Your monthly run down of new, trending bangers, jams and slow jams. Photo by Callie Richmond for AThousandGrams.
Big K.R.I.T. featuring Yelawolf - Hometown Hero (Remix)
Southern home cooking via rising, well-received rappers from Tennessee and Alabama.
Charles Hamilton - Kat Stacks
The introspective, isolated Hamilton pops up from a semi-absence, raps impressively over a jacked beat and releases five mixtapes at once.
Drake - Do It All
Fresh rap from the genre's biggest summer star, set for some bullshit compilation.
John Legend, The Roots featuring Common - Wake Up Everybody
Legend and The Roots are making an album together, this is the first taste.
Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West - Erase Me
Once you get over fact Cudi's latest is not a rap song in any way, it's an agreeable little number.
Rich Boy featuring Drake, Lloyd - To The Floor
Nice slow burner for last call. I've always found Lloyd's insistence on going by his unremarkable first name to be a career obstacle. There has to be gravitas behind first name solo artists. You'll never hear, "we got a fresh new joint from Frank."
Rick Ross featuring Chrisette Michele, Drake - Aston Martin Music (Extended Mix)
Rick Ross featuring Raekwon - Audio Meth
The two best holdovers from Teflon Don. I'm telling you, the best album of the summer thus far. Recovery is a masterpiece but it's too thick and layered for a season when you need quick cuts between errands.
Royce Da 5'9'' - Walking In the Rain
The usual lyrical barrage about nothing we've come to rely on and enjoy in brief doses.
Trey Songz - I Want You
With elitist pricks suddenly penning dissertations on poppy r&b, Trey Songz is on deck for a hipster-heavy fall.
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