Get It In: Summer Sunshine Album Stream – Funky DL

Prolific London-based artist Funky DL delivers a seasonal soundtrack in the form of this new instrumental album, packed with warm, melodic head-nodding beats.

New Joint – Ca$ablanca / O The Great

Ca$ablanca ft. O The Great – “The Continental” (Casablanca92fs.BandCamp.Com / 2023)

Dallas-based dart-spitter Ca$ablanca returns with this urgent, string-laden Cap Chino-produced single.

New Joint – DJ MK / Fliptrix

DJ MK ft. Fliptrix – “Safety First” (DJMK1.BandCamp.Com / 2023)

Bass-heavy title track off the new self-produced EP from veteran of the UK Hip-Hop scene DJ MK, which includes Fliptrix, SonnyJim and Da Flyy Hooligan guest spots and is available on the recently established Marker-Records.

New Joint – Kurious

Kurious – “Tis The Season” (@OfficialKurious / 2023)

NY favourite Kurious delivers some words of wisdom over soul-drenched Mono En Stereo production for this quality new single.

Golden Era Beat Tape Stream – Wiseman

Thumping, speaker-crunching beats from Long Beach, Cali producer Wiseman.

FVCK YOUR BIRTHDAY Beat Tape Stream – Let The Dirt Say Amen

Washington D.C.’s Let The Dirt Say Amen drops another flavour-packed beat tape before the release of his upcoming solo album.

A Time Of Ashes Album Stream – Truck North

Philly’s Truck North delivers a masterclass in lyrical excellence on his latest album release.

87 Cazal Beat Tape Stream – The Architect

The Bay Area’s Architect (of Homeliss Derilex fame) drops an impeccable display of beat science in the form of this sample-heavy sonic collage.

Diggin Beat Tape Stream – Spoken Thought

Chicago’s Spoken Thought delivers a dope collection of warm, dusty-fingered beats on this impressive instrumental release.

New Joint – Alex Mighten

Alex Mighten – “Bars Spare” (MightenMusic.BandCamp.Com / 2023)

The UK’s Alex Mighten (formerly known as Karizma of Nottingham’s OutDaVille) flexes a lively double-time flow over warm, bass-heavy production from SFM 35.8 on this addictive new single.

Don’t Stop Now Beat Tape Stream – Storm Watkins

Baltimore’s Storm Watkins delivers an impressive batch of beats to act as a soundtrack to the everyday struggle.

New Joint – Speaker Bullies

Speaker Bullies – “Bad Rap” (Supastition.BandCamp,Com / 2023)

With over twenty years of quality releases to his name, North Carolina-raised, Atlanta-based emcee Supastition barges the competition out of his way on this pounding first single from the highly-anticipated Speaker Bullies album “Art of Disrespect” with talented Maryland producer Praise.

12-Bit Brew Album Stream – Verb One

Queens, NY producer Verb One delivers a laidback collection of instrumental cool-out vibes on this new release.

New Joint – Habitat 617 / Lee Ramsay / Scorzayzee

Habitat 617 ft. Lee Ramsay & Scorzayzee – “The Settlement” (BoomBapPro.Com / 2023)

Habitat of Lincoln’s Heavy Links teams-up with Nottingham rap royalty in the form of Outdaville’s Lee Ramsay and Scorzayzee for this crisp DJ Fever-produced neck-snapper.

Cologne Beat Tape Stream – LitmanOne

Germany’s LitmanOne draws inspiration from both his hometown of Cologne and his love for Hip-Hop on this mellow, atmospheric instrumental release.

New Joint – Stik Figa x The Expert / Blu

Stik Figa x The Expert ft. Blu – “Uknowhut?” (TheExpert.BandCamp.Com / 2023)

Kansas-raised emcee Stik Figa offers listeners some life lessons on this first track to be lifted from the forthcoming album “Ritual” produced entirely by Ireland’s The Expert.

New Joint – Kesper & LEX

Kesper & LEX – “All In Together” (LEXNYRE.BandCamp.Com / 2023)

Produced by Timepiece and taken from the Queens, NY duo’s forthcoming collabo album “An Honorable Exchange II”.

New Joint – Pep Love

Pep Love – “Paper Route” (PepLava.Com / 2023)

Oakland emcee and Hiero member Pep Love shows he still has the skills to pay the bills over speaker-rattling self-produced beats on this quality new single.

Air Max King EP Stream – TriState

Box-fresh beats and rhymes from the Gold Chain Music camp, with formidable wordsmith TriState blessing the production of OhNo, Praise and Ashtronomicz with assistance from O The Great, Krondon and Marvelous Mag.

Ultimate Broken Beats Album Stream – Vitamin D

Inspired by 2023 being Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary, Seattle’s Vitamin D pays tribute to Louis “Breakbeat Lou” Flores and Lenny “Breakbeat Lenny” Roberts of “Ultimate Breaks & Beats” fame, putting his own production stamp on a number of the classic musical moments that helped provide the sonic foundations of this incredible culture.