Roughneck Jihad & DJ Awkward are up first with RAWK 2*, Fly Anakin drops the B-side to Skinnemaxxx, Mad1ne & The Architect bring Madman Architecture, MacArthur Maze keeps the party going with Blvck Saturday and Crimeapple & Clovis Ochin are Cacio & Pepe. The Bad Seed & JR Swiftz deliver Strike The Shepherd and Five Steez & Son Raw get Re:DEFined.
Bloo Azul & Spanish Ran are back with Bloo Moon 2 and KenicRay teams with Burnt Bakarak for ‘84 Cutlass Supreme. Mxxdy RXCKSTVR drops Rappers Only, Verbz, Nelson Dialect & Mr. Slipz have Sight Beyond Sight and Pretty Lu is Chosen. Khemist has A List Of Demands and Koralle is back with Insomnia. Malik Hendricks closes the week with Tessera.
Hear them all below.
Mxxdy RXCKSTVR - Rappers Only
Brooklyn spitter Mxxdy RXCKSTVR talks his shit while dissecting the creative process on Rappers Only.
Burnt Bakarak and KenicRay - 84' Cutlass Supreme
KenicRay drops something for you to ride to with the release of ‘84 Cutlass Supreme, produced by Burnt Bakarak.
Fly Anakin - Skinemaxxx (Side B)
Fly Anakin follows the April release of Skinemaxxx (Side A) with Side B featuring ANKHLEJOHN, Big Kahuna OG, Demae and Pink Siifu.
MacArthur Maze - Blvck Saturday
Bay Area rap collective MacArthur Maze demonstrates the science of beats and rhymes across the new album Blvck Saturday.
Khemist - A List of Demands by Khemist Mayfield
Khemist drops the self-produced album A List Of Demands by Khemist Mayfield, featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff, Bilal, Ursula Rucker and more.
Malik Hendricks - Tessera
Malik Hendricks goes directly to the dance floor and does not hold back on Tessera, his latest for Darker Than Wax.
Spanish Ran and Bloo Azul - Bloo Moon 2
Following the 2022 Bloo Moon EP, Bloo Azul drops Bloo Moon 2, produced by Spanish Ran with a guest appearance from Passport Rav.
JR Swiftz and The Bad Seed - Strike The Shepherd
The Bad Seed & JR Swiftz deliver a gut punch of heavy beats and bars on Strike The Shepherd, featuring Wordsworth and Skyzoo.
Clovis Ochin and Crimeapple - Cacio E Pepe
CRIMEAPPLE & Clovis Ochin drop the short but punchy collaborative album Cacio & Pepe, which was conceived in Rome and recorded in Paris.
Son Raw and Five Steez - Re:Defined
Five Steez puts on for Kingston on Re:DEFined, produced entirely by Son Raw with features from The Sickest Drama and Annajé.
Mr. Slipz, Verbz, and Nelson Dialect - Sight Beyond Sight
Verbz, Nelson Dialect & Mr. Slipz put on for London with the release of Sight Beyond Sight, featuring Jace XL, King Kashmere and more.
The Mali Empire and Nowaah The Flood - The Legend of Floody Ranks
Nowaah The Flood is out for blood on The Legend Of Floody Ranks, produced by The Mali Empire with appearances from Bob Luciano and Ghostface Killah.
DJ Awkward and MC Roughneck Jihad- Rawk 2*
Jihad the Roughneck & DJ Awkward follow 2016’s Third Sight 4 and 2021’s Return of the RAWK with RAWK 2*.
Koralle - Insomnia
Following a raft of singles, Koralle drops the highly-anticipated solo album Insomnia, featuring Kid Abstrakt, Phonics, Kuranes, Figub Brazlevic and more
Pretty Lu - Chosen
Following “Keep Going,” Brooklyn spitter Pretty Lu ponders legacy, impact and a life of wealth on the Chosen EP.
The Archtiect and Mad1ne - Madman Architecture
Rap veterans Mad1ne & The Architect build across the joint album Madman Architecture featuring Blazy Green, Jamar Equality and The Big Nothing.
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