Mixtape Monday: Dillon x Diamond D, KOOL A.D, Malik Elijah, CyMarshall Law x Ace Wonda x Broadway + More

Dillon & Diamond D kick things off this week with FP027 - Uncut Gems, KOOL A.D. is on deck with FAIR USE, Knowitall & Barto100 are next with Hand Painted Realities and Malik Elijah returns with the SONIT EP. CyMarshall Law, Ace Wonda & Broadway drop Monarch, All Hail Y.T. & Observe Since ‘98 are back with ILL GOTTEN GAINS and Shawn Smith drops Hope Dealer.

Mazen is on deck with Ozone Baby. Old Grape God & Bloomcycle …Turn the Room to a Lava Lamp, Thirstin Howl the 3rd drops Thoughts Skillustrated and Lil Figurative makes the cut with History Repeats Itself. Abderraouf B Grissa & Dan Drohan follow with RBGxDD. Byron the Aquarius closes this week with Blueberry Kush Project Vol. 1.

Dillon x Diamond D — Uncut Gems

Dillon connects with Diamond D to deliver FP- 027 Uncut Gems for Full Plate featuring Stacy Epps, eLZhi, Ras Kass and Planet Asia.

KOOL A.D. — Fair Use

KOOL A.D. follows Pheasant Season and Syncretic Faith with a demonstration of high-level linguistics titled Fair Use.

Knowitall x Barto100 — Hand Painted Realities

Knowitall & Barto100 connect for Hand Painted Realities featuring Patty Honcho, Rebel Sky, Vega7 the Ronin, and more.

Malik Elijah — SONIT

Malik Elijah follows DETOUR, SMOKE SIGNAL, and the recent release of lead single “Greenlight” with the SONIT EP featuring Wakai.

CyMarshall Law x Ace Wonda + Broadway — Monarch

CyMarshall Law, Ace Wonda and Broadway join forces for Monarchh featuring appearances from Cno and Kafeeno.

All Hail Y.T. x Observe Since ‘98 — ILL GOTTEN GAINS

All Hail Y.T. & Observe Since ‘98 break down the business of the business on their new collaborative album, ILL GOTTEN GAINS.

Shawn Smith — Hope Dealer

Shawn Smith follows “Up If You Need Me” and the Rayven Tyler-assisted single “History” with Hope Dealer featuring Don Cannon, Tayler Green and Ant Clemons.

Mazen — Ozone Baby

Mazen follows the Erick the Architect and Powers Pleasant-assisted single “Ghost” with the release of the Ozone Baby EP featuring Col3trane.

Old Grape God x Bloomcycle — I Turn the Room to a Lava Lamp

Old Grape God & Bloomcycle’s I Turn the Room to a Lava Lamp is a real live heater featuring Rhys Langston, Eric Fury, Slick Devious and more.

Thirstin Howl the 3rd — Thoughts Skillustrated

Lo-Life and rap veteran Thirstin Howl the 3rd drops Thoughts Skillustrated featuring DV Alias Khryst, Hurricane G, Masta Ace and more.

Lil Figurative — History Repeats Itself

Nashville rapper/producer Lil Figurative is in fighting shape on the rock solid self-produced album History Repeats Itself.

Abderraouf B Grissa x Dan Drohan — RBGxDD

Abderraouf B Grissa & Dan Drohan join forces to drop their time-traveling album RBGxDD, the inaugural release for indie label UnoLoop.

Byron the Aquarius — Blueberry Kush Project Vol. 1

Synth gawd Byron the Aquarius keeps the faucet running, following 2022’s AKIRA EP with the release of Blueberry Kush Project Vol. 1.

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