rolling 6 7 all-star streamathon 2026

this is the 2026 rap thread

some good and/or interesting stuff from the past few weeks

rio da yung og - "rip drakeo the ruler"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yqco9oBTWs

chief keef - "harry potter"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOcVSCICTLU

loe shimmy - "hills have eyes"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7_rgouY3es

pooh shiesty - "fdo"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPuK06zUIhc

seventhirtyatmorning - "miami too much" (sadly not a tribute to key! still like it though)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z75uyf8Ej9I

raq baby - "charlie sheen"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1zulu4KINk

screwly g - "rap like this"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiiDvdBUCTQ

shadstackzz x broadday - "crazy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W408_Uo9gF8

miami xo - "bazooka"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCcT7EkYnoE

really digging LaRussel lately, classic Yay Area vibes are alway welcome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMiZSrNh4oI

Vic Spencer and August Fanon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8R0CIULa2w

the larussell and p-lo tape from 2024 was very good

South African Hip Hop with dancehall vibes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps_HUB-QE-0
Meijar Probeats - Sdudla Somdantso feat. April Yung, Gaffi, Emiky RSA, Shela Weh Mngani

2 sinister sounding chords and a sick beat. i like s.

new rocky album is pretty bland overall. i like sauce walka's verse on "stop snitching" tho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzaIHY4Edys

The production on the new Xaviersobased is pretty incredible. If they'd released it as an instrumental, it would been hyped by the electronica crowd.

I am listening to it, it's pretty wonderful yeah

I mean, this is a pretty incredible piece of music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myOfVAe0hnk

All the filtering and swooshing and the stuttering and then the moment around 1:09 where a rhythm is there for two bars.

rip michael “5000” watts of swishahouse

you produce “still tippin,” you are immortal

“michael watts he made me hot”

rip, one of my favourite songs of all time

listening to the xavier now. i am often guilty of the “clearer production = level up” fallacy, but i am def connecting more to this new album than any of his past work.

“packs gone,” what an incredible song

Oh yeah, that's me too. I only get new subgenres once the 'major statements' roll in, with increased clarity in the productions, less chaotic overload, and the same idea ten times in a row, which is when all the perceptive ones are on to the next new thing, lol. But hey, this 'nu-jerk' thing is a pretty great kind of music?

been hearing the name pz' (pronounced peezy) a lot recently, so i've been checking out his stuff. def a disciple of carti and uzi but he's found his own lane within the style. his southern drawl is more pronounced than carti's, he gets slippery melodies from uzi, and he actually raps on top of rage beats instead of doing the syllabic free association that a lot of his "underground" peers do. he's already released these three songs this year

"all of me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHX8rZ5oD6E

"fantastic 5"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zxAX6fBrns

"havana"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxDwjD-0JFc

new zukenee ep (zuminati) gets the job done

"rich n****"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfSA5mPOYo4?

"atl"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4k4AeQOdJ4

i like zuke but i really like the beats he raps on

yeah, he has a great ear for beats. and he slides on all of them. if this were 2015, he'd be one of the world's biggest stars

roc marciano is so fucking good lol

"childish things"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIkO2kba7v0

"spanish fly's out of canada dry with spare time on the panerai
you can tell by my tan lines that I wear a watch
rock the yacht-master on the yacht
cracked the master lock, nobody hatch the plot not even matlock, huh?"

"melo"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBIR9fTckTw

"ace of spadеs her ways, gotta call a spade a spade
it's a shame you got champagne taste but kool-aid for brains
margiela tabbies
i done fucked all the baddies like carmelo anthony
cut off so many freaks that fancy me, you might randomly meet an amputee"

this new Roc is just incredible

ain't none of this happened haphazardly
from the hat to the feet
elite haberdashery

lots of moments where i just shake my head in amazement

i liked the song he had on the conway album too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zweGUsOa7gQ

yeah, made him sing like teddy riley in blackstreet, no diggity
n****s copyin' my steez, want my shine, but it's no biggie to me

catching up with the ep that detroit's los released before the new year. it's unsurprisingly great. the below track is particularly smooth.

"money goin money coming"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nrRfN73ehM

took me a couple spins to warm up to it, but xavier starting to sound like a masterpiece

rip lil poppa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iabpc8AzG44

Saw a couple of online profiles of Redveil, a PG County Md near DC rapper who recently moved to Los Angeles and just put out an album called Sankofa. On 1st listen I find this to sound like ok throwback rap

More on Lil Poppa

https://thesource.com/2026/02/19/lil-poppa-dead-fulton-county-officials-confirm/

really like this song by bak jay and nino paid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOl6gxjS9kI

love the new sideshow album. been a fan of his for a few years now and this new album totally lives up to the hype. best thing he's done yet. does it need to be 32 songs? maybe he could've removed like 3-4 of the interludes, but there isn't a bad song on there. current favorites are

"invader jim"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xJC_SKIed4

"martyr most high"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ5HtxfgLt8

"my chemical romance" ft. kelow latesha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GV6xqhTbC4

just getting around to it recently but the don toliver album is awesome

maybe i should be posting this in the r&b thread bcuz it’s kinda clicked for me that he’s gen z’s answer to jeremih, just coming at things a bit more like a rapper and a bit less like an r&b singer. but the way jeremih can make what is essentially a rap song but contour it around melody in a way that feels like it came from an r&b writer, i.e. “pass dat,” is reminiscent to me of don at his best and you get a lot of that on this record

“ATM” is a great example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUFlb4YYYKo

“tiramisu” also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlhuSz0HbcE

my fav is prob “rosary” which uses travis scott very similarly to sza on SOS. this is basically a monogamous strip club song, great wheezy beat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTkOUOkHQfI

the capper is “sweet home” which flips the kid rock version of “sweet home alabama” in a frankly completely brilliant way, it’s really a diabolical song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwAbzpCHqHY

missed this post but i’ve been impressed by the commercial staying power of that album. i really liked him around the “after party” era but have lost track of him over the last few albums. i’ll give the new one another chance

missed this post but i’ve been impressed by the commercial staying power of that album. i really liked him around the “after party” era but have lost track of him over the last few albums. i’ll give the new one another chance

anyway i came here to post this incredible rio verse from the babyfxce e album, which is wild even by his high standards. “i’m off painkillers, drank, black & milds, and antibiotics”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Drru-5oiZU

fxce album is very solid overall. "real flex" is still my favorite, i forget if i posted it in last year's thread or not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXH_f6sY7Fc

4thewinn is quickly becoming my new fav cali rapper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AMHoqUDjbE

hi people who aren't out of touch, does it Mean Something that t.i. and juvenile have both been able to come back semi-unexpectedly with hits recently? the t.i. one i actually heard several times thinking it was a random old track by him that i didn't know before realizing it was actually a new/current hit. is the 'mainstream' for rap so dry now that the elders get to enjoy nostalgia-tour revival eras?

not shocked that t.i. got another hit. 00s atl nostalgia has been a prevailing trend for over a year now and he was the king of that sound

listened to the new 41 album (‘area 41’) yesterday. it had a few good songs, but overall seems like a failed opportunity? they were on fire a couple years ago with bent and so many other tunes, if they’d released a tight album of that level of bangers i feel like they would be exploded, but it kind of feels like they fumbled it killed the momentum. album is frontloaded with a bunch of ballad/loverboy tracks for some reason. i still love their flows, such a unique style. and i’ll listen again. curious to hear the voodoo chili take

haven’t checked that one yet. i’ve liked some of their gentler stuff in the past, but agree that it isn’t their strongest mode. i’ll report back

speaking of failed opportunity, after one listen i am pretty underwhelmed by the earl sweatshirt/mike double album. felt like the earl half was much stronger, and he is clearly just a much better rapper qua rapper. mike’s bit isn’t as freewheeling and experimental as the stuff I like best from him. not enough of the surf gang heavy hitters are involved either. evilgiane’s beat for “minty” really pops in context

I've only made it through the MIKE half and I enjoyed it ok but it did feel a little slight and samey. It does sound like he's imitating Earl at his smoked out drawliest. Production was fine but nothing super grabbed me.

yep, I couldn't get through it. it's just boring.

wow and if it's too boring for you... ;)

loooooooool no shit

brb listening to boldy james' 27th album from last year

checking the 41 album. flopson, i agree that the first 5-6 songs are pretty somnolent. i like "mvp" ft. key glock, but it, and the g herbo collab, feel like perfunctory radio plays. the rest of the album is alright, with the typical "debut album" bloat (the tracklist includes multiple singles that are at least 2 years old). i like the album better when they start implementing jersey and sexy drill sounds. kyle richh's rasp in particular sounds great over those breezier beats. "addicted" ft. fivio is pretty great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A64Ad_XCuLY

the cash cobain song that immediately follows it is very a much skip, tho lol

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/headway/philly-teens-neighborhood-safety-music.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cFA.WooS.WOBsYtIC9pC3&smid=url-share

Article has a little info about Philly hiphop itself, but it's mostly about teen safety in Philly and talking about alleged danger of drill music

idk viper is an high concept ironic joke like spaceghostpurpp or something. wil-mar not as funny or charming as bfb but in the same realm to me

― flopson, Wednesday, April 29, 2026 4:40 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

he was not an ironic joke, he was an irl violent sexual predator!

https://consequence.net/2024/01/viper-houston-rapper-arrested-kidnapping/

jesus

liking what i'm hearing from atl rapper hardnard

"butta b"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3EDlWKUnw4

ezcodylee - STUNT 4 LIFE
Sk8star - Designer Junkie

these are my favorite projects this year. both sound like a kind of maturation of rage. one from a punk, other from a atl trap angle.

roscoe p coldchain album is so good, he is rapping his ass off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNHn9dK6xQ8

Spaceghostpurpp is actually great / not a joke

yeah, SGP is a legend. might be my favorite cloud trap artist

i like the ezcodylee album too. kind of wish there were more overt hardcore/metal moments on it. they don’t all work but it’s fun. also like how the album is mixed so that the beats sound massive. that type of production often gets so blown out and compressed it ends up sounding chintzy and small

i slept on it at the time but i’ve been listening to the osamason album from last year. addictive candy major key melody fruity swag

psykotic is my favorite osamason, but they are all good to great

Isn't today 6 5? 6 7 is two months from now

every day is 6 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07xpV4ix2K8

gonna check out ezcodylee. the elevator pitch doesn't sound super appealing to me, but only one way to find out.

did i post about bby kell yet? she is quickly becoming my favorite new rapper

"2019"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB1R4_s-CF0

"how i'm living"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8chJ16AS2M

love those

"fuck i love obama, if i meet him imma call my momma
shit, i mean my grandma, she the one who like obama"

always takes me a while to process gunna's albums. last wun is really great. remarkable discography in general at this point.

those Bby Kell tracks are rad, esp "2019"

"2019" is one of my fav songs of the year. i love that her rapping and the sample have nothing in common, she's just kinda scribbling over the beat. she's a very magnetic personality

perhaps one day i will hear what others hear in kenny mason

couple recent-ish milwaukee rap songs i like

p4evalit - cocky ft. party, teka, gbizzy & big celly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvtWFeh1Ptc

^beat is a fun sped-up/lo-fi version of ludacris 'get back'

sabbath - village candle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLEbGYGlaYw

nice thanks for these.

i am overdue for a link dump, some good tunes lately

Wiki's Ancient History is a really great album, a classic meditating on NYC type

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1MNHKNY9qI

nasg chaz - "outta town": cocky, melodic shit from baltimore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyogk0aNjhw

st6jodyboof - "flushed away": cloudy dmv crank by one of the scene's most adventurous emcees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC2zNApciPg

j.u.s & raphy - "keep looking": from a collab tape by two bruiser brigade rappers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1YxBfxuO_g

estee nack ft. mike shabb - "estupido": cheeky, densely lyrical, fun interpolation of "armagideon time"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbf0eCIOS94

enphamus ft. project pat - "secret indictment": memphis rap comfort food, reminds me of the late great doe b
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqulTymhauY

veeze - "listen to me": guy still has his fastball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvSEfH3DfEU

pz - "first date": my fav new melodic rapper from atlanta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxaffNl_7nw

love pz! holding out hope for q great project.

obssesed with savior +++

listened to the original last year and liked it fine, but now with the deluxe it sounds like a major trap work.

wow that estee nack ft. mike shabb is waveyyyy almost made me a bit seasick but what a banger

yea i have been enjoying estee nack a lot lately, has been my go-to old man ny rap for a couple months. he has a pretty solid project out this year called al-andalus with producer cookin' soul/

rip tay keith. huge loss

oh no! horrible

Nacksaw Jim Duggan is a great album

Tay Keith definitely one of the most important modern hip hop producers RIP

yea his list of hits is pretty staggering. my fav is probably “ambition for cash” by key glock. unless it’s “skee yee”

definitely time to sell some sexxy red stock. hard to imagine her career blowing up the way it did without his beats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIccjRf4mDY

damn taykeith made this mf i been waiting for one of these for so long

pooh shiesth otm

nino paid - nun but drums (feat. vonoff1700)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOshH9f9l90

^love this one

jorjiana - woke up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpL8NVo4R_k

bitch a extra in a tubi movie
can't get prime for none
coochie juicy, water round my neck
broke hoes? I drown 'em out
he a goofy, no backbone with jewelry
so they slimed him out
ho act bad? i time him out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_-aF0Ryl7U

traiqo & bby kell - what happ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC96mNFLYck

bby kell - prove sum

pz' "first date" is great. he put out an EP yesterday, B4NTB, that all sounded pretty good (though his young thug-ness got harder to ignore the more I listened, not nec a bad thing but ymmv)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbtO2dE7A7k

"tamagotchi"

really loving the new album by realyungphil, especially the closing track "phila," with its bossa nova guitars. i love how it reprises at double speed, gives a whole new color to the song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIjoansTgIk

rolling boring street rap pick:

Mondo Slade - Colt 45
really dig this beat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Cfa1APy5M

speaking of beats "phila" is gorgeous wow

Brian Ennals (who you might remember from the Infinity Knives records) has a new one with Blockhead as the producer, this is some gooooood ass backpacker shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN3ziuO516U

new Rome Streetz is good on the boring street rap tip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7n6Q3SVYFk

i've found brian ennals & infinity knives weirdly didactic. lyrics kinda too on the nose for me. but i'm willing to give him another shot with a different producer

you know I can definitely see that, I think I like it for the same reasons, kind of a modern throwback to a certain strain of late 80s/early 90s post Public Enemy hip hop that has pretty much become extinct if that makes sense

yea i get that, but i don't think he has the voice for it

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/arts/music/young-world-festival-mike.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xlA.qKdu.bLPO1xgK86NL&smid=nytcore-ios-share&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn0XMAykvEL_uJ7cHAQaVHNI_G5gifD6AQU4h2iNhIHdajB00-C6x0DRnQ-DU_aem_WHbQ_B0t0Df1sRBJslaE9w

rapper Mike's Young World Fest in Bed Stuy Brooklyn makes the NY Times

https://pitchfork.com/story/10-best-under-the-radar-rap-mixtapes-of-2026-so-far/

2026 Rap mixtape list so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiOGfrte_Lg

nothing groundbreaking, but the AZ record is good, and this track rules

AZ is so consistent one of the best straight up rhymers to ever do it

I think Little Dominique's Nosebleed is a real masterpiece, but the follow up was a little muddled and weird I thought...anyway Koreatown Oddity is back and this is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB5BFFtvFX4

new judah weston + isokeys record is a lot of fun. i feel like i would have been fucking with it heavy if it came out when i was half my age haha. judah is still developing as a rapper, but he has a raw charm and very nyc sense of humor that complements the adventurous stuff isokeys (his older brother) is doing with the beats. i could do without the country and reggae genre exercises, but the electro-influenced songs are keepers

"toe on the gas"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWrP4VJXCh8

"family feud"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkXnf7mZxHg

overdue for a post of my fav songs of recent days

p-lo - "huh alright" ft. 1 umbrella & sob x rbe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ohOJxxgfU

dylvinci - "fytb" ft. realyungphil & boofpaxkmooky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTneK4kimp8

cletus strap - "on the run"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqKico3kaBo

nino paid - "whenever you cm"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXTYAVFjXPQ

nino paid - "step with me" (bonus nino paid song because this one is basically go-go)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruumMC2sI68

hariroc - "greed" ft. b6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ZkwilQwXE

fox bd - "free jr. foxx"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBxF7jPjSsI

surf7 - "7am in ny"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEjro_gmpRo

evilgiane & rico nasty - "what?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F2vVsQ-KJQ

new shiesty album is so good. he is a genius