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title: "The Mic Check – New Hip-Hop This Week: 03/13/16"
url: https://altwire.net/mic-check-03-13-16/
author: "Altwire Staff"
published: 2016-03-20T18:59:01+00:00
updated: 2026-11-10T23:09:01+00:00
categories: ["News"]
tags: ["Hip-Hop & Rap", "Lil Yachty", "Quavo", "Reggae & Ska"]
source: "AltWire (altwire.net)"
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# The Mic Check – New Hip-Hop This Week: 03/13/16

*By Altwire Staff · March 20, 2016*

[SoundCloud](https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F207330050&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true)

1.)[BUS RIDE - KAYTRANADA](https://soundcloud.com/kaytranada/bus-ride-w-karriem-riggins-river-tiber?in=grantrichards/sets/altwire-songs-of-the-week-3-13)

Infamous SoundCloud producer KAYTRANADA not only released a fantastic song this week, but also announced the release of his debut album 99.9%. The album reportedly features Anderson Paak, Goldlink, Vic Mensa, and Little Dragon; along with BADBADNOTGOOD, another producing giant. If the rest of 99.9% is anything like BUS RIDE, it should be pretty good.

2.)[What If I Go? - Mura Masa](https://soundcloud.com/muramasamusic/what-if-i-go-1?in=grantrichards/sets/altwire-songs-of-the-week-3-13)

What if I go is probably my favorite song of the week. On this track British producer Mura Masa teamed up with Irish singer [bonzai](https://soundcloud.com/b_o_n_z_a_i), and there couldn’t have been better results. Bonzai’s angelic vocals and Masa’s fantastic production make a great dance/r&b song. If Masa keeps it up he could rival [another very popular European producer](https://avicii.com/).

3.)[Death Of A Salesman - Kweku Collins](https://soundcloud.com/kwekucollins/death-of-a-salesman-prod-by-oddcouple?in=grantrichards/sets/altwire-songs-of-the-week-3-13)

On Death Of A Salesman, Kweku Collins proves Chicago hip hop hasn’t died yet. With fantastic production from fellow Chicagoan [oddCouple](https://soundcloud.com/odd-couple), and an interesting flow this is song is getting me pretty excited for Collin’s upcoming album Nat Love.

4.)[NO HOOK - Lil Yachty & Quavo](https://soundcloud.com/770rd/no-hook-lil-yachty-x-quavo-prod-fki?in=grantrichards/sets/altwire-songs-of-the-week-3-13)

Fresh off the release of [Lil Boat](https://altwire.net/album-review-lil-yachty-lil-boat/), Lil Yachty releases a song with Migos’ member Quavo. The song is what you would expect from Yachty, with autotuned vocals and spacey production. Obviously the song isn’t a lyrical masterpiece, but each rapper spits a memorable flow.

5.)[Cadela/Death Valley - Xeem](https://soundcloud.com/notwhatitxeems/cadela-death-valley?in=grantrichards/sets/altwire-songs-of-the-week-3-13)

Relatively unknown producer Xeem released a new song entitled “Cadela/Death Valley”. Cadela/Death Valley has an interesting sample, and a great trap drums. The experimental hip hop producer is expected to release his debut album Among The Willows sometime this summer.

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From AltWire: https://altwire.net/mic-check-03-13-16/