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June 12, 2026 · This Week in Hip-Hop CW 24 has two records worth covering. Blu & Exile's fifth studio album Time Heals Everything dropped Apr…
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June 12, 2026 · This Week in Hip-Hop CW 24 has two records worth covering. Blu & Exile's fifth studio album Time Heals Everything dropped Apr…
Some records sit on the shelf waiting for their moment. This one just got it. The New York Knicks are up 3-1 in the NBA Finals against San Antonio. …
Nike just dropped their World Cup 2026 campaign and it's six minutes long. That's not an ad, that's a film. "Rip the Script"…
Drama B is building something that deserves attention. "Enter The Dragon" is the latest lyric video from the Bronx MC — and the title fit…
Hit-Boy is operating on his own terms right now and "New Money" is proof of that. Written, produced and performed entirely by himself, the …
Conway the Machine picks up a Clipse beat and makes it his own. "Chains & Whips" is a freestyle shot on the streets of New York City …
Larry June doesn't need an album cycle to make a statement. "The Machinist" drops as a standalone single and does exactly what Larry Ju…
Ten years in and Orange Season still hits the same way it did when it dropped. Larry June and Cookin Soul are celebrating the 10th anniversary of …
June 5, 2026 · This Week in Hip-Hop CW 23 delivers. Conway the Machine dropped a free tape with DJ Whoo Kid on June 3. Freddie Gibbs quietly put out …
Copper Soul is an 86 BPM instrumental built around a soulful trumpet sample sitting over heavy boom bap drums. The trumpet carries the whole emotion…
Not every collab needs a long setup. Sometimes two people just fit — and this is one of those cases. Jennaske is a Queens-born rapper and entertain…
This one crosses an ocean without making a big deal out of it. "How It All Started" is a track off the EP Foreign Exchange — and the tit…
It's 1999. Again. Almost. The New York Knicks are facing the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals — a rematch of the title round from 27 years …
Rome Streetz doesn't slow down. While most MCs are still working on their next move, he's already put out another one. "Cocaine Coltrane…
May 29, 2026 · This Week in Hip-Hop Some weeks come up empty. CW 22 is one of them. The two visible rap names dropping today are Pouya with Forever…
Ronin is an 80 BPM instrumental built around two alternating melodic elements — a shamisen and a whistle — trading off every few bars over heavy boom…
Jay Worthy is on a different level right now. Once Upon A Time: The Soundtrack is a 16-track project released as the second part of a double album…
May 22, 2026 · This Week in Hip-Hop CW 21 was quiet on the Boom Bap side. Nothing from the Griselda orbit, nothing from the Alchemist camp, nothing …
May 14, 2026 · This Week in Hip-Hop The week of May 11 did not need to announce itself. The releases that matter here all landed on May 8 and kept ge…
Benny The Butcher and Fuego Base are still moving through the Ashes In The Safe run, and “The Fighting Irish” keeps the whole thing in that cold BS…
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