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The hip-hop world came out swinging on New Music Friday, as we were blessed with new projects from Gang Starr (One of the Best Yet), Earl Sweatshirt (FEET OF CLAY), Westside Gunn (Hitler Wears Hermes 7), Lil Peep (GOTH ANGEL SINNER), and more. Beyond the full-length projects, some of the best music this week came […]

On Sept. 20, hip-hop duo Gang Starr released the J. Cole-assisted “Family and Loyalty” track, marking their first single in over a decade. The unexpected drop ignited album rumors, which were fueled by subsequent Instagram teasers featuring a voicemail from Nas: Fast-forward to mid-October, when DJ Premier unleashed “Bad Name,” which also included posthumous vocals from his Gang Starr […]

The rumored release of Playboi Carti’s long-anticipated forthcoming album, Whole Lotta Red, might have headlined the week in rap releases, but its failure to arrive didn’t ruin New Music Friday. We were still blessed with new albums from Gucci Mane (Woptober II), Kash Doll (Stacked), Benny the Butcher and Smoke DZA (Statue of Limitations), and […]

The comeback continues. One month after releasing the J. Cole-assisted “Family and Loyalty,” DJ Premier comes through with a new Gang Starr cut, “Bad Name.” The producer announced the drop on social media Thursday, posting a clip of the track and its official cover art. In conjunction with the new single, Gang Starr announced the release […]

As we look forward to this fall’s packed music release schedule, this week held us down with a number of great new singles: DaBaby got introspective on “Intro,” Danny Brown released the second single from his forthcoming album uknowhatimsayin¿ (“Best Life”), Future dropped a brooding slow jam (“What It Do”), Mick Jenkins tapped Qari for “Percy,” […]

Earlier this week, DJ Premier surprised Gang Starr fans when he tweeted a clip of a voicemail left by Nas. The rapper is trying to reach Premier, hearing a rumor that a new Gang Starr album is on the way. “Yo, Premier, what up man? It’s your man Nas. Yo, is it true there’s a […]