Common, Kareem Riggins and Robert Glasper dropped the August Greene project earlier this year and now the trio remix the opening song “Optimistic” with a little help from BJ The Chicago Kid, Kirk Franklin and Kierra Sheard.
T-Pain has boatloads of music that has been collecting dust and finally decided that he should cut it all loose. With that comes his “Everything Must Go Vol. 1” mixtape that gives us a taste of what T-Pain has been holding on to. One of the standout tracks features Joe Budden and Joey Bada$$ on “That’s Me.”
The legendary Underground King is back. Bun B is set to drop Return of the Trill on August 31st and drops off “Recognize” featuring T.I. and Big K.R.I.T.
Ace Hook connects with Joell Ortiz and Talib Kweli for “Signs” from Clark’s Black Privilege that will drop on 9-14-18 and will feature Talib Kweli, Joell Ortiz, Beanie Sigel, Elzhi, Fashawn & Skyzoo.
Wyclef and Canibus reunite after a disastrous album and a storied beef to drop “Letter to Canibus” where the two go back and forth and recall all of the missteps before making amends.
Millyz and Statik Selektah will drop their collaborative album Saints & Sinners on August 24th. The first dose from the project comes in the form of the Jadakiss assisted “Let It Go.”
On October 5th, Ghostface Killah will reveal The Lost Tapes, which is a collection of unheard and unreleased songs and remixes. First up is “Saigon Velour” produced by Big Ghost and featuring Snoop Dogg, E-40 and LA the Darkman.
Speaking of Kanye West, the controversial rapper who can’t seem to keep his foot out of his mouth had DJ Clark Kent unleash a song that didn’t make the cut for Ye. “XTSY” is Kanye doing his “scoopity poop” rap but also has a line about having four sisters-in-laws that he’d consider smashing. Yeah, it’s that type of party.
Wu-Tang’s “Pearl Harbor” was one of the highlights from the Wu’s 2017 album The Saga Continues. But now the song that featured Sean Price, Method Man, Ghostface Killah gets an update with Pharoahe Monch and Tek from Smif N Wessun adding verses to the Mathematics track.
Another week, another freestyle. Chris Rivers jacks another beat. However, it’s not one you’ll immediately recognize as Rivers takes on Wendy’s response to Hamburger Helper titled “Holding It Down.” Yes, that’s a fast food chain dissing the boxed meal.