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Smilez melds more pop elements than he does hard hip-hop rhymes in his new single “I Hate My Ex,” but while his lyrical wit is certainly something that should feel like the proper showcase here, it’s hardly the only reason why I would recommend serious rap fans give the track …

Hip-hop’s international stage is bigger than ever and still growing, and if you look at the success and buzz surrounding players Texas’ own Smilez, it’s easy to see what all of the fuss is about. Smilez’s style of rapping blends the melodic with the charismatically aggressive, and in his new …

Personal songcraft can tell us a lot about the artist involved. From the stylization of a mix to the colorizing of a harmony, when an artist of a certain pedigree finds their personal outlet in a lyric, you know sparks are going to fly, and that’s precisely what transpires in …