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   First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Please note that MangoWave is gradually moving from Blogger to WordPress. Click here to visit the new homepage. Picture Credit: Ultramonk Ultramonk 9 feat. King Krooked Kane - Ain't Easy Being MEan Release Date: September 02, 2022 Duration: 05:07 Genre: Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap With a new track to make Flying Lotus jealous, Ultramonk 9 has released a new music video. As mentioned before it’s a combo of EDM production and some old-school rapping, with turntables entwined in the mix. The main part of the track is a mean (intended) slow beat with low-pitched vocals; the flow is chill, and the game is strong. The second best thing about this is the video itself. It features a kid in a huge Trump mask, flexing around the city, being all weird and cheesy. The sequence also features cartoon segments tha...

First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Comatose Red Ivy - 23 Jordan Salute Release Date: July 01, 2022 Duration: 03:49 Genre: Hip Hop / Rap Desperate times demand desperate solutions. And rap, specifically extreme rap that is out of the borders of, well, almost everything. 23 Jordan Salute is an offering from Comatose Red Ivy, an enigmatic wordsmith, a self-proclaimed Transgender Dead Living Zombie Bytch. Take notes, put it to your agenda and enter the realm of sneaker-worshippping rap. Ivy’s approach kinda reminds me of Necro - take a dive to Beatport, pick one that would fit a UFC promo, don’t edit it in any way and throw your lines on it. Move, Lil Nas, new queeng is here. The track kicks off with a pretentious key intro (and bell sample) that transforms in the actual beat, the only one present in the song. Ivy’s production method is raw and ...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Nasa Grounded / Michael Aguilar Nasa Grounded - The Vibe between Stars Release Date: June 28, 2022 Label: selfrelease / Runneth Over Entertainment Format: Digital Duration: 41:07 Genre: Hip Hop / R'n'B / Indie Rap Origin: Arizona , USA With his latest album "The Vibe between Stars", Arizonan artists Michael Aguilar , also known as Nasa Grounded, is presenting an honest and autochthonous independent release. Every verse and every chorus on the dozen tracks featured on "The Vibe between Stars" were written by Nasa Grounded. That does not mean that the artist is the only voice we can hear when listening to the album. Guest vocals, both rapped and sung, were contributed by Touré Masters , Julia Cutler , Prince Aubrey , Yvgn Jenks , Alaina Rodriguez , Devin Sunshine , L...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Want to advertise on MangoWave? Send a request to rmangowave@gmail.com Picture Credit: Bugzee Lix Bugzee Lix - Manifest Destiny Release Date: May 15, 2022 Duration: 49:23 Genre: Hip Hop / Drill Origin: Seattle , WA , USA Bugzee Lix has been on the radar of the rap game for some time already, releasing a handful of releases which managed to generate considerable hype. Born in New Orleans and raised in Washington, Bugzee demonstrates his keen witty style rooting in pop culture and oldschool rap. Seattle based artist polished his flow and methods to create "Manifest Destiny", an LP to display Bugzee’s creative shape. A diverse elaborate rap release, that covers a wide range of subgenres and trends throughout the last twenty years. This also feels like a travel through time, as song change you get the f...

      Sharon Musgrave – Jewelweed Release Date: February 2nd, 2021 Label: Zosar Music Format: EP Length: 16:58 Genre: Soul, R&B, Neo Soul, Quiet Storm, Soul Blues, Down Tempo, Soul Jazz, Funk, Adult Contemporary, Jazz Blues, Hip Hop, Chill Hop, Hip Pop, Cool, Smooth, Groove, Urban Before I even start talking let me put this straight - Sharon Musgrave has the voice of a goddess. The Canadian-born singer first rose to fame in 1990 as a part of Bass-o-matic, a band that released Fascinating Rhythm. The track was a huge club house hit that defined the sound of the decade in many ways. As it did set the creative vector for Sharon as a performer - she followed the well trodden path, popular among classic soul and r&b singers at the time, providing the vocals for a variety of DJs. Many of those works received quite a following. As time went by, she moved on to form various collaborations, focused mainly on dance music, but in 2018 we finally received Sha's Arc...

Picture Credit: The Kyd   The Kyd - Beethoven's Spliff Release Date: June 11, 2021 Length: 02:44 Genre: Hip Hop Origin: London , Ontario , Canada What if the good old wunderkind Ludwig van Beethoven  was born in generation Y and grew up wearing hoodies and listening to Papa Roach? What would that musical genius' life be like? And most important, what would he smoke? Ontarian lyricist and rapper The Kyd might have had similar questions when his brother Misfit James looped a beat that reminds of Classic-era symphonies. Thus, The Kyd dropped some freestyles on the beat, and later wrote a full text - "Beethoven's Spliff" was born. The Kyd and Misfit James take us on a sonic journey back to the 1980s. The duo produces powerful and heavy Boom Bap Hip Hop with a dynamic and comprehensive rap flow. The mellow beat is defined by the featherweight of the violins on the one hand, and by the massive drums on the other. This is the kind of Boom Bap that KRS-One used to teach o...

Picture Credit: FiveSidedDice   FiveSidedDice - Ride with me Release Date: July 9, 2021 Length: 04:40 Genre: Pop Punk / Punk Rap Origin:  Port Elizabeth ,  South Africa Recently, FiveSidedDice's latest EP " Confession Tapes " got reviewed on MangoWave . Only two months after this release, South African artist Roscoe Nefdt  is already back with another single. "Ride with me" is the first showcase of the upcoming "Confession Tapes II". FiveSidedDice's new song is about breaking out of gridlocked structures. The powerful anthem "Ride with me" calls for optimizing one's own situation and the longing for individual liberty and happiness. Music-wise, "Ride with me" is a colourful bouquet of styles and genres. Skate Punk? Pop Punk? Emopunk? Rap? Alternative Rock? Reggae? The answer is yes. Roscoe Nefdt  easily slides across genre boundaries and creates a wholesome sonic environment full of sunshine, movement, emotions, and the des...

Picture Credit: Medusa   Medusa - S.O.B. Story Release Date: June 25, 2021 Label: AWAL Format: Digital Length: 09:57 Genre: Revenge Pop Origin: Buffalo , New York , USA I don't often quote the press kit, but this time I think that I can't help. "When you're queer, everybody wants your sob story. With "S.O.B. Story", non-binary Alt-Pop and Hip-Hop artist Medusa asks: What if we're not sad?" "S.O.B. Story" is a three-track EP by Buffalo's artist Medusa (they/them), featuring guest appearances by way2wavybaby (she/her), and Overflow (they/them). It is a powerful release doing away with the prejudice that queer identity is directly connected to suffering. Instead, "S.O.B. Story" is a self-confident release conveying a message for cis- and straight allies: don't express pity, and show support instead. "S.O.B. Story" is a loud release. Medusa and their guests Overflow and way2wavybaby do use their inside voices when si...

Picture Credit: Freska and Suz   Freska and Suz - Involuntary Release Date: May 21, 2021 Length: 03:11 Genre: Funk / Soul / Rap Origin: Barcelona , Spain The single "Involuntary" is a stunning cross-genre collaboration of two amazing artists from Catalan metropolis Barcelona. The song features multi-instrumentalist and music producer Freska (or: ФRESKA) and vocalist Suz. Together they create thrilling soundscape that crosses boundaries of genres with great ease and light-footedly merges different styles of music to a colourful unique sound. "Involuntary" is driven by a solid and yet dynamic foundation of Funk and Prog Rock. The energetic movement immediately moves the whole body and has the potential to become a flaming hot banger for the dancefloors. On top of this exciting base created by Freska, Suz adds the final magic which makes "Involuntary" an awesome anthem. With soulful chants, thrilling shouts, and a powerfully tight rap flow mastress of cerem...

Picture Credit: FiveSidedDice Artwork: Kitchen Dutch   FiveSidedDice - Confession Tapes Release Date: May 14, 2021 Label: FiveSidedRecords Format: Digital Length: 11:03 Genre: Emopunk / Skate Punk / LoFi Hip Hop Origin: Port Elizabeth , South Africa The three-track EP "Confession Tapes" is the first original output by Port Elizabeth's multi-talented artist Roscoe Nefdt , also known as FiveSidedDice. The studied musician provides us with three songs that are copletely different to each other in style, genre, mood, and tempo. Thus, it is highly recommendedto listen to the whole EP to get an overview of the versatile sounds on "Confession Tapes". Confession Tapes by FiveSidedDice The EP begins with 'Wretched', a sensual and atmospheric Emopunk song. FiveSidedDice provides the audience with melodic mid-tempo Punk Rock riffs, soulful harmonies, and deeply emotional vocals. The song's calm coda is a beautifully fading-out sonic reverie. The second track ...