This June was an interesting month for music. While it didn’t have the volume of heavyweight releases that April and May had, many notable albums came from artists including YG, Jon Bellion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, DJ Shadow, Riff Raff, Bishop Nehru, Kodak Black, Alex Wiley, Desiigner, DJ Esco, and Wale. YG’s politically-charged sophomore release Still… Read More Albums to Look Forward to in July

Many were surprised when YG’s sophomore album, Still Brazy, included his rallying political Nipsey Hussle collaboration “FDT” (short for “Fuck Donald Trump”), but the message and the tone of the song fit perfectly with Still Brazy, an album charged with modern political issues. The filming of the song’s music video was shut down by the police, and the… Read More YG Turns FDT Into An Attack Ad

After releasing a 100-track album to accompany his still-forthcoming novel last November, former Das Racist member Kool A.D. has dropped four albums since March: All Love, Real Talk, Kool A.D. Is Dead (which was just released earlier this month), and Gods of Tomorrow, released yesterday (June 28). The 12 track album, which features, among others, Hellfyre Club member Busdriver,… Read More Kool A.D. Drops his Fourth Album of 2016

Fresh off the release of his sophomore album, Always Strive and Prosper, back in April, A$AP Ferg releases two new videos three days. The Big Sean-assited World Is Mine video shows the rappers painting and designing clothing in a beachside mansion, while the video for bonus track Back Hurt shows Ferg and  collaborators Migos wilding out… Read More A$AP Ferg drops two new videos

New Orleans rapper and Jet Life Recordings founder Curren$y dropped his seventh project of 2016 on Monday (June 26) with Stoned On Ocean. Less than a month after the release of his last mixtape, The Legend of Harvard Blue, the king of underground stoner rap returned with a seven-track EP featuring Jet Life rapper Smoke DZA and… Read More Curren$y Drops his Seventh Project of the Year

There was a lot riding on this mixtape. In a year of polarizing rap figures dominating the airwaves, new GOOD Music signee Desiigner has been one of the most controversial. The 19-year-old Brooklyn native’s platinum debut single “Panda” reached number one on the Billboard Chart, making him one of only nineteen rappers to ever do so.… Read More Review: Desiigner’s NEW ENGLISH