Silent Funk +1 "Say Less" [VIDEO]

Defenders of the Hip-Hop Universe Silent Funk +1 take on “The Wackness Group” in a new video. “Say Less” is partly inspired by emcee Rhinoceros Funk’s hatred of that term. As he states “My issues with the grammatical chaos have provided many a chuckle during intense Silent Funk conversations. One day Silent Someone (producer) called me while wearing a smoking jacket and stuffing his whale bone pipe and said we use the phrase correctly to persuade these bums to ‘Say Less’ and encourage them to zip they lips and move on.

In the animated video, Rhino, Silent and the third member of the group, DJ JS-1 use their hard-earned hip-hop skills to topple Microwave Cooks, DJ Dishpan hands and producer Lord HypeBeast. Speaking on what these characters represent JS-1 said “to me those characters represent the typical clones that oversaturate the hip hop landscape. The one’s who think they are killing it because they post a lot of nonsense on social media or drop an album every twenty-seven minutes.”

Watch official video for “Say Less”: Here

“Say Less” appears on the forthcoming Silent Funk +1 LP U Ain’t Special (to be released in vinyl and digital format on 7/24).

More Info:
https://www.instagram.com/rhinocerosfunk/
https://www.instagram.com/silentsomeone_bx/
https://www.instagram.com/djjs1/

Unspoken feat. Trife Diesel "2 Live Life" [VIDEO]

"2 Live Life" is the first single from Breaking da Silence, the forthcoming album by Unspoken producer, MC, and one half of the Loudmoufs. The release date is set for August 21, and the label pairing of Thrice Great Records and Chambermusik plants the project firmly in the Wu-affiliated ecosystem: Chambermusik has been one of the central addresses for Clan-periphery releases for years. Unspoken's production credits include Tommy Whispers, Khyme Life, and Trife da God precisely the T.M.F. environment his guest today comes from. Trife Diesel is the real weight class of this track. As Trife da God, he spent years as Ghostface Killah's closest companion in the Theodore Unit on Pretty Toney, Fishscale, and the joint album Put It on the Line, he delivered the most reliable second voice beside Tony Starks. What makes him special here: the lyrics invert the familiar street perspective. Trife speaks on loving one another, peaceful coexistence, and consciously leaving behind the illegal paths of the past no denial of origins, but a matured reckoning. The Culture Freedom-animated visual makes Stapleton itself the main character: basketball courts, T.M.F. graffiti, the Staten Island Ferry, familiar corners of the Stapleton Projects. This is the same neighborhood the Wu-Tang founding mythology comes from but instead of the shadowy 36 Chambers iconography, the video chooses warm, hopeful colors. That inversion is precisely the statement: same streets, same names, different narrative. After years in which Staten Island served almost exclusively as a backdrop for hardness in rap, "2 Live Life" shows the borough as home, community, and a place with a future.

Mondo Slade "Game Genie" [ALBUM]

Mondo Slade names his album after the legendary cheat device of the 8- and 16-bit era: the Game Genie was the cartridge that rewrote game rules, activated infinite lives, and skipped levels. As a rap metaphor it carries double weight whoever owns the Game Genie plays the same game as everyone else, but by their own rules. Mondo Slade has built an underground reputation over years for style-conscious, reference-rich rap interlocking blaxploitation aesthetics with pop culture knowledge. Eleven tracks with no further published credits classification has to stay careful, but the title alone shows an artist choosing his nostalgia references precisely rather than scattering them arbitrarily.

PlunderDawgMusik & Veteran Eye feat. MNRA "The WEED HOUSE on BLACK WALL STREET" [ALBUM]

 

When "W.O.R.K" appeared in this coverage as the first single, the open question was whether the album would truly develop its title tension cannabis economics meets Black Wall Street. The now-available tracklist answers definitively: yes, and more thoroughly than expected. "Ida B. Wells" honors the anti-lynching journalist and civil rights pioneer. "Black Hayti" references the historic Hayti district in Durham, North Carolina the Black economic center known alongside Tulsa as "Black Wall Street," making it the natural, regional reference for a Greensboro duo. "Share Cropper Mary" and "A Cotton Pickin' Minute" take up the sharecropping era, while "Juno Moneta" reaches back to the Roman goddess whose temple gave the word "money" its origin. This isn't a random title collection but a sustained line: Black economic history from ancient etymology through Reconstruction and Jim Crow to today's cannabis economy. PlunderDawgMusik composes, Veteran Eye writes the clear division of labor from the single phase remains. MNRA is anchored as the album feature in the title, Poncho The Honcho returns on two tracks, joined by Mr. Rozzi, Hiromenbipp, Luse Kanz, Zig-Lah, and Chekar Kareem. Twelve tracks, none over three minutes except the closer the album keeps its theses compact instead of talking them to death. "Warren G" as a title remains an intriguing riddle between G-funk reference and presidential name play. The skit "Medicine Is In the Mind" closes the circle to the weed-house side of the concept: healing, economics, and history as three rooms of the same house.

Alpha_betic x Shadow Magnetic "Chronicles Of The ChronicPulls" [ALBUM]

Alpha_betic and Shadow Magnetic deliver Chronicles Of The ChronicPulls, an album whose title sets the direction: "ChronicPulls" interlocks weed vocabulary with the chronicler's ambition of the "Chronicles." Ten tracks, no further reliable credits available. The name Alpha_betic suggests a wordplay focus, Shadow Magnetic sounds like a producer alias nothing more can be said seriously without additional information. The album has to speak for itself.

Demonios Sekt "Reign Of Darkness" [ALBUM]

 

Reign Of Darkness is a collective statement systematically interlocking two worlds: the Spanish-language dark-rap underground around The Jotaka Perverse, SAI, Sr. Amargo, Tvmor, and Katha on one side and a remarkable density of Wu-Tang periphery on the other. Solomon Childs, who already appeared in this coverage on Heaven's Tank's "Trifecta," shows up three times: on "Creation of the Streetz," "El Atentado," and its remix. "Mexico Streetz" adds Beretta 9 and Shogun Assason both from the Killarmy universe, the militarily-coded Wu family around 4th Disciple and Dom Pachino, who has also been covered here. The tracklist tells its own geography: "Patria o Muerte," "La Fosa de los Muertos," "Lento Suicidio," "La Vida es una Puta" this is language from an environment where death, homeland, and despair aren't metaphorical decoration. "Mexico Streetz" as a track title featuring two Killarmy voices is almost programmatic: the Staten Island chamber aesthetic gets translated into Latin American street context here, not merely imported. Explizito carries the production lion's share, supplemented by Amos The Ancient Prophet, BeatYork, Cold Voice, and others. At seventeen tracks including two remixes, the project is deliberately maximal a posse album in the classic sense, where the sheer volume of voices ("La Sekta" alone gathers five, "Take Our Advice" seven artists) makes the sect concept of the group name audible.

Ty Nitty x Vodka Gravas x Ty Fetti "Always Shine" [SINGLE]

Ty Nitty is one third of Infamous Mobb alongside Twin Gambino and G.O.D. Pt. III the Queensbridge crew from Mobb Deep's innermost circle that marked its own place in QB history with Special Edition. This closes a loop within this coverage: Big Twins appeared a few rounds ago with "God Said It," and now his crew partner follows with his own single. "Always Shine" with Vodka Gravas and Ty Fetti carries a title that sounds like constancy rather than reinvention fitting for a veteran whose voice has been part of the Queensbridge sound since the late nineties. The Infamous Mobb members never chased the solo superstar route; their strength was always collective presence and reliability in formation. Both Twins and Nitty singles arriving in close succession is unlikely to be coincidence.

Benny Holiday x Snowgoons x Kitty Mitchiko feat. J Daw "Litty" [SINGLE]

Benny Holiday and the Snowgoons continue the partnership that already appeared in this coverage with "Can't Rain Forever." "Litty" expands the lineup: Kitty Mitchiko stands as the third primary artist in the credit, with J Daw joining as a feature. The title signals a different temperature than its melancholic predecessor where "Can't Rain Forever" was perseverance in a wet coat, "Litty" promises energy and motion. The Snowgoons giving an artist beats across multiple singles is a familiar pattern in their system: those who prove themselves in the Goon MuSick universe receive continuity rather than one-off placement.

Chuck Chan x Killy Shoot "The Schooling" [ALBUM]

The Schooling was already covered in depth in this series via the Bandcamp edition with fifteen tracks. The album now arrives on streaming platforms, listed there with fourteen tracks; presumably one of the shorter interlude pieces from the Bandcamp version is absent. The fundamentals remain: Chuck Chan produces everything, Lord Sarin mixes and masters, Supreme Cerebral, Substance, Deuce Hennessy, and DJ Grazzhoppa appear as guests, Hometeam Records carries the release. Anyone who read the Bandcamp coverage knows what to expect: Worcester winters, Eastpak aesthetics, grimy East Coast terrain with no filler.

Buckshot "I Got You Opin Remix" (Live @ SiriusXM Shade45) [VIDEO]

Buckshot stays in motion. Following The Package, the Bass & Bars session with Brady Watt and DJ Premier, and the "Good Day" video, the next building block arrives: a live performance of the "I Got You Opin Remix" at Shade 45, part of the Album Snapshot series hosted by Gray Rizzy. The track choice is deliberate "I Got You Opin" comes from Black Moon's Enta Da Stage era, and the remix stands among the moments where Da Beatminerz' sonic architecture and Buckshot's smooth menace locked together perfectly. Performing this song live now, mid-rollout of a new album, is no nostalgic accident: it connects Duck Down history to the present and recalls why this voice has carried for three decades. Radio formats like this a legend, a host, one classic, no rush remain the spaces where catalog artists get to tell their own story instead of having it explained to them.

Sankofa & August Fanon "Calm On Purpose" [ALBUM]

 01. Wash It All Away

02. Behind The Fall

03. Nowhere Fast

04. Boxes, Blankets, Styrofoam

05. The Tallest Sabbath

06. Tap Tap Tapping

07. Suffer Porn feat. JON?DOE

08. Rory Sparrow In The Skybox feat. Shottie & Tali Rodriguez

09. A Tree Grows

Cargo Cults (Alaska & Zilla Rocca) "Kingdom Music For The Hard Rocks" [ALBUM]

 01. Too Damn Old To MC

02. Skate Like A Limo feat. J Scienide

03. Amberlands

04. Nostalgia Tripping feat. Zilla Rocca & Jesse The Tree

05. Same Song Same Rhyme

06. Half Life feat. Defcee

07. Castro’s Home feat. Curly Castro

08. Buy The Ticket Take The Ride

09. Lightweight

10. Old Fogies feat. Breeze Brewin

11. Yankee Stadium feat. Reef The Lost Cauze & Yungmorpheus

Cargo Cults is the collaboration between Atoms Family/Hangar 18/Def Jux rapper Alaska and Wrecking Crew/Three Dollar Pistol rapper-producer Zilla Rocca, who are also the hosts of the Call Out Culture Podcast.

Their acclaimed debut album, Nihilist Millennial, turned its razor-sharp wit and self-deprecating humor on a society seemingly determined to destroy itself. Six years later, Cargo Cults return with a different target in their sights: their own mortality.

On Kingdom Music for the Hard Rocks, Alaska and Zilla Rocca examine aging in a culture built for the rich and the young. The album reflects on the loss of friends—not from "booze and drugs and violence," but from "DNA and crummy diets"—while exploring how the experiences of youth shape the realities of adulthood. Though its themes are weighty, the record is far from bleak. Instead, it celebrates the freedoms that come with growing older, the people who helped shape our lives, and the perspective earned through surviving long enough to look back.

The energy has shifted, but the hallmarks of Cargo Cults remain: sharp writing, dark humor, and hard-hitting production. Kingdom Music for the Hard Rocks is a thoughtful and unflinching meditation on getting older, delivered with the same intelligence and irreverence that made Cargo Cults stand out in the first place.

all songs written and performed by Alaska except where noted

all songs produced by Zilla Rocca

Mixed and Mastered by Cryptic One

Scratches by Marcus Pinn

4five6 Nice "Anything’s Possible" [ALBUM]

 01. Anything’s Possible (Intro)

02. Drug Deal Or Scam (prod. by A1Beatz)

03. Free Game (prod. by A1Beatz)

04. Yeah Yeah University (prod. by J Lullaby)

05. David Ruffin (prod. by J Lullaby)

06. Beat Up (Skit)

07. Derek’s Diary (prod. by Thesshabo)

08. Mula’s Mindset (prod. by A1Beatz)

09. New Number Nice (prod. by J Lullaby)

10. In My Pocket (prod. by A1Beatz)

11. Built Like This (Skit)

12. Who Needs A Enemy? (prod. by J Lullaby)

Action Figure 973 & DiMaggio "Polo Grounds" [ALBUM]

 01. Intro

02. Butch Husky

03. Ken Griffey Jr Was Never A Yankee

04. Showdown At Shea

05. Lou Gehrig’s Disease

06. Nomar Garciaparra

07. Pete Rose (Feat. 067Red)

08. War Memorial (Feat. Brother Tom Sos)

09. Relief Pitcher

Nenjah Nycist & Cut Beetlez "I Challenged The Master And Won" [ALBUM]

 01. Intro

02. Put Up

03. Where Ya Master At?

04. Shuriken

05. Two Seven Four

06. Rap Scammers

07. Battle Cry

08. The Secret

09. The Nenjah Skit

10. The Master Skit

11. The Man With Nothing

12. The Student’s Revenge

13. Get The Guards

14. A Hunnit Uh Me

15. The Finale (Outro)

Bonus Track

16. Geisha

Säge The 64th Wonder "Sagewav" [ALBUM]

 01. Onsol Watch

02. Black Uppity

03. Daimyoh

04. Serebii

05. Close Combat Wording feat. Nativ Sun

06. Melanated Skin Suit

07. Niggaz In Naboo feat. Danny BARz & Jupiter V.

08. Wonky Pendulum

Songs written and performed by Seji

Featuring Artist: NATIV.SUN, Danny Barz & Jupiter V.

Beats produced by TLR (except for #3 , #7 & #8)

Kingdom Kome & Sponatola "Tamiami Trail" [ALBUM]

 01. Views From The Bay (Intro)

02. 813 To 305 feat. Ruen

03. Yuh Dun Know

04. Tamiami Trail feat. Maze Overlay

05. Day Off In Tampa

06. Peninsula Prophets feat. Gacci

07. All Turned Around

08. Florida Soul (Interlude)

09. Mic Check Uno Dos feat. Che Uno

10. Buccaneers

11. Late Nite Shootouts feat. Str8 Paper

12. Gamblers Chips feat. Omniscient

13. Rap Max Cady

14. Slow Down feat. Seefu McCloud

15. God Is

16. Palm Trees & Palmettos (Outro)

BZA & Estee Nack "Rhythmic Scipture" [EP]

 01. 111

02. 222

03. 333

Bonus Tracks

04. 444

05. 111 (Instrumental)

06. 222 (Instrumental)

07. 333 (Instrumental)

08. 444 (Instrumental)

It’s rare that we do a reissue here at Filthy, so when we do, you know it’s something special. With original art by Nick Genesio (recaptured from the original canvas just for this release) and two limited edition colorways (Splatter and Red Cloud) each with a matched obi strip, the Rhythmic Scripture EP makes an impression before the needle even hits the wax. 

Produced by BZA with raps by Estee Nack, the Rhythmic Scripture opens with “111,” a slow-burn tension builder punctuated with tense Rhodes flourishes that compliment Nacksaw’s intense flow - no sing-along club hook, just rapid-fire lyricism that doesn’t let up. In “222”, a droning horn loop builds on the suspense while a relentless beat with reverb-soaked snare keeps time. Nack’s verse is another packed rhyme brick, flexing more technique and intensity in one track than other emcees can manage in a whole album. “333” keeps the tension rolling with a dark layered boom-bap beat from BZA laced with an effortless street bulletin like only Nack can do. And since it just wouldn’t be Filthy without that something extra, we’ve also included the unreleased track “444”. On 444, BZA continues the dark sound that pervades Rhythmic Scripture with ringing Rhodes dissonance spilling over droning strings, powered by a beat studded with subtle ghost notes and Nack matching the energy with a verse that hits like a documentary. Cut at 45RPM on a 12”, the vinyl plays loud and clean and the B side includes all the instrumentals for the DJs.

The OG Ninja & El Bles "Buyaka" [ALBUM]

01. Bam In Ur Face

02. Quite Some Time

03. Rhymes In Cursive

04. Levy’s Lament

05. Wayya Say

06. Cruzette

07. Live From Da Empire State

BUYAKA is not just an album, it's the foundation of a world. Built through The OG Ninja's pen and El Bles' sample-driven production, each song is another brushstroke, revealing a bigger picture shaped by Caribbean rhythms, film, gritty textures, and cinematic storytelling. Some stories are streamed. This one is collected.

Emilio Craig "Mescaline Mix" [ALBUM]

 01. Intro

02. Raekwon Lauren

03. Long Live The Kilos feat. Willyynova

04. Tres Leches feat. Dusty Renoylds & Mondo Slade

05. Snuck In The A List feat. Bub Styles

06. Spirit Cannibal

07. Opium Dens feat. FastLife

08. Poverty

09. Spring Water In The Desert

Rahiem Supreme & Indi Caviar "Style And Grace" [ALBUM]

 01. Aliens Invented DPS 2

02. Poke Monony X

03. Style And Grace Interlude

04. Regardless

05. Streets B Callin

06. Vegetas Hairline

07. Do It Froggystyle

Ankhlejohn "What Remains EP" [EP]

 01. Did It For Me (Prod. By Mvzonik)

02. Payback (Prod. By Chuck Strangers)

03. Aura Farming (Prod. By SwuM)

04. Eyes On My Road (Feat. Willyynova) (Prod. By Mvzonik)

Chuck Cross "IYKYK" [ALBUM]

 01. Ain’ For The Weak (Intro) (Feat. Mic Todd)

02. Bret Hart (Feat. Marv One)

03. Roses (Feat. Vstylez)

04. Afghan Wool (Feat. Planet Asia, Ty Farris, Dango Forlaine & Bub Rock)

05. Pandemic (Feat. Hedastate)

06. Bring Bub Back (Feat. Bub Rock)

07. Out My Way (Feat. Mic Todd)

08. Oh Baby (Feat. Mic Todd & Skyzoo)

09. Bubba Chuck (Feat. Dango Forlaine)

10. No Days Off (Feat. Rein)

11. On My Own (Feat. Mic Todd)

12. Sicilian Message (Feat. Mesiyah & Rein)

13. All I Need (Feat. Teek Hall & Rein)

14. No More (Feat. Sundown & Mic Todd)

Blaze 5th x Kheyzine "Return As Gold" [ALBUM]

 01. Golden Shield

02. 10 In Rotation

03. Breathe

04. Gold Scraps

05. Black Velvet

06. The Greats feat. Postman L

07. Luz Divina

08. Stolen Legacy

09. W Chamber (Interlude)

10. Return As Gold

Jazzy Lion Man, GOMMi J, Concept & Jonathan UniteUs "Aziatic Tape" [EP]

 01. 17 Years Solid

02. Ain’t No Favorites

03. 30elow

Hip Club Groove "Dead Words" [SINGLE]

As old heads coming up in the 90s, Hip Club Groove have noticed a little something different in hip hop these days. Too many rappers are saying a lot while saying nothing. No one pays their damn dues anymore. As MCs, Cheklove and MacKenzie had to address this lack of accountability in the way they know best—by rapping about it. The duo present their case with witty lyrics and humourous punchlines over a throwback boom bap beat dominated by a groovy bass loop and a horny hook section, all courtesy of Moves. The first new song from Hip Club Groove in 30 years was recorded specifically for Bassments of Badmen 4, a compilation celebrating 30 years of Hand’Solo Records, so it had to be honoured as the second single. 

 Raps written and performed by Cheklove and MacKenzie 

Produced by Moves 

Cuts by Moves

   

Sites & Akmekoolbeats "Adios" [VIDEO]

"Adios" is another visual single from the already-released album The 9th Hour by Sites & Akmekoolbeats a duo that already appeared in an earlier round of this coverage with "Hardest Lesson," where real court documents from Sites' own case were incorporated into the video. This personal, documentary vein of the artist stands in contrast to the international reach now shown by "Adios": filmed in Prague with the 2140 crew, including a spontaneous intro appearance by UK legend Blade. Blade is one of the defining figures of late-80s and 90s British hip-hop his mention as an "impromptu intro" underscores that this connection wasn't planned but emerged organically within the Prague session. This shows how strongly Sites' network has built across national boundaries: from a very personal, US-rooted story about his own court case to an international collaboration with an institution of UK rap. The claim "Real hip hop" in the accompanying text is less a marketing phrase than the self-understanding of a duo that deliberately positions itself outside short-lived trends.

Team Demo feat. Pretty Bulli "Make It Threw The Summer" [SINGLE]

The spelling "Threw" instead of "Through" in the title is either deliberate wordplay or an expression of a particular linguistic aesthetic not uncommon in the current rap underground. Team Demo connects with Pretty Bulli for a thematically clear-cut summer song. No further production or contextual information is available, so no reliable statements can be made about the specific sonic direction or the background of the artists involved. The title alone sets the expectation of a lighter, seasonally situated track.

The Bad Seed x Slvrbck Lauren "But Did You Die Tho?" [VIDEO]

The Bad Seed, already appearing multiple times in this coverage as a reliable Brooklyn voice (most recently with Murda Megz on "More Fire" and as a feature on Shabaam Sahdeeq's work), announces a considerably larger-scale project here: "But Did You Die Tho?" is explicitly described as a preview for a forthcoming album and film of the same title, with an August 6 release date. The hashtags #RIPPH and #BIG6thManShit suggest additional narrative or tribute layers that can't be reliably decoded without further context. Slvrbck Lauren appears as an equal collaborative partner, distinguishing this project from The Bad Seed's purely solo announcements. The album-and-film combination isn't an everyday format in independent rap and signals increased production investment.

HUES "GH(ost)" [ALBUM]

 

GH(ost) is described by HUES himself as his fourth studio album and third solo outing, and the accompanying description provides an unusually clear conceptual foundation: the "Silent Letters" in the title the silent "h" in "Ghost" become a metaphor for unspoken thoughts, feelings, and ideas that have accompanied HUES over the past four years. To exorcise these "ghosts," he assembles a group of MCs and artists who translate these ideas into language on his behalf. This construction a producer as musical director deploying different voices for different internal states is structurally ambitious and is supported by the sheer range of artists involved: Gold Midas appears three times (including co-production on "The Motions"), Simple Cuts is present both as a featured cutter and as the album's consistent scratch artist. P-Ro and Sankofa, both already appearing multiple times in this coverage, connect on "Cold World" further confirmation of how tightly woven the current underground network is. Pareto and G HOVA close thematically fitting with "One (In The End)" before two bonus tracks with Voidness and Gold Midas again bring the album to a close. The production credits show remarkable attention to detail: individual vocal recordings were captured in different locations with different engineers (Jezreel Santos for Raz Hardy, Dramonte Spinks for Ekks, Connor Berriochoa at the Greenhouse for "Act Out"), suggesting an album assembled over an extended period with great care rather than emerging from a single studio session. The extensive thank-you list from the "HOUSE" crew to family members further underscores the community character of the project, which runs explicitly through Eastridge Records.

Baby X-Face 8000 x DirtyDiggs "Clicquot Kush X" [VIDEO]

The video title itself explicitly labels the moment as the "premier" of Baby X-Face 8000 a deliberate debut or introduction moment within the DirtyDiggs platform. The announcement of a forthcoming LP ("New LP dropping soon!") positions this track as a preview for a larger project, similar to the rollout strategy visible in other independent releases across this coverage. Without further production or lyrical information, the track is best read primarily as an introductory moment for a new or lightly documented artist within an existing network.

DJ Promo & Elias-Omar "Forgotten Gems II" [EP]

 

This version brings crucial clarifications compared to the earlier mention in this coverage series: the full Bandcamp listing shows DJ Promo and Elias-Omar as equal primary artists ("by DJ Promo & Elias-Omar"), jointly mastered at Category 5 Studio in Vieques, Puerto Rico. DJ Promo handles production and cuts, Elias-Omar the lyrics a classic division of labor that gives the album clear structure despite multiple guest appearances. The guest list is now fully named: Professor Spitz appears on "Obvious," Alitta on "Chenin Blanc," Marco Five on "Judgement Night" and again on "The Revenant" alongside DJ Mr. Phantastik and Godspeed. The title "Forgotten Gems II" is confirmed as an ongoing series rather than a one-off project the deliberate curation of forgotten or overlooked moments continues here. The fact that production originates from Vieques, a small island off Puerto Rico, gives the whole project a geographic specificity rarely stated explicitly in underground rap.

Hoktwo feat. DJ Skae "Poppycock" [VIDEO]

"Poppycock" as a title already carries its attitude the word for nonsense sets a humorous, possibly battle-oriented tone before a single beat plays. Rice Master Yen produces, DJ Skae is featured a pairing that looks like compact DJ-rapper chemistry at first glance, though no further reliable context is available. Given this limited information, the track is best grasped through its self-aware, wordplay-driven title alone.

Marvalyss "Gods Hands (A Letter To My Mom)" [SINGLE]

The title states its subject without detours: "A Letter To My Mom" isn't a metaphorical image but the literal song form. Marvalyss joins a tradition of rap songs that address family relationships directly, similar to Danny James' "Bloody Noses" in an earlier round of this coverage. The addition "Gods Hands" further situates the personal narrative within a religious or spiritual framework fate, protection, or providence as the frame for the mother-child relationship. No further production or contextual information is available, so the track is best understood through its unambiguous thematic statement.

Polo Baby Flako, Jezus Borgia "Billy Corgan (Grow)" [VIDEO]

Polo Baby Flako already appeared as a feature on Str8 Paper's "U.S. Open" in this coverage series here he stands as an equal primary artist alongside Jezus Borgia, with both explicitly introduced as "2 of Central Florida's brightest MC's." The track is the second official visual single from Jezus Wore Polo, an EP entirely produced by Chrome Rockwell the consistent producer signature gives the project a unified sonic identity despite the shared authorship. The title "Billy Corgan (Grow)" is an interesting double reference: Billy Corgan as Smashing Pumpkins frontman and wrestling entrepreneur (TNA/Impact) brings an unexpected pop-culture reference from the rock and wrestling world into a rap context, while the parenthetical "Grow" signals the actual thematic direction personal development, not mere name-dropping. This kind of cross-reference title isn't rare in the current underground, but it only works if the connection between reference and theme actually holds.

Derelict "Down And Out" [ALBUM]

 

Down And Out is explicitly labeled as "a collection of updated material and remixes" this isn't a new song collection but deliberate archive maintenance. Twenty-one tracks, nearly all marked "(Redux)," show Derelict and producer Self Taught Knowledge remixing, reworking, and reframing older recordings into a cohesive whole. The guest list DJ Micah, Anomaly, Emcee Graffiti, Savvi, Ill Methods (Phrase & Angry Monk), Knife Star, Zenz, DJ Splattermonkey, Terntabl Reka suggests a network built over multiple years and likely multiple original releases before being gathered here. Self Taught Knowledge produces all tracks for Half-Breed Productions, giving the collection sonic coherence despite the evidently varied recording periods. Titles like "Hip-Hop Minded," "I Rise (When I Rhyme)," and "Verbal Threats" reveal a classic, culturally conscious foundation marked by clear battle and craft rhetoric. For archive albums of this kind, the value lies not in novelty but in curation here it becomes visible how an artist and his producer built a consistent identity over time that can now be presented as a unified collection.

Killy Shoot feat. Supreme Cerebral "Cooking Up" [VIDEO]

"Cooking Up" is another visual piece from Killy Shoot and Chuck Chan's already-covered album The Schooling. Supreme Cerebral, who also appeared in the Beat Junkies collaborations covered in this series, brings his usual technical precision here. The title "Cooking Up" fits thematically into the album's kitchen-coded language already suggested by tracks like "Backpack Full of Crack" preparation as a metaphor for both street economics and craft. Chuck Chan remains the sole producer and sonic constant carrying this video update as well.

Doc Da Mindbenda "Bet The House" [ALBUM]

 

After "House Money" and "Four Of A Kind" served as previews, the complete album now confirms what those singles suggested: Doc Da Mindbenda hasn't merely assembled a collection of street raps with Bet The House, but built a fully composed concept work around gambling, risk, and the Chicago reality that shapes both. All sixteen tracks are produced, mixed, and mastered by Doc himself at his GrindHouse studio a rare consistency for an album this long and this feature-dense. The title choices alone tell the story: "Jontay Porter" unmistakably references the real NBA betting scandal, "World Series Of Dice" and "Uncut Gemz" carry the casino and pawnshop aesthetic through consistently, "Winning Time" and "Halftime Analysis" play with sports broadcast language. The guest list reads like a who's who of the current Rust Belt and Chicago-adjacent underground: Vic Spencer appears three times, Daniel Son twice, IAMGAWD three times these aren't random features but fixed components of Doc's ecosystem, already visible in earlier rounds of this coverage. Rufus Sims, Ju Jilla, Asun Eastwood, WateRR, Lance Skiiiwalker, and Jamal Gasol expand the field with voices from different corners of the independent rap network. What separates Bet The House from a mere feature parade is the consistency of the casino metaphor: every song is a wager, every guest a player at the same table, with Doc functioning as both dealer and house simultaneously. The house always wins in the end the closing track's title "House Always Wins" isn't a random choice but the logical punchline of an album that knows exactly what game it's playing from the first second to the last.

Chox Mak x Dr G "Apocalynguistics" [VIDEO]

Chox Mak and Dr G are described in the video itself as "common collaborators" this isn't a first meeting but the continuation of an established chemistry. The title "Apocalynguistics" fuses apocalypse with linguistics, matching the underlying approach: less about explicit street reality, more about word construction as its own battlefield. The animated format further separates the track from conventional studio or street visuals, giving it a comic-like, exaggerated distance from its content fitting for a title that's already half invented word, half concept.

Gangrene "Forever" [VIDEO]

"Forever" is the second video from the already extensively covered *Better Than McDonald's* album by Gangrene (Alchemist & Oh No). Jason Goldwatch directs—a name associated with some of the strongest rap visuals of the past fifteen years (including work with Freddie Gibbs, Action Bronson, and Earl Sweatshirt). His involvement gives the video a quality exceeding typical underground budgets. Musically, everything remains consistent: Alchemist and Oh No at their dirtiest and most playful. Goldwatch's participation shows that Gangrene takes its visual presentation as seriously as its sound.

Bukue One x ParanormL "Worldly" [ALBUM]

Bukue One and ParanormL deliver *Worldly*—twelve tracks.

The Reverend Willy Burke feat. Killah Priest "Shaolin Thug" [VIDEO]

"Shaolin Thug" is the first chapter from the forthcoming double album *Shaolin Drunken Angel Kung*. Killah Priest's feature immediately supplies the Wu-Tang gravity the title promises. Shaka Amazulu The 7th produces and co-directs the animated video alongside Saïd Kanoun. The concept connects martial-arts philosophy, street wisdom, and the timeless spirit of classic Wu-Tang rap. The Reverend Willy Burke builds his own territory within the extended Wu universe through this release. The animated format fits the mythological ambition: instead of real street locations, there are ink drawings, fight sequences, and cosmic imagery. For a double album, this is an ambitious opening statement.

Gamblez, Stu Bangas feat. Gibby Stites, Jacc D. Frost & Ms. Laura Michelle "Still I Rise" [VIDEO]

Stu Bangas produces, Gibby Stites directs and handles mix/master duties—two underground veterans here serving Gamblez Tha Lucky Bastard. "Still I Rise" is the first statement from the forthcoming *80's Baby, 90's Kid*. Jacc D. Frost and Ms. Laura Michelle complete the lineup. Stu Bangas' boards give the record the necessary weight; Gibby Stites' dual role as director and engineer ensures visual and sonic cohesion. The title carries both Maya Angelou heritage and street resilience.

Mad1ne x Blazy Green "Inspired By Nightmares" [ALBUM]

 

Mad1ne and Blazy Green construct *Inspired By Nightmares* around a simple premise: the energy of bad dreams becomes raw material for beats and bars. Blazy Green produces the entire project, DJ Techneek provides cuts on "My Language," and Royal King Minus and Stormshadow appear as featured artists. Fourteen tracks, most under two minutes—the format is deliberately compressed. Mad1ne handles both verses and hooks; his method thrives on compression: short nightmares, quick images, no waking process between them.

T.F. & DJ Muggs "Poor Sports" [VIDEO]

DJ Muggs produces, co-mixes with Sam Kingston, and Brian "Big Bass" Gardner masters—the same signal chain as "Jesus Piece" with Heartbreak JC from an earlier round. T.F. is the MC on *Dont Call Me Lucky*, the new Soul Assassins album. NewHigh Filmz directs. Over recent years, Muggs has built a second career as an underground producer alongside Roc Marciano, Mach-Hommy, Eto, Rome Streetz, and Crimeapple—work that complements rather than replaces his Cypress Hill history. T.F. has to prove himself inside that lineage. "Poor Sports" sets the tone: losers complain, winners work. Muggs' beat signature remains as recognizable in 2026 as a fingerprint.

Cholo x Crown "Tas de cendre" [VIDEO]

Cholo and Crown deliver "Tas de cendre" (pile of ashes) as a visual. Crown produces, SoundSizer mixes and masters, Eon directs for BLUE. Recorded at Just Listen Records, filmed inside an auto garage in Le Teil. Just Listen Records and the overarching Kartier General structure carry a clear brand: B.B.Q.—Boom Bap Quality. Crown has built a reputation in the Francophone underground for heavy, soul-based production. The title suggests both destruction and the possibility of what might grow from ashes.

KAYDRON & The Biyn Crew "Thin Line (EP) [Deluxe Edition]" [ALBUM]

 

KAYDRON follows *Concrete Stories* (previously covered with The Roald Crew) with a new EP under a new crew name. *Thin Line* contains eight tracks, The Biyn Crew handles the performance, Thibault Wayaffe mixes, and Legacy Raw Entertainment distributes. The genre palette is deliberately wider than its boom-bap-heavy predecessor: Trap, Cloud Rap, Dirty South, Emo Rap, and Alternative Hip-Hop are cited as influences. Whether that range becomes a strength or a distraction is something the project itself must answer.

$KEER&BOO$ "Push Weight" [VIDEO]

$KEER&BOO$ deliver "Push Weight" as the next visual from the *MACKAVELI* album. Soulcatcher produces, Jessy James directs. The title is unambiguous: pushing weight, moving product, street economics. The 2Pac reference in the album title sets the frame; "Push Weight" fills it with the most direct language available. Short, hard, no detour.

Jo-DBL "Tar and Feathers" [VIDEO]

"Tar and Feathers" was already covered as part of the three-track *Liberty* EP. The new video gives the EP's darkest record its own space. DBL Family Film Production handles the visual. The title remains what it was: tarring and feathering as an act of collective punishment, a warning that carries a double edge inside the "Liberty" context. The visual should amplify that image without explaining it.

Sankofa x P-Ro x Tali Rodriguez "Broken Brake Cables" [SINGLE]

Sankofa, P-Ro, and Tali Rodriguez connect for "Broken Brake Cables." The title carries a strong image: broken brake cables mean forward motion without control, danger inside momentum. Sankofa brings his conscious, reflective lyricism; P-Ro (known from *Organic Crack*) his dry directness; Tali Rodriguez adds a third perspective. No additional credits are available. The single stands on its imagery and the combination of three voices connecting different underground corners.