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October 2, 2026 · This Week in Hip-Hop The format has come up a few times over the past weeks. Curly Castro and Locust. Raz Fresco and Nicholas…
Loose Jewelery is a 93 BPM boom bap type beat built from bells, guitar, piano, ride and chimes. A little uptempo, smooth and soulful, with room f…
Chef Mike and Sankofa have a new album coming: Belle Isle's Abandoned Zoo drops on October 8, 2026 via Bandcamp. It is their second full-lengt…
Serial Killers are back with the official video for "Call the Cops". The trio of Xzibit, B-Real of Cypress Hill and Demrick has been worki…
Talib Kweli and Large Professor released the official video for "Rare Heir" on Friday, September 25. Bun B joins them on the record, Larg…
A couple of days ago I went through my vinyl again and pulled out five records I had almost forgotten about. Five 12" singles from Rawkus Pres…
September 25, 2026 · This Week in Hip-Hop One release defines this Friday. Apollo Brown and Skyzoo put out their second collaborative album toda…
Raw Reception is a 92 BPM boom bap type beat built around a violin sample and vocal cuts over hard drums. Classic, soulful, raw, with room for a …
The title is a year, and for Conway the Machine that year means everything. "2012" reunites Conway with German producer Wun Two for a hea…
Buffalo pulls both coasts into one room, and the lineup does the talking. "Like Us" is the posse cut off Red Wolf , the new album from Bl…
Two worlds meet in the middle and neither one blinks. "Hear Me" is a cut off AL-ANDALUS , the collaborative album between Spanish product…
Two vets with decades in the game, reminding everyone that reverence has to be earned. "Only Some" pairs Brooklyn's Agallah The Don w…
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