O THE GREAT "American Psycho" [SINGLE]

O THE GREAT and ASHTRONOMICZ have a recording connection that reaches back at least to *THE MONSTERS ARE DUE* in 2021. “AMERICAN PSYCHO” brings the two names together again on a standalone release from the New York MC. The earlier project included tracks titled “THE CROW,” “TOKYO GHOUL” and “WES CRAVEN.” It predates O’s more recent group work with Royal Council, placing the ASHTRONOMICZ collaboration within a separate strand of his recording history. Listeners may also know O through Royal Council, the trio with Supreme Cerebral and Alphabetic. The group released *Gold Pyramids* in 2024 and followed it with *Clash In Cairo* in 2026, working with producer Machacha across that second album. His individual releases also include *NYU*, preceding “AMERICAN PSYCHO” in a catalogue that runs alongside the Royal Council albums.

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The Tangiers "Weapons Of War" (feat. IAMPROFIT) [VIDEO]

“Weapons Of War” reaches back to an earlier chapter of The Tangiers. The Hardtimes Records video upload pairs Massiah Kaine and Benefit with IAMPROFIT on a song already released as a single in 2021, before appearing on *The House Always Wins* the following year. The Western Massachusetts duo built that album around their partnership and a wider guest network. Smif-N-Wessun joined “The Aces High Show,” RJ Payne appeared on “Dream Works,” and “Wrath Of The Titans” brought in RJ Payne and M-Dot. Profit was also part of the album beyond “Weapons Of War,” appearing on “Outta My Mind.” The current upload places that earlier recording alongside the duo’s more recent activity. Their 2026 EP *Old Vegas* includes “Setting The Deck,” produced by Scotzilla, which also received a video. That release follows the Hardtimes material from 2021 and 2022; “Weapons Of War” belongs to the earlier run.

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Barz Fury "Early Mourning" [EP]

Spawn Zero’s appearances on *Early Mourning* come with a shared history: he and Barz Fury are the Livingston duo L.I.V. Their work together predates this release by years, with the 2019 mixtape *L.I.V 3* documenting the pair’s writing partnership and Barz Fury’s work on its mix and mastering. For *Early Mourning*, Barz Fury produces all six tracks. Spawn Zero joins “Blind” and “Foggy Rooms,” bringing that existing duo connection into a release issued under Barz Fury’s own name. Numoon and Detriment are among the other guests, appearing on “Rick Rude” and “From Dusk Till Dawn.” The Scottish rapper’s individual catalogue has also continued alongside the L.I.V work. Recent entries include *Crown Of Rot* and *Midnight Over Caledonia*, preceding *Early Mourning*.

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PENAR "Inspiration nocturne" [ALBUM]

PENAR returns to several established collaborators on *Inspiration nocturne*. The rapper, based in Switzerland, works again with Nigma, Garabato Beats and Oxydz across the fourteen-track release. On *Cercle Vie Cieux* in 2024, Nigma produced “Flashback,” while Garabato Beats contributed “Fusil De Chasse” and “Elle.” Oxydz subsequently appeared several times on the 2025 release *A coeur ouvert*, including “Voyage” and “A fleur de plume.” Nigma handles four tracks here, including “Sous-culture,” “Libère la bête” and the title song. Garabato Beats produces “Chienne de vie,” while Oxydz returns for “Entre-deux,” featuring Namoo. DJ Idem also joins two tracks, “Trouver les mots” and “Sous-culture.”

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TERROR VAN POO "BK2BX Freestyle" [VIDEO]

Bronx park jams are among TERRORVANPOO’s earliest memories of hip-hop: DJs setting up turntables and speakers, people gathering from different boroughs, and the feeling that he wanted to be part of it. “BK2BX FREESTYLE” arrives from an MC whose own account of that beginning remains rooted in the neighbourhood’s live culture. His more recent projects have been built with a recurring circle of collaborators. For *Terror Van Wick*, he and Vinny Idol developed a rap soundtrack inspired by the *John Wick* films. Their work continued on *TERROR VAN PUTIN*, released in 2026 with Vinny Idol producing throughout. Bernadette Price is another established partner. TERRORVANPOO has described their connection developing through conversations about music, followed by hearing her rap privately and wanting to bring her into the studio. She appears on several *TERROR VAN PUTIN* tracks, including “Packed Up” and “Feel Good Over 50.” REEMOFILMEDIT directs the “BK2BX FREESTYLE” video.

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Le Zeppo & LEGIT "Peep The Throne" (feat. Uncle Fester) [SINGLE]

An original, sample-free composition is the premise behind “Peep The Throne,” the second single from LEGIT and Le Zeppo’s forthcoming joint album *Basement Therapy*. The Canadian MCs describe Algerian producer HostileProd’s backing as built around piano and strings, with Uncle Fester supplying the scratch chorus. The same four collaborators were already together on “’92 Hoyle And Deane,” the preceding single from the project. HostileProd and Uncle Fester return alongside the two principal artists as the album rollout continues. LEGIT’s individual recording history includes *360 365 EP* and the REX SESHUNZ collaboration *Born Inside A Dream*. His catalogue also contains further releases with HostileProd and Uncle Fester, including remixes of “Always Prepared” and “Raising The Culture, Pt. 3.”

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Torino The Scientist "Hood Fellas" (feat. Tragedy Khadafi) [EP]

Tragedy Khadafi and UK producer Torino The Scientist give *Hood Fellas* a defined narrative brief: five vocal tracks moving through street life, robbery, incarceration, reflection and escape. The release includes an instrumental counterpart to each song, with Tragedy appearing throughout the vocal sequence. The Queensbridge MC brings a history that reaches from his early Juice Crew connections to his involvement with Capone-N-Noreaga and records including *Intelligent Hoodlum*, *Against All Odds* and *Still Reportin’*. His writing has also addressed the politics surrounding street life. Discussing “No Justice, No Peace,” he explained that he wanted to bring attention to the injustice his community experienced from the perspective of someone close to those streets. The release presents its five stages as a progression through consequences toward freedom. The sequence moves from “Organic” through “Hood Fellas,” “Captive Minds” and “Food For Thought” to “Fugitives,” the proposed endpoint of that narrative. Torino’s production setup includes an Isla Instruments S2400 sampler and vintage outboard equipment. The closing vocal track, “Fugitives,” expands the cast with Myalanksy of Wu-Syndicate and Jack Da Union. Alongside the digital release, the project is listed in black-vinyl and numbered split-splatter editions, the latter limited to 250 copies.

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Ras Kass "Summer Jam" (feat. MJE) [VIDEO]

An idea Ras Kass had been carrying for nearly two decades helped set *FALLOUT* in motion. The project’s announcement traces “Summer Jam” back to a record he had once tried to sample; revisiting that inspiration led to the song and then to a seven-track EP. The official video pairs Ras Kass with MJE, with Genre producing and St. Louis co-producing. William Porche directs and edits the visual. The track arrives within the release campaign for *FALLOUT*, following Ras Kass’s full-length *Leopard Eats Face*. The EP’s announced cast also includes G-Dep and X-Raided, giving “Summer Jam” a place within a wider collection of collaborations. The seasonal wording is part of the project’s stated idea. Its announcement connects the title to the shift from summer into fall, alongside themes of excess, decline and changing relationships. “Summer Jam” is identified as the creative starting point for that wider project.

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Sleazy F Baby & Four Limbs "Northern Quarter Confidential" [EP]

For listeners who first met Sleazy F Baby through *All Blahk Tracksuit* or Cult of the Damned, *Northern Quarter Confidential* adds another partnership to the Manchester rapper’s catalogue. Four Limbs produces the EP in full, with Sleazy writing across its four tracks. His connection to Blah Records reaches back to *All Blahk Tracksuit* in 2016 and his work with Cult of the Damned, whose releases include the self-titled record and *Part Deux: Brick Pelican Posse Crew Gang Syndicate*. Those group appearances form part of the background to his individual records. He subsequently worked with Dirty Dike on *Blaxploitation*, released through Melonskin Records. The EP’s four tracks are “Cruise,” “Anti Hero,” “Whatever U Like” and “STFU.” Sleazy and Four Limbs share the artist billing for the release. Its launch campaign also involved Manchester’s local network. A party was announced at Stage & Radio with Sniff, China Lilly and Gilly MCR among the supporting artists.

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Visionaries "VSHA VSHA" [VIDEO]

Key-Kool takes on both the recording and the filmmaking for “VSHA VSHA,” producing the track and directing, shooting and editing its official video. DJ Rhettmatic supplies the scratches, while LMNO, Dannu, Key-Kool, Lord Zen and 2Mex handle the lyrics. The video also brings in freestyle dancers, including Tyrone Maximum and Rich One. The crew’s first official recording, “Visionaries (Stop Actin’ Scary),” appeared on Key-Kool and Rhettmatic’s *Kozmonautz* in 1995. Its members had already crossed paths in other settings: Key-Kool knew LMNO from an earlier group, while Dannu and Zen worked together before adopting the Writer’s Block name. Sessions at the Bomb Shelter studio in Carson brought that circle together, with 2Mex joining after an invitation to spend time with them. The track itself appeared in a DJ-pack edition in 2025. The video now accompanies its place on the forthcoming album *The Last Shall Be First*, carrying an existing recording forward into the group’s next release campaign.

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JUNK "Ghosts" (feat. Sayzee) [SINGLE]

“GHOSTS” brings Sayzee into JUNK and IM’PERETIV’s continuing collaboration after *Together In Pieces V*, the announced final chapter of their numbered EP series. It also reunites Sayzee with a producer already present in his own catalogue: IM’PERETIV made “Antisocial” for *Smoke Wave*, his 2024 project with Jamal Gasol. In 2011, JUNK won Canada’s End Of The Weak freestyle competition and went on to finish third at the international competition in Paris. That same year, he formed Northwest Division with Hungry. The Vancouver duo released albums and mixtapes together before JUNK’s subsequent solo work and sustained collaboration with IM’PERETIV. Sayzee brings a separate Ontario history. Originally performing as Sese, the St. Catharines rapper developed the *Your Favourite Rapper’s Worst Nightmare* mixtape series before building his catalogue under the Sayzee name.

JUNK and Sayzee share writing and performance duties on “GHOSTS,” with IM’PERETIV handling the production.

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Parallax "Mirror Maze" [ALBUM]

East London rapper and producer Parallax is preparing *Mirror Maze*, a fourteen-track release with appearances from Ayite and Yaz Aiyla. It follows a recording history that includes the EP *Depth Perception* and the 2018 debut LP *Auditory Vision*. That first full-length brought together UK collaborators and a connection to Los Angeles: Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples appeared alongside artists including Phoenix Da Icefire, while DJ Nappa and Ded Tebiase were among the producers. Parallax also worked with Rakaa on “Round and Round,” whose video was made across London and Los Angeles. Discussing his writing during that period, Parallax spoke about moving between social commentary and personal subjects drawn from life in London. He described wanting to carry forward the lyrical UK hip-hop he grew up with while developing his songwriting. For the forthcoming release, Ayite joins “Stone Cold” with Yaz Aiyla and returns on “Two Kings.” The sequence also incorporates “Still On The Map,” which already appeared as a separate track in Parallax’s catalogue earlier in 2026.

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