Mixtape Monday: Foul Mouth, Tierra Whack, Rico Nasty, DJ Critical Hype + More
Catching up with the rappers and producers this Mixtape Monday means new music from Foul Mouth, Tierra Whack, Rico Nasty, DJ Critical Hype and more.
Foul Mouth pays tribute to Motown's Funk Brothers with The Snake Pit tape. Tierra Whack makes her formal debut with Whack World. Rico Nasty is just that...NASTY and Critical Hype mashes Drake with 9th Wonder on More 9th. Superbad Solace shines on Sol Controller, Dre Skuffs and Passport Rav are The Foreigners and 5th Child looks all the way up.
Mixtape Monday: Suzi Analogue, Morgxn, Bright Light Bright Light Give Us The Bops
Tuamie and Henny L.O. bring a few of Richmond’s finest on Emergency Raps Vol. 2, Rahiem Supreme drops Genesis Pt. 2 and Roddy is Uncommon. Tré Ross and Bryce Bowden spit over classic beats on EDIBLES. Yamin Semali and Rick Egidius close things out with Dream Collaborations.
DJ Critical Hype x Drake + 9th Wonder - More 9th
DJ Critical Hype mashes Drake’s verses with 9th Wonder’s soulful production for a clever nine-track play on the More Life album entitled More 9th.
Foul Mouth - The Snake Pit
Detroit’s own Foul Mouth follows Winner Takes All and Soul Louis with the Funk Brothers inspired beat tape The Snake Pit.
The Snake Pit delivers 20 masterfully crafted tracks sewn together by hypnotic soul samples flipped over brooding bass lines and the trademark bone crunching Foul mouth style of percussion. The concept behind The Snake Pit is derived from the legendary Motown Studio A located in Detroit which boasts decades of hit records. Foul mouth’s lab is the new version of the Snake Pit pumping out nothing but heat. In a similar fashion of how the Funk Brothers earned their musical chops in Detroit’s jazz and blues clubs, Foul mouth is earning his own and once again proves he is worthy of mention among the greats. The Snake Pit is a front to back no filler or fluff presentation of pure audio narcotics.
Tierra Whack - Whack World
Tierra Whack takes listeners on a funky ride with her quirky fifteen-track debut Whack World. Following the smash single “Mumbo Jumbo,” Whack World is a whimsical, funhouse inspired journey rooted in serious rap shit.
Superbad Solace - Sol Controller
Queens native and Timeless Truth representative Superbad Solace digs into the importance of self-worth and taking ownership of one’s personal narrative on his seven-track solo debut Sol Controller produced by Mono En Stereo.
The Foreigners - The Foreigners EP
Jersey spitters Dre Skuffs and Passport Rav team as The Foreigners to raise the bar for duo rap with their self-titled nine-track EP. Passport Rav provides beats for a pair of cuts. Trac-Qaeda, Pawcut, Lace434, Bang Musik, Andre Rooler and N-Omega handle the rest of the production.
5th Child - Which Way Is Up
Jackson, Mississippi’s own 5th Child follows his 2015 release The Child Support EP with the soulful, introspective 12-track album Which Way Is Up. The tape is a rock solid exploration of blackness, manhood, and freedom that takes its production cues from the true school.
Tuamie x Henny L.O. - Emergency Raps Vol. 2
Richmond shows up and shows out on Emergency Raps Vol. 2 from Tuamie and Henny L.O. The thirteen-track project produced by Tuamie boasts features from Monday Night, Great Scott, Fly Anakin, Koncept Jack$on and Big Kahuna O.G.
Rahiem Supreme - Genesis Pt. 2
Rahiem Supreme reprises his debut project Genesis with nine tracks of lush production and razor sharp bars on Genesis Pt. 2.
Roddy - Uncommon
Kenner City spitter Roddy follows the Face The World tape with the five-track Uncommon EP featuring production from Yondo, Kenneth English, Drupey Beats, Bandit Luce and The Other Guys. Trademark Da Skydiver and Smoke Dza guest on “Have Mercy.”
Rico Nasty - NASTY
Underground queen Rico Nasty follows the lead single “Rage” with NASTY – a razor sharp 14-track project with features from Blocboy JB and Lil Gnar.
Tré Ross x Bryce Bowden - EDIBLES
Seattle spitters Tré Ross and Bryce Bowden combine to showcase their “mad rapping ability” on EDIBLES, which includes instrumentals from Madlib, J Dilla and MF DOOM.
Yamin Semali x Rick Egidius - Dream Collaborations
Yamin Semali brings the works of Dutch visual artist Rick Egidius to life with the Dream Collaborations tape. The 10-track mashup project combines the music of modern pop and rap stars with classic sounds from the iconic artists that preceded them.
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