[Mixtape] ABGOHARD & Slater: "Rich Yung Pimp"
Lately, we have been hearing a lot of good coming out of the New York City collective "Inner City Kids" (ICK), and just before the weekend the world got the latest from the group's newest MC in ABGOHARD, who teamed up with Slater for a fresh new project in Rich Yung Pimp. The project is an interesting play between a pair of talented up and coming artists on the rise in a burgeoning east coast/New York City scene. Featuring production from the likes of Suicideyear, $1 Bin, Marlee B, Ryan Hemsworth, Rich Yung Pimps is as eclectic as it's title is stereotypical. The pair of artists are at the forefront of the next wave of New York City hip-hop that has emanated from what many have called a renaissance in the NYC scene. The project is boom-bap-ish, with more developed sensibilities, taking a step forward while keeping another firmly rooted in the sounds that curated the scene on the right side of the country in generations before them. It's a rap project, with both Slater and ABGOHARD handling crafty rhyme schemes with ease while ruminating over the ins and outs of the world around their heads. Check out the latest from ABGOHARD and Slater, Rich Yung Pimp, available for stream/download below.
[Video] ABGOHARD: "Yung God"
New York City has been re-establishing itself as a place for quality underground hip-hop over the past few years with a huge resurgence of talented artists that have allowed themselves to branch into increasingly different and interesting strands of what hip-hop can be, somewhat erasing many boundaries that had rendered the genre incognito and stale out east.
One of these pockets of music that we've been paying attention to as of late is the Inner City Kids crew, led by Decon-signee and RH First Look artist Aaron Cohen. Cohen's collaborative partner on his track "NickVanExelRose", ABGOHARD, recently dropped his video for his own single, "Yung God" which is produced by Yuri Beats and was premiered today on The Village Voice. The ICK guys often have their tongue planted firmly in cheek as they pair clever rhymes with heavy production and the latest from the clique is no different as underlying humor exists throughout. Check out the latest from ABGOHARD, streaming below.
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