Wale – “Ghetto Speak” (Video) & “Mission Statement”

Wale just dropped two INCREDIBLY short heaters for fans to enjoy. The above clip is an offshoot from his Cherry Blossoms Foamposite campaign and features plenty of D.C.’s finest artists and creators. Below, Folarin tapped T-Minus for an equally dope drop.

Please, PLEASE: Let there be more where this came from (and we’re not counting his upcoming tour and MGM extragavanza, either).

Fat Trel – ‘Boosa’s Keeper’ (Stream)

Despite reported legal issues, Fat Trel has his foot on the gas with his latest drop, Boosa’s Keeper, named in honor of his fallen brother. The project comes with 17 tracks and contributions from the likes of Skilla Baby, IDK, EST Gee, and NSC Kai. As he explained via press release:

“This album is dedicated to my lil brother Boosa, who passed away when I was locked up. I put a lot of time into this album and was going through a lot while making it. I got sober and went to therapy as well. So you will hear a lot of pain and just a better version of me throughout each song. I’m introducing the world to an older, better, and evolved version of Fat Trel.”

With that, you can press play below.

POOL PARTY RECAP: JUKEBOXDC Chats With Azian, Big Flock, HousePartii, and Big Wax (Video)

JUKEBOXDC was lucky enough to stop through PINKYTHARAPPER and Debbie’s pool party, which also served as a videoshoot for Pinky’s latest single, “Blocked.” During the function, we chatted with Big Flock, Big Wax, Azian, and HousePartii about the shoot, new music, advice to up-and-comers, and much more. Check out the clips below.

If you missed it, you can watch the visual for “Blocked” here. Fans can also press play on Flock’s latest project, Sonny 2.

Logic – ‘Ultra 85’ (Stream)

From Apple Music:

By this point in Logic’s career, fans know better than to accept any more “final” album declarations. Still, they’d be justified in having mixed emotions over the auspicious arrival of Ultra 85, an epic project some seven years in the making, and one that he’d previously insinuated would be his last as a rapper. Either way, this veritable hip-hop space opera returns to the intergalactic interplay of 2015’s The Incredible True Story with skits and narrative segues pushing the entertaining story of Kai and Thomas along.

While his devotees will exhaustively pore over the fresh lore, lyrical rap listeners don’t need to get bogged down in background to appreciate what the preternaturally gifted MC does on the mic for “Ghost in the Machine” and the Gucci Mane-nodding “Mission Control.” A continuation of his interior explorations, “Innerstellar” wrestles with concerns existential and emotional, with hope-filled encouragement and mindfulness over a jazzy beat by 6ix, his longtime production cohort. His earnestness remains core to his charm, proving as sincere and genuine as he is simply dope on “Peace Love & Positivity” and the West Coast-inflected “Teleport.”