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Azizi Gibson – The Last

Synthy underground hip-hop.

BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul

Modern jazz ensemble collaborating with hip-hop legend.

The Black Market – VLME 1

Laid back and jazzy instrumental hip-hop.

Boldy James – Trapper’s Alley 2 Risk vs Reward

East Coast gangster rap.

Bones & Dylan Ross – SongsThatRemindYouOfHome

Dark, trappy, alternative hip-hop.

Cakes Da Killa – #IMF

Gay rap bangers.

Cannibal Ox – Blade of Ronin

East Coast boom bap.

Chris Travis – Live From The East 2015

Lo-fi trap vibes.

Clear Soul Forces – Cheat Codes EP

Boom bap.

Dawn Richard – Blackheart

Intricate neo soul / RnB.

The Doppelgangaz – Rhyme Over Beats

Jazzy instrumental hip-hop.

EarthGang – Torba

Underground hip-hop.

Esbe – Bloomsday

Smooth trip hop.

Fashawn – The Ecology

West Coast hip-hop.

The Four Owls – Natural Order

UK boom bap.

Future – Beast Mode

Smooth auto-tuned hip-hop.

Future Brown – Future Brown

Futuristic grime / hip-hop.

FWUK Trax Eight

UK footwork / jungle label sampler.

Gucci Mane – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Trap.

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Heems – Eat Pray Thug

Alternative hip-hop.

Hodgy Beats – Dena Tape 2

High energy hip-hop.

Homeboy Sandman – Tour Tape

Alternative hip-hop.

This album was only available on cassette tapes sold on Homeboy Sandman’s recent tour so you’ll have to do some digging to find it.

Infinite Livez vs Stade – Trans Europe Excess

Bizarre UK hip-hop.

John Robinson – We The Prolific

Underground hip-hop.

Johnny Rain – 11

Electronic RnB.

Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly

Jazzy hip-hop.

Kenn Starr – Square One

Boom bap.

Kiings – WWYDF

RnB infused bass music.

Knxwledge – Hexual Sealings Prt.8

Jazzy RnB remixes.

Knxwledge – WT.PRT.7.5

Jazzy hip-hop remixes.

Lil Scrappy – Merlo’s Way

Trap.

Lofty305 X DJ Complex – Haitian Silk

Psychedelic hip-hop.

Lxury – Into the Everywhere

Crazy electro vibes

DJ Madd – R&F Unlimited EP

Footwork.

Mark Battles & Dizzy Wright – Lost In Reality

Hip-Hop.

MC Eiht – Compton 2 Vienna Vol. 1

West Coast gangsta rap.

Memory Man – Broadcast One

Gritty jazz sample based hip-hop.

Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death – Stoned and Dethroned

Spacey hip-hop.

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Nell – The Screw Tape

Gangster raps over DJ Screw tracks.

Nneka – My Fairy Tales

Reggae infused soul.

OG Maco – 15 EP

Alternative trap.

Open Mike Eagle – A Special Episode Of

“Art Rap”.

Pharoahe Monch – Lost In Translation

Smooth hip-hop.

Phony Ppl – Yesterday’s Tomorrow

Jazzy RnB / hip-hop.

ProtoType – Lost Boy

Electronic RnB.

Ratking – 700 Fill

Underground hip-hop.

Raw Poetic & K-Def – Coll Convos in Quantum Speech

Smooth boom bap.

Rome Fortune X OG Maco – Yep EP

Alternative trap.

SD – Life of a Savage 4

Chicago drill.

Sinitus Tempo & The Regiment – S.O.U.L. Sound of us Living

Boom bap.

Skizzy Mars – The Red Balloon Project

RnB / hip-hop.

Slim Thug – Hogg Life The Beginning

Pimped out Southern hip-hop.

Substantial and The Other Guys – The Past

Boom bap.

THEEsatisfaction – EarthEE

Experimental hip-hop.

Theory Hazit – Fall Of The Light Bearer

Underground hip-hop.

Toro Y Moi – What For?

Chillwave.

Traxman – Tek x Tar Vol. 5

Footwork.

Tree – Trap Genius

Trap.

Zion I – The Sun Moon and Stars EP

West Coast boom bap.

Yeti (ZGRA) – Hip-Hop Collection VI

Bizarre instrumental hip-hop.

Young L – Final Fantasy

Strange trap vibes.

Yung Simmie – Yung Smokey

Smoked out trap.

ZeBaDee – The Way Forward

Scottish hip-hop.

Listen on Youtube

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Blanco and The Jacka and Messy Marv – One Hunnid EP

Smooth West Coast gangsta rap. I don’t understand the relevance of the presidential sound bites but the tracks really bump.

Blitz The Ambassador – Afropolitan Dreams

Funky stylings from African MC Blitz.

Blu – Good to be Home

A lot of people have been disappointed with Blu since Below The Heavens which has played a big part in him falling out of the limelight. Those who haven’t been feeling his recent releases wont like this much either as the sound is really rough and lo-fi, but that is obviously what Blu is going for here. I love the rawness of this album with the crackly soul samples and relentless raps, it’s not for everyone but there is a real beauty to this kind of hip-hop.

Blueprint – Respect The Architect

Intelligent and very lyrical, Blueprint’s latest album provides some tunes for the thinking man.

Buckshot and P-Money – Back Pack Travels

Pretty much what we’ve come to expect from Buckshot. Dope album that does what it says on the tin.

Bugseed and Pigeondust – 7^th Wonder

Bugseed has been making some beautiful jazzy beats for the last few years and he continues with this new release.

Cakes Da Killa – Hunger Pangs

Le1f seems to be getting all the attention on the gay rap scene this year but Cakes Da Killa deserves some of that light with his new project. More consistent than his first release and catchy as hell.

The Celestics – Supreme Laziness

Montreal hip-hop duo bring the funk.

Chavis Chandler – Dark Skin Jermaine and The Legend Of The Leather Britches

Former member of Bruiser Brigade Chavis Chandler really brought his A game on this mixtape with an impressive flow and some smooth vocals. The mixture of golden age and trap style vibes throughout the tape are balanced greatly. It’s a shame he’s no longer a part of Bruiser Brigade because he complimented the rest of the crew so well.

Cities Aviv – Come to Life

I’ve been obsessed with Cities Aviv since Black Pleasure and he’s been honing his style ever since. The tracks on this album sound fuller than ever, the abrasiveness is still there but it’s so much richer sounding now. Some of the most interesting and forward thinking hip-hop of the last few years.