Listen to Mariboy KP’s “Bad Habits”: New Rap Music Today

After a nearly two-year hiatus, Mariboy KP put out a tape simply titled Rapper Again. He hasn’t gone through a drastic transformation, but his singing has become more delicate and the beats have gone from gloomy to balmy. On “Bad Habits,” KP is like the character at the end of the ’90s hood flick who’s relieved that all the shit he’s been through is firmly in the past. That mood is emphasized by his glass-shattering falsetto, which is layered on top of beaming synths that feel similar to the Undefined beats on Baby Smoove’s Purple Heart.

With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear.

Check out previous Ones, and listen to new rap from Mariboy KP and more on our Spotify playlist.