After seeing his name around a couple of blogs, I decided to take matters on to my own hands and see what Khat was all about. Although there is basically little to nothing known about Khat, I have read that he is part of The Weeknd’s XO group/movement. There are people speculating whether Khat is a group or solo act, my guess is that he is just a multi-talented artist. Khat has released two projects in the last month or so. The first one being Voodoo Child, followed by Traphouse earlier this month. Both free albums have almost the same structure and similar sounds.

Khat has been compared to The Weeknd and I can understand why. They have a similar soulful synth in their melodies. Although at times, Khat’s lyrical content seems much darker than Abel’s emotional lyrics, you can see the similarities. At the end of the day they are both great different artists. If you enjoy Abel then Khat shouldn’t be a problem.

A few of my personal stand out tracks from Voodoo Child are “Homeless,” “Ritalin,” and “Ring of Fire.” As for Traphouse I have to say that “Mumbles,” “Magic Touch,” and “Fire Red” are my favorites. Make sure to give both albums a spin or two down below. Enjoy!

*SoundCloud blocked track #6 “Ritalin” due to copyright infringement.

DOWNLOAD: “Voodoo Child”

DOWNLOAD: “Traphouse”

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Jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD have released their first full on project, titled BBNG. BADBADNOTGOOD cover the likes of Nas, Flying Lotus, Joy Division, Gangstarr and probably my favorite, a rendition to Legend of Zelda’s Ocarina of Time. 

BBNG is not an album for everyone, you must have an appreciation for jazz or least be open minded to a different sound. Although, I am sure that any hip-hop head can relate to it. Enjoy!

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I don’t want to hype up Greg Enemy too much, but since I got xstrasmall a few weeks ago, it has been hard to put down. Go ahead and watch the video below, if you like what you are hearing and watching, then download the mixtape. Let me know what you guys think. Enjoy!

Tracklist and download link after the jump.

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SAM.Rocka, X Mayyne, Skinny and Knowname are back with their latests mixtape, The WeekEND. L.A.C are no strangers to Above All Rules so if you don’t have their last project Some Other Shit, get to it now. This time around the Miami natives’ smoothness on the tracks is nearly impeccable. 

If you want some fun, dope hip-hop to vibe to and smoke to especially during the weekends (yes pun intended), then this is the right mixtape for you. The WeekEND is not only a mixtape to zone out to but you can also appreciate the lyrical abilities that L.A.C has as a whole.

Make sure you give it a listen down below, especially track #15, which is one of my favorites. Don’t forget download this dope a** mixtape  and to support your local artists!

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