I was starting to worry about Kool A.D. because it’s been a good three months since he last dropped an album. As it turns out, my worries were premature as he’s back today with 10 new tracks in the form of his latest project, DOPE. According to him, these are leftovers from another 100-track marathon tape that he’s been working on, his fourth such project since the end of 2015. Which begs the question, what is the criteria for a song not making a 100-track project? Sheesh.

In any event, continue below to stream DOPE in full and watch the new video for the title track.

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The Duke of Summer makes his return with the OG Maco 3 EP. The 6-track project is intended to hold us over until the release of the Atlanta noise maker’s self-titled LP on July 7th and features appearances from Uno The Activist and G.U.N, with BLVCK DOLPHIN handling the bulk of the production and additional contributions from Zaytoven, Free Diesel and CashmoneyAP.

Stream below.

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RTNC is back with 24 fresh instrumentals for your headtop so watch how you speak on his name. Stream the new Bills Paid beat tape below and head over to Bandcamp to purchase this or any one of the many entries in his extensive catalog.

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Surely, you already know and love Ice Cube’s seminal 1991 sophomore solo album, Death Certificate. Perhaps it was a bit before your time, and if that’s the case, now would be a great time to get familiar. The album was extremely controversial back in the early 90’s for reasons ranging from his perceived encouragement of violence towards Korean-Americans to his scathing diss track “No Vaseline”. But there are also many socio-political ideas presented here that are extraordinarily relevant in the present day and will likely remain so for some time. In commemoration of the LP’s 25th anniversary, which actually landed back in October of 2016, Cube gives us an updated and remastered edition with three new songs: “Only One Me”, “Good Cop, Bad Cop” and “Dominate The Weak.”

Stream in full below.

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Check out the latest project from Joey Fatts, the second installment of his I’ll Call You Tomorrow mixtape series. Weighing in at an even 10-tracks, the project was produced almost entirely by 100 Staccs with contributions from Roc N’ Mayne, TayMasterChef and Black Youth. Guests include Curren$y, JMSN, Playboi Carti, Maxo Kream and Xavier Wulf.

Listen below and purchase or stream via iTunes

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After a relatively quiet 2016, Gunplay is back with his second project of 2017. Just last week he teamed up with Mozzy Tha Motive for the Dreadlocks & Headshots tape, and today he releases his first new solo effort since 2015, The Plug. Check out an early stream of the project, which features Tracy T and Mozzy, below and look for it on your preferred streaming service as of tonight.

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As promised, Vic Mensa delivers his new EP, The Manuscript. The project is only 4-tracks long, but Mensa makes it count with a trio of guest features from Pharell, Pusha T and Mr. Hudson. Listen below and stay tuned for Vic’s upcoming debut full length via Roc Nation.

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Wiz Khalifa has been on a remix spree as of late, but as it turns out, he had some new original stuff in the works all along. Wiz and Sledgren just dropped their new 4-track EP, Pre-Rolleds with features from Chevy Woods and Kris Hollis. Stream in full below and stay tuned for Rolling Papers 2.

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Rising Sacramento star Mozzy and Gunplay drop their joint project, Dreadlocks & Headshots. The project is 12-tracks deep with a single feature from E Mozzy. Stream and download below now and look for the tape on all major streaming services as of today.

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Well, this ought to have some gems. Only officially announced this week, Yo Gotti and Mike WiLL Made-It team up for a 9-track project called Gotti Made-It. The project features a single feature from Nicki Minaj on “Rake It Up,” which Gotti has been teasing for a minute, but he otherwise takes Mike’s beats to the head.

Stream in full below now and look for Gotti Made-It on your preferred streaming service as of midnight.

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