Here we go again, then. Like a sporting season, not long after it wraps up, climaxing in a flurry of 'best ofs' and pats on the back, a calendar year campaign of underground music has restarted.
Pre-season training camps in producer's studios, transfers to new labels, new names to look out for. That's the vibe here, but there's two names on the list you'll know all about already.
Fly Anakin's flowed into the new year on the Foisey-produced Blicky Bop, name-checking the uncle that put him onto old school Hip Hop in the hook, as told in our cover feature with he and Pink Siifu for ISSUE TEN.
And Pink Siifu, he's arrived early to the party, too, setting the tone with the free-jazz-feeling Cnt Go Back ( Tell Me ). His vocals lead an unravelling score made with B. Cool-Aid that also features Ahwlee, Liv.e, Butcher Brown, Jimetta Rose, V.C.R and Maurice II.
Both Fly Anakin and Pink Siifu are starting 2023 with new collaborative that are releasing on Lex Records, the roster they've been key players for in years gone past.
See who else made the cut via BuyMusic.Club and the Offie Mag Spotify playlist.