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Jelani Lateef flows through ‘Cold Days And Dark Nights’

Following up 2015’s Cold Days And Dark Nights and parts 1 and 2 of My Soul To Keep, Chicago rapper/producer Jelani Lateef recently released a new mixtape—sharing its title with last year’s effort—through his own company, Manhood Ent. Featuring 11 new tracks and three remixes, Cold Days And Dark Nights is a mostly self-produced tape […]

Enea shares video for new single, “21”

Opposite his debut solo mixtape, Detroit rapper Enea has released a video for “21,” a standalone single that’s dropped 13 years after Enea began rapping at the age of 8. The visual accompaniment to the single features Enea performing the song along with two acoustic guitarists (and a lot of They Live-related art on the […]

Alex Aff Releases Minimalistic Visuals For “Understand”

Durham native Alex Aff first caught our attention in 2015 with Forever, a full-length project grounded in hip-hop’s classic, boom-bap aesthetic. After kicking off the new year with a supremely raw cut in “The Regency” that he describes as “a gritty joint over a jazz sample,” Aff has returned to Forever with black-and-white visuals for the standout […]

UTG Mixtape Roundup: November 2015

Future and Young Thug have set the standard for balancing high quality with high quantity when it comes to mixtape releases, but even without the media attention, their lesser-known contemporaries have echoed a similar ethic in 2015. Thus, it’s no surprise this month’s mixtape roundup features multiple artists from the current capital of hip-hop following […]

Migos And Young Thug Tease Collaborative Mixtape

Prepare yourselves, hip-hop fans. A truly golden age is on the horizon. While everyone pined away their Sunday hoping the new work week would not arrive, Migos and Young Thug took to social media to reveal a project everyone hoped would happen. It seems at some point in the near future these two music forces […]

UTG Mixtape Roundup: September 2015

With the collective work ethic of rappers at an all-time high, it’s easy to sleep on a lot of quality (and free) music. Thus, at the end of each month, contributor Mike Giegerich will bring you a list of the best mixtapes to hit the Internet in the past 30 days. Know a struggle rapper whose […]

Drake & Future To Release Their Collaborative Album Tonight

The wait is almost over, everyone. The Six God has blessed us once more. After much rumor and speculation, Drake confirmed early Saturday afternoon that he has completed a collaborative album with DS2 mastermind Future. What A Time To Be Alive will be released tonight, September 20, at 8PM EST. You can view the artwork, […]

Migos Release New Mixtape, Share “Trap Problems” Video

It’s Migos season once again. Though their comrade Offset remains behind bars, Migos’ members Quavo and Offset are keeping fans busy with the release of a brand new mixtape. Back To The Bando features the first new material from the group since their debut album, Young Rich Nation, dropped back in July. The fifteen-track release […]

REVIEW: Rick Ross – ‘Black Dollar’

Artist: Rick Ross Album: Black Dollar Label: Maybach Music Group Blurring the lines between albums and mixtapes, Black Dollar is the Rick Ross release fans have been waiting to hear. The last few years have been wild for the leader of Maybach Music Group. In addition to a string of solid singles and lackluster albums, […]

MIXTAPE: 2 Chainz – ‘Trap-A-Velli Tre’

Now that the hype surrounding Future’s incredible DS2 has begun to die down it’s time for another one of hip-hop’s most notorious and boisterous personalities to provide a fresh soundtrack for party people around the globe. Fortunately, 2 Chainz is up to the challenge. Trap-A-Velli Tre is the long-awaited new mixtape from 2 Chainz. It […]

Migos & Rich The Kid Drop ‘Still On Lock’ Mixtape

Migos member Offset may still be fighting for freedom from behind prison bars, but that is not stopping the hottest trio in hip-hop from releasing a new mixtape with Rich The Kid. Today, Migos and Rich The Kid compiled several previously unreleased tracks to drop the Still On Lock mixtape. The free release features sixteen […]

OG Maco Releases ‘Tax Free’ Mixtape

OG Maco is unstoppable. Following a high-profile appearance as one of XXL’s Freshman Class at the beginning of the year, Atlanta native OG Maco has done everything in his power to remain in the public eye. He’s already shared two free releases (Breathe and 15), as well as securing a direct support slot on Migos’ […]