One of Uptown’s finest Hip-Hop veterans is back with a new project titled Grind Season 2, which sees appearances from Just-Ty, Black Cobain, Big Moon, Noochie and more. Stream/download below via Spinrilla.
Wale – Shape of You (Remix)
For his latest, Wale freestyles over Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’. SHINE is still on the way.
Chelly The MC – There She Go (Video)
Chelly The MC drops a new visual over Kodak Black’s ‘There He Go’.
Rico Nasty & Tino Loud – First Time (Video)
Taken from last year’s Cuffin Season, which you can stream below.
Just-Ty – Pressure
D.C.’s Just-Ty is back with a dope new cut titled ‘Pressure’, produced by Atlanta’s own Dun Deal.
Dunson – 10,000 Hours
Something new from Baltimore’s Dunson, inspired by a well-discussed rule from Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers book.
Black Cobain Feat. Reesa Renee – Brown Sugar
Virginia’s Black Cobain joins forces with Reesa Renee on the new single ‘Brown Sugar’.
Ryan Gee Feat. CelwitDaBag – Get To The Money
Courtesy of the world famous DJ Torch comes a new track from collaborators Ryan Gee and CelwitDaBag titled ‘Get To The Money’. Check it out below.
London Dior – I Am Lundy (Mixtape Stream)
D.C.’s own London Dior breaks out with a new mixtape titled I Am Lundy, which you can stream via Spinrilla below:
You can never let anything distract you from your main objective. My only goal is to be great. That’s all I want. That’s all I ever aspire to be. Greatness is something nobody can ever take away from you, no matter what happens. So I put all my energy and focus into my craft.
Lil Dude Feat. A$AP Ant – Off-White
Produced by Spizzledoe. Shouts to Virgil Abloh’s Off-White brand, which this songs pays homage to.
WillThaRapper – Red Opps (Remix)
Newly-minted Republic Records artist WillThaRapper lets off a dope remix to 21 Savages’ ‘Red Opps’.
K’ron – Done (Video)
This is dope. Check out more from K’ron — including the Kehlani-featured ‘Doesn’t Matter’ — over at his Soundcloud.
Black Alley – Houston (Video)
This is super dope. We caught the above message on Facebook, which led us to Black Alley’s new visual for ‘Houston’, which is…awesome, you just have to watch it (below).
Be sure to pick up the single here.
Wale Feat. Lil Wayne – Running Back (Video)
Wale liberates the official visual for his single ‘Running Back’, which features Lil Wayne. We need that SHINE ASAP.
Nasa Boyz – Can’t Help Myself (Video)
Taken from Nasa Boyz 5, available for streaming below.
Super Nike Nando – Last Shall Be First (Stream)
At the top of the year, D.C.’s (Super) Nike Nando liberated his new project Last Shall Be First…you can stream/purchase said release below via iTunes/Apple Music.
Lil Zay – Bad & Boujee (Freestyle)
Lil Zay puts his twist on Migos’ hit single ‘Bad & Boujee’.
Mazerati Music & Likeblood Entertainment Join Forces On ‘Bring The City Out’ EP
Two of D.C.’s biggest entities — Uptown’s longstanding collective Likeblood Entertainment and the Southside-to-Texas-based Mazerati Music, helmed by Steve Francis — have join forces for a new EP titled Bring The City Out, which sees appearances from Binessman E, Ron Doub, Young Fresh, BlackMan, Hot Rizzle, Young Jitta, Produca P, Richie P and more. Stream/download the project below via DatPiff.
Noochie – Trust Nobody (Video)
Taken from Product of the DMV.
Noochie brings us a dramatic short film for “Trust Nobody” from his Product of the DMV mixtape. Watch as the young lyricist chronicles violence and betrayal in the streets of Washington, DC. Directed by Fool With The Camera.
A$AP Ant Feat. A$AP Ferg & A$AP Twelvyy – Finances (Remix)
A$AP Wednesdays (yes, we’re late). Courtesy of DJ Nick and produced by Sanchez.
Wale – Groundhog Day (Extended Version) (Video)
One of Wale’s hardest (and most direct) offerings gets a new visual. Above lies the L.A.-shot clip for ‘Groundhog Day’, which features an added few minutes of aggressive poetry-delivered bars from the D.C. artist in lieu of his issues with the music industry, inner “demons” and his critics. Hopefully, SHINE isn’t too far away.
Layla Khepri – Pokerface (Video)
At the start of the year, Layla Khepri dropped off the above track and visual for ‘Pokerface’, taken from 2015’s Lottery Pick project. We’ve also included another, older visual for ‘Incredible’ below.