Nikola Batinic

Nikola’s music taste is expansive and inclusive of all genres, primarily focused around underground rap, glitchcore, and alternative hip-hop. A few of his favorite artists are Summrs Bladee, Capoxxo, Misogi, and Rondodasosa. Nikola is currently traveling around California and writing a graduate thesis for his MBA. He plans to blend his passion of business with music and keep himself grounded within music news, analytics and marketing, and creative management.

I Hate Love – SilentHeart

23 October 2018

This weeks track is from hip-hop/trap artist SilentHeart. The title of the song summarizes the idea of track pretty well. The song deals with heartbreak and the consequences of falling for someone that doesn’t love you back…

Who Hurt You – Belly

16 October 2018

Belly just dropped his new album “Immigrant”. His progression as an artist and the amazing production value of the album makes for a dope listen.  The track Who Hurt You is my personal favorite off the album, with dark lyrics that tell a story of anger and suppressed emotions…

Rsvp – LOVEONFRIDAY

2 October 2018

Rsvp is the latest release from R&B singer and songwriter LOVEONFRIDAY. The track features a smooth beat and wavy vocals from the Texas native. His lyrics are not exactly clear at times, as he uses the beat and a sort of “mumble rap” to carry his flow…

No Names (feat. Yung Bans) – KILLY

17 September 2018

This weeks track is from KILLY and Yung Bans. The track is heavily trap influenced, both rappers singing with autotune. Both artists have been gaining popularity recently and are making themselves household names in the rap community…

Ne è Valsa la Pena (feat. Ghali) – Capo Plaza

12 September 2018

This track is by Italian hip-hop artist Capo Plaza. The song has a beat similar to one that Drake would use when channeling a reggaeton style. The artist uses this combined with trap beats to create an addictive track…

BANG! – Trippie Redd

27 August 2018

This track is from Trippie Redd’s new album “Life’s a Trip”. With amazing vocals reminiscent of 2000’s punk and “screamo”, if you can call it that, the track has made it onto the list as the track of the week. 

Tired – NO1 | NOAH

17 July 2018

This weeks track is Tired from SoundCloud singer/rapper NO1. 

The song features vocals from NO1 over a moody guitar beat. He sings about women and his feelings towards love and life. Similar to artists as NAV and Travis Scott, he uses vocal effects to enhance his voice and bring a certain vibe to his music…

Legends – Juice WRLD

11 July 2018

This track was released in honor of XXXTentacion’s recent death. The song is about the passing of Lil Peep and XXXTentacion as they were gaining massive audiences and popularity. XXX was shot in his car in June 2018, and Peep overdosed on Fentanyl in November 2017…