Want to get the buzz going for yourself in 2014? A good place to start would be to drop a mixtape as good as Is This Art? by Michael Christmas. We're a bit late to the party in terms of covering this debut mixtape from the 19-year-old Boston rapper, yeah, but it's all good, because as the saying goes, it's better late than never! When it comes to hip-hop like this, anyway, there's no way we can skip it. Michael Christmas possesses charm, wit, and a slight sense of humour, and if it's not his effortless wordplay that will hook you in, it will be his relaxed demeanour that oozes confidence without ever sounding arrogant in the slightest. Boasting production from James Rodgers, Teddy Roxpin, Goodwin, Cloud9, Swelly, Thelonious Martin, and Mr. MFN eXquire rapping on one track, there's more than enough here to solidify Michael Christmas as a rapper to watch, and Is This Art? as a project to pick up. You can catch our highlights below, and stream the rest of the tape on Bandcamp.
Michael Christmas