This month may be the best yet, from top to bottom — and that last part’s proverbial, as all the playlists are ‘mixed’ based on sound, style, and theme, and not from the best to the 50th best.
Standouts this month:
- First and foremost, my past collaborator REKS, who appears THREE TIMES over top-notch production.
- An African anthem put together by the legendary DJ Jimmy Jatt, featuring Femi Kuti and my friend and “I Am” collaborator Modenine.
- Two in-your-face political cuts, from rappers’ rappers Emilio Rojas and Saigon.
- The song that sold me on young white rapper Token, the heartfelt “Happiness”.
- Two songs featuring my favorite rapper — and friend and collaborator — ILL BILL.
- Better representation for women in Hip Hop, with new music from Dominique Larue, Eternia and Rapsody.
- My introduction to Chox-Mak, who beat me to the punch using his daughters to deliver a beautiful hook.
- Break-neck beats from Statik Selektah, Buckwild, Large Professor, Alchemist, Apollo Brown, Nottz, Optiks and J. Rawls.
- The return (again) of one of my personal favorites, Mickey Factz.
- More brilliant bully rap from Conway and WestSide Gunn.
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