Every rising tide requires a filter. If you've enjoyed the rather recent insurgence of independent and interesting hip-hop courtesy of rappers from Danny Brown and Das Racist to G-Side and Cities Aviv, you might be tempted to scope Ninjasonik, a New York duo attempting to sprout grassroots. Don't: Falling into an unseen abyss somewhere between Flosstradamus and a male version of Yo Majesty, Ninjasonik writes really silly songs over really standard beats. They're more dependent upon style (crazy hair, weird beard, matching tats) than substance, putting them at odds with the scattered movement to which they might be linked. With Titan. —Grayson Currin