Open Mike Eagle leads the pack this week with another triumph of ghetto engineering, Stik Figa & The Expert drop The Forgotten EP, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk reconnect for Away Back In, NEMS is on deck with RISE OF THE SILVERBACK and Tree drops Free Tree. Mello Music Group is in the mix with Omakase, Mustafa Shakir delivers the Harlem Boi Biopic, Nyck Caution drops the NYCKSTAPE, and WateRR keeps pace with Follow The Drip.
D2X returns with Hotel 1105 and Ben Reilly is Not Your Hero 4 Hire. King Vision Ultra’s SHOOK WORLD shines and Nickelus F drops The Specimen: Issue 00. Atmosphere follows with the remaster of Sad Clown Bad Dub 2, Joey Purp drops Heavy Heart Vol., 1 and That Mexican OT is the Lonestar Luchador. Ta-Ku’s Songs To Come Home To and Karriem Riggins’ 12’s In 8 close out the lineup this week.
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Open Mike Eagle — another triumph of ghetto engineering
Open Mike Eagle follows 2022’s a tape called component system with the auto reverse with another triumph of ghetto engineering.
Stik Figa x The Expert — The Forgotten EP
Fresh off The Ritual Stik Figa connects with The Expert to drop The Forgotten EP featuring Defcee, Blu, SKECH185 and DJ Sean P.
Raw Poetic x Damu the Fudgemunk ¸— Away Back In
Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk resume their work as one of the best combos in rap with the release of Away Back In.
NEMS — RISE OF THE SILVERBACK
NEMS returns to follow 2021’s CONGO and the 2022 release of BING KONG with RISE OF THE SILVERBACK produced by Scram Jones.
Tree — Free Tree
Facing time behind bars, Chicago spitter Tree hit the studio to contemplate the time ahead and record what would become Free Tree.
Mello Music Group — Omakase
Following 2021’s Bushido, Mello Music Group returns with the highly-anticipated label compilation Omakase featuring Chris Keys, Apollo Brown, L’Orange and more.
Mustafa Shakir — A Harlem Boi Biopic
Mustafa Shakir takes listeners into the recesses of Gotham City during a hot Uptown summer on the cinematic album A Harlem Boi Biopic.
Nyck Caution — NYCKSTAPE
Nyck Caution follows the C.A.U.T.I.O.N. EP with the release of NYCKSTAPE featuring Chuck Strangers, Joey Bada$, Dessy Hinds and more.
WateRR — Follow The Drip
WateRR is back to follow Compendium of Arcanum and the more recent Policy Kings with Follow The Drip featuring Rufus Sims and Jae Haze.
D2X — Hotel 1105
Two years after The Color Blue, D2X follows lead single “Faith” with Hotel 1105 featuring Millwood and Kyle Pogline.
Ben Reilly — Not Your Hero 4 Hire
One year after dropping Freelance: Charlie, Ben Reilly delivers the Not Your Hero 4 Hire EP featuring an appearance from KEY!
King Vision Ultra — SHOOK WORLD
King Vision Ultra drops SHOOK WORLD hosted by Algiers with features from Desde, E L U C I D, Lord Kayso and more.
Nickelus F — The Specimen: Issue 00
Nickelus F is back on behalf of Richmond to follow The Gold Mine Vols. 1 & 2 with the release of The Specimen: Issue 00.
Atmosphere — Sad Clown Bad Dub 2
Originally released in 2000, Atmosphere’s underground classic Sad Clown Bad Dub 2 gets a digital remaster.
Joey Purp — Heavy Heart Vol. 1
Joey Purp follows 2018’s QUARTERTHING and the 2022 release of YOU AND THE MONEY with Heavy Heart Vol. 1.
That Mexican OT — Lonestar Luchador
That Mexican OT leads with a mighty flow across Lonestar Luchador featuring Paul Wall, Maxo Kream, Ralph Barbosa and more.
Ta-Ku — Songs To Come Home To
Following the 2020 release of All Things Considered Vol. 1, Ta-Ku returns to drop Songs To Come Home To.
Karriem Riggins — 12’s in 8/Analog Day
Dropping a gem for the beat junkies, Karriem Riggins follows the 2018 release of Headnod Suite with the buzzing 12’s in 8/Analog Days.
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