Halfcut and Cole The God released a really dope album in 2025 called The Relentless Two. Lots of dope tracks on the project that illustrate the highest level of skill in both emceeing in production. But I was perusing through bandcamp and saw that the producer Fuzzy Ed put his remix twist to a couple of tracks and I really enjoy his production, and this came out so nice! A great adptation on an already great joint! Check it out! Guest bars by the venerable Daniel Son and Str8 Trip.
Shyste crafted a lyrical opus with his new album, In The Meantime. I listened to the project twice at this point and this is a display for the ears to behold. His best work to date, without a shadow of the doubt. Every song on this joint could be featured been any time DJ TMB is in the credits, that track gets the extra push. If you like this song, you will love the album!
Something that I definitely want you to hear is this single from Hank Dope and Kut One featuring Reek Osama. This joint is both dangerous and glorious. First of all, Kut One laces a a beat to trigger a death march! I love what he did with this sound, and Hank Dope (someone I previoulsy didn’t know) is coming for heads with this pen game. Add to the mix Reek Osama on the chorus…and you have a complete victory. Don’t sleep! New project out now from the producer and emcee, Death Won’t Stop Us.
Daniel Son and Futurewave are out there cooking again on the coldest of days and hitting you with some of that vintage with a twist. Futurewave laces a slow cooked meal which Daniel Son spices up to perfection A little bit of a different sounds that feels no less perfect than previous. We ALWAYS look forward to our guys coming up with some new music and the game sorely needs them this year! New project dropping in a matter of days! Shattered Glass…April 2nd. Save the date!
Few have been more prolific and consistently dope in the last 10 years than The Bad Seed. A week or so ago he released his latest album, Book Of Himothy: Verse IV. This album conitnues his streak of really dope projects illustrating a talent that is not just tested in time, but getting better with it. The song that hit me hardest on this one is the most personal, John Q (named after the Denzel Washington movie). As we get older we handle things like sickness and mortality. It’s always fragile and not always graceful. The Bad Seed put his humanity on display. I can relate.
A dope video single from one of the best executed albums I have heard in a long time…The Spectacle Of Fearsome Acts but Ruste Juxx and Wounded Buffalo Beats. I’ve been listening to Ruste Juxx for decades now, and his catalog has so many impressive releases but this in my mind is his best. Every beat fits flawlessly with the flow and you have an album that just features banger after banger. On Peregine Falcon you can hear how sharp these bars are over this beautifully orchestrated beat…the guitar gives it that subtlety along with the vocal sample, and Juxx throws daggers giving you that ill contrast.
Cop this album!
Godilla and Native Born just released their project, Prismas Electricos, and take my word for it…this joint knocks! The beats and rhymers are superlative. This project is retro-fitted with some boom bap from yesteryear but equipped for the ears of today. Godilla has not released anything for a decade…and his sword still sounds just as sharp as it did then, if not sharper. The beats and rhymes go hand in hand as with each track they deliver a polished yet raw sound. Sharing the track Blind Focus, featuring scratches from DJ TMB, and if this doesn’t smack of hip hop…nothing will in 2026.
Masters of the English language are back at it again with their latest EP, Blue Shell Theory 2. Chuck N Lock bring wit and cleverness as only they can. There are so many quotables both heard and hidden from your first listen, that the music and the rhymes just keep engaging you. On Time Trials (my selection to share) they grace the chill in the productio that smacks like a smooth jazz ensemble, and have your mind follow the wordsmithing as it proceeds.
Rigs has been dropping a lot of glimpses into his mindset through music and video. He has a new project dropping in a couple of weeks and for me…this is highly anticipated. He’s dropping on some mature topics…and showing growth…and imparting knowledge. The evidence can be seen yet again as he moves forward in life with the track…New Leaf.
So one of our ‘day one’ artists on this site many years ago was the emcee Godilla. He brought all the things we love to his music. He had a knack for dope production, the right collaborators, a deep appreciation for hip hop, and immense talent for rhyme writing. When we heard his album Jaguar Paw many moons ago, we were instant fans. That’s still an album over a decade later that we can play again and again.
Now after a many year hiatus he is back to share his gift with us backed with production from Native Born. A new project is on the way and here we get just a taste of what’s to come as we are given a visual showcase through the 80s. And if you were raised in that era you are going to see some familiar and forgotten childhood memories. While taking us down memory lane Godilla gives us that resurgence and invigoration on the mic, reminding us that talent is ageless and skills are only refined.
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