The most venerable Planet Asia unleashes verbal artillery over this production from Meeco and DJ Access for the joint Worldwide. The music and rhymes are superlative, creating one of 2025 best tracks. The video is also noteworthy incorporating Asia into a comic strip battling extraterrestials blending the surreal and the real. The legend continues to build…verse by dope verse.
Ryu – Save Me A Slice (Video)
Ryu (Styled Of Beyond) shows that his hunger for hip hop and being emcee is right where it needs to be as he gets ready to release, Medium Raw. Hang 10 laces the melodic and laid back beat for Ryu to kick this appetizer before you get the full meal. Enjoy!
Ras Kass – 42 (ft. Smif-N-Wessun) (Video)
Well this seems to be the appropraite choice to finish posts for the day…keeping it on the west coast with Ras Kass…and traversing the country to collaborate with Smif-N-Wessun of Brooklyn on the east. 42 is a union of talents from coast to coast iwth each emcee repping their narrative with grit and skill. These are legends and icons of the art showing you how it should be done!
Aceyalone – Fire (Video)
It’s always good to hear from Aceyalone! Another originator in this hip hop music who does not nearly get the praise he deserves for his contribution to the art. And it’s really dope that he’s getting the “Purple Box Video Treatment” for this joint Fire. You hear the smooth way he flips the linguistics and he’s been doing that for damn near three decades. Don’t sleep!
Fashawn & Sir Veterano – Guillotine (Video)
Long time collaborators Fashawn and Sir Veterano are back at it again with a new video single, Guillotine. The flows from Fashwan make the lyricism sound so effortless, cascading through the sonic chops of Sir Veterano, and just when you think you’ve heard it all through the clash of kung fu…you get a beat switch at the end which simply adds to the impressiveness of the music.
Ruste Juxx & Skanks The Rap Martyr – MDB (prod. by UG) (Video)
Ruste Juxx and Skanks The Rapy Martyr represent NYC’s, Most Dangerous Borough, over some dope production from UG. Nothing but truth telling of one of the world’s most famous locales in prelude to the forthcoming album, Live From Crownhill, which is dropping on October 6th. Don’t miss!
Estee Nack & V Don- COLDER (ft. Ty Da Dale) (Video)
Estee Nack and V Don just released their project BRAP 2 a couple of weeks ago, and it’s definitely something hip hop fans should check for. On the single, COLDER, you guessed it…Nack and Ty Da Dale are dropping those chilly sixteens over a vintage V Don compositions. Do NOT miss!
El Gant – Art Piece (ft. Ras Kass) (Video)
Ahhhh c’mon now! This joint is just too dope! You have two stellar wordsmiths and emcees in El Gant and Ras Kass dropping literal ‘art pieces’ in the form of sixteens for the masses over some thunderous production from Martello Sousa. This is an instant Top 50 track for the year with this combination…but do you want some unfortunate news? We have to wait until October 14th to get Gant’s new album, Gantatello. How can we be that patient after this joint!?
Juxx Diamondz – Warriors (ft. Ledger) (Video)
New video single (well new to me) from the talented emcee, Juxx Diamondz. This track is from his new album, Da Darkside of the Moon, Vol. 1 which I am about to get into today. But along side Ledger, Diamondz is coming for heads over a Murda Megz heater! Megz is so underrated, but eventually heads are finding out she drops some heavy beats! Lyrically both emcees bring the A game making this joint stand out. Can’t wait to check the project!
Halfcut & Cole The God – Soul Ice (ft. Daniel Son & Str8 Trip) (Video)
We got a dope video single from the duo of Halfcut and Cole The God for their joint, Soul Ice. The video, production, and lyricism really grab you from the jump. But starting out with a sixteen from Daniel Son is NEVER a bad look. His pen game has gotten sharper and sharper since his debut back in 2018. He’s killing these features. And without him, I probably would have missed this track, because the whole cut is really good! The production gives you this somber forboding, while each emcee (also featuring Str8 Trip) delivers razor sharp bars. I am going to cop the new album, The Relentless 2 on the strength of this cut. Inspiring.
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