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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)

Ola Runt’s raw and authentic storytelling has made him one of the most exciting artists to emerge in Atlanta. Though his legal issues have presented several hurdles in his career, he always manages to find a way to keep his fanbase satisfied with new music. This week, the rapper returned with his latest body of work, Henchmen Crime Family: Life Of Sin. Putting his own spin on the mafia theme, his latest project dives into the muddy trap sounds that he’s known for. Though there are no features on the project, he does enlist a slew of producers to bring the project to life including AR, Bobby Raps, Hollo, Diablo, Fizzle, KuttaBeatz, YB, TK808, and more.

Check out the latest from Ola Runt below and sound off in the comments with your favorite track. 

It has to be hectic over at the Jet Life headquarters these days. Curren$y, specifically, has been on a mission to release several projects in the coming months and he’s already unveiled four of them. On Friday, he blessed fans with the Harry Fraud-produced Regatta but he wasn’t the only member of the Jet Life roster to come through with some new music for his fans. 

Jet Life rapper T.Y. has been on a heavy run this year and on Friday, he came through with his new project Stick To The Script. The rapper’s latest project follows the release of Baby Gangsta Vol. 2 taht he unveiled in September. The project is 10 songs in length without a single credit feature, allowing T.Y. to shine on his own. 

Sample clearance is one of the biggest setbacks for any rapper releasing new music. While hip-hop production is based on the very art of sampling, it’s also prevented songs from coming out in their original form, delayed albums from being released, and sometimes, even resulted in lawsuits. And it seems that it’s gotten even more complicated with the evolution of technology. 

Southern California rapper KINGMOSTWANTED’s latest project is a middle finger to the politics behind sample clearance. KING dropped his new project, F#ck Yo Samples this past weekend. . The eight-track project hosted by DJ Five Venoms showcases his unique flows and wordplay as he tackles classic records. He flips records like Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” and Ice Cube’s “Check Yourself” with a modern twist and a West Coast flare. 

Check the project below.

CEO Trayle is keeping the momentum up with his second release of the year and the fourth installment to his annual Halloween-themed mixtape. This weekend, the rapper released Happy Halloween 4, just in time for the holidays. Following the release of the remix of “Ok Cool” ft. Gunna, the rapper unveiled the 16-song project in its entirety. The rapper taps into eerie trap production where he lays out the bleak realities of the streets, like on “Big Ol’ Backdoor.” The Halloween themes extend to the aptly titled, “CandyMan.” 

The project also includes appearances from Babyface Ray and DoeBoy. 

Check out the project below, as well as the tracklist.

1. Novacane
2. Big Ol’ Backdoor
3. Paul Walker
4. RockABye Baby Ft. Doe Boy
5. Big PlayMakers
6. Amoxicillan
7. Weight In
8. Jean Deaux Interlude
9. Loose Lips
10. Too Many Secrets
11. CandyMan
12. First 48’d 
13. Collect Call
14. NOLA Clap
15. Percocet Pain ft. Babyface Ray
16. Ok Cool (Remix) ft. Gunna [Bonus]

Bizarre had a rough start earlier this year after he revealed that he had been dealing with health issues that led to his hospitalization. However, he proved that the hustle never stops, and a little less than a week later, he was spotted in the studio. 

This weekend, he shared the fruits of his labor with the release of his new project, Dumpster Juice. Bringing back the grimey sounds of the underground that helped propel his career, along with self-deprecating humor, his latest project finds Bizarre back in his element. While he handles the majority of the tracklist by himself, he enlists artists like RJ Payne, Merkules, Kidd Kidd, and Giggs for guest appearances.

Check out the latest from Bizarre below and sound off with your favorite track. 

When Vallejo, CA rapper LaRussell stopped by The Breakfast Club for a nine-minute freestyle back in September, he introduced the world to one of the most prolific catalogues in modern hip-hop. 

In the last three months alone, LaRussell has dropped three projects, countless freestyles and “Again” a single with P-Lo and Bay Area legend, E-40.

Following up August’s Marlin 7 and Everbody Cooks, Everybody Eats, released in early October, LaRussell is already back with another project, this time delivering It’ll All Make Sense When It’s Done. 

Taking to Twitter to reveal that the Skeyez-produced project was made entirely in one day, LaRussell maintains that It’ll All Make Sense In The End is some of his best work yet. Spitting over sample-heavy production spacious enough to leave room for every lyric to cut through, LaRusell makes the most of It’ll All Make Sense When It’s Done‘s eight-song tracklist and takes advantage of every second the project has to offer. With life experiences and positive messages woven into a web of seemingly-endless bars and clever references, It’ll All Make Sense When It’s Done is LaRussell at his best, and paints a perfect picture of what it’s like to be an independent rapper right on the edge of making it big. 

Tracklist
1. What’s Left
2. D’evils
3. Premonitions
4. Spice Girls
5. On My Grave
6. Smoke & Mirrors
7. Earl Grey
8. Hall of Fame

Check out It’ll All Make Sense When It’s Done below and let us know what you think in the comments. 

Over the weekend, thuy dropped off her debut EP, i hope u see this. The singer says she came up with the name “because it encapsulates all the songs themes in just one phrase.” The 9-track project sees the up and coming singer captivate listeners, using her soothing vocals to draw you in over the melodic beats.

“I hope my ex’s see how much I’ve grown since them and how much the experience allowed me the opportunity to become a better lover for the next person. I hope my current partner sees how much I love and appreciate them. But, more importantly I hope younger thuy sees all that she’s accomplished and continues to keep working towards her dreams.”

The “111” singer also shared that, when putting the EP together, she was far less concerned with figuring out which tracks sound good in what order than she was with trying to tell a cohesive story. “You’ll hear my process of going through a bad relationship, to finding myself again, and then falling in love all over again.”

“My goal is that you’ll hear the project and feel like you’re going through this journey along side me and I hope it helps u with whatever u may be going through,” she captioned an Instagram post from last week.

If you’re an R&B fan, we definitely suggest you stream i hope u see this ASAP.

Tracklist:

1. trippin’

2. chances (feat. DCMBR)

3. in my head

4. figured u out

5. in my bag

6. ride for me (feat. John Concepcion)

7. universe

8. u got me

9. i hope u see this