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YSL Records has been building one of the strongest rosters in hip-hop, and North Carolina’s Strick is one of the most decorated members of the squad. Having written for some of the biggest artists in the world, Strick put in a lot of work behind-the-scenes before focusing on his own career as an artist. For the last few weeks, he has been releasing singles with the likes of Swae Lee, Kaash Paige, and others to lead into his new album Strick Land, a play on his family name, and the project has officially dropped in full.

Building from his recent appearance on Young Thug’s new album Punk, Strick works with some heavy-hitters on Strick Land, including Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, Gunna, and more. Of course, Thugger makes an appearance on the tracklist, and so do Skepta, NAV, and others.

This is Strick’s official debut studio album, and the rapper couldn’t be more proud to drop this today. “Thank you to literally every single person involved,” he said on Instagram. “God. My family. My slimes. The Producers. The Engineers. Featured Artist. Video directors. Photographers. My Management. Entire 300 | YSL STAFF! My product manager(s) My assistant and every person who takes the time to give my record a chance. I appreciate you. This is Just the start.”

Listen to Strick Land below and let us know what you think.

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Tracklist:

1. House of Blues
2. Don’t Wanna Leave (feat. NAV)
3. In Love Wit A Fly Girl (feat. Young Thug)
4. Play Stupid (feat. Swae Lee)
5. Bad Girl (feat. Kaash Paige)
6. For Sale (feat. A$AP Rocky)
7. Classy N Shit
8. Galaxy Ceiling (feat. Gunna)
9. Superfuturistic
10. Ocean’s Eleven
11. No Rush (feat. Ice Prince)
12. Runway
13. Moon Man (with Young Stoner Life & Young Thug, feat. Kid Cudi)
14. Thou Wow
15. WokStar (with Young Stoner Life, feat. Skepta)
16. Hurt You
17. Yacht Club (feat. Young Thug & Ty Dolla $ign)
18. Vibez

Memphis rapper Key Glock has officially returned with his new studio album Yellow Tape 2, relying on nobody but himself throughout the twenty-song tracklist. Next to the definition of “self-made” in the dictionary, a picture of Key Glock should be listed because on his new album, the rapper made it a point to show that he doesn’t need any outside help, delivering a solid project without any features (except his alter-ego Glizzock, of course.)

Doubling down on himself, Key Glock shines over production from Tay Keith, BandPlay, Buddah Bless, and others. On the cover artwork, Glock flexes his bright yellow cars, all of which he fully owns. 

Check out Glizzock’s new album below and let us know what you think of it. Learn more about the Memphis rapper through his latest interview for On The Come Up, where he speaks about the new album and much more.

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Tracklist:

1. Something Bout Me
2. Channel 5
3. Bill Gates
4. !!! (Don’t Know Who To Trust)
5. Juicemane
6. Tony
7. Ambition For Cash
8. Ya Feel Me
9. Can’t Switch
10. The 1
11. Quarterback
12. Da Truth
13. Check This Out
14. From The Bottom
15. Luv A Thug
16. Understood
17. Eve
18. Toolie
19. U & I Know
20. Gangsta

In 2018, Aminé was roughly a year removed from his official debut album Good For You when he decided to treat his fans with a new project. The full-length effort, which was titled ONEPOINTFIVE, served as an in-between-albums type of project, and in its trailer, Aminé even made fun of the vague labels that projects are often given. 

“Mixtapes are albums, and albums are mixtapes,” the Portland rapper joked during the teaser trailer. “Niggas call they albums mixtapes. Cuz if it flops, it’s a EP.”

Three years later, Aminé has returned with another ambiguous EPLPMixtapeAlbum, and this time around, the project’s title is TWOPOINTFIVE.

Like ONEPOINTFIVE, TWOPOINTFIVE finds the 2017 XXL Freshman trying new flows and experimenting with new styles, yet unlike the original, Aminé takes care of business without any guest features. The result is an encapsulating sonic effort that knows no bounds, and once again the hitmaker behind songs like “Caroline,” “Riri,” “REEL IT IN,” and “Compensating” has exemplified his ability to craft the joyously peculiar and undoubtedly infectious records. 

“The POINTFIVE projects are the breaks in between albums where I give myself the freedom to make music without expectations, focusing instead of spontaneity and the best of what comes from stream of conscious creation, which is why they arrive unexpectedly without a long rollout,” Aminé says when explaining the premise of TWOPOINTFIVE. “It’s an opportunity to create for my day one fans the way I used to in my bedroom. Thanks for listening.”

Check out Aminé’s experimental follow-up to 2020’s Limbo below, and let us know in the comments if you’re feeling the Portland artist’s new style on TWOPOINTFIVE.

Tracklist:

1. YiPiYaY
2. Colors
3. NEO
4. OKWME
5. Dididumduhduh
6. Twisted!
7. Charmander
8. Mad Funny Freestyle
9. Van Gogh
10. Between The Lines
11. Sh!t2Luz
12. meant2b

He’s worked with some of our favorite artists across various genres, and now Terrace Martin has stepped into the spotlight with a new project. The famed musician has been recognized for his work with artists like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar, particularly on the latter’s stellar project To Pimp a Butterfly, and on Friday (November 5), he shares an ode to Crenshaw of sorts, Drones.

“Man, think about this. We all can witness murders on the f*ckin’ phone now,” Martin told Stereogum when discussing the inspiration behind Drones. “Like, we are all traumatized. I was thinking the other day, I saw one of my good friends die on the phone. Nipsey Hussle, one of my dear friends since he was a kid — I saw my friend die on the phone. We’re traumatized. We’re all f*cked up.”

“So Drones is a body of work that discusses these issues, how we have a lack of compassion, how we have a lack of trust, how we are people [for whom] nowadays perception is the new reality, which is a whole f*cked up thing as well, you know what I’m saying? So the whole body of work is attacking all of these themes, not negatively, attacking them masked as love songs.”

Drones is produced by Martin, Top Dawg Entertainment’s President Punch, and James Fauntleroy. The album features looks from Lamar, Snoop, Ty Dolla $ign, Cordae, Smino, D Smoke, Robert Glasper, Hit-Boy, and more. Stream Drones and let us know what you think.

Tracklist

1. Turning Poison Into Medicine
2. Drones ft. Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Ty Dolla $ign, James Fauntleroy
3. Leave Us Be
4. Work It Out ft. Cordae
5. This Morning ft. Arin Ray, Smino
6. Tapped ft. Channel Tres, Celeste
7. Reflection ft. Jame Fauntleroy
8. Leimert Park
9. Griots of the Crenshaw District ft. Hit-Boy, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper
10. Evil Eyes ft. YG, Malaya
11. Sick of Cryin’ ft. Leon Bridges, D Smoke
12. Don’t Let Go
13. Listen ft. Kim Burrell, James Fauntleroy, Robert Glasper

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It was just yesterday (November 3) when Summer Walker surprised fans and appeared on Instagram Live to answer questions from fans about her anticipated album, Still Over It. This record arrives two years after her debut studio effort Over It, an album that reached the No. 1 position on Billboard charts. Summer has been teasing about Still Over It‘s subject matter now that she and former beau London On Da Track’s relationship has come to an end. Fans are excited to hear it all, albeit artistically, on the album.

The project opens with Cardi B and closes with Ciara, and features JT, SZA, Ari Lennox, Omarion, Lil Durk, and Pharrell. Walker’s fans took a bit to warm up to her “Ex For a Reason” collab with the City Girls star, but nevertheless, they’re looking forward to Still Over It. Stream Summer Walker’s latest and share your thoughts.

Tracklist

1. Bitter narration by Cardi B
2. Ex For a Reason ft. JT from City Girls
3. No Love ft. SZA
4. Throw It Away
5. Reciprocate
6. You Don’t Know Me
7. Circus
8. Insane
9. Constant Bullsh*t
10. Switch a N*gga Out
11. Unloyal ft. Ari Lennox
12. Closure
13. Toxic ft. Lil Durk
14. Dat Right There ft. Pharrell
15. Screwin ft. Omarion
16. Broken Promises 
17. Session 33
18. 4th Baby Mama (Prelude)
19. 4th Baby Mama
20 Ciara’s Prayer narration by Ciara

If you’re looking for bars, look no further than the latest offering from Ransom and Rome Streetz. The TCF Music Group affiliate and the Griselda signee connected for a brand new project titled, Coup De Grace, executive produced by 38 Spesh and Coach Bombay 3000. Coup De Grace is a joint effort that serves as a victory lap for Ransom and Rome Streetz following a prolific year of releases. Extending to 11-songs in total, the chemistry between Ransom and Rome Streetz bleeds on wax while maintaining a competitive spirit to outbar one another.

The features on Coup De Grace are carefully placed. Che Noir assists on “Claudine,” The Game on “Pray For The Weak,” and Lou From Paradise appears on “Bandoleros.”

Check out Coup De Grace below. 

UnoTheActivist has been a staple in the Soundcloud rap scene over the years. In fact, you can even argue that he helped create the blueprint for what we know now as Soundcloud rap. He’s come a long way since, releasing tons of new music and connecting with some of the biggest artists in the game.

This year, he’s been particularly active with the release of Unoverse 1 and 2, as well as Time To Live. Over the weekend, he unveiled the third installment in the Unoverse series. Laced with 14 songs in total, UnoTheActivist brings on artists like Matt Ox, Zelly Ocho, and Year for the tracklist. Ty Dolla $ign also makes an appearance on the project’s closing song, “Playhouse.”

Check out the latest project from UnoTheActivist below. 

Toronto artist TOBi has been making a splash across the world over the past year. The release of his debut project, Elements Vol. 1 put a massive spotlight on his talent, and he’s been keeping it moving ever since. Unfortunately, the project dropped in the middle of the pandemic, making it increasingly difficult for him Elements on the road.

He’s continued to bless fans with new music over the months. Last week, he came through with a quick three-song EP titled, Shall I Continue? His versatility shines over the course of 10 minutes, as he flexes both his vocal chops and his bars.

TOBi will be hitting performing a few shows in Canada before the end of the year. On Dec. 1st, he’ll be performing in Vancouver, then Montreal on Dec. 3rd. Finally, he’ll be returning to his hometown of Toronto on Dec. 8th.

Peep the new project below. 

The Godfather of Trap has yet to slow down, even after nearly two decades of delivering hit after hit. Zaytoven came through with his latest solo project, The Trap Don’t Close on Friday. It’s yet another body of work that showcases Zay’s impeccable ear as a producer — not only producing the tracks but identifying the right voices to go along with them. His latest body of work finds his working heavily alongside the new generation of rappers. Artists like Foogiano, Duke Deuce, and Luh Soldier contribute to the tracklist, along with more seasoned vets like Chief Keef. The project also includes appearances from Bobby Fishscale, Juugman, Honeykomb Brazy, and more. 

Check out Zaytoven’s latest project below and peep our February interview with him here. 

Pressa has already established himself as a legend in the streets of Toronto, but he’s just getting started in the USA. The 25-year-old rapper has been teasing the deluxe edition of his project Gardner Express for much of the year, touching on what fans could expect during his Rise & Grind interview a few weeks ago. On Wednesday, he finally came through with the deluxe, adding five songs to the tracklist, including new features from Swae Lee and Rowdy Rebel.

The reloaded version of the project kicks off with “Attachments” featuring Coi Leray, Pressa’s girlfriend, before leading into two of the newer records “Chocolate Audemars” and “Cool, Calm & Collected” with Swae Lee. On the former, Press speaks about his move to California and how things are far different for him than they were in Canada. After the hit record “Second Hand Smoke,” we’re led into “Beenie,” “Dead Body” with Rowdy Rebel, and “50 Wass Bars.”

If you’ve been waiting for new music from Pressa, check out the deluxe edition of Gardner Express below.

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Tracklist:

1. Attachments (feat. Coi Leray)
2. Chocolate Audemars
3. Cool, Calm & Collected (feat. Swae Lee)
4. Second Hand Smoke
5. Beenie
6. Dead Body (feat. Rowdy Rebel)
7. 50 Wass Bars
8. Blackberry Zap
9. O.T.M. (Out the Mud)
10. Ouija Board (feat. D-Block Europe)
11. Head Tap (with Sleepy Hallow & Sheff G)
12. Dracula (feat. Flipp Dinero)
13. 96 Freestyle
14. Attachments (with Taliban Glizzy)