Rap & Hip-Hop

With more than 30 years in the game, D.I.T.C. affiliate Andre the Giant of Showbiz & A.G. fame continues to prove that his pen game is better than ever with the release of his latest full length effort, Giant In The Mental. The album title is more than...

With his acclaimed debut album Seeds, Roots & Fruits, an inclusion on Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz 8, and notable Cold Busted compilation appearances, the Polish beat-master Emapea has been a producer to watch. Early in 2018 he unveiled Zoning Out, Volume...

With help from Jerry Seinfeld himself, one of the classics from the mixtape era, Wale's More About Nothing sees it's first official release on CD & Vinyl. Originally released in 2008, the album is nothing short of a masterpiece in his celebrated catalog,...

With Griselda rhymer Benny The Butcher having what seems like an endless run of Ws, his BSF Records imprint appears to be getting more attention by the day. Rick Hyde is one of the top benefactors. His new project Plates II, a sequel to his independent...

With Grand Pubas departure shortly after the issue of the groups debut full-length, Brand Nubian as a trio was no more. Grand Puba went on as a solo artist while Lord Jamar and Sadat X (formerly Derek) kept the Brand Nubian name and released the amazing...

With Flatpocket it's all about the papers or - to be precise - the absence of it. Flatpocket's first album was called "Geldfundphantasyen" (which means "Finding Money Fantasies" in German) and came out in 2012. Six years later Twit One and Lazy Jones -...

With an undeniably lengthy resume, French Montana releases the next entry in the popular Coke Boys series, CB5. The album boasts an impressive 19 songs, featuring a star-studded lineup including the likes of Pop Smoke, Jack Harlow, Benny The Butcher,...

With all due respect to New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Miami, the epicenter of the rap universe in 2016 just may be Chicago. With young stars ranging from Chief Keef to Chance The Rapper to Lil Bibby to Vic Mensa, the Windy City continues to push...

With a smooth-as-butter flow, an entrancingly deep vocal tone, and an exceptional ear for production, Big Cheeko is one of the most exciting emcees to emerge from Atlanta in recent memory. After several outstanding mixtapes and a number of high-profile...

With a name as bold as Junglepussy and an artistry to match, Shayna McHayle is New York's premier rap rule-breaker. Honest, funny, and freaky, her rhymes span from the explicitly audacious to the tenderly relatable. Her unfailingly confident flow...

With a musical style that has been described as "a combination of RZA, Flying Lotus, Madlib, and Geoff Barrow of Portishead", "Peeling in the Drum" continues Remy LBO's exploration of the boundaries of instrumental Hip-Hop. By taking heavy melodic bass...

With a moving album cover paying homage to fallen comrades King Von and Nuski, Lil Durk and Only the Family release their fourth OTF label compilation album, Loyal Bros. Alternating between hard-hitting street anthems and emotional ballads, the 23-track...