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Trippie Redd, Reason, G Perico and More – New Hip-Hop Projects

[ad_1] One of the ways hip-hop is celebrating its 50th year in existence is by delivering a fresh crop of new project drops. On the day that marks five decades since DJ Kool Herc birthed the culture in a tiny rec room in the Bronx, an Ohio rap-crooner releases his second album of the year, a Los Angeles spitter delivers a new project to capitalize on what's been an incredibly productive year so far, a lyricist repping Carson, Calif. comes through with a long-awaited LP and more.Trippie Redd Drops Second Album of 2023, A Love Letter To You 5On the heels of Mansion Musik, which, since its January release, has been lauded as one of the best hip-hop...

Reason Reveals the Stories Behind Songs on Upcoming Porches Album

[ad_1] Studio TimeWords: Kemet HighEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Reason prides himself on being the best lyricist on Top Dawg Entertainment. His forthcoming album, Porches, which is produced by esteemed beatmakers like Hollywood Cole, Supah Mario and Boi-1da, among others, are evidence of why Reason’s confidence is impenetrable in that regard. Here, the Carson, Calif. native, 31, previews four records from his junior effort expected to be released in the coming months.“At It Again” It’s an anthem. It gives you that victorious feel. When you hear it, this is the part of the Rocky movie where he’s running up the steps and he’s trying...

Fabolous Is a Better Rapper Than Andre 3000, According to Reason

[ad_1] Another day, another rap debate.Top Dawg Entertainment artist Reason has sparked an intense debate on social media on who is the better rapper between Fabolous and André 3000.On Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay’s Higher Learning podcast, which aired on Friday (Jan. 7) on YouTube, Reason boldly stated that F-A-B-O is a better rapper than Three Stacks. “In my opinion, yes, Fabolous is a better rapper. I would love something like that [Verzuz],” he stated. “But I feel like if you lined up Fabolous and André 3000, I got my money on Fab. That’s how I feel.”Stunned by Reason’s statement, Lathan replied, “I’m not about to hate on Fab, but goddamn that...

Top Dawg Entertainment’s Most Essential Songs

[ad_1] Dedication and persistence can take both artists and record label executives far in their respective careers, and Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) is an encapsulation of that. The Los Angeles-based record label, founded by Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith in 2004, is one of the leading indie rap labels in the game. Executives like TDE President Terrence "Punch" Henderson and former Co-President Dave Free, who left the label in 2019, helped keep the label running as a premier destination for elite hip-hop over the years. Punch and Top Dawg continue doing so.Looking back at the history of TDE, the label's first release was Jay Rock's Watts Finest Vol. 1 mixtape in 2006. From then until now,...

Jay Electronica, BlocBoy JB, Reason, More: New Projects This Week

[ad_1] The seasons might be changing, but the caliber of new music releases aren't. This week, there are releases from a veteran MC and a Memphis rapper that we haven't heard from in a while as well as a debut album from a TDE artist.Jay Electronica is back with the crazy production and impeccable introspection. The seasoned New Orleans rhymer is following up his 2007 debut mixtape Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) with Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn). The Tidal exclusive arrived on Monday (Oct. 5) after leaking the day prior. Nonetheless, the LP also comes about seven months after Jay Elec's first studio album, A Written Testimony, which...

Logic Reacts to Reason’s Diss, Says He Doesn’t Know Who Reason Is

[ad_1] Sometimes, rappers wage war against one another on diss records. Other times, they turn the other cheek. Logic seems to have taken a page out of that playbook following TDE's Reason taking a few shots at him on his new song.During recent interactive livestream, which began circulating the internet on Wednesday (Sept. 23), Logic appears to be responding to a fan who inquired about the jab the Top Dawg Entertainment rhymer took at him on his newly released record, "The Soul (Pt. 2)." "Did Reason diss you on his new song?," the former 2013 XXL Freshman says before responding, "I don't know who that is."The bars in question are on the song's second verse....