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Single You Out: The Bad Seed – John Q

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.

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Single You Out: Godilla & Native Born – Blind Focus

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.

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Single You Out: Chuck N Lock – Time Trials

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.

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Single You Out:  Benny Watts – No Hook

This is one of those tracks that you could be having a deep conversation with some people, and as soon as the music comes on, you have to tell everyone to shut the f-ck up.   This joint is that THAT real.   Benny Watts just released the album, Stovetop Chronicles, with producer Profound79 and the whole project delivers on production and that raw lyricism.   But this joint turned made me pause.   The delivery over this beat and that vocal sample needs to be spoken about.  So preach it to the high heavens!

And I didn’t even realize…we got a video for this joint too!   Enjoy it all!

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Single You Out: Lateb & Kore – Love & Sin

Got a really dope song to share with you from Lateb & Kore’s new project simly entitled, &. Love & Sin is my favorite song from the short project. I really love the melodic nature in which they deliver this. This is a joint that I could easily here on the radio. It’s got so much replay value and definitely gets stuck in your head. Kore is known for his melodic choruses on M-Dot’s project, and I actually forgot Lateb had some singing chops as well. And lyrically they each dip into those lustful moments you encounter in your life. Devil on your shoulder type ish. It turns out to be a great pairing and I dare you to tell me different.

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Single You Out: John Jigg$ – New Breed (prod. by DJ Mickey Knocks)

If you haven’t heard, the incomparable John Jigg$ has a new project out, By God’s Good Grace. I’ve always been a fan of the way Jigg$ can deliver on ANY beat, and apply any style and topic, but this is one of his best projects to date. Every time I thought I heard “the best track” the next one stole the show. There are some darker notes struck on the project which I have a propensity for, but as a body of work this is complete. Even the interludes are articulated well and give the project depth. In sharing with you I am singling out the DJ Mickey Knocks guitar infused rhythm because it’s a different energy and sets the bar.

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Single You Out: One Be Lo & Bliqee The Anonymiss – A Tax

One Be Lo is an artist, producer, and professional emcee who has been honing his craft for almost three decades. His lyricism, poetry, and creativity are one of a kind. The way he approaches topics is fresh and keeps listeners on their toes. So when he decides to release something we all best pay attention. And here has a very poinant collaborative track from a forthcoming project featuring Bliqees The Anonymiss on the chorus giving a truly musical feel. A Tax addresses the conditions of the average person across the globe in respect to oppression and the imposed social condition.

This track means something!

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Single You Out: Sayzee & Lupara – Stigmata (prod. by SB11)

Deinitely need to showcase this project from Sayzee and Lupara, Word On The Street Is God Wants You Dead. First…that is probably the illest album title to drop in recent memory. When you hear that…you expect something ill. And that’s exactly what you get. The project is 14 tracks deep and features the production skills of seven really dope producers collectively known as the Lupara. You get such distinct sounds and styles, with many tracks engaging in switch ups. But the one constant is, Sayzee flips on each of them with deft skill and lyricism. The quantity of quality hip hop you get on this album makes this a contender for those album of the year lists. It’s that good.

The single I decided to share with you all is the SB11 produced Stigmata. That initial beat had me five seconds into it and Sayzee just cooks on this one!