Producers

Hip hop artists get a lot of attention, but the producers are equally as important. Although the first impulse is to assume they all want to mix cultures, not all of them do. 

 Some producers are bringing attention to equality issues. 

 Some producers are trying to sell urban culture at its most natural state. 

 However, some producers seem to want to deface hip hop from within. Although this isn't provable, it's certainly something we'll be watching.

41 (TaTa, Jenn Carter, Kyle Richh) - Chill Guy

Tyrell Tyler - Insomniac

Kodak Black - Cyber Truck

Trae Tha Truth - I'm On 4.0 (feat. Busta Rhymes, Ty Dolla $ign, Jeezy, DMX, Jay Rock, Joyner Lucas, Method Man, D. Smoke, Chance The Rapper, G. Herbo & Mark Morrison, & prod. by Ayo N Keyz)

Literacy

RapIndie is a blog. It's not a Youtube playlist. However, long-winded articles tend to be a little under-utilized because let's face it, reading isn't necessarily popular. So we would like to know, do you want more written articles? Or do you want less/the same amount?

Do you want more RapIndie written articles?

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Impressed?

How impressive is hip hop? How well can the average person do it? Is lyrical hip hop easier than drill rap? Is the authenticity of the musical talent as important as the authenticity of the lifestyle? How do you rank rappers? Is it by money, fame, talent, or rise from poverty? What impresses you?

Jack Harlow - Tranquility

Hanumankind – Big Dawgs (feat. A$AP Rocky, and Kalmi)

Foster Lancaster - Accountability

Young Nudy - Gotta Salute

Division Works

Ladies, do I even need to explain this? Bloggers are nerds, but somebody needs to be scoring.

Lazer Dim 700 - Militant / 436

Tyler, The Creator - That Guy

Foster Lancaster - Everyday That I’m With You Is Christmas

Lil Mabu - YOUNG CRACKA

Luh Tyler - Bandz Up

Will Smith - TANTRUM (feat. Joyner Lucas)

Why RapIndie?

In some ways, RapIndie is a very simple concept: innovative/universal rap music for fans of rap culture. The demographic that appreciates rap has complete access to it. It works.

However, in other ways, RapIndie's audience is a little complicated. We know that from the feedback. Lately, we have audiences that focus on the ethics of the writings. That's fine, but the music is a lot less ethical than the writings (assuming they listen to it).

Drake got booed at Camp Flog Gnaw, which in my opinion really speaks volumes about the complexity of the indie rap community. Who's your favorite rapper? Do you like ethical intelligence? Diverse intelligence? Interesting people? It seems like indie rap has a radically intolerant audience that looks for tolerance. Whatever makes you a fan of RapIndie, our goal is to amplify it.

G-Eazy - Nada