Millennials

Yay Millennials

Coi Leray & Nicki Minaj - Blick Blick!

Coi Leray and Nicki Minaj have created a very original song and video about... blicks? Coi Leray's commitment to the culture is refreshing, and Nicki has some really strong flows as usual.

Safety

If obscurity didn’t save the rest, you can miss me with it.

Dave East - No Hoodie (feat. Jay Electronica & Tavis Sage)

Most artist don't make music about unflattering struggles, but this raw track is filled with pain and humility.

Lil Durk - No Interviews

Lil Durk rivals Chief Keef in his love for thugging but every song makes it seem like rap is becoming a higher priority for him. The instrumental and video production allude to quite the support team for such a militant persona.

Jack Harlow - Nail Tech

Jack Harlow is consistent but he's too talented to play it safe by sticking to one flow or attitude in every song. It's nice to see him be so successful; his love for hip hop culture is refreshing.

Insanity - Can't Go Back

This song is shockingly good to be so low-profile. RapIndie is proud to introduce... "Insanity". The rock influence is always a plus for this blog.

Status

How about a direct endorsement, association, affiliation; there are positive ways to gain status…

Eneeks - Unity (feat. Raheem)

Eneeks is one of our longest-running artist relationships. Keep making music, we'll be watching.

Drake - Hard Times

Drake is using one of his earlier flows or maybe it's just the writing openness; whatever it is; Drake is going back to his comfort zone and doing it quite well.

Kodak Black - I Wish

Did they hold stakes? Like vampire slayers? This whole song is about explaining the need to thug, which is ironically Disney-like for such a hard presentation in my opinion.

Therapy Rap

Drake's introduction to emotional rap music in Take Care has inspired a melodic delivery on a lot of rappers' songs. While Drill Music gets a lot of press, Therapeutic Rap has gotten very popular. Where as Drake tended to focus on relationships, rappers like JuiceWrld and Polo G have found a niche in male-focused therapy hip hop.