

Although his spectacular arrival into hip-hop back in 2012 as a 16-year-old excelling with a 20-year-old sound was among the most exciting in recent memory, it is fair to say that his relevance and contributions have suffered a little as 1999’s excellence has worn off. Meaghan Garveyī4.Da.$$ made our most anticipated albums of 2014 list and, disappointingly, reappears on this iteration because Joey continually pushed back the album. What effect will Mohawke’s whirlwind past five years have on his sophomore album, expected this year via Warp-and will Kanye show up? He’s said that the album was finished a few months back, so hopefully we’ll find out soon. finalist in the prestigious DMC World DJ Championship at age 15). In short, he’s come a long way since his days as a precocious turntablist (he was the youngest-ever U.K. The duo became the poster children for the EDM-trap sound, even garnering the attention of Kanye West, who sampled their track “R U Ready” for Yeezus’ “Blood on the Leaves.” Mohawke is now signed to West’s G.O.O.D. Of course, this preceded the sudden rise of EDM-trap a few years later, a macho fusion of trappy 808s and windows-to-the-walls electronic club sounds that HudMo himself helped define in the early 2010s with TNGHT, his collaboration with Lunice.

Ernest Wilkinsįive years ago, Glaswegian producer/DJ Hudson Mohawke was still something of an under-the-radar cult favorite his 2009 debut LP via Warp Records, Butter, felt like barely controlled chaos, with its consistently over-the-top blend of hip-hop beats, 8-bit melodies, and candy-coated synth freak-outs. Game has remained mum on other collaborations and while listeners shouldn't expect as much involvement from 50 Cent this time around (or should they?), the Compton rapper is set to continue a legacy that's befitting the initial installment, including an anniversary concert later in January. Dre production in addition to sounds from Just Blaze and Scott Storch. The efficiently named sequel, The Documentary 2, is set to be released in early 2015, and like the previous installment, the album will feature Dr. A decade removed from the original Documentary, Game has released five albums, been a reality show star, had various beefs, launched a health challenge, and even managed to recruit over a dozen acts to pay tribute to the late Mike Brown. 1 smash, Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse,” and became the go-to guest for R&B strip club anthems like Usher’s “I Don’t Mind” and Ne-Yo’s “She Knows.” His second Sony solo album, Pure THC: The Hustle Continues, is set to continue his balancing act between trippy underground rap and subversive pop crossover, with the Nicki Minaj-assisted single “Low” and other new songs with A$AP Ferg and Mike WiLL Made It already making the rounds. And in 2014, he managed an unlikely appearance on a No. Cba to type out list on mobile but here's link, discussĬHANCE THE RAPPER & THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENTĪblished the Three 6 Mafia vet as a star outside of his longtime group.
