Captain Murphy

Alright, this one's pretty weird. For anyone who has been playing Grand Theft Auto V you may have heard Captain Murphy on Flying Lotus' station on his new song "Evil Grin." The first time I heard it, I got really excited because I was pretty sure it was a new Tyler, The Creator song, but it was by a name I had never seen. I did a Google Search on the name and I couldn't even believe what I found. Captain Murphy is undoubtedly the biggest mystery in rap right now, due to the fact that nobody knows who he is. Seriously, the identity of Captain Murphy is a secret, and on the mixtape he says no one will ever find out who he is. There is a lot of speculation of his identity. Most people believe that it must be a rapper who is already popular, because the album actually has a lot of starpower behind it (Flying Lotus himself actually produces some of it). It sounds almost exactly like Tyler, I'm not convinced it's not him even though he's denied it. For God's sake, Earl Sweatshirt is a feature on it, classic Tyler. However, some people say it's Zeroh or even Flying Lotus himself rapping. I think that sometimes it sounds like Aesop Rock.
Anyway, the album itself is very unique in its sound. It's a really psychedelic sound, with a lot of weird sound bites and trippy beats. Sometimes, there isn't even that much rapping. There are songs that are 4 minutes with 1 minute of rapping. It's something different that needs to be heard to be understood. The fact that there is anonymity makes it all the better, adding to the this weird feeling of seeming confused and lost. Honestly, I'm not gonna try and describe it anymore, just put on your headphones and listen to it yourself.

UPDATE: Ok, I didn't see it before, but it's already been confirmed that it's Flying Lotus himself rapping

Doctor P & Adam F feat. Method Man-The Pit

   I had to post this cause I think it's so weird that Method Man, a legend in the game, is spitting over such a new age beat. I still don't know how I feel about Dupstep/Rap mashups, and I'm not a huge fan of the chorus, but the Wu-Tang veteran's verse is obviously great and the music video is pretty sweet, too.

Tyler, The Creator-Tamale

Odd Future music videos are the best kind of videos.

Angel Haze-Black Skinhead Freestyle

Angel Haze is arguably the best female rapper in the game at the moment. She recently announced her 30 Gold Series, where she will be releasing a new freestyle every day for the next month. This freestyle over the best song from Yeezus, possibly my favorite Kanye song, is probably the most impressive release so far, but definitely give the "Versace" and "New Slaves" freestyles a listen as well.

Reservation Download Link: http://www.datpiff.com/Angel-Haze-Reservation-mixtape.373768.html

Crash Kings

Crash Kings are a rock band from Los Angeles that formed in 2009. Though you may not be able to tell, the Crash Kings don't even use an electric guitar. The lead singer, Tony Beliveau, also plays the Clavinet, which is basically a keyboard with a whammy bar that can sound like a guitar. The band recently released their second album Dark of The Daylight. The album, while not as impressive as their self-titled debut album, they are obviously trying to make a more pure rock sound even though they don't use guitars.

Wakefield-2014

Wakefield is a 17 year old rapper out of Illinois and he recently released his second mixtape 2014 last month. Unlike Bishop Nehru he's not quite as mature in any way. His flow, his wordplay, and the rest of his lyrics occasionally seem undeveloped. Still, there is certainly a lot of talent and potential in this kid and I can see him getting much bigger as his career progresses.

2014 Download Link: http://www.datpiff.com/Wakefield-2014-mixtape.531641.html

Close Enough

Close Enough is a Hip-Hop/Reggae/Rock band from Temecula, CA made up of 6 members. Unfortunately, I don't know much more than that. Their Facebook page hasn't been touched since last year and they haven't released album since their debut Noize at the beginning of 2008. Anyway, give the album a listen.