Dälek/Street Sects/Ghost Noises/Seth Hasan (in the Locker Room)

Today’s social and political landscape is fertile ground for experimental hip-hop artists like Dälek. Inspired by the progressive minds of, e.g., Black Lives Matter, this New Jersey trio hits hard at a time when America needs it most. Channeling Jedi Mind Tricks or Death Grips at times, these guys lean toward the aggressive side of the underground, with beats that sound like chains clanging against prison walls or boxing gloves against a skull. (Eric Sandy)