While all types of music share the beautiful ability to connect the gaps between beings, let’s not fool ourselves and act like the music manufacture makes the same across the board.

For instance, while the majority of members of the bands and pop adepts who attained movements in 2018 will now speculation out on extensive expeditions, go on hiatus, or do anything for two or three years except consider putting out another album, many of the same refers in hip-hop and R& B who commanded headlines, turned abilities, and discontinued drug enters, collabs, and singles last year will be back in 2019. And as long as everyone is on their meds( dangerously, take care of yourselves ), we’re 100% down with that.

In 2019, enormous will get a chance to re-establish their greatness, underground talents will attempt to curb the mainstream, and peculiar craftsmen will continue to push hip-hop in brand-new and thrilling locates. Call it a reiterate. Call it a rerun if you demand, but it’s the best appearance on in 2019, and we ain’t flippin’ the channel.

-Matt Melis Editorial Director

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Cardi B- TBD Cardi B in “Money” music video

Why We’re Stimulated: If Kendrick Lamar calmly proved in 2018 that he’s still the emperor, Cardi B affected a royal counterbalance by ascending to her queenly throne with so much better solemnity and fanfare as possible. Cardi made over Coachella, stole the substantiate on SNL with her ritzy newborn hump disclose, communicated an album’s worth of singles straight up the charts, and finally asked Austin Powers’ longstanding question:” Really, who sheds a shoe ?” Let’s face it: since “Bodak Yellow” collision the charts in mid-2 017, Cardi B has run the hip-hop play like cardio. Now, fresh off the written press( or day-old at worst ), Cardi B has announced that her Invasion of Privacy follow-up will creep into supporters’ paws in 2019. While most new the women and reigning hip-hop royalty might consider stepping out of the spotlight for a period, Cardi has proven she’s got the swagger, pour, and “okuuuuuurts” to not wear out her welcome anytime soon. -Matt Melis

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Childish Gambino- TBD Childish Gambino, photo by Ben Kaye

Why We’re Provoked: Now that he’s no longer making the Kessel Run alongside Han Solo, or wet-nurse a separated paw, Donald Glover should have little to no distractions when it comes to music for 2019. Of direction, we say that as if he didn’t give one of best available hymns last year in ” This is America “, even while juggling the aforementioned campaigns, so can you reckon what he’ll do with even more age? Something substantial , without doubt, and the stars are beginning to align. Already, Glover’s booked to headline Coachella, which has become the de facto billboard to promote a brand-new book, and he even has appropriate substance for the time of year with ” Feels Like Summer” and” Summertime Magic “. Couple all of this with his forthcoming appearance in Jon Favreau’s The Lion King and we’re looking at a Summer of Gambino. Hopefully, it’s not his last-place. -Michael Roffman

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EarthGang- Mirrorland EarthGang

Why We’re Agitated:” Don’t believe the hype” might be one of hip-hop’s Ten Commandments, but sometimes we just can’t help ourselves. Everything about EARTHGANG — the oddball hip-hop duo from Atlanta peculiarity Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot — is demonstrated that they’ve got plenty to back up any chatter they’re going. Hell, it’s why we determined them our Artist of the Month last-place February. In 2018 , not only did the pair brilliantly cover off their Rags, Robots, and Royalty EP trilogy, but they likewise sagged the first single from the upcoming Mirrorland, a freaky slow-paced jam called ” Stuck” that taunts how these wonderful eccentric has the potential to are to be able to squeeze into our solar system in 2019. -Matt Melis

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Feed the Jewels- RTJ4 Run the Jewels, photo by Philip Cosores

Why We’re Roused: One of the only positives of last year’s Venom — other than ensure Tom Hardy trump a debris movie — was examining new music by Run the Jewels. After all, it’s been two years since the surprise Christmas release of RTJ3, and so much has changed in the interim, which constructs their forthcoming sequel all the most exciting. “I’ve been rallying pulsates and we’re just going to various kinds of “ve been trying” build the grimiest, rawest preserve we maybe can, ” El-P told Beats 1 in October. Though, as Killer Mike countered,” We ever truly were just about building nasty rap enters, humanity ,” contend,” We never were the type of people who were looking to become annals that were addressing specific political places. If it happens, it happens, and it does on occasion, but we’re not Public Enemy. What we’re trying to do is be two chaps in a love from different places having the time of their lives and establishing something that everybody can make the scrunchy face to when they hear.” Hey, that the project works, more. -Michael Roffman

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ScHoolboy Q- TBD Schoolboy Q // Photo by Philip Cosores

Why We’re Energized: Everyone requirement is now time to grieve, even Schoolboy Q. If you remember, the Compton rapper had intended to release the follow-up to 2016 ’s Blank Face LP by the end of 2018. However, those proposals changed when he announced to his supporters at Chicago’s House of Vans back in September that he would delay the book next following the tragic fatality of his pal and traitor, Mac Miller. “I’ma go back, and I’ma figure out when I’ma articulated this fucking album out, because y’all are going to get this album ,” he insisted.” I promise that. I’m merely not ready to walk into the radio station and the first thing they ask me is’ So Mac Miller…’ I’m not ready to deal with those questions. I’m not ready to introduce nothing out right now. I’m sorry.” Considering the recording was reportedly ” 90% -9 5 %” accomplished back in August, it truly comes down to when he’s ready to let it go. -Michael Roffman

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SABA, Noname, and Smino- TBD SABA , Noname, and Smino, photo by SABA

Why We’re Provoked: The only smart response is, why wouldn’t we be excited? For our money, Chicago emcees SABA and Noname lowered two of best available hip-hop albums of 2018, Care for Me and Room 25, respectively, and Smino wasn’t far behind them with eclectic singles “L.M.F.” and “KLINK” off his accomplished second full-length. Nonetheless, before we get too excited, we have to acknowledge that the trio have just been hinted strongly at this collaboration so far on social media. Nothing has been 100% strengthened. But as The Beach Boys said, wouldn’t it be nice? Imagine desegregating SABA’s storytelling with Noname’s jazzy flow and Smino’s wildcard flavor, and you have a trio that have the chance to change what the future of hip-hop definitely sounds like. If that doesn’t arouse you , good-for-nothing will. -Matt Melis

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Solange- TBD Solange, photo by Philip Cosores

Why We’re Provoked: Sibling antagonisms don’t constitute much feel as you get older, specially when you count Queen Bey herself as Large-scale Sis. But if there is one kid sister out there who were able to deem her own in the type of world where music pundits simply can’t help likening siblings, it would be Solange. Her 2016 album, A Seat at the Table, made her just that, specially the utterly gorgeous and relatable single” Cranes in the Sky “. Solange reached her worshipers wait eight years for that full-length. And, quite frankly, after a record as unique and promise as A Seat at the Table, we couldn’t wait that long again. Luckily, we don’t have to. -Matt Melis

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SZA- TBD SZA, photo by Natalie Somekh

Why We’re Provoked: By the time Springtime pops, SZA may have both a Golden Globe and an Oscar sitting on her rack, that is if either the Hollywood Foreign Press or the Academy deem” All the Stars” honourable for Best Original Song.( They have event .~ ATAGEND) Still, that shouldn’t stop her from maintaining her period place afloat, and while there’s been no official bulletin, the singer has been razzing her highly envisioned followup to 2017′ s CTRL. In September, she responded to one repudiating supporter by tweeting, “… A’s already done ,” casually approving a possible deed. In October, she spoke at length to New York’s 105.1 ’s Powerhouse, saying:” I want it to be 100 percent honest to whoever I am in this moment because that is the only channel it will work. But I only personally contemplate now it’s just about getting to the root of who I am. But faster, clearer, more concisely. Like merely learning the understanding of self.” And, only last month, she pestered excerpts in a since-deleted Instagram announce. Simply set, something’s coming. -Michael Roffman

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The Weeknd- Period 6 The Weeknd, photo by Natalie Somekh

Why We’re Roused: Last-place year was a slow season for Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd. After popping up on Black Panther: The Album in February and falling his My Dear Melancholy EP in March — both of which warranted him two Platinum-certified, Billboard-charting singles in “Pray for Me” with Kendrick Lamar; and “Call Out My Name” — the award-winning crooner preserved concepts relatively low key with minimal chatter. In November, nonetheless, Tesfaye told his devotees at a Toronto gig,” I haven’t been this inspired in years and I want you guys to be the first to know I’m working on my new album right now .” So far, we are familiar with very little with regards to the characteristics and its tone, but we do know that it’s titled Chapter 6 and that it won’t be another EP. As he eventually taunted on Twitter,” some assemblies are smaller than others. not this next one though…” Ooh, enigmatic! -Michael Roffman

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Kanye West- Yandhi Kanye West, photo by Joshua Mellin

Why We’re Elicited: It’s hard to believe that in a year when Kanye West raised five albums — two of which he starred on and all but one he appeared on — in only under a few months that our focus would be on everything but his music. But Kanye tweeting at odd hours and walking, unhappily and quite literally, in front of television cameras speaking incoherently like person or persons off his meds plagiarized the support. He’s since done some public relations tidying up, and we can only hope that the master had been able to helming an album like DAYTONA and giving a ballad like “Ghost Town” will leave the little, cherry-red hat and superhero cape at home and go back to being an indisputable “genius” in the recording studio. -Matt Melis

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