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G Perico has been grinding over the years and with every single release, he is able to get more and more people hooked on his laid-back West Coast style. Perico makes the type of music you can just vibe to and when it comes to the subject matter, his art makes you think you’re playing a mission in GTA: San Andreas. Over the weekend, Perico dropped a new EP called No Love In LA which expands on the sound his fans have come to love.

Starting out with the track “Doin Floccs,” Perico raps over a hypnotic chilled-out beat all while speaking on drugs and the dealings that go down in Los Angeles. Throughout the project, the concept of No Love In LA is repeated as a sort of mantra that carries you through the subject matter. Overall, it’s a dope effort and one that you should check out, below.

Tracklist:

1. Doin Floccs
2. Attempt
3. No Love In LA (Interlude)
4. LA Nights
5. Streets 2 Hot (ft. Haiti Babii
6. Single For The Summer
7. Ghetto Children

ELHAE has left fans eager for a new project over the past two years. Even though he’s offered a few singles between his 2019 project, Trouble In Paradise, it was in late 2020 when he started to kick off the campaign for a new project. This week, he gave fans exactly that by serving up the third and final installment in the AURA series. 

Laced up with 11 tracks in total, ELHAE returned with his latest body of work AURA III on Friday. The project arrives nearly four years after its predecessor and includes a slew of familiar faces like Rick Ross, who appears on the single “Fun Fact,” Masego, and Xavier Omar. 

AURA III is exactly the vibes you need for a weekend like this. Press play below. 

DJ Drewski finally delivered his highly anticipated debut project ‘Seat At The Table’ on Friday (April 9). The New Jersey native has been making a name for himself in the music industry through his record-spinning on Hot 97 as well as his work as a VEVO brand ambassador and a Love & Hip Hop: New York cast member. With his latest release, he’s showing listeners that he can curate a sophisticated body of work on his own.    

Boasting 13 tracks and appearances from the likes of A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Trap Manny, Sheff G, Fivio Foreign, Sleepy Hallow, Coi Leray, Rubi Rose, Jay Critch, and more, Drewski brings together the hottest artists in the rap and R&B game alike for the star-studded production. Standouts include the infectious hit “Wet” and its closing cut “Nights Like This.” 

Speaking on the creation of the project, Drewski admitted, “….I [was] trying to make records and then still deejay on the radio, deejay in the club, and move around so much that I couldn’t really focus 100%. … It was just getting dragged out. During a pandemic, the clubs are closed. Now, I got nothing but time to shift my energy and focus on the project.”

Give “Seat At The Table” a listen below and let us know what you think down in the comments!

Tracklist

1. Givenchy 2.0 Freestlye feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

2. 2020 Vision feat. Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow

3. Ready feat. Fivio Foreign, Sosa Geek, Fetty Luciano

4. Mop feat. Rah Swish, Ron Suno

5. Like You feat. Coi Leray, Sada Baby

6. Trying Me feat. Calboy, Jay Critch

7. Hot Boy feat. Desiigner, Maliibu Miitch

8. Water feat. DreamDoll, Molly Brazy, Rubi Rose

9. Function feat. King Rvco, Mr. Chicken

10. Time To Ride feat. Brandon, Smoove’L

11. Ryder feat. TJ Porter, Fivio Foreign

12. All Of My Love feat. Journee, Neek Bucks

13. Nights Like This feat. Bizzy Banks, Masio Gunz

His latest R&B compilation album may be named Valentine’s Son, but Charlie Heat doesn’t use all of his time on the records exploring aspects of love. It is true, however, that does exist on this project and quite heavily, but the record is named after his mother, Valentine, and it also touches on aspects of their relationship, as well. Heat is a Grammy-nominated producer with the knack for working with artists like Travis Scott, Pusha T, Madonna, and Kanye West, but it’s always refreshing when he steps onto the music landscape with his own projects at the forefront.

“I’ve always been known for the energy I bring to my beats in Hip Hop, so I wanted to give my fans a different experience with my art through R&B,” said Heat. On Valentine’s Son, he taps artists like Germaine, Fifteenafter, Sevyn Streeter, Ant Clemons, Aria Bléu, Yuma, Twelve’len, and Dougie F to round out the album. Stream Valentine’s Son and let us know what you think.

Tracklist

1. Valentine’s Son ft. Germaine
2. Cater To  You ft. Fifteenafter
3. IOU ft. Sevyn Streeter
4. Ladylike ft. Ant Clemons
5. Circles ft. Aria Bléu
6. Angry Hearts ft. Yuma
7. Spirit Fingers ft. Twelve’len
8. Found You ft. Dougie F
9. OMW ft. Fifteenafter

It’s crazy to think just how time flies. It’s been six years since Kid Ink delivered his last studio album Full Speed, and on Friday (April 9), he’s returned with another LP. Ink’s dedicated fans have had his 13-track indie albumAlive on repeat as they enjoy new tunes from the rapper and a handful of features from Rory Fresco, Bricc Baby, and ISM.

“The title of the album is Alive because during these times it’s a blessing to wake up every day and be alive,” Ink reportedly said of his latest release. “It’s also telling people that even though it’s been a while since I released an album I’m still here and my career is still alive.” We’re excited to hear more from the California artist, so stream Alive and let us know what track is your favorite.

Tracklist

1. New New
2. Night & Day
3. Red Light
4. Brakes
5. Rick Talk ft. Rory Fresco
6. Bricc Baby
7. Don’t Want Me To Win
8. Warm It Up
9. All In Her Head ft. ISM
10. Kick Back
11. Tick Ole (Bonus Track
12. Look At That (Bonus Track)
13. 45 (Bonus Track)

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Kevo Muney has been making big moves for himself ever since he came through with Baby G.O.A.T back in 2019. The cover art for the album caught a lot of people by surprise but once they dug into the music, they quickly realized they were listening to a dope artist from Memphis with plenty of songwriting chops. Over the years, he has developed his sound, and now, he is back with a whole new project called Lucille’s Grandson.

This new album is 14-tracks and 39 minutes in length which makes it a digestible piece of art that is packed with content. Kevo Muney digs into his personal experiences and comes through with tracks that will have you engaged from beginning to end. He even has features from NLE Choppa and Lil Durk which helps to add some variety throughout the project.

You can give this project a listen, below.

Tracklist:

1. Happiness From Within
2. All He Know Is Pain
3. Leave Some Day
4. Greatest Youngin
5. Uncle Charlie
6. I Got Feelings
7. Sell Out (ft. NLE Choppa)
8. I’m Golden
9. No Chill Spot
10. Smile When They Come
11. 3 In A Row
12. All Me
13. One Bad Choice
14. Leave Some Day (ft. Lil Durk)

It’s fitting that the cover art of Night Lovell’s new project centers around a ghoulish grin. The Ottawa rapper has been steadily delivering his own unique blend of shadowy hip-hop for some time now, conjuring up distorted and nightmarish soundscapes to back his detached delivery. It’s been enough to elevate the young artist into somewhat of a cult hero, an underrated prospect that continues to run solid numbers. 

Today, Lovell has come through to keep his momentum rolling, dropping off a new three-pack boasting the oxymoronic title of BOTTOM TOP. Clocking in at an immensely listenable six minutes, broken up into three two-ish minute songs.

Stylistically, Lovell continues to trudge deeper into the heart of darkness. The introductory title track finds him sliding over an uptempo banger, though not even the most frantic synthesizers could elicit a change in his tone. Easy highlight “Counting Down The List” features a heavy horrorcore vibe, driven by a chilling piano loop and an unsettling synth whine. Last but not least is “Alone,” the climactic track on which Lovell locks in with a focused flow over hard-hitting and distorted percussion. 

Should you be looking to indulge in a little bit of under-the-radar Canadian hip-hop, Night Lovell’s BOTTOM TOP is a premium choice — especially if your musical preferences veer toward the dark and unsettling. If this is a prelude to his next studio album, perhaps Night Lovell’s best work is truly yet to come.

Today, Dyme-A-Duzin returns with TRAINING., a prelude to his forthcoming album Ghetto Olympic 2 that’s entirely produced by the multitalented Money Montage. Producer-rapper Money Montage is a decorated beatsmith who has worked with industry giants such as NBA YoungBoy, Kehlani, Skepta, Lil Tjay, Swae Lee, Jacquees, and Rich the Kid, among several others. Yet, the multihyphenate recently revealed that TRAINING. is “by far one of [his] favorites.”

At eight tracks, the artists’ collaborative EP is a grand new offering that’s worthy of a few listens. It houses the duo’s previously heard singles “Covid Winter” and “When I Rule the World,” and you can watch the music video for the former single below.

Over the course of TRAINING., Dyme-A-Duzin bodies Money Montage‘s versatile assortment of beats, from the Brooklyn Drill-style “Death 2 Demon Time” to the Common-sampling “Be Free,” which features fellow New York artist Real Rich. Dyme has also revealed the lyrical and stylistic inspirations for his and Money Montage’s new joint EP, giving props to artists such as Talib Kweli, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Drake, Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., and countless others.  

In the wake of TRAINING.‘s release, Dyme-A-Duzin has already started teasing that his next project, titled Ghetto Olympics 2 (GO2,) is on the way. Get hyped up for the New York artist’s forthcoming album by checking out his latest EP below.

Tracklist:

1. Black Star
2. EBT Freestyle
3. Death 2 Demon Time
4. When I Rule The World
5. Be Free (feat. Real Rich)
6. Covid Winter
7. The Torch (Feat. Eli Mcfly)
8. Sorrows Freestyle

Staten Island rapper CJ is on a path to destruction, attempting to take over all of New York with the deluxe edition of Loyalty Over Royalty. 

The “Whoopty” hitmaker has been making a lot of noise in the last few months, dropping a couple of remixes to his viral record and releasing a ton of videos for the other songs on the project. It’s been a while since a rapper has made this much of an impact from out of Staten Island but the drill enthusiast has faced a lot of criticism along the way, including allegations that he’s an industry plant. Despite the fact that everyone has had something to say about his rise, CJ is still hustling and dropping loads of new music.

The deluxe edition of Loyalty Over Royalty is officially out now, including three different interpolations of “Whoopty”. It features new music with DreamDoll, as well as other features from French Montana, Rowdy Rebel, and more.

Listen to the deluxe edition below and let us know how you feel about it.

Tracklist:

1. Whoopty (Latin Mix) [feat. Anuel AA & Ozuna)
2. Lil Freak (feat. DreamDoll)
3. Hit UP
4. Whoopty NYC (feat. French Montana & Rowdy Rebel)
5. Politics
6. Set
7. “BOP”
8. Whoopty
9. I’m Lit (feat. French Montana)
10. Goin’ UP
11. Real One
12. Outro (Blessings)

Quality Control has an amazing track record with regards to building buzzing artists into the superstars of tomorrow. We’ve seen the label turn Migos into one of the biggest groups in the world. Lil Baby became one of rap’s most in-demand voices with the help of Coach K and P. Of course, Lil Yachty and City Girls also utilized the QC blueprint to do damage in the music business. Lakeyah is the next artist to blow from Quality Control, dropping her pressure-filled new mixtape In Due Time this week.

Recently starring in our new Rise & Grind editorial series, the buzzing rapper has been putting in some crazy work as of late, releasing video after video as she continues to prove why she’s next up. The Milwaukee native makes it look easy on her new twelve-track full-length, which features the likes of Gucci Mane and Yung Bleu. She shines over production highlighted by Hitmaka, OG Parker, Heavy, and more.

Listen to Lakeyah’s brand new mixtape below and let us know if you’re feeling it.

Tracklist:

1. Freestyle
2. Pressure
3. Easy
4. Look At Me
5. Poppin (feat. Gucci Mane)
6. Too Much
7. Perfect (feat. Yung Bleu)
8. Young and Ratchet
9. Dirty World
10. From the Bottom
11. XO
12. That’s Real