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If you’re like us, pretty much all you listened to this last week was Gucci Mane to celebrate his release from jail. Thankfully, he blessed us with guest features all week, and some new heat of his own too. Here’s “First Day Out Tha Feds”, produced by none other than Mike WiLL Made-It. Gucci back.
https://soundcloud.com/user-816750376/first-day-out-mix-1-dirty
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If you were at Soundset on Sunday, there’s a good chance you spent most of yesterday recovering. Kicking back and taking in everything you heard and experienced while you were at the State Fairgrounds, watching some of the best rappers in the world do their things. And if you’re like me, when you were done reminiscing on everything you’d seen, there was only one conclusion you could come to: It was lit. Super lit. 5-alarm fire lit.
For this edition of Music Mondays, we’re bringing you a new banger courtesy of Cousin Stizz that’s sure to find a place in your music rotation. Here’s “Gain Green”, produced by DumDrumz
There are few things that are more dope about living in Minnesota than Soundset. Every year, Minneapolis’s own Rhymesayers bring in the best hip-hop talent from across the country for an epic show that always makes memories for all in attendance.
And this year just might be the best year yet. There’s a new venue (Soundset has moved from Canterbury Park to the State Fairgrounds), and a dope lineup (A$AP Rocky, Future, The Roots, Common, and Anderson .Paak to name a few). What’s not to love?
Summer is upon us. It’s beautiful out in the Twin Cities, and you’re probably in need of some fire music to bump in your whip. Well, you’re in luck. GoodKarmaNiles just dropped his highly anticipated EP SPVCESHIP, produced entirely by RP Hooks, Ninety, and CONNYE.
The EP features ethereal-sounding production, car-rattling bass, and extremely relatable lyrics. It’s a conceptual project with a very distinct sound. Ever been through the struggle and came out stronger because of it? So has GoodKarmaNiles, and you’ll be able to relate to what he’s spitting through the whole project. It’s all about creating something that gets you to your destination and your goals, be it a spaceship or a car (GoodKarmaNiles loves fast cars).
For this edition of Music Mondays, we’re bringing you a track that’s sure to lift your spirits. Here’s a live performance of “Blessings” (part 1), one of our favorite tracks off of Chance the Rapper’s excellent new project “Coloring Book”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZyt5dSNcFo
For this edition of Music Mondays, we’re bringing you one of our favorite songs of 2106 so far (which you’ve probably already heard), accompanied by a brand-new video (which you might have not seen). Here’s “Yamborghini High”, by the A$AP Mob, featuring Juicy J.
We’re enjoying Skepta’s new album “Konichiwa” so much that we’re bringing you a track off of it for the second Monday in a row. Sorry, not sorry. Nothing but bangers. Here’s “Ladies Hit Squad”, featuring D Double E and A$AP Nast
In case you were in bed mad early last night or were disconnected from the Internet and missed it somehow…Drake dropped his highly anticipated album Views yesterday. The biggest album of the year this far, it’s got bangers like “Hype” and “Still Here”, but also has the more introspective cuts that Drake’s so well known for, like “Weston Road Flows”.
It’s a fine body of work from Drizzy, and you should do yourself a favor and go cop it on iTunes right now, or stream it on Apple Music if you’re a subscriber. Here’s the link to buy…what are you waiting for? Go pay your respects (or respecks, as Birdman might say).
