Conway The Machine stays in the lab. This time he’s locked down with Conductor Williams, the same man who blessed Drake with “8am in Charlotte.” The two team up for “Love The Lord” and there may be more where that come from on October 20. Stay tuned.
Brady Watt continues churning out bangers as the bassist teams up with Griselda for his latest outing. Rome Streetz and 38 Spesh are a menace on “Pistol Whip,” which is produced by Watt and Carlos Homs. Both emcees get busy and we get a dope switch up on the beat for the second half.
The trio of Inspectah Deck, 7L and Esoteric, known as CZARFACE, are arguably one of the most slept on groups in Hip Hop. If you’re looking for bars, they have them with 12 projects out and the 13th on the way. CZARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE will drop on December 1 and they connect with Nems for the lead cut titled “You Know My Style.”
Paul Wall and Termanology are one of the more unlikely duos in Hip Hop. The Texas and New York connection would have never been thought to be viable 15 years ago but here they are making extremely dope music. Following their 2022 release Start 2 Finish, they are back at it with Start, Finish, Repeat set to drop on October 13. Check out how they work alongside Bun B with Statik Selektah on the boards with “No Apologies.”
The rap duo of E L U C I D and billy woods, known as Armand Hammer, recently dropped their project We Buy Diabetic Test Strips. In the event you slept on it, check out their collaboration with Run The Jewel’s El-P on “The Gods Must Be Crazy.” It’s vintage El-P production with bars from Armand Hammer that will remind you of the early Def Jux days.
Joey Bada$$ and Rome Streetz team up for a session of verbal filth on “Fire At Ya Idle Mind.” Rome Streetz has been busy as of late, falling in line with the ridiculous output of quality that Griselda is known for. Could there be more work between these two in the future? Perhaps. For now? Enjoy what you have.
DJ Premier has released the third volume of his Beats That Collected Dust series that started back in 2011. Obviously, you know what these are but it’s always fascinating when you find out that there are beats that Premier produced and sat on the shelf for years.
“I like unique releases, and Beats That Collected Dust is so unique,” Premier says. “The format is an original tool, just like talk beds, freestyles, writing verses, and just plain listening. I decide when to release these instrumental volumes when they reach the stage of collecting dust. So here we are; Beats That Collected Dust, Vol. 3 is here.”
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Torae and Marco Polo are dropping their new album Midnight Run on September 22. While it is chock full of bangers, this one won’t be on the album and is an exclusive for your earholes. “More Danja” might sound familiar but it is blessed for 2023 and has cuts by Shy The BeatYoda.
The trio of 38 Spesh (who has been everywhere), Che Noir and Ransom form like Voltron to abuse the production on “Scape Goats.” You can never get enough of these three when they are solo but together is something even more special.
It’s the end of an era. For Nasir Jones’ 50th birthday — which also happens to coincide with Hip Hop’s 50th — the legendary emcee caps off his immaculate run of albums with Hit-Boy by dropping Magic 3. Two series with three albums each over the course of three years ends here. One of the standout tracks on this album is “Superhero Status.” Check it out and then make sure to listen to the entire album. For what has been called a young man’s game, Nas has certainly proven that age is nothing but a number when it comes to skills.