Yet more autumn hip-hop heat, and again it’s from the Berlin-based Whatafunk following his dope single Hood Thangs feat. Unlearn The World from the end of September. That and second single Manifesto feat. Brooklyn-born Awon both appear on Life Of An Underground Rebel with the latter as the first track proper after the intro. Unlearn The World and Awon are merely two of a crew of MCs drawn from the international rap underground however. NYC’s Che Noir represents for the sisters on Stay Underground and it’s clear – should you have had any doubts following the single and the first two tracks – that this release is firmly inspired by a 90s aesthetic. Another New York MC is Aaqil Ali who jumps on the mic for Notanotherlovesong – another that features sparse piano chanks over a minimal jazzy instrumentation and phat drums. Finally, the UK’s Juga-Naut takes the lyrical reins on Who’s Still Here while Patch drops some spoken word over the outro. Nicely done stuff that comes with a remix of Hood Thangs by Koralle and the instros on the flip.
(Out now on Little Beat More)
