Single You Out: Drink Radio & Worms Ali – Worthwhile (ft. Wordsworth)

Would you like to listen to something off the beaten path and different yet rooted in hip hop? If you are a little tired of the mundane, I present to you this new project from producer Drink Radio of Australia and emcee Worms Ali. It takes ALOT these days to craft something of a different flavor in hip hop that does not sound indecent. Usually if an artist steps “outside of the box” or tries something avant garde it comes off as “weird” and undigestable. But Drink Radio and Worms Ali, did the near impossible with their release, Blackholes & Souls.

I think this is one of the best releases of the year in my most humble opinion. Drink Radio fuses some great musical elements for this project for Worms Ali to paint his lyrical pictures. And we also have some amazing guest spots with Blu appearing several times, and Planet Asia to name a few, but the track I choose to feature is Worthwhile featuring an impressive sixteen from Wordsworth. It’s interesting and thought provoking.

If you truly want some new flava in your ear, check this out and spread the word!

Single You Out: Slik Jack & Vincent Pryce – Longlive The Lowlife

The new album from Slik Jack and Vincent Pryce, too put it bluntly…knocks. Yesterday Ain’t Today’s Price has more than just a few bangers on it. The guest spots are on point. The lyrical prowess is strong and the beats all knock. I highly recommend this project as a whole and I can always feature the Daniel Son joint (he does not miss!) but I am actually going with the track, Longlive the Lowlife. I love this beat and Slik Jack bodies it.

If you love this track, I strongly encourage you to check out the album!

Single You Out: Let The Dirt Say Amen & Superior – J.O.N.A.H.

J.O.N.A.H. is the second single from the Superior and Let The Dirt Say Amen’s forthcoming project, The Saint, The Servant, The Sinner. Superior leads with a rock guitar sample and Let The Dirt Say Amen creates the pocket for him to expound upon…in his words “my voice, his plan”. The way he connects consonants, bars, and ideas is clever and unique. This kind of music requires multiple listens and patience so that you can really dig in to the message. Enjoy your musical travels!

Doc Da Mindbenda – House Money (ft. Vic Spencer & IAMGAWD)

Chicago producer, Doc Da Mindbenda, has something very special in store for us with his just released project, Bet The House. You can look up and down the lineup of emcees and see the immense amount of lyrical talent vested in the project to fuse with his dope production.

I missed this video for House Money four weeks ago when it dropped, but it’s never too late to share dope music, especially when I think it’s incredibly slept on. Vic Spencer and IAMGAWD let loose over a rock guitar infused production, reminding you that Chicago is not to be forgotten and the talent that calls the city home is second to none.

Enjoy the video! Cop the album!

Single You Out: M-Dot – Hold On (prod. by Pilze Beats)

M-Dot remains an inspiration to me individually in my own trials and tribulations as I am sure he does for countless of others. If music is a vehicle to connect listeners, then M-Dot is definitively the artist driving it home as the artist. He just dropped his latest album, A Notebook With No Light, and it delivers on that consistency to connect people to music and message. And that message is resilience. The message is that things will change and the landscape will become difficult, but hold fast, the light is there.

I am sharing the joint, Hold On, as it amplifies the point above. And as always, if you are feeling this joint, make sure you head to bandcamp and purchase the album!

Recommendation: Supreme Cerebral & The Beat Junkies – Supreme Beat Junkie

One of the dopest releases of 2026 thus far is Supreme Beat Junkie which is a collaboration between talented emcee Supreme Cerebral and the legendary Beat Junkies. The energy on this release is hard for headphones to contain and others to duplicate. The sounds that are being crafted by the crew breathe new life into a game where I think has become pretty stale over the last few years…and those rhythms give Supreme Cerebral an entirely new canvas to paint on. And his energy and talent make ample use, creating something dope and refreshing for the listeners of 2027.

Listen to the excellence and make sure to purchase!

Single You Out: Eff Yoo – No Rain, No Flowers

If you’ve been around long enough and you’ve been paying attention to independent hip hop through years, you have enjoyed the evolution and musical journey of one, Eff Yoo. On his new project, God Is An Artist, Eff Yoo gets more personal than ever in his music and that very journey. There are moments of trepidation, sin, thankfulness, and celebration. We tangle with demons so we can touch the angels. Check out the project if you like the song, No Rain, No Flowers that I share with you today. Blessings!

Superior & Let The Dirt Say Amen – Hopeful Studies (Video)

There are more than a couple of wonderful things about this joint…so number one…Superior…a producer I am a really big fan of, hit me up about his new track with Let The Dirt Say AmenHopeful Studies. And if you are not familiar with Superior…please study up…pun slightly intended. The man has worked with several of your favorite artists and is likely responsible for some of your favorite music. I always look out for music from him. Next…his collaboration on this track with Let The Dirt Say Amen is a tribute to the inspiration of the late KA. KA was revered by many for unique insight, thoughtfulness, and music. Hopeful Studies is a “tipping of the hat” to a pioneer. Let The Dirt Say Amen has many ways of acknowledging his respect for KA. His entire cadence to more nuanced references in his rhyme prove as testament which is fitting as Superior takes us to church with this production. It all ties itself nicely together. And lastly this is just a precursur to the a project to come from the duo, The Saint, The Servant, The Sinner

Single You Out: Hus Kingpin & Rozewood – Murder For Hire (ft. Little Vic)

I saw the team of Hus Kingpin and Rozewood linked up again for a project for which I was very excited. Rozewood just recently came back on the scene and that alone is a blessing, and to rejoin Hus is a double tap headshot. But…little did I know…I must have missed it initially…they brought on the hitter Little Vic for a guest spot on the track , Murder For Hire. That’s three verbal executioners on one track where the lyricism of each is front and center. I just had to share with you. Make sure you check out the album, WAVE GHXST if you enjoy this joint. Yakic Pasla on the production!