Hailing from Rockland Country, a suburban area north of Manhattan, Bishop Nehru has been bubbling up through the ranks of US hip-hop since his early teen years. The music he grew up with, like Eminem and MF Doom, is evident throughout all of his music, especially his newest drop ‘The Perfect Gift’. Nehru strips his craft down to the bare bones: beats and rhymes. Over nearly three minutes of old-school, cyclical backbeats the young rapper adds the pressure on the rest of the industry, showcasing the versatility and intensity of his style. ‘The Perfect Gift’ comes to listeners through a at-home DIY video, Nehru’s humility coming through, as ever. He doesn’t need all the bells and whistles, the track more than speaks for itself here. - Hannah Thacker