
Riding the wave of disco revival, Belgian producer and D.J. The best part of the record is its instant and indisputable “quoteability” “Fantasea” is full of Azealia’s brilliant and not-safe-for-print one-liners.Įssential tracks: “F*ck up the Fun” (produced by Diplo), “L8R” Azealia Banks has tried a variety of musical directions since she released “212” last year, but “Fantasea’s” greatest successes fall into the same category of audacious rap-dance. Here are some of the summer’s most interesting happenings in rap, hip-hop, dance and dubstep.Īfter months of anticipation, hip-hop’s hipster darling Azealia Banks delivered a 19-track mixtape that was well worth the wait. Mixtape culture, previously a rap phenomenon, has expanded to include a variety of genres that can use online releases to establish new artists or please old fans. The music world has been generous this summer as more and more artists have turned to free releases.
