I Am Northeast keeps his promise to his fans and releases a new freestyle that he recorded the other night. The most-underrated trapper is dropping off his next project, Trap Fifth Avenue next week on the Fourth of July.
Cayan & ABThePro – ‘Jungle Gems’ (Stream)
This is dope: D.C. artist Cayan has linked with fellow artist/producer ABThePro (Aleem Bilal) to create a new project titled Jungle Gems, which sees fourteen tracks and additional appearances from Uptown XO and Obii Say. Press play on that below (or through your favorite streaming platform).
H.E.R. Feat. YBN Cordae – “Racks”
Following an amazing performance at the BET Awards, H.E.R. and YBN Cordae return with another dope collaboration titled “Racks,” which you can check out above.
GlockBoyKari – “Throw That Back”
Q Da Fool really created a huge buzz for Largo, MD, and rising star GlockBoyKari is steadily adding to that with a fresh sound of his own. For his latest, GBK drops off a new single titled “Throw That Back.”
Freaky Flash Feat. Shug Da Trappa – “Purpose”
VA to PG connection. Check out Freaky Flash and Shug Da Trappa’s new collaboration, “Purpose,” below.
Bou – “Made For This” (Video); ‘Dreams Over Money’ (Stream)
Shot by Slizz Behind The Lens and taken from Bou’s latest release Dreams Over Money, which you can stream in full below (along with a second video released earlier this year for “Set Up Shop.”
Rick Ross Feat. Wale – “Act A Fool”
Produced by Beat Billionaire. Port Of Miami II: Born To Kill is on the way.
Sabrina Claudio x Wale – “All My Love”
Sabrina Claudio is back with a new single titled “All My Love,” a collaboration with D.C.’s own Wale. Check out the Miami-to-D.C. connection above.
Lil Gray – ‘Man Of Many’ (Stream)
Rising D.C. area star Lil Gray drops off his latest project Man Of Many, which sees features/production from Goonew, Sparkheem, MoeMoneyCan, Mannyvelli and more. Stream below….get every dollar.
Wale – “09 FOLARIN”
Wale links back with Best Kept Secret for another new track before we get the new single on July 12 from his upcoming album. I am happy to see them working together again, we haven’t heard them together since “Heisman Watch.” I hope we get some more Ralph and BKS on his upcoming album.
Shy Glizzy Joins Ralo on “No Competition”
Even though he’s still incarcerated, Atlanta’s Ralo is prepping for the release of a new project titled Free Ralo. You can see the artwork and tracklisting for that project below, along with the first song on the upcoming release: the Twysted Genius-produced “No Competition,” which features assistance from D.C.’s own Shy Glizzy.
Free Ralo drops June 28th.
Xanman – ‘Hell Yeah’ (Mixtape)
Xanman returns with a new project Hell Yeah hosted by Hustle Hearted, the follow up to his last project Big Plug N*gga which features Lil Yachty and K Supreme . You can check out his new project Hell Yeah below which features Fat Dave and production from Danny ICU, DJ Suede and more.
5am – “Flashing Lights” ft. TM88
Grammy-nominated producer, TM88 (@TM88) and Meek Mill-approved vocalist 5am (@love5am_) have been teasing their soon to be released 5:88 collaboration since the beginning of 2019. To officially kick things off, the ATL natives recently released the project’s first offering titled “Flashing Lights.” The auto-tune infused cut details the life of a young, rich, bachelor, and perfectly compliments the Capitol Records sound architect’s intoxicating instrumentation.
Stream the new single from 5am. If you aren’t familiar with that name, know that TM88 he and TM88 are dropping a new EP shortly.
Free Nationals Feat. Mac Miller & Kali Uchis – “Time”
RIP Mac Miller. Check out the new Free Nationals track below, which — in addition to featuring the fallen emcee — also sees assistance from the DMV’s own Kali Uchis.
GoldLink – ‘Diaspora’ (Stream); “Zulu Screams” (‘Tonight Show’ Performance)
Featuring Tyler, the Creator, Pusha T, Khalid, Wizkid, and more. Expect this album to be the soundtrack of the Summer.
Also added: upcoming European tour dates in support of the album.
Wale – “Gemini (2 Sides)”
Wale’s back with new heat this week, complete with an interesting tweet to help explain the Gemini breakdown:
— Wale (@Wale) June 10, 2019
Lil Dream – ‘SwipeRixh 2’
Seven new tracks from D.C. own’s Lil Dream (including one feature from Lil Gray and additional production from Good Intent, Pentagrvm, Captain Crunch Beats, Moonman Johnny and Mikado Sensei). Press play below.
Black Cobain – “Get Dripped Freestyle”
VA and Jet Life’s own Black Cobain is back with a new freestyle, which you can stream below.
I Am Northeast – “Free Fat Trel”
That true unity vibe. D.C. Rap frontrunner I Am Northeast is back with a powerful new track titled “Free Fat Trel,” an ode to his currently-incarcerated peer. Trel even responded to the song’s release:
Vibe to it below.
GoldLink – “Joke Ting” (Feat. Ari PenSmith) & “U Say” (Feat. Tyler, The Creator & Jay Prince)
Two new tracks from GoldLink before his new album Diaspora drops June 12th. Also, he has a new Beats 1 radio show.
Chris Allen – “Mumbo Sauce Dreams”
New heat from the DMV’s own Chris Allen, produced by snctm. and JamesJamesJames. Stream below.
Simba – ‘Taliben’ (Stream)
Currently-incarcerated DMV artist Simba delivers a new project titled Taliben, which can be streamed in full below.
Nicky Bleu – Testimony (Video)
Maryland artist Nicky Bleu forced me to break my rule of not posting freestyles over popular songs. Although this song is a few months old, Nicky’s version of Kodak’s “Testimony”, shot by Hidden Images DC, shines above. Smooth falsetto singing about Lean plugs overdosing and family tragedy show versatility that you rarely see in a freestyle. I hope to hear more from him soon, ideally with his talented friends like Knuklehead, Yung Wack and Murrrland.
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