This Week in Rap

This Week in Rap 

The week of May 14-21 was a great week for the music industry. All three of my favorite rappers at the moment dropped unexpected albums, and each every single one was amazing. NAV put out an amazing showing with his new album for 2018 called Reckless. The album featured other popping rappers in the industry, and focused on a melodic feels type of rap. I believe this album was a great one and NAV put his best effort into this short album. YNW Melly dropped two simple songs, similar to his normal style, and once again they were both amazing. If he continues on this route there is no way he won’t end up on the top soon. Lil Baby also brought the heat on his new album called Harder than Ever. His constant hyped up vibe, mixed with the slight mumbling of certain verses creates a perfect spacial type theme to the album. This week in music was absolutely great and many fans of rap could not ask for a better outcome.

 

Rapper of the Week #1

Rapper of the Week #1 

Hello blog, this week I have decided to bring you guys a new series. I have started a rapper of the week series to keep all of you up to date with newest and freshest rapper who are trending at the moment. Let’s get started…

This weeks Rapper of the Week is…..

Lil Baby 

I have chosen Lil Baby because I feel as though he is very underrated, and deserves more credit. He has mastered the art of mumble rap, as his music is laid back yet always gets you pumped up… perfect for those summer days. Wih his hit song My Dawg, all the way to his newly released song Never needed Help, I believe that Lil Baby is the perfect artist to feature for this first week. Although his music is a bit different, I encourage all of you guys to listen to his music and get a feel for a new style of rap.

 

Lil Boat II Release

Lil Boat II 

Lil Yachty is finally back, as he dropped his newest release in over 6 months. After his album Tennage Emotions unexpectedly flopped, people began to say he was no longer a legit. However, Yachty was able to prove them wrong. Although I believe the album could have been better, this project is overall pretty good. Yachty has many famous features through the album and returned to his normal ‘bubblegum trap’ style of rapping. I believe this is the best thing for him and can see him continuing to rise from here.

Top three songs on Lil Boat II

3. 66 ft. TRIPPIE REDD

2. Self Made

1. She ready ft. PNB Rock

Song of the Week #1

Song of the Week Series

This week I will be starting my song of the week series. This is where I will pick a song i like in particular for that week, and let you guys get a head up on how it will sound. This way you guys will be able to hopefully listen to some new songs and get some new music ideas.

Song of the Week #1 – Fashion by Jay Critch ft. Rich the Kid

This song was originally released by a fairly unknown rapper, Jay Critch. However, this feature with very famous rapper Rich the Kid tripled his popularity. This song is very well done ,with a wonderful beat. The lyrics are very catchy and there is no doubt that you will be hooked on the chorus within minutes. The mellowness of the song is perfect for many audiences, especially people not into hardcore rap. Personally, I believe this will be a fan favorite and it is one of  my favorites of this year.

 

Best SoundCloud Rapper

The Best SoundCloud Rapper 

As I was scrolling through SoundCloud, a daily part of my day, I came across an amazing rapper. Coming out of Rockledge, Florida is Lil Edge. He is very underground and underrated, averaging only about 20.1 thousand plays. There are three main reasons that I feel like he can become an elite rapper, all he is missing is the sound quality in exclusive studios.

#1 – Constant Flow, Edge never stops in any of his songs, changes flow easily and quickly. He shows this in many songs.

#2 – Clever lyrics, Lil Edge has arguably son of the best most clever rhyming skills I have ever heard. You never would guess any of his lines.

#3 – Diverse beats, Edge has the biblty to rap on many different styles of beats, hardcore and more melodic.

 

Go give him a listen on Soundcloud.