBC
MCBC has come a long way since the days of playing live with soul band b.Funk. Six years out, his beat fetish on self-produced mixtapes both thumps and energizes, whilst lines like “Little do they know we about to go around the globe twice” show a serious longing to spread some wings. Better catch him now. (Jason Grimste)
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