THE #GEEKSWAG AWARDS [Best Hip-Hop of 2016]: Soundtrack 4 Tha Geekz.

1. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid - In addition to the brunt of Aesop Rock’s stilted, often second-person conversations (“you’re dreaming of Arcadia, you’re feeling like a baby tooth/ Awaiting panacea, channeling your inner Beowulf”) the rapper seems to be having a lot more fun behind the boards, too. Tracks like “Kirby”, “Waters Tower” …

BENEFICENCE / STATIK KXNG / MASSIVE ATTACK / CURREN$Y & ALCHEMIST [#GeekSwag Reviews]: Star Wars Headspace.

With the recent outburst of popular geek culture influenced hip-hop (Catch the Throne mixtapes, Marshall vs. Capcom), it only made sense for the Monsignor to tackle Rick Rubin's latest endeavor: Star Wars Headspace. It's the closest thing we'll ever get to an original intergalactic John Williams soundtrack -- only in the form of electronic ambience. What separates …