Ben's Staff Picks

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Brasstracks, Kemba and J. Hoard Are Positively Boisterous on "Dance Machine"

  PUBLISHED May 29, 2023

  Whether supporting hip-hop and R&B vocals or laying down dazzling horn-and-drum-driven grooves, Brasstracks instrumentals have never disapp...

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: The Sky's the Limit on jev.'s "Lonrwrld (Freestyle)"

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2023

  jev. introduced himself to the world with tongue-twisting lyricism and the kind of flows that would leave a normal MC breathless on his deb...

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Saint Harison's Vocal Versatility Is Unmatched on 'lost a friend'

  PUBLISHED May 19, 2023

  Saint Harison opens his debut EP lost a friend by perfectly encapsulating the anxiety of an overthinker as he nervously asks "why didn't yo...

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  Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Chris LaRocca Hasn't Skipped a Beat with 'perhaps!'

  PUBLISHED May 13, 2023

  Even though Chris LaRocca hadn't released his own music in over two years before releasing his new EP perhaps!, it's clear that he hasn't s...