Post by @alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com
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)
Okay I'm finding a few entrypoints by searching around. Just checking out SA-ROC and Armand Hammer for the first time, both are really cool.
SA-ROC seems like a badass MC so far. I'm geeked that she has so much music I can check out.
(I have zero idea how popular these people are or if everyone knows them bc I have no way of knowing that. But I currently have a streaming subscription for the first time in ages, so I'm popping around checking out stuff.)
yeah SA-ROC is giving me bass face. Currently listening to Gold Leaf. Fucking awesome.
Goddamnit she is my age, 45. So not exactly young. Oh well, still excited to travel through her catalogue.
@alisynthesis Not super young, but Dessa has some good tracks. Check out Rome and Fire Drills and Camelot