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Maybe in Nirvana

- December 07, 2024

Maybe in Nirvana Album ∙ Hip-Hop ∙ 2024 Smino The St. Louis rapper does a bit of self-exploration on his soulful fourth album.

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Living Proof Album ∙ Hip-Hop ∙ 2024 Dave East & araabMUZIK With a few collaborations on Dave East’s 2019 debut album, Survival , and 2023’s Fortune Favors the Bold , the rapper and producer araabMUZIK displayed a near-telepathic shared vision. The duo decided to expand on that spirit in 2024, linking up for an entire project together, titled Living Proof . With East on the mic and the Dipset affiliate handling the beats, Living Proof is a psychedelic tour de force equal parts grounded in the streets and drifting off into alternate realities. On opener “Percocet,” East shouts out his producer and highlights his own entrepreneurial spirit. He raps, “Araab in my top five/They microwave, we cookin’ strong,” before adding, “They never seen a gangsta look this good, come take a pic of this.” The vibes remain immaculate on “Roll Up,” a weed anthem backed by a soulful vocal chop from araabMUZIK. East declares, “Every time I hop out, the badde...

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I Just Got A Lot On My Shoulders

- November 13, 2024

I Just Got A Lot On My Shoulders Album ∙ Hip-Hop ∙ 2024 YoungBoy Never Broke Again

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Eminem: The Coup De Grace Mix (DJ Mix)

- November 03, 2024

Eminem: The Coup De Grace Mix (DJ Mix) Album ∙ Hip-Hop ∙ 2024 Scram Jones How many Eminem lyrics do you have bouncing around in your head? It’s probably more than you think, but however many it is, it’s unlikely anywhere near as many as celebrated producer, DJ, and radio personality Scram Jones. Jones has, of course, collaborated with Em, producing “In Your Head” for Revival , as well as performing the scratches on Em’s “Berzerk” and “Kamikaze,” but he was a fan long before he became a collaborator. “When I was in college, I stumbled on a random unlabeled cassette with two of his songs on it [‘Just the Two of Us’ and ‘Just Don’t Give a Fuck’],” Jones says. “‘Just the Two of Us’ has to be one of the most clever records ever written; rapping in baby talk to his infant daughter about her mother being in the trunk on the way to dumping her in the ocean—beyond clever. And once I heard ‘Just Don’t Give a Fuck,’ I realized this guy really don’t give a fuck. I was an instan...

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You Only Die 1nce

- November 01, 2024

You Only Die 1nce Album ∙ Hip-Hop ∙ 2024 Freddie Gibbs Aside from a few stray comedy bits involving the devil, there’s nothing terribly frightening about Freddie Gibbs’ Halloween 2024 drop You Only Die 1nce . Still, coming some two years after 2022’s lauded major-label venture $oul $old $eparately , his long-awaited follow-up proves quite the treat for devotees of the Midwest-bred MC’s razor-sharp raps. From its tangent-following opener “Status” on, he feeds the fanbase with reliably reckless and resonant bars. His penchant for going hard over laidback beats persists here, via the pot-scraped narratives of “Brick Fees” and the violent world-building of “Steel Doors.” Even when gunshots ring out on the 454-produced “Walk It Off,” he’s cool, calm, and collected, singing as much as rapping his way through the narco tale. Acknowledging some of the tabloid fodder that makes its way to his social media, “It's Your Anniversary” brushes off baby-mama drama and scoffs at rappers to...