Mixtape Monday: Mike & Keys, Brainorchestra, J. PERIOD x Black Thought, SQ + More
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New music from Mike & Keys, Brainorchestra, J. PERIOD x Black Thought, SQ and more this Mixtape Monday .
Mike & Keys kick things off this week with Formula One , Brainorchestra insists that It Means A Lot , J. PERIOD & Black Thought celebrate Dilla Day and SQ sends Transmissions . The Bad Seed drops Something Greater Than Myself , and OBIJUAN and Wino Willy connect for MANGROVE MAZE .
Jonathan Cloud delivers Super Healthy Dosage III and DJ Bacon shows off SAFARI SCARS . SKECH185 is on deck with He Left Nothing for the Swim , Phraim drops Dave Dawn’d and Liv.e is the Girl In The Half Pearl . Lance Skiiwalker returns with Autodidactic and King Most closes this week with Edit Power 4 .
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Mike & Keys - Formula One
Following lead single “Long Time,” producers Mike & Keys expand on their signature sound with the release of Formula One for Street Corner Music.
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Brainorchestra - It Means A Lot
Brainorchestra follows Big Brain with the highly-anticipated new album It Means A Lot featuring Butch Dawson and Kenn Starr .
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J. PERIOD x Black Thought - The Live Mixtape: Dilla Day Edition
Following the Roots Picnic edition of their collaborative series, J. PERIOD & Black Thought drop The Live Mixtape: Dilla Day Edition .
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SQ - Transmissions
PENPALS in-house producer SQ gathers the brightest in rap on Transmissions, including Rapswell , junclassic , Nappy Nina , Cavalier , PremRock and more.
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The Bad Seed - Something Greater Than Myself
Representing Brooklyn, The Bad Seed drops Something Greater Than Myself featuring Yogi with cuts by Tone Spliff .
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OBIJUAN x Wino Willy - MANGROVE MAZE
Following his acclaimed 2022 effort GUANAHANI , OBIJUAN is back alongside Wino Willy with the release of MANGROVE MAZE .
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Jonathan Cloud - Super Healthy Dosage III
Following Super Healthy Dosage I and II , Baltimore’s own Jonathan Cloud keeps the ball rolling with Super Healthy Dosage III .
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DJ Bacon - Safari Scars
Brisbane’s DJ Bacon pays tribute to the impact of hip-hop culture and chronicles his own journey as a producer on Safari Scars .
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SKECH185 - He Left Nothing for the Swim Back
SKECH185 documents the journey from Chicago to New York City on He Left Nothing for the Swim Back produced by Jeff Markey .
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Phraim - Dave Dawn’D
Chicago representative Phraim straps in for an excursion that travels miles ahead on the self-produced album Dave Dawn’D .
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Liv.e - Girl In The Half Pearl
Liv.e follows the 2020 debut Couldn’t Wait To Tell You with a dynamic examination of personal evolution dubbed Girl In The Half Pearl .
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Lance Skiiiwalker - Autodidactic
Lance Skiiiwalker follows lead single “Beantown” with the release of Autodidactic featuring his TDE labelmate Ab-Soul .
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King Most - Edit Power 4
King Most is methodically making a case for himself as the king of effervescent DJ edits, most recently with the release of Edit Power 4 .
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