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New surprise EP & the 20th overall from New York emcee & revered battle rapper RJ Payne formerly known as Reign Man. Building up an extensive solo catalogue for himself with 2 dozen mixtapes as well as well as his last 19 EPs & 4 full-length albums, Benny the Butcher even signed RJ to Black Soprano Family Records for a brief period of time & putting out some of best material like Leatherface & Square Root of a Kilo under Benny’s ever-growing indie label of his own. My Life’z a Movie produced by Stu Bangas quickly became my favorite LP in RJ’s discography & Enemy Soil Entertainment in-house producer C-Lance went on a trip with…

Celebrating the Valentine’s Day weekend with the 2nd installment of a 12-part EP saga from Flint, Michigan emcee/producer Jon Connor. Someone who’s steadily been holding it down for the last 2 decades including The Calling, Vinnie Chase & S.O.S. trilogies along with the Best in the World series paying homage to some of Jon’s influences, Salvation, While You Were Sleeping & Unconscious State. He was even signed to Aftermath Entertainment for 6 years before departing after Vehicle City wound up being shelved, coming off Food for the Soul & 24 produced by KLC of the No Limit Records in-house production team Beats by the Pound to drop II almost a month after I. Smitti Boi cooks up a victorious trap instrumental in the intro “Don’t Cry” talking…

Hip-hop appears to be making a resurgence in 2026. Back in October 2025, Billboard reported that hip-hop’s market share dropped from 30% in 2020 to 24% in 2025, which sparked debates among fans and critics about whether rap was losing its selling power or simply resetting.So far, hip-hop appears to be going through a major reset, with rappers such as J. Cole, A$AP Rocky, Don Toliver and others delivering big sales numbers with their respective hip-hop projects.A$AP Rocky, who hasn’t dropped an album in eight years, had quite the impressive start in 2026. In January, the Harlem rhymer dropped his…

More than four years after Young Dolph’s murder, the final suspect connected to his death is set to take a plea deal.On Thursday (Feb. 12), Fox13 Memphis reported that Cornelius Smith, 36, agreed to enter a plea deal in his case after confessing to being one of the gunmen who shot and killed Dolph outside Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies in Memphis on Nov. 17, 2021.Smith is expected to plead guilty, but before he does, details on where he will be housed with the Tennessee Department of Corrections for his incarceration need to be confirmed.The court hearing for Smith to enter…

Nipsey Hussle has a new album with Bino Rideaux on the way, and a track from the project arrives.The late California rapper’s Marathon Clothing brand Instagram account posted the track Friday (Feb. 13), with the caption: “Reckless. The first single from Prolific, the collaborative album from @nipseyhussle and @binorideaux. Coming this summer. 🏁.”The new song “Reckless” finds Nipsey realizing his greatness. “Doubt who I was for a second, now I see it clearer and it is not a game.” West Coast crooner Bino comes in on the track with his melodic rhymes: “‘Cause I been off that soda, make it hard to sleep, it’s a lot on…

Pretty sure this is the 19th extended play from Hackensack, New Jersey lyricist Crimeapple. Becoming a fan of his nearly a decade ago with his 4th EP Sweet Dreams along with the Big Ghost Ltd. produced full-length debut Aguardiente that next spring, his profile in the underground grew exponentially from there. Discography standouts include the DJ Skizz-produced Wet Dirt, the DJ Muggs-produced Medallo, Cartagena, Breakfast in Hradec, Sin Cortar, El León produced by Preservation, the official Aguardiente sequel Bazuko, the Mello Music Group-backed This, Is Not That produced by Apollo Brown, Rose Gold & more recently the V Don produced Bulletproof Chicken. Last we heard from him was Hanzai this past Black Friday & he’s back with the Evidence-produced War Cash. “Last Day” hooks up a drumless piano loop to get us started…

Slug of Atmosphere – by Loe Kee Phlicks On Thursday, February 12th, Atmosphere headlined the Winter Carnival Tour at The Novo in Los Angeles, celebrating 25 years of Lucy Ford. The night felt like a true milestone for the group, with longtime fans filling the venue ready to relive the music that helped define independent hip-hop in the early 2000s. Slug and Ant delivered a strong and focused performance. Ant’s production hit hard through the speakers, giving each track a warm, classic feel. Slug’s delivery was sharp and emotional, moving easily between personal storytelling and crowd-hyping moments. The setlist covered…

This is the 6th EP from San Diego, California emcee/producer Sam R I. Someone who emerged within the west coast underground off his first 4 EPs Purple Cashmere, Rush Hour, Nickz & Stax Payne. He would later have William Bostick fully produce his debut album 12 Monkeys towards backend of 2024 after Bostick heard Sam’s verse on “Rise in Winter Crime (Brrrrr)” & a couple months succeeding an eponymous EP, he’s enlisting Truelove to handle all of Stained Glass’ beats. We get 93 seconds of drumless rap rock vibes talking about him walking down a “Cold Path” just before things lean towards a boom bap vibe instrumentally explaining…

After delivering a fiery message at ICE at the launch of her Little Miss Drama Tour, Cardi B fires back at U.S. Department of Homeland Security over Epstein files.Cardi B’s seemingly joking threat to jump U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials sparked a back and forth with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on X. Cardi made the joke at the kick off of her Little Miss Drama Tour on Wednesday (Feb. 11) in Palm Desert, Calif. Homeland Security caught wind of it and decided to respond to her on Thursday (Feb. 12).During her show, the New York rapper…

After Boosie BadAzz’s commentary on GloRilla’s feud with her sister, Glo’s sister claps back at Boosie.On Wednesday (Feb. 11), GloRilla’s older sister, Victoria Woods, also known as Scar Face Woods, hopped on Instagram Live and delivered some harsh words to Boosie BadAzz after he shared his thoughts on Victoria’s feud with Glo in his Instagram post on Tuesday (Feb. 10).In the video below, Victoria insulted Boosie by calling him “raccoon eyes” and slammed him for taking GloRilla’s side in their family drama.”‘Cause basically you saying she ain’t got no money so she ain’t trying to give us some. You justifying…