Subculture Sage

Genre-hopping U.K. rap duo Subculture Sage filter a multitude of influences through a hip-hop lens before pairing it with razor-sharp lyrics. With their breakthrough eponymous debut EP in 2014, they strongly affirmed themselves as magpies of the scene, pulling in elements of tropical bass, ambient electronics, and dub to create a sound unique to their tastes. Producer Subculture Sounds and MC Hypeman Sage both grew up in North London around the same time, but it wasn't until 2012 -- and an introduction via a mutual friend -- that they crossed paths. Previously Subculture had ...