Throwing his fresh snapback into the air and everyone wondering where it went. 40. First of all, I learned about the song on Instagram, which might seem totally normal in 2019/2020 but back then it still felt kind of new to discover music that way. Azealia is everyone's problematic fave. Indie. Rap and hip-hop are mainstream due to the music and cultures representation of confidence, boldness, and celebration of individuality. - Co-owner of Golden Child Inc. Producer / Manager (. Not even for the gram or the hype, that video was Bobby. Supported by superb beatmaking from Fraud, Curren$y laments the severity of the virus and his son’s future: “I'm sure change gon' take some years / But I hope it all clear before my son hit the streets.” In addition to COVID, he also expresses worry for the safety of his son from police brutality: “These crooked cops will put your dead body in cuffs.” Curren$y’s delivery is poignant and effortless. On May 4th, 2018, he released Konohagakure, his first serious rap album. To me, that song represents a real moment of change in hip-hop culture for a number of reasons. Motivation. He found success online by sampling iconic melodies and themes and turning them into trap instrumentals to rap … Rapper Curren$y featured his son in the video for "Gold & Chrome. The messaging and visuals for this track is so deep, so heavy, so important; and still so relevant. I grew up a huge Kanye fan, my cousin had been his DJ for years and I’d been following him since College Dropout. The song was one of the first to address COVID in the rap genre. Rap Basement is a Hip Hop Lifestyle Network. When good kid, m.A.A.d city came out I instantly thought it was a masterpiece - there was NOTHING that sounded like it. With the upcoming release of Bobby Schmurda in 2020, we are eager for his career, in the same way we are looking for something creative, new, and broad in the “hip-hop to come” in the new decade. Rap quotes and lyrics are as much enjoyable as powerful. British hip hop can also be referred to as Brit-hop, a term coined and popularised mainly by British Vogue magazine and the BBC. Blow Out (1993) Save a riotous airing on 1994’s Live at the Astoria, Pablo Honey’s closer rarely intrudes on Radiohead lore. IMO Kendrick is hands down the best rapper of the last 10 years in every aspect: skills, songwriting, performance, pushing/changing the definition of the genre and definitely influence. , as well as its predecessors to the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Watch the Throne", the 2015 track opened up the floodgates for a new generation of rappers to express their fears and frustrations in a digestible way for all walks of life. To this day "Danny Glover" still rings off crazy at parties if you play it at the right moment. Both hits were tracks off his 2017 album, The Beautiful & Damned which peaked on the Billboard 200 at the number 3 spot . Join us as we take a closer look at the most iconic lines woven together by the best of the best that hip-hop music has to offer. The list includes bands and musicians that have been described as a form of rap rock, including the subgenre rap metal (or rapcore), by professional journalists at some stage in their career. I’ll never forget the time Kanye West premiered Runaway at the VMAs. This was probably the last time I was in a mosh pit as I quickly realized I can't hang with kids 2/3 my age in there. It breeds innovation and excitement, color and dynamism. Headlines? Back in March, tours froze and venues shut their doors, but recording studios stayed open. I couldn't get over his weird, warbled, high-pitched vocals and it just really sounded like something from the future. ... consisted of songs rejected from Cole’s debut studio album. All this to say when he stepped onto that VMA stage in that all red suit, the red Louis sneakers and with nothing but a drum machine and a mic we all knew something was up. Throughout the pandemic, rappers have taken to the booth to assess the new normal — empty grocery shelves, PPE, and the NBA bubble. The show was at Sound Academy (now Rebel) and when Kendrick performed Backseat Freestyle it felt like the entire fucking venue was going to cave in. DJ Shay, Benny’s longtime mentor and producer, died from the virus in August. 15 April 2021 Popularity of rap and hip hop soars in the UK, topping 50 million streams in 2020 Thanks to popular releases from Pop Smoke, Headie One, AJ Tracey and more, rap … This was such a hard question and I couldn't choose just one. (I'm a friend and a fan) - a Toronto trifecta. 5. “Quarantine Clean” by Turbo, Gunna, & Young Thug. Want to keep up with breaking news? As has always been the tradition, our goal is to give readers the greatest possible variety of music. Lesti Kejora's Song Collection Offline - The name Lesti Kejora is widely discussed today, the songs are sung very well with such a beautiful voice. Kendrick Lamar - Poetic Justice (ft. Drake) (2013). Original Published Date. Heavy Steppers)” by DCG Shun & DCG Bsavv. The song is one of the better cuts off the debut album from Benny’s label, Black Soprano Family. So, which artists and songs have significantly influenced how hip-hop evolved since 2010? So many songs to choose from though - One dance? The sparse, and at times, off-putting, high and low end in "New Slaves" and throughout Yeezus also tells a story of not being heard. On the second verse of the song, Thug raps: “I skate off to the house and I lock myself in.” Except for its timely subject matter, the track isn’t particularly memorable among the extensive catalogs of Gunna and Thug. It is generally classified as one of a number of styles of urban music. This track represents a definitive moment in a decade filled with social and political strife, trauma and pain, particularly with regards to the everyday lives of Black Americans. Looking at the landscape today, I see how Kanye's courage to address racism and social standards allowed other artists to fully express their blackness. "Backseat Freestyle" was one of the earliest songs that took elements of the 'new school' trap sound and melded it into modern rap: a crushing 808 bass, very in-your-face drums and a fairly simple bell/percussion loop as a melody - everything about it hit HARD. To say that 2020 was a year like any other would be a vast understatement. J. Cole is a rapper and producer who has achieved success in the early 2010s. From the day it dropped and for months after you couldn't go anywhere without hearing it; clubs, stores, cars, online - everywhere. The unapologetic (almost stupid) influence Bobby’s EP had to black culture and hip-hop culture in the 2010s is something that is so special, unique and unparalleled. He also wrote things women go through (like calling girlfriend's up to vent about a dude then wanting to wild out and party; or when guys try and run weak game on us). ", “Okay” is a pop drill track from Chicago brothers DCG Shun and DCG Bsavv released in May. Released in April, “Quarantine Clean,” by Atlanta artists Turbo, Gunna, and Young Thug, is a response to the stay-at-home orders issued in March. To me, "New Slaves", as off putting as it was to some, sparked a moment wherein the following years we started addressing these real problems in hip-hop again. Subscribe to our email newsletter. Released on Juneteenth, “Lockdown” is a stirring call to action against police brutality and racial injustice by L.A. artist Anderson .Paak. Like much of what Drake does, seeing its success globally made me proud (what's now a common feeling); Grammy's, AMA's and countless awards just kept it going and just when it seemed to die down it showed up as a bonus track on Views. Shun, 17, and Bsavv, 19, first tasted success during the pandemic. Made it a norm. Higher Brothers are a Chinese hip-hop group from Chengdu consisting of four members: MaSiWei (马思唯), DZknow (丁震), Psy.P (杨俊逸), and Melo (谢宇杰). “About a week agoooo” was all I heard in the hallways of my school for weeks to come. Some would argue that what makes an artist or a song influential is how quickly they dominate the internet, nightclubs or the messages they spread. As soon as I found it, I became obsessed with it and with Thugger. , check out their list of the best 14 hip-hop songs of the decade... , producer, DJ, visual artist, and event organizer (Vancouver, BC). - Creative Entrepreneur (Scarborough/Toronto, ON). It was his life as a young black teen in America. Gods plan? The 100 Best Songs of 2020. I was a teen when the track came out and remember being enamored by her charming personality, sex appeal, and decision to unapologetically embrace her sexuality. I know Nate Dogg had been doing this from time, but Drake made it global, Drake made it pop. Billboard 200 chart, selling over 200,000 records in its first week. Pioneers like Dr.Dre, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown and Nate Dogg paved the way for newcomers and continue to influence the sounds we hear today. For many, it's already a source of escapism, comfort and really good pop songs. “Gold and Chrome,” is New Orleans rapper Curren$y’s take on the state of the world from the perspective of a young father. The song is a track from his third collaborative album with producer Harry Fraud, “The OutRunners,” which was released in July. In the early 2010's I feel like we had lost an integral part of what hip-hop was all about. : I'm an old school R&B head so when Kendrick Lamar sampled Janet Jackson's 1993 "Anytime, Any Place" song on "Poetic Justice", I died. Best Rap Songs Of The 2010s: Top 14 hip-hop songs of this decade As we closed out the decade, we talked to artists, producers and creatives from across Canada about the … Years later we saw an explosion of police brutality and violence towards black people, publicized on Twitter. The whole DCG team, which includes Shun, Bsavv, and their friend DCG Msavv, are ones to watch out of Chicago. Learning to Play. The production feels like it’s screaming at you - which is how a lot of black people feel after not being listened to for so long. The album was later certified triple platinum by the RIAA in June 2004 as well. I could relate to being broke with expensive taste and working in the hospitality industry just like her, who would rap about working at Starbucks to fund her Rapunzel weave, she and I were the same! 1. “Gold and Chrome” by Curren$y & Harry Fraud. Get the latest rap news, songs, mixtapes and videos first. He gets her feeling herself. Over a throwback guitar beat, Benny acknowledges his success: “It’s your turn you gotta bat for the fences / Had to switch it up ‘cause hustlin’ don’t come with a pension.” Also a member of Griselda Records, Benny has had a blockbuster 2020, releasing an album with heavyweight producer Hit-Boy.