Post by @Hawaii@mastodon.world
So who is young and making smart ("conscious") hip-hop right now? Like, who is the modern equivalent of Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and that crowd? (If that's even a reasonable question)
@alisynthesis I’m going to suggest Little Simz from the UK. In more global hip hop, I always enjoy and recommend Baloji from DRCongo whose music is often introspective and sociopolitically aware, and tells stories that way, for example this nearly 10 minute epic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzHM_JLgqO0
@cassana @alisynthesis plus one for Little Simz! I had her “Sometimes I Might Be Introvert” on repeat for months! The follow-up album didn’t have the theatrics, so I put SIMBY back on repeat 🤙🏼