I’ve found it hard to get into kojeys new stuff but his music has been so close to me for many years. One of my favorite discoveries.
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Thanks for that post.
I really like Thug. Barter 6 is a legitimately excellent record.
I also really like Metro Boomin and 21 Savage’s work together
It’s too bad we get more from Pop Smoke (and 808Melo has the best hihats in the game)
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Vince Staples on a couple of SOPHIE-produced beats
and the rest of the album bangs almost as hard
Check out Danger Incorporated’s early projects if you like lofi/witch house type stuff that isn’t cliche
Modern hip hop wouldn’t be what it is without lil Wayne (but be warned that at the same time, about half of his stuff is really really bad)
Nicki Minaj is essential too, and she’s gone through so many different eras and personas that you’ll definitely find something to like
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i’d like to have a bit of dialogue (exchange & trading tapes is very much in the spirit of hip hop 
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a few things in reverse order of quality, starting with myself:
thanks for linking to me but i gotta admit — i was confused at first how i got tagged here because i very rarely make decent hip hop and so it felt weird to see you included a beat of mine
i forgot what this sounded like actually and i’m not mad at the choice (just think there are other tracks that represent “new school” styles more clearly)…concentrics 5 was a beat tape made across several setups and “tart…” was one i did with SP 404 resampling and delay
it’s totally focused on the drums
hip hop is about capturing a feeling and i’d say track 5 from the same release, weighted / keys, was an intentional nostalgic knod while track 1, trusted/axe, or 11, no / soup are more new…heavily influenced by soundcloud’s era of dominance on the beat scene and a few leaving records peers (dakim/ras g)
OP may or may not like those cause they’re a bit simple
i have other beat tapes i’d consider more traditional production or fit for a new school MC (thinking of shekasteh or ZVK)
anyway
i love jean + quelle chris and ESPECIALLY the track you shared above
two tangents from that
anybody who liked that vid should def check the albums he’s done since then
one of my other favs he made with roc marci
ALSO the dude playing sax on GPO is a pretty legendary producer in his own right, dane, who just exec produced this fantastic release with Nina
some other great songs from the new school for ya @Fyzion
plus some instrumental producers you might like
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Yeah I had to scroll back a bit through BC to find Concentrics lol.
For me, the essence of beats! Considering MCs are working in meter, tempo, cadence etc, the rhythm of the instrumental is crucial and, in hip hop, that is so often established by the drums. I linked “tart” because I felt it got to that essence while keeping it interesting with the processing you were doing. That type of processing is what I think of when I think of “modern” hip hop. “weighted/keys” was, imo and no disrespect, too explicit a homage in this sense (but admittedly maybe the OP would be into it…I just saw the word “modern” and started throwing links). I almost linked “no/soup”, but “tart” got me nodding my head at about 100bpm. So for mid-90s hip hop, I chose it
Anyway, I’m nowhere near as versed as you in hip-hop, let alone your own music. So I appreciate you stopping by to correct the record!
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this is really cool analysis and i’m in agreement
sorry if it came off like i was correcting you in any way, the work i make is not defined entirely by me
i’m just thankful you see me as part of the sprectrum of artists being discussed in this thread cause i create from a hip hop mentality and alot of what i do follows the lineage in some way
i often veer far enough from whats common in the genre it makes me hesitate to stake a claim
btw one more random rec…you heard this before?
Nah don’t feel this way, i’m just another music nerd
and i’m old so i’ve been listening and collecting for a while
if you ever wanna chat about hip hop dm me cause i’m sure you’ve got stuff i can’t learn about on my own
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My favorite hip hop album from the last decade
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Likewise. Really loved Kojey’s 23 Winters release.
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Some gems on this:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ndBwiTkRhbFcN49VSk2sR97-gIeLPj8v0
Czarface - Super What?
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Mostly just standout guest verses on other people’s songs.
He’s got a documented fear of releasing his own content. It’s pretty sad, when you consider his talent.
I also like this Vince Staples from the first album
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Still my favorite project of his. No IDs beats are stark.
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Here’s some stuff I really really like that haven’t been posted.
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just in case
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Nice tracks but I think you misunderstood the thread. I’m looking for recent hip hop from the last decade…
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That last part in mic check… wow. Never heard that 
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This is a beat I keep on going back to, the Scottish accent maybe a bit impenetrable for some of you but the guys got flow even if you can’t catch every single word, also whoever is doing his production is mad skilled…
Here’s his band camp catalogue too
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Burgundy Blood. Rapper / Actor / Motivational speaker.
