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Lud Foe – Bout Shit

Chicago might have a new king as Lud Foe continues to rise up out the Chicago streets. Lud Foe continuously keeps us urning for more and has us wondering who exactly is this young kid out of Chicago that the world is talking about? With records in the millions, Lud Foe is taking the industry by storm matter fast. Today he drops us off the first official release from his upcoming project slated for a release date of October 13th. The record catches Lud dropping bar after bar on top of a Kid Wonder produced beat titled, “Bout Shit”. The new offering will certainly leave you overly satisfied as you just cant help but bop your head and ride out to this kid as he always makes sure to provide you with quite the amount of energy.

J. Stalin Announces On Behalf of The Streets 2

In November 2006, in the midst of the first Hyphy boom, West Oakland slick-talker J. Stalin delivered his debut album, On Behalf of the Streets. Created in collaboration with legendary Bay Area sound architects The Mekanix, J. Stalin crafted a street classic, fusing the Bay’s signature mob and hyphy sounds with gritty hood tales and detail-oriented realism. It took J. Stalin a full decade and fifteen studio albums, but he finally created a proper sequel; an album worthy of bearing his debut’s title. Rejoining The Mekanix for a 22-track opus, J. Stalin announces On Behalf of the Streets 2, releasing on October 28th.

A versatile effort with a long list of guest stars, On Behalf of the Streets 2 is a worthy follow-up to the original album. Featuring appearances from IAMSU!, K Camp, Nef The Pharaoh, Lil Bood, G-Eazy, Philthy Rich, Slim 400, Rayven Justice, Celly Ru, 4Rax of the Mekanix, Young Doe, G-Stack, Erk Da Jerk and a posthumous appearance from The Jacka, among others, OBOTS 2 is an epic listening experience, effortlessly gliding from style-to-style, never growing stale or repetitive. Though the guest appearances and the glistening Mekanix production demands attention, J. Stalin is the main attraction, adding his raspy gravitas and crafting memorable couplets and concepts for every track. Following up last year’s Tears of Joy, On Behalf of the Streets 2 is well worth the decade-long wait and is one of J. Stalin’s strongest full-length efforts yet.

A stand-out track off the album, “West Oakland N*gga” is OBOTS 2’s lead single, premiered by HotNewHipHop. Rhyming over a bass heavy instrumental courtesy of The Mekanix, J. lets everyone know exactly who he is and where he stays posted. With a classic Bay Area sound “West Oakland N*gga” demonstrates the album’s authentic perspective on street issues. Releasing via J. Stalin’s Livewire Records, On Behalf of the Streets 2 hits stores and DSPs on October 28th.

BandGang – WDW 2

Detroit’s “BangGang” is fairly new to us but this rap crew are on their grind.

Led by the Too Short-assisted single “Whatever I Say” and their “Respect” video, which quickly passed 150k YouTube views, 6-man Detroit rap click BandGang share their latest full-length project, WDW 2 (What Dotts Wanted 2). BandGang’s clout in their hometown was recently spotlighted in VICELAND’s Noisey Detroit episode, and Complex named crew member BandGang Lonnie one of 10 emerging acts in July. WDW 2 releases on the heels of a series of solo tapes, including BandGang Lonnie’s Anti-Social, PaidWill’s Untouchable, and Masoe’s Grind Season 4.

Casanova – “Line Me”

The next big thing out of New York, CASANOVA, continues to let that heat fly as he drops his latest track “Line Me”. The street single brings that heavy energy Cas showed on “Don’t Run”, which continues to build steam. A video is currently being shot for “Line Me” and will be out soon. The track was produced by Reefa and Myles William.