Greetings Earthworms Music Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Focus Hip Hop creator OG NICK MARSH and rising indie rap heavyweight Hester Valentine discuss alternative underground Hip Hop in this biweekly podcast.

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IBN – MEGACHURCH | Album Review I recently listened to an album called Lexanther, Vol. 1 by my current favorite rapper, Sleep Sinatra. As I was first hearing it, I reacted in real time on Twitter. I praised the album in a thread,…

my 2nd album review of 2026…

👨‍🎤: IBN

💿: MEGACHURCH

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We’ve Been After Each Other by cropscropscrops & Vaygrnt | My Thoughts cropscropscrops and Vaygrnt released their first collaborative album together back in 2024. However, I didn’t listen to it until this year, right before I checked out this latest album. I fig…

my 2nd album review of 2026…

👨‍🎤: cropscropscrops & Vaygrnt

💿: We've Been After Each Other

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Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Darko the Super | My Thoughts We got our first notable album release of the year on January 2nd from the one and only Darko the Super. This album is currently exclusive to the official U DON’T DESERVE THIS BEAUTIFUL ART B…

my 1st album review of 2026…

👨‍🎤: Darko the Super

💿: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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i've only done 3 actual album reviews in 2026 because the podcast has taken up most of my time, but i am getting back into writing more now

Top 25 Albums of 2025 2025 honestly was one of the hardest years of my life ever. However, musically I think this is the best year of the 2020s so far. There were a lot of incredible releases. There were also some disap…

Focus Hip Hop's Top 25 Albums of 2025 list is now available to the general public! I guarantee there's at least one album you've never heard of here, so check it out if you wanna discover some dope music.

#NewMusic #IndieRap #UndergroundHipHop #BestOf2025
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hi i'm gonna be sharing a bunch of shit i've done since ditching this app

LOVE TKO (let that shit go) by VULGAR | My Thoughts 2026 is here, and we’re already getting fire music. This song came out on the very first day of the year, and I’m kinda surprised that it’s not getting more love. This shit is spe…

Here's my first write-up of the year…

LOVE TKO (let that shit go) by VULGAR
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Top 25 Albums of 2025 2025 honestly was one of the hardest years of my life ever. However, musically I think this is the best year of the 2020s so far. There were a lot of incredible releases. There were also some disap…

Focus Hip Hop's Top 25 Albums of 2025 list is now available to the general public! I guarantee there's at least one album you've never heard of here, so check it out if you wanna discover some dope music.

#NewMusic #IndieRap #UndergroundHipHop #BestOf2025
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Focus Hip Hop Music Writing with a Focus on Underground Gems

We made the Focus HipHop AOTY list!

The care, coverage, and attention @ognickmarsh.bsky.social shows music as a journalist and listener is exemplary.

Im not gonna wrestle with character limits over here, go check the list!
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#IndieRap #UndergroundHipHop #BestOf2025 #thankyou

ICYMI, I wrote about my 20 favorite extended plays from 2025. Stay tuned for my albums list, which drops tomorrow around 10 AM EST.

Focus Hip Hop's Top 20 EPs of 2025 list is here. I had a lot of fun writing about these projects; I hope you enjoy reading and ideally discover something new that you like just as much as I do.

#BestOf2025 #NewMusic #IndieRap #UndergroundHipHop
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au cas ou vous seriez en manque d’EP Rap 2025 😅

Peace to @brainorchestra.bsky.social @ltheadtrip.bsky.social @northerndraw.bsky.social @soodokoo.bsky.social @televangel.bsky.social @skoneezy.bsky.social @sleepsinatra.bsky.social @augustfanon.bsky.social @iamtrox.bsky.social @killvongard.bsky.social @doseone.bsky.social @lupefiasco.bsky.social

Focus Hip Hop's Top 20 EPs of 2025 list is here. I had a lot of fun writing about these projects; I hope you enjoy reading and ideally discover something new that you like just as much as I do.

#BestOf2025 #NewMusic #IndieRap #UndergroundHipHop
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I’ve been on both sides of the pen, mic, camera, have been denied by paywalls and disrespected by “media” people and personalities who feel their platform will do the work for them.

I’ve been doing this for a long time. I’ve seen it all, from having to write your own article for a site (yes that really happens) to writing articles about other artists for a publication and interviewing them on the radio.

I’ve taken random pieces here and included it in this post, but this is the kind of stuff we don’t see anymore. It’s not about the positive or negative, it’s about the thought that went into it.

You can tell he actually cares.

Much Given, Much Tested by BlackLiq & Dub Sonata | My Thoughts BlackLiq is an artist who has been on my radar for a couple years at this point. I first tried out the collaborative EP with Ohbliv called What Will It Take, which was good. The closing track, Rhym…

This is the real work.

Thank You @ognickmarsh.bsky.social

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#blackliq #dubsonata #musicjournalism #focushiphop #hiphopjournalism #hiphophead #rva #nyc #nootherway #woftd

This is what music journalism looks like.

@ognickmarsh.bsky.social has a blog called FocusHipHop.com and he recently did a write up on my album with @dubsonata.bsky.social “Much Given, Much Tested” and man it is everything an artist could ever want in terms of a commentary on their music.

VEGA GENESIS 3 by VEGA! | My Thoughts This is the long awaited third entry in VEGA!’s Vega Genesis series. It was pretty much my most anticipated album of 2025. It’s kinda surreal having it finally be out. There were times …

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This app dead than a mf i’m deleting this shit off my phone ✌🏽

VEGA GENESIS 3 by VEGA! | My Thoughts This is the long awaited third entry in VEGA!’s Vega Genesis series. It was pretty much my most anticipated album of 2025. It’s kinda surreal having it finally be out. There were times …

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Soo do koo’s on a pretty fire run this year

The Best Songs of March 2025 Here’s the playlist of my favorite songs from this past March. Shoutout to SOO DO KOO for having my favorite album of the month for the second time in 2025. It’s not on streaming, so it…

Shoutout to @soodokoo.bsky.social for having my favorite album of March

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Open Mike Eagle – Neighborhood Gods Unlimited | Album Review This album was released on July 11th this year. Open Mike Eagle is one of my favorite rappers of all time, and he has a bulletproof discography, so I was very excited to check this project out in o…

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Contacting by Sunmundi & Sasco | My Thoughts Sunmundi & Sasco released this new collaborative album on July 11th this year. Sunmundi has pretty much become one of my favorite underground artists that I’ve discovered this decade. I r…

My write-up for the collaborative album by Sunmundi & @sascomusic.bsky.social is now available to the general public. The project features appearances from several talented artists including Defcee & Jouquin Fox, among others.
#NewMusic #UndergroundHIpHop #IndieRap
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Whose – All Dawgz Go to Heaven & All Artists Go to Hell | Album Review This album was released on July 11th this year. Whose is an artist with whom I was pretty much completely unfamiliar prior to checking out this latest album. I mean, there was a song on a blank tho…

I just published my latest review, All Dawgz Go to Heaven & All Artists Go to Hell by Whose.

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Contacting by Sunmundi & Sasco | My Thoughts Sunmundi & Sasco released this new collaborative album on July 11th this year. Sunmundi has pretty much become one of my favorite underground artists that I’ve discovered this decade. I r…

My write-up for the collaborative album by Sunmundi & @sascomusic.bsky.social is now available to the general public. The project features appearances from several talented artists including Defcee & Jouquin Fox, among others.
#NewMusic #UndergroundHIpHop #IndieRap
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