Yeah we had issues with his major label debut, 2012’s Live From The Underground, but when Big K.R.I.T. returns to his mixtape roots, he’s unfuckwitable. Released in April, King Remembered In Time is the Mississippi Man’s tenth mixtape and he sounds as sharp and poignant as ever.
The white kid from Company Flow and the ATLien offspring of OutKast form a rap group? Yeah I’m with it, I’m with it. It all began a year ago when El-P handled production for Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Music. Their chemistry was evident and thankfully this past summer they officially formed a dynamic duo named Run The Jewels and released a self-titled free mixtape.
This one is quite a polarizing release for the Rap Radar staff. Well fellas whether you like it or not, Acid Rap is the most-acclaimed mixtape of the year. It’s made the Chicago MC, a magazine cover star and the hottest free agent in this business of rap. That’s all pretty good for a kid on his second mixtape.
Like they always do at this time: Meek Mill and fellow Philadelphian DJ Drama join forces to bring you the latest edition to their classic mixtape series. From the jump you know it’s gonna be a grand affair. Y’all know Meek loves an intro and this one includes a surprise guest verse from Travi$ Scott and appearances from two of hip-hop’s most notorious shit talkers Birdman and Diddy. Fuck they little T-Ts too, Puff? Damn!
You know the drilly, my nilly. Them white dudes make better videos than you. Watch Macklemore gets his matador on, interracial malt liquor make outs and more cameos than MJ’s “Liberian Girl”.
Now that’s a big-ass box. Boy that Marshall Mathers guy looks charged. Hey why not? With cameos from Kendrick, Kid Rock, Slaughterhouse and Rick Rubin, this looks like a public disturbance parade.
You probably don’t need a reminder but Anthony Mandler is a great video director. Here he remixes and screws and chops the JZ/JT collabo to create a gripping visual. Are you happy Rick Rubin?
For those who wanted to see Drizzy Drake return to acting, well here you go. Taking it back to some classic Miami Vice episode, Drake is celebrating criminal success when Fredo Santana kidnaps his white lingerie-laced lady friend.
Forget having a visual that matches the exact sentiment of the song, J.Cole wanted to strike nerves and make a statement. After being moved by a viewing of Fruitvale Station, Cole decided to address the 2010 death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones, a 7-year-old girl who was shot and killed in a police raid of her home.
They said French couldn’t make hits on his own? Boy was they wrong. Over Rico Love and company’s jingling backdrop, Montana masterfully turns a hook into pretty much a full song.
With "Which One," Drake and Central Cee bridge the Atlantic through their shared affinity for Caribbean-influenced sonics, cementing UK drill's arrival in mainstream hip-hop's upper echelon. This collaboration isn't just another checkbox on Drake's endless list of co-signs—it represents the continued global evolution of Black music dialects, with Central Cee's gritty London cadence providing the perfect counterbalance to Drake's melodic versatility. The track's immediate chart success proves that the UK-Toronto pipeline remains one of hip-hop's most fruitful cross-cultural exchanges.