Hip Hop Albums & Mixtapes
Talib Kweli - Prisoner of Conscious
I don’t know if I’d be writing this if it wasn’t for Talib Kweli. I liked hip-hop before I heard Black Star, but that album helped me fall in love with hip-hop, and before I knew it, I had memorized every word of Black... Read Full Review
Weapons of Audio - Girl Crazy EP
Atlanta alt-hip-hop duo Weapons of Audio has come together with The DJBooth to exclusively bring listeners their latest digital release, the Girl Crazy EP. The project finds brothers Floyd and Jeremy Daniels drawing... Read More
Harry Fraud - Scion A/V Presents: High Tide EP
Harry Fraud, the beatsmith behind "Shot Caller" and countless other hits, has unleashed his latest collection of original material, the High Tide EP, via Read More
Locksmith - The Green Box
West Coast buzzmaker Locksmith has come together with The DJBooth to bring listeners his latest street album, The Green Box. Named after a locale in the Crescent Park neighborhood of Richmond, California, where the artist... Read More
Havoc - 13
It has been four years (2009's Hidden Files) since Mobb Deep member Havoc released a full-length solo album, but that's all all changed. The Queens native has dropped his third studio album, 13, released through indie label... Read More
August Alsina - Gangsta Grillz: The Product 2
Def Jam crooner August Alsina fully understands that a career in music can be over before it even gets started. It is for this reason that the New Orleans native has chosen to keep the tunes coming, delivering a follow-up to... Read More
Rocky Diamonds - ArtOfficial
Minneapolis emcee Rocky Diamonds has come together with The DJBooth to bring listeners an exclusive pre-release stream of his latest mixtape, ArtOfficial. The 17-track project, which is presented by Paperroll$ and Read More
Spree Wilson - Life In Technicolor (Vol. 1)
Spree Wilson is not your average artist. He cannot be defined or categorized, he cannot lazily be compared to others before him, and his music follows the age old quality over quantity methodology. It is for all of these... Read More
Apache Chief - Upstate of Mind
Empire State rhymesayer Apache Chief has come together with The DJBooth to bring listeners his latest street release, the Upstate of Mind mixtape. The project packs 12 original jams from the buzzmaking Utica native. Included... Read More
Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap
In the digital age, hip-hop receives a litmus test every few months. A new rapper emerges on the scene and suddenly, everybody starts talking about him or her. The buzz leading up to the “big release” from this... Read Full Review
A.J. Crew - The Reality of It All
Chicago rhymesayer A.J. Crew has come together with The DJBooth to bring listeners his latest street album, The Reality of It All. The project packs 12 original tracks from the up-and-coming emcee, among them... Read More
Marco Polo - Newport Authority 2
With his latest full-length, PA2: The Director's Cut, slated for release this July via Soulspazm Records, veteran beatsmith Marco Polo is tiding fans over with the release of free album Newport Authority 2. Mixed and... Read More
Rittz - The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant
When you’re in high school, your horizon often only extends as far as your beat up, hand me down, used car will drive; and that’s if you’re lucky enough to have a beat up car. The people you know might as well be the... Read Full Review
J. Cole - Truly Yours 2 EP
While gearing up for the June 25, release of his sophomore album, Born Sinner, J. Cole has surprised his fans with his second Truly Yours EP. The free, six-track project includes pre-release leak Cole Summer, on which the... Read More
R.A. The Rugged Man - Legends Never Die
Veteran emcee R.A. The Rugged Man last released an album on November 16, 2004. Since then a black president has been elected (and re-elected) to office, Apple created the iPhone and D4L became a one-hit wonder with Laffy... Read More
LL Cool J - Authentic
In November of 1985, rapper-turned-actor-tuned-rapper/actor LL Cool J released his debut album, Radio, on Def Jam Records. 27 years and 12 albums later, the hip hop pioneer has embarked upon the release of his thirteenth... Read More
Spectac & Amiri - Soul Beautiful
Fresh off the release of For the People, hip-hop storyteller Spectac gets right back at it by re-uniting with his production partner Amiri for their new collaborative album, Soul Beautiful. The first project the duo have... Read More