There must be more out there. Only one I'm interested in from here is the Chili Peppers.

If there are projects missing from the list below, please post them.

What will you be listening to?

Genius List:
https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-album-release-calendar-annotated
4/1
Confidence Man - TILT - 3/12
Jaxsaun - The Comezino - 1/?
Kublai Khan TX - Lowest Form of Animal - 5/5
lael - it didn't know it was a butterfly - 11/13
Lights - PEP - 4/13
Meshuggah - Immutable - 2/13
Miley Cyrus - ATTENTION: MILEY LIVE - 20/20
Northlane - Obsidian - 4/13
Oordaya - Twenty With Love - EP - 1/4
Paul Cauthen - Country Coming Down - 1/10
Qveen Herby - Mad Qveen - 7/7
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love - 18/18
Roo Panes - Nightjar and the Nightingale - 6/6
Thomas Rhett - Where We Started - 13/15
T-Shyne - Confetti Nights - 3/15
Yeat - 2 Alivë: Geëk Pack - 29/29
YoungBoy Never Broke Again - The Last Slimeto - 4/30

https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-singles-release-calendar-annotated

Metacritic list:
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date?view=detailed
Lights - PEP
Meshuggah - Immutable
PUP - THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love
Warmduscher - At The Hot Spot

HipHop DX list:
https://hiphopdx.com/release-dates
APR 1
Luh Geek Pack - Yeat
Confetti Nights - T Shyne
Goat - YNW BSlime
D-Day - Dreamville & DJ Drama

I really liked the Dreamville tape. Cole has a great roster and there were some gems in there.

Other albums i really liked were Alex Isley & Jack Dine - Marigold, Sunni Colon - JuJu & The Flowerbug, Pete Rock - Petestrumentals 4 and the Jembaa Groove album from earlier this week.

Some singles as well: Freddie Gibbs & Rick Ross - Ice Cream, A$AP Ant & A$AP Rocky - The God hour, Jordy - Feel right now, Vince Staples - Rose Street, Jasmine Casselle & Ivy Sole - Things Change remix...

bit of a slow week, but still listening to a lot of new music from last friday.

I can use a slow week as I am still revisiting albums from February right now.

Still not a lot catching my eye. I'll check out the Big Cheeko, Murs and MichaelAngelo & Eto.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/ttv0qp/new_music_friday_april_1st_2022/
LPs
NBA Youngboy - The Last Slimeto Sampler
MORA (🇵🇷) - Microdosis (featuring Jhay Cortez + more)
Dreamville - D-DAY: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape (featuring 2 Chainz, A$AP Ferg, Young Nudy, Sheck Wes, REASON, Kenny Mason & G Perico)
French The Kid (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Never Been Ordinary
Thouxanbanfauni - Forever Figueroa 2
Pete Rock - Petestrumentals Vol. 4
Gawne & Atlus - Waves (featuring Tech N9ne)
Sally Sossa - 4EVER SOSSA (featuring Flo Milli & BigKayBeezy)
T-Shyne - Confetti Nights (featuring Gunna, Young Thug, NAV, JID, 6LACK, Swae Lee, Meek Mill & Dougie F)
Stevie Stone - Raising The Bar (featuring Krizz Kaliko, Sage the Gemini + more)
Mamas Gun (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Cure the Jones
Shrimpnose - Under Fire! (featuring Bobby Raps + more)
Pongo (🇦🇴) - Sakidila
Omy Alka (🇩🇴) - Mi Mundo
Pasto Flocco - March Madness 2
Black Fortune - Sorry 4 the OSSH (featuring Goonew, Big Flock & Lil Dude)
Christian Alexander - I Don’t Like You
Kaelin Ellis - The Funk Will Prevail (featuring C.S. Armstrong + more)
Sha Hef & Tony Seltzer - Mr. Make It Happen (featuring Slayter & ABG Neal)
Sadistik & Kno - Bring Me Back When The World Is Cured
The Audio Unit - Cream Of The Crop 2: Wrestlemania Weekend
Ouija Macc - Fallen Angelic
Factor Chandelier - Time Invested II (featuring Myka 9, Eligh, Open Mike Eagle + more)
Hus Kingpin - Bjorkingpin (B-Side) (featuring SmooVth + more)
Bear1Boss - Dynamic (featuring Trippie Redd, Zelly Ocho, ATL Smook & Odd Godd)
Rahiem Supreme - Electrifying Raski
Toodah Band$ - HBO 2 (featuring Jim Jones + more)
Big Cheeko - Block Barry White (featuring Devin the Dude, Styles P, Mach-Hommy, Smoke DZA & Stag O Lee)

EPs
Yeat - 2 Alivë (Gëek Pack) (featuring Lil Uzi Vert & Lancey Foux)
Pacman da Gunman & Hit-Boy - Bulletproof Soul (featuring Dom Kennedy, Peezy, Yhung T.O. + more)
Qveen Herby - MAD QVEEN EP
Jaydayoungan - All is Well
Alex Isley & Jack Dine - MARIGOLD
Gabriel Garzón-Montano - Agüita: Remixes (featuring Jamila Woods, Amber Mark, Sampa the Great + more)
Murs - Murs In Miami (Featuring MADDAY!, Wrekonize & Bernz)
Pengz (🇨🇦) - Can't Make This Shit Up
BandGang Masoe - 886 (featuring PGF Nuk, Drego & Beno, BandGang Lonnie Bands & BandGang Paid Will)
YTK - I'M Trying, To Be
Chicocurlyhead (🇵🇦→🇺🇸) - DIADREAMER
Fat Tony - Ain't For Me Remixes (featuring Blockhead, Twin Shadow & Yung Skrrt)
MichaelAngelo & Eto - Table For One (featuring CRIMEAPPLE, Estee Nack + more)
Pilla B - Interstellar (featuring Maxo Kream)
Coach Tev - Talk To Him Nicely

Singles:
Dope
Nyck Caution, Boldy James & Charlie Heat - Vengeance
J-Tek & Blu - Gameboy

Okay
Freddie Gibbs - Ice Cream
G Perico & Dave East - Half a Bird
Homeboy Sandman - A!

Not feeling
Marlon Craft & Havoc - Hans Zimmer
Vince Staples - Rose Street

Projects:
Dope
Sunni Colon - JuJu & The Flowerbug
Big Cheeko - Block Barry White
Alex Isley & Jack Dine - Marigold

Okay
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love

Not feeling
Murs - Murs In Miami
MichaelAngelo & Eto - Table For One (EP)

The Sunni album is definitely my favorite of these after one listen. Big Cheeko and Alex Isley are pretty good but not sure if they will hold up on repeat listens. The Big Cheeko has some good production and the rapping is decent.

The Chili Peppers is way too long, there were many times where I wanted to stop listening. I really liked the last 4 songs, Not The One and Watchu Thinkin. I don't think I will like it more on repeat listens but we will see.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TBvZW9_aBnM&feature=share



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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

Me and a few friends are big Dipset stans, and it's crazy to us that Jim Jones, in his "old age" (for rappers), became the best rapper in Dipset (these day that is - Cam WOULD be because Cam can rap circles around a lot of folks but he's lazy AF).

I mean, El Capo was arguably the best rap album of 2019.

She and Jack Dine can keep making projects forever.

it's the perfect length. initially I was sad that it was literally 29 mins, not even 30. but makes for instant replay. This is magic!
---

https://twitter.com/MeeshUniVerSoul


welp

sitting with it for a bit i been replaying it tryin to single out which songs i liked and its really the whole album ha.

although i cant find the skip button fast enough when bas start rapping, verse was out of place imo.

love again
under the moon (my fave on first listen n still holds)

so people know what to look out for from all these albums that drop.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

The fact that he can RAP and sing has his album giving me Outkast vibes - Outkast vibes if Speakerboxx/Love Below Outkast got combined into one rapper and was from Compton.

im washed (in the blood) but damn if this aint take me back.

buddy slept on.

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

meaning their music doesnt hold up on repeat listens. it kind of sounds like an attempt to remake the outkast sound but it seems a bit off. that might be how old fans of soul felt about neo soul though. i have liked their newer stuff more than the older stuff but i still get tired of it.

new.

Deante' Hitchcock single-handedly makes more interesting modern Southern thoughtful rap than these guys collectively.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

Revisited it a while back and thought and downgraded it to good not great.

Wasn't into GHETTO GODS sans a few tracks.

That said, that Spillage Village from a few years back is fire.

Good thing I got caught up. Looks like there's a lot to check out this week. I'm going to check out the Fivio, Jack White, Omar Apollo, Syd, Vince, Full Court Press, Paul Wall & Termanology, Hiatus Kaiyote and Billy Woods.

I haven't event looked at the singles.

If there are projects missing from the list below, please post them.

What will you be listening to?

Genius List:
https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-album-release-calendar-annotated
4/4
KWON EUN BI - Color - 6/6
Soulja Boy - The Biggest Opp - 1/18
SUHO - Grey Suit - 6/6

4/6
25時、ナイトコードで。- 25時、ナイトコードで。 SEKAI ALBUM vol.1 - 0/12
Mack Keane & ESTA. - Intersections - 6/6

4/7
Jan Curious - 亞水 (A3 Seoi2) - 12/12

4/8
42 Dugg & EST Gee - Last Ones Left - 14/17
BANKS - Serpentina - 13/13
Caitlyn Smith - High - 4/8
Camila Cabello - Familia - 12/12
Carla Geneve - Learn to Like It - 6/10
​chloe moriondo - puppy luv - EP - 5/5
Clara Mae - Learning Experience - EP - 6/6
Cody Simpson - Cody Simpson - 11/11
Coi Leray - TRENDSETTER - 20/20
Cole Swindell - Stereotype - 6/13
Daniel Rossen - You Belong There - 2/10
DCG Brothers - Jungle Life - 4/14
Dylan - No Romeo - EP - 6/6
Father John Misty - Chloë and the Next 20th Century - 1/11
Fivio Foreign - B.I.B.L.E. - 17/17
HEALTH - DISCO4 :: PART II - 4/12
Isak Danielson - King of a Tragedy - 11/12
Jack White - Fear of the Dawn - 12/12
Jahmiel - Legend - 16/16
Joe Satriani - The Elephants of Mars
Kae Tempest - The Line is a Curve - 1/12
Let's Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons - 2/10
Lizzy McAlpine - five seconds flat - 6/14
Lucius - Second Nature - 4/10
Omar Apollo - Ivory - 16/16
Orville Peck - Bronco - 10/15
ROLE MODEL - Rx - 3/11
Syd - Broken Hearts Club - 13/13
The Linda Lindas - Growing Up - 4/10
The Regrettes - Further Joy - 13/13
The Vaccines - Planet of the Youth - EP - 3/6
Vince Staples - RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART - 16/16
Tom The Mail Man - Sunset Visionary, Vol. 2 - 3/11
Wet Leg - Wet Leg - 4/12
Yung Lean - Stardust - 12/12

https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-singles-release-calendar-annotated

Metacritic list:
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date?view=detailed
Calexico - El Mirador
Daniel Rossen - You Belong There
Envy Of None - Envy Of None
Father John Misty - Chloe And The Next 20th Century
HEALTH - DISCO4 - Part II
Jack White - Fear Of The Dawn
Kae Tempest - The Line Is A Curve
Let's Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
Lucius - Second Nature
Omar Apollo - Ivory
Orville Peck - Bronco
Syd - Broken Hearts Club
Wet Leg - Wet Leg
Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather

HipHop DX list:
https://hiphopdx.com/release-dates
APR 8
B.I.B.L.E. - Fivio Foreign
Ramona Park Broke My Heart - Vince Staples
Sunset Visionary Vol. 2 - Tom The Mail Man
Broken Hearts Club - SYD
All B*llshit Aside - Gunplay
Last Ones Left - 42 Dugg & EST GEE
Jungle Life - DCG Brothers
Full Court Press - Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T. & Smoke DZA
Stardust - Yung Lean
Trendsetter - Coi Leray
Aethiopes - Billy Woods & Preservation

reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/tyuvde/new_music_friday_april_8th_2022/
LPs
Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T. & Smoke DZA - Full Court Press
Fivio Foreign - B.I.B.L.E. (featuring Kanye West, Polo G, Quavo, A$AP Rocky, Lil Tjay, Alicia Keys, Lil Yachty, Chlöe, Yung Bleu, KayCyy, Queen Naija, Ne-Yo, Coi Leray, DJ Khaled, Vory & Blueface)
Yung Lean (🇸🇪) - Stardust (featuring FKA Twigs, Thaiboy Digital, Antwan, Ecco2k & Bladee)
42 Dugg & EST Gee - Last Ones Left (featuring BIG30 + more)
Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart (featuring Mustard + more)
Coi Leray - Trendsetters (featuring Lil Durk, Polo G, Nicki Minaj, Chief Keef, G Herbo, Fivio Foreign, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, NAV, Lil Tecca, Pooh Shiesty, Young M.A, H.E.R. & Yung Bleu)
Omar Apollo - Ivory (featuring Kali Uchis, Daniel Caesar + more)
Syd - Broken Hearts Club (featuring Smino, Lucky Daye + more)
saib. (🇲🇦) - Under The Stars (featuring Bluestaeb + more)
Tom The Mail Man - Sunset Visionary, Vol. 2
Kukon (🇵🇱) - Rough N' Gentle
Paul Wall & Termanology - Start 2 Finish (featuring Bun B, KXNG CROOKED, Fly Anakin, Nems + more)
UnoTheActivist - Limbus 2.5* (featuring MDMA)
Hiatus Kaiyote (🇦🇺) - Mood Variant Remixes (featuring George Anne Muldrow, Mndsgn, Nick Hakim, Teebs + more)
Soom T (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Good
Billy Woods & Preservation - Aethiopes (featuring El-P, Boldy James, Elucid, Quelle Chris, Despot, Mike Ladd, Denmark Vessey, Gabe 'Nandez, Fatboi Sharif, Breeze Brewin & Shinehead)
Planet Asia & Jay-Ef - Cash or Caskets
Ed Scissor (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Post Sleep
DCG Brothers - Jungle Life (featuring G Herbo, BIG30, B-Lovee & Msavv)
O$ka (🇵🇱) - K3
Purpose of Tragic Allies - The Tony Camonte Saga: Cost of Business (featuring Saigon, Estee Nack + more)

EPs
Obijuan (🇧🇸) & Dylantheinfamous (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - HELVITI

Always liked Vince, but he finally got a WHOLE album of GOOD production.

At first I saw it and saw there was 16 songs, but then saw the whole run time was 41 mins. Good length and I think the sequencing was well done as well.

have had it on repeat: https://youtu.be/5fFV0dWpQPE

It started to wear on me after about 10 tracks, but I think those first 10 are close to the best tracks anyways.

I like Fivio as a rapper/artist. Would DEFINITELY love to hear him on some production that isn't centered around the drill sound, because even if the beats are mixed well, have great samples, drums, etc. they do start to blend which is why I think the 2nd half of the ablum kinda fell off for me.

is what I'm checking for this week.

Started listening to Vince last night... seems like this is the album where he finally explicitly addresses what happened in his past that made him have to leave LA and go to Atl... Or at least that's what I think I heard.

Some good stuff on Omar's record too. But after one listen I couldn't say I loved it.

Starting on HK right now. It's really dope.

Not finished going through everything but I want to post this while it's still fresh on my mind.

I basically liked all the singles I checked out. The Chloe one not as much but it wasn't bad.
Pusha T - Neck & Wrist
Chance the Rapper - Writing Exercise #2
ScHoolboy Q - Soccer Dad
Action Bronson - Subzero
IDK - Taco
Deca & Blu - Shelter
Chlöe - Treat Me

Chance is really coming back strong huh?

Albums:
Jack White - Fear of the Dawn
I really liked this, I came into it expecting to hear some interesting concepts but not much replay value. Starting with the Q-tip track I enjoyed pretty much all of it.

Syd - Broken Hearts Club
This started off dope but then went into mid mode. I liked the first 3 tracks and Getting Late (which is pretty old).

Paul Wall & Termanology - Start 2 Finish
This also started off dope but then the beats outshone the vocals after the first 3 tracks.

Billy Woods & Preservation - Aethiopes
Not into this one. I need something more engaging besides lyrics.

Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T. & Smoke DZA - Full Court Press
This was a bit hit and miss but I liked it more than I thought I would.

Vince Staples - RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART
I'm split on this. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would but there is something about his vocals that just don't do it for me. The production is good and there is nothing bad about it but its just not hitting for me.

Fivio Foreign - B.I.B.L.E.
I don't get the hype about dude. He's not bad but there's nothing that jumps about his music to me. I liked Through the Fire.

Will get to these next week:
Omar Apollo - Ivory
Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Variant Remixes

The Omar Apollo is interesting. I didn't know what to expect but checked it out for the features. I always appreciate hearing different styles in one album. I will come back to it but I don't know how much I like it.

Hiatus Kaiyote was a good listen but I'm not huge on remixes so I don't expect I will come back to it much.

>Syd - Broken Hearts Club
>This started off dope but then went into mid mode. I liked the
>first 3 tracks and Getting Late (which is pretty old).

I thought the first 4 tracks were absolutely fantastic (CYBAH, Tie The Knot, Fast Car and Right Track). Then it kinda levels off. It's not terrible just mid, exactly like you said. I did also like BMHWDY near the end of the album a lot. I think these 5 tracks will get a lot of replay from me. I may try to let some of the other tracks ride but we'll see.

https://saultglobal.bandcamp.com/album/air

Not much catching my eye. I will check out Bas, Sault, maybe Swedish House, Spanish Ran, IMYOUNGWORLD.

If there are projects missing from the list below, please post them.

What will you be listening to?

Genius List:
https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-album-release-calendar-annotated
4/10
Fastlife Juke - Bandit Lifestyle - 2/14

4/11
ONEW - DICE

4/12
Anitta - Versions of Me - 15/15
DREAMCATCHER - - 0/14

4/13
Marian Hill - why can't we just pretend? - 5/12
Mark Ambor - Hair Toss, Arms Crossed - EP - 4/4

4/14
bülow - Booty Call - EP - 5/5 ​

4/15
Alec Benjamin - (Un)Commentary - 3/13
Bas - Pick Me Up - EP - 4/4
Brandon Davis - Hearts Don't Rust - 1/8
Chayce Beckham - Doin' It Right - EP - 1/6
Digga D - Noughty by Nature - 16/16
Eptic - The End of the World - 10/10
Fredo Bang - Two-Face Bang 2 - 18/18
Ghastly - Haunted Haus - 6/15
GRAE - Whiplash - 6/11
Jewel - Freewheelin' Woman - 3/12
Mitchell Tenpenny - The Low Light Sessions - 8/8
Of Monsters and Men - Manneskja - 5/5
Rahky - Don't Take It Personal - EP - 6/6
Ricky Montgomery - It's 2016 Somewhere - 1/?
Samora Pinderhughes - Grief - 1/15
Serrini - I'M FINE, THX. (Live) - 21/21
Sophia Bel - Anxious Avoidant - 1/11
Swedish House Mafia - Paradise Again - 17/17
Tee Grizzley - Half Tee Half Beast - 3/17
Wet - Letter Blue (Reprise) - EP - 1/5

https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-singles-release-calendar-annotated

Metacritic list:
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date?view=detailed
Cancer Bats - Psychic Jailbreak
Evan J Cartwright - bit by bit
James Krivchenia - Blood Karaoke
Kurt Vile - (watch my moves)
Primer - Incubator
Tim Kasher - Middling Age

HipHop DX list:
https://hiphopdx.com/release-dates
Pick Me Up - Bas
Noughty By Nature - Digga D
Paradise Again - Swedish House Mafia
Two-Face Bang 2 - Fredo Bang
Half Tee Half Beast - Tee Grizzley
Labrador bleu - ISHA

reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/u3zfi3/new_music_friday_april_15th_2022/
LPs
Anitta (🇧🇷) - Versions of Me (featuring Cardi B, YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Khalid, Saweetie, Myke Towers + more)
Swedish House Mafia (🇸🇪) - Paradise Again (featuring The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky, Ty Dolla $ign, 070 Shake, Sting & Mike Posner)
Tee Grizzley - Half Tee Half Beast (featuring Lakeyah & Baby Grizzley)
Digga D (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Noughty By Nature (featuring Moneybagg Yo, B-Lovee, AJ Tracey, Hotboii + more)
Fredo Bang - Two-Face Bang 2 (featuring Roddy Ricch, YNW Melly, Sleepy Hallow, Money Man & Rob49)
Yungeen Ace - All On Me (featuring Kodak Black, Boosie Badazz, Toosii, Spinabenz + more)
Marian Hill - why can't we just pretend? (featuring Baby Tate, Kemba, GASHI + more)
Dizzy Wright & DJ Hoppa - Dizzyland (featuring Xzibit, B-Real, Chris Webby, Jon Connor + more)
Green Montana (🇫🇷) - NOSTALGIA+
Germaine & Charlie Heat - New Jack City (featuring Guapdad 4000, Ymtk, Too $hort & City James)
ISHA - Labrador bleu
Jon Connor - SOS II: THe Road To Legendary (featuring Dizzy Wright + more)
Es-K - Letting Go Again
Masiwei (🇨🇳) - Humble Swag (featuring the rest of Higher Brothers + more)
IMYOUNGWORLD - BLEU (featuring Benny the Butcher & Sy Ari the Kid)
Airplane James - Lowkey Hurt
AJ Suede & Small Professor - Hundred Year Darkness (featuring Fatboi Sharif + more)
Dixon Hill - Empty: The Book of Changes
Death at the Derby (Cousin Feo & Lord Juco) - Season 2
Spanish Ran - Long Way To Reach Heaven (featuring Mooch, Sauce Heist, UFO Fev, Asun Eastwood, M.A.V, Ty Farris + more)
Sal Crosby - Revenue Physics
Vic Spencer & Doc Da Mindbenda - Still Here (featuring 38 Spesh, Planet Asia, Oh-No & Smoovth)
HYPE (🇨🇲→🇨🇦) - Talk To Me Nice (featuring Elzhi + more)
Josiah The Gift - Mightier Than The Sword (SIDE B)
Sean Rose - ViceLAND
Dillon - Gardenstrumentals 2
Blac Samurai - Saints Are Sinners (featuring Statik Selektah + more)

EPs
Bas - Pick Me Up (featuring J.Cole, Gunna, Lil Tjay, Ari Lennox & Galimatias)
Sault (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Air
Scarlxrd - Atv2. Act I: Genesis.
Asher Roth & Heather Grey - Why's It So Grey Out? (featuring Blu, Lord Apex, Kota the Friend & Like)
paopao & iZaak (🇵🇷) - realciones tóxicas
Farazi (🇹🇷) - Alice'in Fabrikalar Diyari
SEBii (🇨🇳→🇺🇸) - VVYELLOW
Femme It Forward - Big Femme Energy, Vol. 1 (Deluxe)
Jae Skeese & Big Ghost LTD - Autheticity Check (featuring Conway the Machine & 7xvethegenius)
BandGang Masoe - 886 Deluxe (featuring Babyface Ray, Peezy & Beno)
Wiardon - Omerta (Deluxe)
Nef, XP the Marxman & DoamPeace - Late Night Views
Dark Lo & Don Gunna - The Graveyard (featuring Eto & Prospect Penz)
Jugg Harden - For the Gram
Donson The Wise & Thanos Beats - Sword Of The Nine

Not a great week.

Singles I really liked
Tre Capital, Xzibit and Nottz - Bridge
Marcus D & Blu - Rainin Outside
C-Lance - The Book Of Life

Singles that were okay
G Perico & Curren$y - Bacc 2 The Blocc
Kota The Friend - Good Friday
Ransom - Circumstances
Fendi P & Curren$y - Tank Dawg

Singles I didn't like
serpentwithfeet - Sailors' Superstition (Bmore Club Remix)
serpentwithfeet - Sailors' Superstition
BIJOU - The Players Anthem
BIJOU - The Players Anthem (VIP)

Bas - Pick Me Up (EP)
Only 4 songs but this was pretty good. I will come back to it.

Asher Roth & Heather Grey - Why's It So Grey Out?
Good production and the rapping was okay.

HYPE - Talk To Me Nice
Good production, rapping was okay but kind of boring on some songs.

Dizzy Wright & DJ Hoppa - Dizzyland
Spotty, decent production and rapping but it overall sounded dated.

Sault - Air
Not for me, I don't think I'll come back to it I can understand some people liking it.

IMYOUNGWORLD - BLEU
Blah, so when I tried to listen to this it only played the first 30 seconds of each song even though they were listed at over 2 minutes each. I talked with Youtube Music support. Now they're gonna think I'm a super fan lol. I did find "official audio" videos that played all the way through. I did not like it, at all.

Only songs I added to my 2022 favorites playlist were the first 3 singles listed and Amire Her by Bas.

I don't know WHO that Sault is for lol, but wasn't for me either lol. I'm happy they put something out tho

Big one is Pusha T of course. I'll probably check out the Budamunk & Jansport J, Fendi P, Nick Speed & Ro Spit, Fly Anakin & Big Kahuna OG, Copywrite, and Spiritualized as well.

If there are projects missing from the list below, please post them.

What will you be listening to?

Genius List:
https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-album-release-calendar-annotated
4/17
88rising - Head In The Clouds Forever - 3/3
Trap Draxo - Taliban Draxo - 0/11

4/19
Obn Tg3 - 6 &Turnt - 0/12

4/20
Snak The Ripper - Let It Rip - ?
​redveil - learn to swim - 12/12

4/22
Ben Marc - Glass Effect - 0/13
Blxst - Before You Go - 13/13
Bonnie Raitt - Just Like That... - 2/10
Brandon Heath - Enough Already - 5/9
EDDISON & Luka - 1up - EP - 0/5
Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia - 3/10
Gio Baby - LEGENDARY RELOADED - 0/7
Hatchie - Giving the World Away - 2/12
HD4President - Find My Way - 2/18
Jason Aldean - GEORGIA - 11/15
Kate Bollinger - Look at it in the Light - EP - 2/6
Knock Monsterr - Kind Stranger - 12/12
Labrinth - Euphoria Season 2 Official Score (From The HBO Original Series) - 4/24
Louis The Child - To Believe - EP - 2/5
NO1-NOAH - You Should Come Over - 7/7
Northlane - Obsidian - 5/13
Old Crow Machine Show - Paint This Town
Patrick Watson - Better in the Shade - 1/7
Pusha T - IT'S ALMOST DRY - 12/12
Rozzi - Berry - EP - 1/6
Rumer - B Sides & Rarities, Vol. 2 - 2/13
Scarlxrd - Atv2. Act II: Severance. - 3/3
Shinedown - Planet Zero - 2/20
Sigma - Hope - 10/18
Spiritualized - Everything was beautiful - 3/7
Suki Waterhouse - I Can't Let Go - 3/10
Tay Money - Girls Gone Duh - 11/14
Tenille Townes - Masquerades - 7/7
Weiland - Vices - 12/12
yungseido — ETERNAL LOVE — 10/10

https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-singles-release-calendar-annotated

Metacritic list:
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date?view=detailed
Baby Dave - Monkey Brain
Bonnie Raitt - Just Like That…
Bowling for Soup - Pop Drunk Snot Bread
Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia
Hatchie - Giving The World Away
Jane Inc. - Faster Than I Can Take
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard -Omnium Gatherum
Old Crow Medicine Show - Paint This Town
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Night Gnomes
Pusha T - It's Almost Dry
S. Carey - Break Me Open

HipHop DX list:
https://hiphopdx.com/release-dates
APR 16
Horroh Scope - Killah Priest

APR 20
Learn 2 Swim - redveil

APR 21
No Way Out - FNF Chop

APR 22
From Trap 2 Rap - Bankroll Freddie
Paradigm - AB
Skateboard P - Ralfy The Plug
Find My Way - HD4President
Before You Go - Blxst
KUT THE KAP - HOW DBLACK DO DAT & PEEZY
90 Day Run - YG Teck
It's Almost Dry - Pusha T
Smoke State 42222 - Mike Dean

reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/u95od9/new_music_friday_april_22nd_2022/
LPs
Pusha T - IT'S ALMOST DRY (featuring JAY-Z, Ye, Pharrell Williams, Lil Uzi Vert, Kid Cudi, Don Toliver, Malice & Labrinth)
Blxst - Before You Go (featuring Rick Ross, Zacari, Arin Ray & Grandmaster Vic)
redveil - learn to swim (featuring Sam Truth)
Snak the Ripper - Let It Rip (featuring Wrekonize + more)
HD4President - Find My Way (featuring Icewear Vezzo, Yung Bleu + more)
Ralfy the Plug - Skateboard P (featuring Drakeo the Ruler, Peezy, OTM, Ketchy the Great, SaysoTheMac + more)
Bob Vylan (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life
Dezzy Hollow – One Nation Under Funk (featuring Suga Free, WC + more)
Cartier'GOD - Archives, Pt. 1
Satchy - Warm Absence
Punch Arogunz (🇩🇪) - 2G2G
AB (Antonio Brown) - Paradigm (featuring Fivio Foreign, DaBaby, Young Thug, French Montana, 42 Dugg, Jacquees, Keyshia Cole + more)
Budamunk & Jansport J - BudaSport (featuring Blu, Illa J, Like + more)
9ina - 9inalations (featuring Lil Eazzyy, Skilla Baby & Q Murda)
Defcee & Boathouse - For All Debts Public and Private (featuring Armand Hammer, Kipp Stone, Mother Nature, Greensllime & SolarFire)
Fendi P - Corner Boy vs. Fendi (featuring Curren$y, Smoke DZA, Starlito & Cuz Lightyear)
Nick Speed & Ro Spit – Coney Island (featuring Boldy James + more)

EPs
LA SkyyWalker & Louie Ray - High Stakes
Terri (🇳🇬) - In Transit EP
645AR & Lil Crank - New Beginnings
Fly Anakin & Big Kahuna OG - Another Big Fly 420, Again*
Rockness Monsta - Chronicles of the Most High
Eshu Tune (Hannibal Buress) - Eshu Tune (featuring Eryn Allen Kane & Haile Supreme) Copywrite - The High Exhaulted II: Scene One (featuring Vordul Mega of Cannibal Ox)
Jurdan Bryant - Not For Nothing (featuring Hollywood JB & Aus Taylor)
Cypher Clique - Super Chill Shit (featuring Mickey Factz)

it's no flamingo & koval, but it wasn't awful.

the beats on pusha's joint are fucking great.

Only tracks I'm a bit eh on are Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes, Scrape It Off (hook) and Hear Me Clearly.

We will see how it holds up on repeat listens but I expect it to stay pretty high.

I wasn't able to find some of the albums I planned to check out but here is what I did check out.

Singles I liked:
Phro. - Feeling Like Jah
Demrick, K.A.A.N. & DJ Hoppa - The Recipe
Elcamino - Angels

Singles worth checking out:
Kelis - FEED THEM
Ab-Soul - Hollandaise
Logic - Tetris
Logic - Decades
Megan Thee Stallion - Plan B
PJ Morton - Be Like Water
Cam'ron - Don't Blow My High
Ronaldo Capetti - Born Rich
Sanura & Raheem DeVaughn - Chocolate Love
Sick Jacken - White Sands

Singles I didn't like:
Rico Nasty - Vaderz
Sean Paul - No Fear
070 Shake - Skin & Bones
Redman - Jane

Albums:
Pusha T - It's Almost Dry
I put this up with the best albums of the year. Only songs I'm not putting into rotation are Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes, Scrape It Off and Hear Me Clearly but they might grown on me. I definitely want to give this album more listens. I don't think it is clearly better than any album released this year but it is great and I think it will stay high on my list.

MC Melodee & Cookin Soul - Bonafide
This was interesting, never heard of MC Melodee. The production is great. The rapping is a bit dated and simple. It works really well on some songs and it doesn't take away from others to keep me from enjoying the album. Songs making it into rotation Sun Goddess, Aces in my Zone and Paid my Dues. I think overall it is good but not great.

Budamunk & Jansport J - BudaSport
This has good production but I can't really judge the rapping since I didn't understand most of it lol. I'm curious to see if I get more into it on repeat listens. The instrumental tracks on this are really good. I say it is worth checking out even though no tracks are going into rotation.

Krayzie Bone - Krayzie Melodies: Melodious Vol. 1
This was okay, I haven't really listened to any new music from Bone in years. I don't think I really like this style but there were some tracks that worked pretty well. I have a feeling that I will skip most of the album on repeat listens. Not adding any tracks into rotation.

Nick Speed & Ro Spit - Coney Island
I couldn't really get into this. The production and rapping is okay but it wasn't doing it for me. I am adding Welcome To Coney Island into rotation.

Fendi P - Corner Boy vs. Fendi
I kept alternating between wanting to skip it and thinking the beats were good enough to keep it on. I will probably tire of it on repeat listens. Not adding any tracks into rotation.

Am I going to have to move this to The Lesson or our guests just stopping by? A lot to check out. Lute, Russ, Action Bronson, Casey Veggies, Future, Kehlani, PJ Morton, Ransom, Toro y Moi, Mach-Hommy, Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Crave,

If there are projects missing from the list below, please post them.

What will you be listening to?

Genius List:
https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-album-release-calendar-annotated
4/25
Lute - Gold Mouf (Deluxe) - 19/19

4/26
MONSTA X - SHAPE of LOVE - 6/6
Russ - If Not Now, When? - 4/4

4/27
Austin Skinner - RICH JUNKIES - 14/34
Lil Poppa - Under Investigation 3 - 18/21

4/28
daine - Quantum Jumping - 4/7
Skylar Grey - Skylar Grey - 10/10
Tanna Leone - Sleepy Soldier - 14/14

4/29
Action Bronson - Cocodrillo Turbo - 10/10
Alexandra Stan - Rainbows - 8/15
許廷鏗 (Alfred Hui) - 2021 - 3/8
Amber Run - The Start (Act II) - EP - 4/4
Autumn! - Antagonist! - 13/13
Bloc Party - Alpha Games - 4/12
Blossoms - Ribbon Around The Bomb - 2/12
Casey Veggies - Since Y'all Forgot - EP - 1/5
Caskey - Nobody. - 11/11
Chelsea Jade - Soft Spot - 7/9
Faye Webster - Car Therapy Sessions - EP - 1/5
Fredo Bang - Two-Face Bang 2 - 19/19
Future - I Never Liked You - 16/16
Girlpool - Forgiveness - 5/12
Ivy Mono - Space Dust - 5/5
James TW - Heartbeat Changes - 7/7
Jamie Miller - Broken Memories - EP - 6/6
Kehlani - blue water road - 13/13
Let's Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons - 10/10
MAJ - IUSED2WANTTHISSHTFOREVERYALLCANHAVEITBACK - 4/4
MARINA - Electra Heart (Platinum Blonde Edition) - 19/19
Martin Garrix - Sentio - 11/11
Melody's Echo Chamber - Emotional Eternal - 1/8
Miranda Lambert - Palomino - 15/15
Money Man - Whale Games - EP - 5/5
Nascar Aloe - American Wasteland - 15/15
NoCap - Mr. Crawford - 21/21
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) - 16/44
Phora - for those who feel nothing EP - 6/6
PJ Morton - Watch the Sun - 3/11
Pooh Shiesty - Shiesty Season: Certified - 21/21
PSY - PSY 9TH - 12/12
Rammstein - Zeit - 11/11
Ransom - No Rest For the Wicked - 11/11
Röyskopp - Profound Mysteries - 10/10
SOFI TUKKER - WET TENNIS - 12/12
St. Lucia - Utopia I - EP - 2/6
Ted Nugent - Detroit Muscle - 2/11
THE BLSSM - PURE ENERGY - 5/5
The Knocks - History - 6/12
Tomberlin - i don't know who needs to hear this​.​.​. - 4/11
Toro y Moi - MAHAL - 2/13
Whethan - MIDNIGHT - 5/9
Willie Nelson - A Beautiful Time - 3/14

4/30
莊正 (Lester Chong) - ZiNG! - 5/?

https://genius.com/Genius-april-2022-singles-release-calendar-annotated

Metacritic list:
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/release-date/coming-soon/date?view=detailed
Action Bro - Cocodrillo Turbo
Bloc Party - Alpha Games
Corb Lund - Songs My Friends Wrote
Frog Eyes - The Bees
Frontperson - Parade
Girlpool - Forgiveness
Julie & Dany - Julie & Dany
Kehlani - Blue Water Road
Kelly Lee Owens - LP.8
Melody's Echo Chamber - Emotional Eternal
Miranda Lambert - Palomino
Rammstein - Zeit
Steven Lambke - Volcano Volcano
The Head and the Heart - Every Shade Of Blue
Tomberlin - i don't know who needs to hear this…
Toro y Moi - MAHAL
Willie Nelson - A Beautiful Time

HipHop DX list:
https://hiphopdx.com/release-dates
APR 25
Dump Gawd: Triz Nathan - Mach-Hommy

APR 27
FREE GAME EP - WiFiGawd
Under Investigation 3 - Lil Poppa

APR 29
El Cocodrillo Turbo - Action Bronson
Shiesty Season: Certified - Pooh Shiesty
No Rest for the Wicked - Ransom
Antagonist - Autumn!
Let Me Be Clear - Saviii 3rd
I Never Liked You - Future
Mr. Crawford - NoCap
MAHAL - Toro y Moi
blue water road - Kehlani
The Playlist - Steel Banglez

reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/uedebm/new_music_friday_april_29th_2022/
LPs
Future - I NEVER LIKED YOU (w/ Kanye West, Drake, Gunna, Young Thug, Kodak Black, EST Gee & Tems)
Kehlani - Blue Water Road (w/ Justin Bieber, Syd, Blxst, Jessie Reyez, Thundercat & Ambré)
Bobby Shmurda - READY TO LIVE (w/ Rowdy Rebel + more)
PJ Morton - Watch The Sun (w/ Nas, Stevie Wonder, Wale, Jill Scott, Alex Isley, Chronixx, JoJo + more)
Action Bronson - Cocodrillo Turbo (w/ Conway the Machine, Roc Marciano, Meyhem Lauren, Hologram & Yung Mehico)
NoCap - Mr. Crawford (w/ NBA Youngboy, Kodak Black & Internet Money)
Steel Banglez (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - The Playlist (w/ Giggs, Tion Wayne, Unknown T + more)
Lil Poppa - Under Investigation 3 (w/ Yo Gotti, Lil Duval & Jdot Breezy)
nascar aloe - American Wasteland
Caskey - Nobody. (w/ Yelawolf + more)
Tanna Leone - Sleepy Soldier
Ransom - No Rest for the Wicked (w/ The Game, 38 Spesh, Willie the Kid + more)
Saviii 3rd - Let Me Be Clear (w/ Mozzy, Shordie Shordie, Remble & DOM KENNEDY)
Austin Skinner. - RICH JUNKIES (w/ BIGBABYGUCCI + more)

Deluxe
Pooh Shiesty - Shiesty Season: Certified (w/ BIG30, Jack Harlow)
Lute - Gold Mouf (Deluxe)

EPs
Mach-Hommy - Triz Nathan* (w/ Your Old Droog, Tha God Fahim & JuJu Gotti)
Nana - From The District To The World (w/ Kent Jamz, Buddy, Rae Khalil & Garren)
Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Craven - Dump Gawd: Shot Clock King 3
FNF Chop - No Way Out (w/ Young Nudy, Sheff G, XanMan, Yung Manny, Stunna 4 Vegas + more)
JoeVille - Clrs
WiFiGawd - Free Game EP*
V.C.R. - The Chronicles of a Caterpillar: The Egg (w/ Pink Siifu & Sudan Archives)
Ockham's Blazer (PremRock + more) - Ockham's Blazer

I liked so much this week. I didn't expect that.

Singles I liked:
Sampa The Great - Lane
The Black Keys - It Ain't Over
Kent Jamz - Rollin’ Wit The Homies
Your Old Droog - Mind Your Business
QueLLe ChriS - The Sky is Blue Because the Sun is Red

Worth checking out:
Mahalia - In The Club
IDK - Dog Food
Bobby Shmurda - They Don't Know
Jay 305 - Ghetto Praise

Didn't like:
Kevin Gates - Big Lyfe
Flee Lord & Mephux - Final Four
9th Wonder - Never Give Up (not big on instrumentals)
OT The Real & Statik Selektah - The Bottom
Styles P - SET AND CLICK
Styles P - 3AM ON GHOST PATH
Khalid - Skyline (surprised, I usually like most his stuff)

Dope Albums:
Action Bronson - Cocodrillo Turbo
Maybe I will come down on this but first listen was great. Only two songs I was down on were: Hound Dog and Turkish.

CZARFACE - Czarmageddon!
This was pretty great, I liked 4 songs slightly less than the rest. They really seem to be on point lately. The 4 songs I was down on were: Damien's Dinner Time, The Czarlaac Pit, Nu Mutantes and Czarv Wolfman.

PJ Morton - Watch The Sun
I really liked this. This is one for the people complaining about current R&B being too sexual and explicit. Only songs I was slightly down on were: Love's, Disease (Just Can't Get Enough), Biggest Mistake and Be Like Water.

Fatlip & Blu - Live From the End of the World, Vol. 1 (Demos)
I will probably come down on it with repeat listens but this was pretty good. Favorite songs: Street Life, Hollywood Celebrity, LFTEOTW, Crack Party and Look To The Sky.

Worth listening to:
Toro y Moi - MAHAL
This was pretty good. I still waver on really into being his stuff and just finding it cool. Favorite songs: Goes By So Fast, The Loop, Last Year, Déjà Vu, Millennium and Days in Love.

Kehlani - Blue Water Road
This one took a while to get going for me but it was pretty good overall. Favorite songs: get me started, more than i should , altar, melt and wondering/wandering.

Lute - Gold Mouf (Deluxe) (EP)
This was okay, I really enjoyed the full album so kind of let down that I didn't find any new songs on this to put into rotation.


Not really feeling:
Nyck Caution & Charlie Heat - Friend of the Family
This was a mixed bag, pretty much hated the first 3 songs. The rest was okay to pretty good. Favorite songs: Vengeance , Escape Route, Tell The Truth and Capsized.

Russ - If Not Now, When? (EP)
Some good beats and dude can rap but overall wasn't into it.

Ransom - No Rest for the Wicked
I think I'm just not into his style. Not keeping any songs in rotation.

Casey Veggies - Since Y'all Forgot (EP)
Started okay but nah.


Remind me to stop giving a try to:
Future - I NEVER LIKED YOU
True.

Over all I added 49 out of 151 tracks from this week into rotation. That's pretty high.