Nas is back! After a quiet spell since his last official release, June of 2016’s “Nasir”, he has returned with a full body of work, entitled “King’s Disease”. King’s Disease runs for 38 minutes across 13 tracks; the album was released under Mass Appeal. With a mixture […]
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The Zombies of Flatbush have been on a roll throughout the quarantine, Erick has consistently been holding it down through his “Architect’s Corner” live streams and the group released their “now, more than ever” EP a short while ago. NPR, the Zombies, and a full back-up band teamed
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Boldy James has quietly won 2020. After releasing critically-acclaimed, Alchemist-produced “The Price of Tea in China”, Boldy is back to continue his hot streak with “The Versace Tape”, a 7-track EP executively produced by Jay Versace and Westside Gunn. Although Boldy signing to Griselda has been chattered about
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Boston-native Cousin Stizz is back with two super dope new loosies, entitled “Crocodile Tears” and “Mac Roni”. Cousin Stizz has been one of my favorites for years now. I got to cover him at North Coast a few years back and he put on an amazing live set.
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One of hip-hop’s hardest workers is back, this time returning with a 9-track effort executively produced by the great Harry Fraud. Harry Fraud has produced countless tracks for the Spitta, including past collaborative EPs Cigarette Boats as well as The Marina. The OutRunners features a short but star-studded list of features, including
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Lupe Fiasco, one of the best to come out of Chicago, has returned with a new 6-track EP entitled HOUSE. This tape is a collaborative effort between Lupe as well as producer Kaelin Ellis; it also features Virgil Abloh within a few of the tracks. Lupe does his thing over
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Benny the Butcher has recently linked up with NPR to release a new at-home episode of the highly popular YouTube series, NPR Tiny Desk. As NPR describes, their performances are most definitely “stripped-down” and “intimate”; this set features Benny chillin’ on his couch, effortlessly rapping bar after bar.
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Freddie Gibbs is back, this time dropping his latest full-length effort, Alfredo, alongside one of the game’s best producers in The Alchemist. These two have worked plenty in the past, most recently being 2018’s collaboration with Curren$y, FETTI. Alfredo is a 10-track album featuring a star-studded line-up of features,
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After a bit of a quiet spell since dropping critically-acclaimed album Bandana in June of 2019, Freddie Gibbs has suddenly announced his first solo effort of 2020. Gibbs is set to release Alfredo alongside legendary producer The Alchemist tonight. With features including Rick Ross, Benny the Butcher, Tyler
Following Freewave 3 and his latest single “Faith”, Lucki has announced he’ll drop a new project on his birthday (May 30). “Tune & Scotty” is a high-tempo, hard-hitting cut that, along with “Faith”, is beginning to shape out a solid effort from Lucki. You’ll find Lucki flowing effortlessly over
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Chicago-based duo LOWERLIPDRIP is back with their newest EP, “Everything is Fare”. Featuring two tracks, “DON’T SHUT ME DOWN” and “FERERFAREFAIRFERERFAREFAIRFERERFAREFAIR”, LLD makes their return with cuts that showcase their typical amount of energy and creativity. These artists continually push the envelope of hip-hop with their vocals and
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