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This is the 6th studio LP from Baltimore, Maryland emcee Ill Conscious. Introducing himself in 2010 off his debut mixtape The Underachiever, he would return in 2015 with the full-length debut The Essence followed by the 2018 sophomore effort The Prerequisite & Logistix. Coming off both Acres of Diamonds & The Aggregation of Marginal Gains however, I was excited to hear that Finn of the Brown Bag Money collective was gonna fully produce The Premise. After the intro, the opening track talks about him freeing the people it’s the reign of the “Tuthmosis” over a boom bap beat with a lo-fi twist to it while “Pupils Become Rivals” keeps it dusty instrumentally…

A Rich Home Quan AI video for the new song “Still Dead” has fans sounding off.On Friday (May 22), RHQ’s estate released the video for the song, which was inspired by the death of PnB Rock. The new visual is totally made with AI and shows the rapper walking around a cemetery, interacting with his kids, rapping in the studio and more. What was supposed to be a new-age tribute to the rapper has left his upset supporters going in.”Y’all could’ve gave posthumous music [without] the AI lol This just made me sad [for real],” one person commented.”This is disgusting,” another…

Ghanan emcee Recognize Ali dropping his 20th solo LP & the 2nd of 2026. This guy has been a dominant force in the underground from his vast discography of LPs, mixtapes & EPs within the last decade or so to the stellar feature performances that he’s provided for numerous artists. Some standouts in his ever-growing catalog to me personally include the Giallo Point-produced Back 2 Mecca, the Stu Bangas-produced Guerrilla Dynasty trilogy & the Bronze Nazareth-produced Season of the Se7en to only name a few. Coming off Back to M3cca & the DJ D-Styles-produced All Shall Perish, he’s having Giallo fully produce Mantequilla. “Risky Business” begins with this aggressive boom bap instrumental explaining his…

The Kottonmouth Kings are a Placentia, California rip hop outfit now consisting of D-Loc, Chucky Chuck, Judge D & The Taxman. The original marquee act of Suburban Noize Records, their full-length debut Royal Highness distributed by Capitol Records was easily the rawest entry of their discography & the sophomore effort High Society embraced a more futuristic sound preceding Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop & Rollin’ Stoned stylistically bringing KMK to their own. The last time we heard these guys as a group was when the late Saint Dog & Johnny Richter got with Loc for their 14th album Kingdom Come on 4/20 2018, excluding 25 to Life which is essentially D-Loc’s 3rd solo album. To celebrate 3 decades…

doPE is a superduo consisting of Los Angeles, California musician, songwriter, author & actor John Densmore alongside Hempstead, New York emcee, songwriter & producer Chuck D. The latter of whom gained notoriety for being the frontman of the seminal political hip hop outfit Public Enemy & the other broke out as the drummer for one of rock music’s most celebrated bands: The Doors. Both members announced their formation a few months earlier & are dropping a debut album under SpitSLAM Records. “every tick tick tick” begins with a funky rap rock intro where Chuck’s talking about ageism, sexism & racism being in the way of people living…

New York City emcee BVNGS has returned for her 9th extended play. Beginning over a decade ago off the strength of her debut EP Not Available, she would follow it up with 7 Dutches & a Sweet Tea, Brown Girls & Bubble Coats, Lula & Only Crying Because I’m Drunk respectively. She later blew up off her 6th EP LaQuisha in the spring of 2021 & only 4 months later, I had the privilege of meeting her at a Catch 1 show in Los Angeles & was impressed by her set. Coming off Mary Mack & Twice a Day w/ Food however, she’s admitting to Only Crying Because I’m Drunk Too. After the “Statistics Show” intro,…

GILLtemper is an east coast underground hip hop duo consisting of Millville, New Jersey rapper & producer Gibby Stites alongside Trevose, Pennsylvania rapper ILLtemper. Both of whom have already made themselves known whether it be Gibby briefly signing to Majik Ninja Entertainment in 2021 or the other being 1/2 of the Even Heathens, making his Lyrikal Snuff Productionz debut last fall with Paxil Rose. However after linking up on songs like “MayNeedAxe” or “April Showers”, they’re linking up for an eponymous extended play. After the intro, “Save Us” begins with an opener produced by Gibby where he hooks up a gospel…

England, United Kingdom boom bap, political hip hop & ragga duo Babylon Dead consisting of Bristol emcee Jman alongside London producer Illinformed reuniting for their 3rd LP. Thee guys initially got together for The Mould Tape’s outro “Gettin’ Mouldly” & signed to the Glastonbury, Somerset imprint Real Life Drama Records for their full-length debut 2000 B.D. near the end of 2017. Last we heard from them was the 2020 sophomore effort Book of the Dead, returning once more for Death Upon Dem. “Crash & Burn” begins with this cold blooded boom bap beat talking about destroying the whole system whereas “Real Badman” goes for a jazzier vibe instrumentally explaining that the legitimate…

Three and a half decades ago, Digital Underground dropped Sex Packets, a left-field, P-Funk-infused concept album that imagined a world where illicit pleasure came in tablet form. It was weird, it was brilliant, and it permanently changed the DNA of West Coast hip-hop. On Thursday, May 28th, the legendary crew brings that landmark anniversary celebration to The Regent Theater in Downtown LA. With doors at 7PM and the show kicking off at 8PM, this is a rare chance to hear “The Humpty Dance,” “Doowutchyalike,” and those deep, groovy cuts on a proper sound system. Come ready to pay tribute to Shock…

Rick Ross insists in a recent interview that Drake’s new Iceman album is horrendous and mocks Drizzy’s singing.On Wednesday (May 20), Rozay was a guest on the PBD Podcast. During the sit-down, Ross was asked about Drake and the new LP. The Miami rapper insisted that Aubrey is not on his level and brought up Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group.”When you diss certan people and they can’t deal with it emotionally, they’re embarrassed,” Ross said. “They’re humiliated. That’s when they sue all of these people.”Ross admitted to hearing a few songs off the album and called the project horrendous.…