Mixtape Monday: AKAI SOLO, Mach-Hommy, DJ Criminal, 80 Empire, Juga-Naut x Sonnyjim + More
AKAI SOLO, Mach-Hommy, DJ Criminal, 80 Empire, Juga-Naut x Sonnyjim and more this Mixtape Monday.
AKAI SOLO gets the ball rolling with Body Feeling, Mach-Hommy is back on deck with Dollar Menu 4, DJ Criminal drops The Smuggler’s Candle, and 80 Empire raises the bar with Intermission. Juga-Naut & Sonnyjim return to deliver The Purple Door.
Bub Styles is the Head Of The Boar, Meyhem Lauren & Daringer drop Black Vladimir and Rapper Big Pooh follows with To Dream In Color. Dorian Arielle relates the Black Girl Experience and Conductor Willams closes shop with SAMO’s Revenge 2.
AKAI SOLO — Body Feeling
Brooklyn’s own AKAI SOLO follows True Sky with Body Feeling – the precursor to his forthcoming full-length debut.
Mach-Hommy — Dollar Menu 4
Following the 2021 release of Balens Cho, Mach-Hommy is back with a quick and dirty collection dubbed Dollar Menu 4.
DJ Criminal — The Smuggler’s Candle
DJ Criminal chronicles his time abroad in Afghanistan on The Smuggler’s Candle featuring Blueprint, A-F-R-O, Illogic and more.
80 Empire — Intermission
Toronto’s own 80 Empire follow the 2021 release of Anthems & Icons with the seamless boom-bap revival Intermission.
Juga-Naut x Sonnyjim — The Purple Door
Two of the most prolific names in the UK underground connect on The Purple Door from Juga-Naut and Sonnyjim.
Bub Styles — Head Of The Boar
Following the Outerwear SZN series and Ramble Raps Vol. 1, Bub Styles is back to represent BK with Head Of The Boar.
Meyhem Lauren x Daringer — Black Vladimir
Mayhem Lauren and Daringer put in work on Black Vladimir featuring Action Bronson, Flee Lord, Conway The Machine and more.
Rapper Big Pooh — To Dream In Color
Rapper Big Pooh follows What Was Lost Vols. 1 & 2 with To Dream In Color featuring Jared Evan, J.Smash, DJ Skillz, and more.
Dorian Arielle — Black Girl Experience
Dorian Arielle represents Sunday Dinner Records with the release of Black Girl Experience featuring Indiana Rome, 20 East, and more.
Conductor Williams — SAMO’s Revenge 2
Fresh off the limited release of SAMO’s Revenge, Conductor Williams drops the follow-up EP SAMO’s Revenge 2.
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