Always late but right on time, today we kick off Dog Scraps' Best Australian Rap Songs of 2022.
Best Australian Rap 2022
Tag: underground rap
LILPIXIE
With a dry tone like Daria and the general vibe of the girls from The Craft, when LILPIXIE (fka Pixie) raps “Baby, I’ll take you to wonderland”, it sounds like they're luring you into a trap.
Ides
As the 'Oz Boy' cover art suggests, Ides makes music about selling drugs in Australia. After a few years bubbling below the surface, he's finally dropped his first project, and it displays a fully-formed style and unique musical identity, packaging witty and vivid street bars in a flamboyant, expressive vocal delivery.
Navy Blue. Another fire video. He's got this real Christ-like spirit. Like the Scorcese movie depiction of Christ. Grapples with his demons. So pure but so human. Lover of his people, fighting different battles for freedom, whose own gods are Martin, Malcolm, Huey Newton, Jason Dill, Toni Morrison, Angela Davis, Gil Scott, many more and … Continue reading
Jay Electronica has had one of the most anticipated and mysteriously unreleased debut albums for about 10 years now. Turns out he’s scrapped that album and has now dropped a collab album with Jay-Z instead. Nothin makin sense rn. The hype was deserved: the album is incredible. Jay Elec is one-of-a-kind and few are coming … Continue reading
Max Biggaveli. It's been sad to see Max B’s reputation reduced to the Silver Surfer Intermission on The Life of Pablo because I knew he was a talented and beloved rapper, but I only really knew this because I’d been told by people who know much more than I do. I knew he had his … Continue reading