youngster jiji

Here’s a little behind the scenes of how Bandcamping works: Once or twice a week, I browse 200 pages of new Bandcamp releases, weeding through them to find five worthy of prime Nerdist real estate. There are eight albums per page, meaning that I consider about 1,600 albums or more per week for Bandcamping, even if for many releases, “considering” amounts to little more than seeing the pedestrian cover art and glazing right over it.

Counting the Honorable Mentions I pick every week (there are usually about three or so), this means that about half of one percent of the albums on Bandcamp find their way onto this list. Sturgeon’s law states that “ninety percent of everything is crap,” and I bring that up not to demean the albums that don’t appear here, but to compliment the ones that do. Out of hundreds of options, the albums below rose to the top.

#1: SUI // RAP by youngster jiji
Genre: alternative hip-hop, alternative, experimental
If you like: Tyler, The Creator, Death Grips, Yung Lean

Hip-hop seems to break new ground every day, and with that comes a wave of imitators doing their sanitized impression of the day’s new sound. That’s not youngster jiji, though, who brings a brash, aggressive and seemingly out-of-control energy to his contemporary compositions. It feels like each track could completely fall apart at any second, but jiji always manages to keep it together, the sharp turns slamming you against the car door and making you feel something every time. - Nerdist

This Odd Future-approved breed of aggressive hip-hop might be a controversial No. 1 pick due to its polarizing, Death Grips-like nature—you’ll either love or loathe it—but the fact remains that it brings a phenomenally intense energy that avoids being overbearing, by handling its kinetic force with all the control of a bullfighter dealing with a particularly angry specimen. “FWM” makes you want to tear somebody’s arms off and beat them over the head with their own limbs, and that’s not an everyday vibe in any regard. - Nerdist

youngster jiji brings us this powerful track and its meaning is pretty self explanatory from the title we're pretty sure. With production from ZAYA, youngster jiji spills his heart out and spits nothing but the truth and his hate for the KKK. Give this a listen and let us know what you think below! Listen below and follow him here. - Loud Vitamins

Hip-hop seems to have permanently adopted soul and R&B elements, but if you’re yearning for the noisey intensity of the Odd Future clan or Death Grips, here you go. youngster jiji is kinetic as all hell, and this is a record you could either bob your head to, or mosh with some hardcore fans to. It’s absolutely wild, so perhaps consult your cardiologist before checking this one out. - Nerdist