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#OverloadMonday: New Music, Visuals, and Projects

Here's some overload for your Monday blues. Check out what went down this past week, February 26th to March 4th.

Singles

Smoke DZA is back! Complex premiered his first single off his upcoming album, “The Mood.” Not for Sale is slated to release on 4/20…of course! It will feature the likes of Ty Dolla Sign, DRAM, Cozz and more. “This is the mood of the youth,” Smoke told Complex. “This is the mood of NYC that we cherish and love.” Listen to the 183rd-produced “The Mood” above, featuring Joey Bada$$, and stay plugged for more updates on the Kush God.

While gearing up for his Angels & Demons collab with Chris Brown, they released its first single “Stranger Things,” However, Joyner decided this week to drop his own joint. A remix to Blocboy JB and Drake’s “Look Alive,” check it out.

With their three-disked album on the way, Rae Sremmurd have released three singles from SremmLife3.

New music came in this week from the likes of Smooky MarGielaa, GiiFromTheIslands, Rome Fortune x Sango, Now unsigned and free from his label, Wale has new music. After his Valentine’s Day “All Star Break Up,” Wale came out with “Staying Power.” He’s feeling liberated and letting the music flow. Check out his new single and stay plugged for more new music from Wale.

We heard new music from Lil Durk, Joe Moses x Future, and Jhené Aiko , who delivered an acoustic cover for Tupac’s “Keep Your Head Up.” From the female perspective, she released it on what would’ve been his 44th birthday. Check it out on Spotify.

Lil Kim recruited Fabolous for a “Spicy” new joint. Stream it via Apple, TIDAL or Spotify.

R-Mean keeps it up with his #MeanMondays with “A Tale of 2 Cities,” while Don Q keeps his #DonTalkWednesdays rolling with “Diplomatic Immunity,” and Chris Rivers on his #BrazdayWednesdays drops “Chompers."

Let’s not forget the new music from Snow The Product x O.T. Genasis, GodBodyWati, Gem Heart x A Boogie and AD x Josh K x Coca Vango

Dave East has been busy with his new “Set It Off” track, and his collab with Nym Lo “Speedin’ Remix,” which can be found on Apple, TIDAL, and Spotify.

So if you didn’t know, KXNG Crooked, Tech N9ne, Chino XL, Rittz and producer Statik Selektah have come together to make up Forever M.C. After dropping “Terminally Ill” a couple weeks ago, Forever M.C. is back with another fire joint that now features DMX. Slated to appear on their upcoming project, Forever M.C. & It’s Different, take a listen to “King Kong” and stay plugged. The compilation will feature the likes of Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Wu-Tang Clan, Chris Rivers, Kool G Rap and plenty more. Forever M.C. & It’s Different is now available for pre-order via iTunes.

Conway linked up with Lucky Seven on their newest collab titled “Temple.”

After being spotted filming a music video earlier this year, Royce 5’9” and J. Cole have released said track. The collaboration, “Boblo Boat,” lands on Royce and DJ Premiere upcoming album, PRhyme 2. Listen via Spotify and Audiomack.

Eli Sostre dropped a new single, where the production was handled by himself, “High Grade." Sonny Digital teams up with Lil Can and Steven Cannon for the banger, “I Got."

And finally, we got new music from King Louie x D Low, Gucci Mane x Migos x Lil Yachty, Tom Misch x De La Soul, and Smokepurpp x Murda Beatz.

Visuals

Prior to dropping his debut EP, Valee released a visual for his first single “Miami” and gets help from label mate Pusha T. Fresh off signing to G.O.O.D Music, watch the Chicago native’s new video above and check out his debut below. 

Talib Kweli puts out a new visual treatment from his latest album, Radio Silence. Featuring Amber Coffman and Myka 9, visual for the title-track follows the visual for “Traveling Light” that features Anderson .Paak.

Kemba revisited his 2016 project, Negus, and dropped two videos this week: “No You Ain’t” and “Hallelujah.”

From the 4:44 inspired Blame It On Jay-Z, ANoyd releases a visual for the title track. Check it out and stay plugged for “February Releases.”

We’ve also gotten new visuals from Kelela, Bobby Valentino, Stwo x Jeremih, Caleb Brown and Problem.

LGP Qua makes his debut after his shared inspirational rhymes on social media that gained recognition from the likes of legends Nas and Snoop Dogg. They dropped a visual for the Will.i.Am.-produced track, “Insomniac (Woke),” where he even makes a cameo alongside the young emcee. LGP Qua gets to flex his lyrical skills, and is currently working on his upcoming Voice Of The Youth Vol. 1 tape. 

Fresh off their dropping Cloud 909, Audio Push releases another visual off their album for “Update."

Let’s not forget the new visuals from Benny the Butcher x .38 Spesh, Prime Boys x Murda Beatz, and Evidence x Slug.

Fresh off dropping his album, which you can find in the upcoming "February Releases,” Skooly dropped a visual for his 2 Chainz-assisted “Habit.”

Jean Grae x Quelle Chris, who’s joint project, Everything’s Fine is slated to release March 30th. Pre-orders are available via Bandcamp.

While we still wait for Woke, Kamaiyah released a nostalgic visual for “Dope Bitch.”

Let’s not forget the videos from Gucci Mane x Hoodrich Pablo Juan, A$AP Ant x Lulu P, and Flo Rida. 

Projects

Apple | TIDAL | Spotify

Tory Lanez has released his long awaited album, Memories Don’t Die. Featuring the likes of 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, Fabolous, Paloma Ford, and more, Tory put together a production team with the likes of AraabMuzik, OG Parker, Nav and more. The album was led by singles “Shooters,” “Skrt Skrt” and “Real Thing." Memories Don’t Die is definitely worth a listen, as it is more polished and well put together than his 2016 debut I Told You. Stream it above.

Oh and as far as any and all February releases…stay plugged for that.

Mathaius Young has released his newest project, Dreams of My Death: 2030. Following up his 2017 EP, Take The Night Away, Dreams includes no features and is produced largely by Mathaius with co-production from Wondagurl and Idlekid on a couple tracks. The EP is a testament to his talent and shows that he has no plans on stopping his grind. Listen via SoundCloud, and stay plugged for reviews.

Phonte has returned with a surprise release. Check it out via Apple, Spotify, TIDAL.

Atlanta’s Sy Ari Da Kid just released a 19-track project that features the likes of Eric Bellinger, Kissie Lee, Verse Simmons and more. He recruits production from the likes of Natra Average, DJ Burn One, Vntg Jag, and more. Check it out via SoundCloud.

Newest G.O.O.D Music signee, only announced officially last month, Valee has dropped his latest EP perfectly titled GOOD Job, You Found Me. Executively produced by Kanye West, the project only has one feature from Pusha T but they recruited other producers like Rio Mac, ChaseTheMoney, and TayCreations. Pick your poison, and let’s hope there’s more from Valee: Spotify + Apple + TIDAL.

Chicago MC Ajani Jones released the EP Cocoons after recently signing to indie label Closed Sessions. Check it out on his SoundCloud.

We got another EP from Mozzy, titled Spiritual Conversations. The 6-track project features the likes of Jay Rock, YFN, Ravyn Justice and more. Stream via Apple and Spotify.

Coming Soon...

Royce 5’9” and DJ Premier are PRhyme and are gearing up to release PRHYME 2 March 16th. The dynamic duo have released the album’s tracklist and it’s very promising. At 17 tracks, it will feature the likes of Roc Mariano, Yelawolf, Novel, Rapsody, Big Krit, CeeLo and more. Let’s not forget Dave East with the album’s first offering “Era.” PRhyme followed that release up with “Rock It” over the classic Tribe “Can I Kick It?" Yeah, the project is very promising so stay plugged for more updates.

Smoke DZA is back! Complex premiered his first single off his upcoming album, “The Mood.” Not for Sale is slated to release on 4/20…of course! It will feature the likes of Ty Dolla Sign, DRAM, Cozz and more. Scroll up to find DZA’s first single off Not For Sale.

Last year, Roc Marciano dropped his third album Rosebudd’s Revenge, his first in three years. Thankfully we won’t have to wait that long for his fourth. He recently revealed it will serve as a sequel to its predecessor. While Rosebudd’s Revenge 2: The Bitter Dose has no reveal date, we do now that the 14-track album will feature Knowledge The Pirate and Action Bronson. Stay plugged for more updates. 

After releasing a joint track with Dave East, scroll up to find that, Nym Lo has an album that’s dropping March 8th titled The Big Horse. Flatbush Zombies are gearing up to release their newest album, Vacation in Hell. The album is slated to release April 7th, and its album cover has been revealed via Instagram. 

Flatbush Zombies are gearing up to release their newest album, Vacation in Hell. The album is slated to release April 7th, and its album cover has been revealed via Instagram. Their See You in Hell Tour kicks off April 14th at Coachella, and will wrap up June 16th in San Francisco, California.

Young Scooter took to Twitter to announce that his upcoming project, Street Lottery 4, is set to release on April 1st. Yes, April Fools Day. Rumored but now confirmed, the tape will feature Young Thug and Future.

Rich the Kid has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming The World Is Yours. Slated to release March 30th, the 14-track album will feature the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Khalid, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and more. While there have been conflicting release dates, we will just have to wait and see when it will drop.

Redman has recently revealed that he is gearing up to release the sequel to his 1996 Muddy Waters. For years now, dating back 2014 exactly, the Jersey native has alluded sequel. In 2014, he announced it would be in the form of an album and a mixtape. Then last year he told HipHopDX, “Muddy Waters is my favorite album and I’m calling it Muddy Waters Too…I don’t want it to compare to Muddy Waters, the first one. I’m saying this is Muddy Waters Too.” And now Redman has taken to Twitter to announce that the album is coming soon. With no set release date as of yet, stay plugged for more updates.

Check This

My name is..What? Eminem became the first rapper to move 100 million song units. With over 20 years in the game, this is a huge feat that deserves recognition. Em has passed Taylor Swift and Rihanna, and following is Drake and Kanye West who moved 55 million and 51.5 million song units respectively.

SZA and Migos are set to headline the Blurry Vision festival in Oakland, California, May 12th and May 13th respectively. The two-day show will also star artists like Brockhampton, Roy Wood$, Majid Jordan, Kamaiyah, and more. It’s the Bay Area’s first year to put on their show and the line up is pretty impressive. Check out the full line up and buy tickets at the Blurry Vision Fest website.

Talking about SZA, she recently made some big feats with her debut album Ctrl. The RIAA announced that Ctrl has been certified platinum, and tracks “Love Galore” and “The Weekend” are now double platinum. Oh, let’s not forget that “Broken Clocks” and “Garden (Say It Like Dat)” have been certified gold. Go ahead girl!

Big Sean has postponed his Unfriendly Reminder Tour. Just announced at the top of this month, Sean had this to say:

“To all my fans: I’ve been in a deep creative space and decided I need to stay focused in the studio – so unfortunately, I am postponing my upcoming tour. I learned in life you have to follow your intuition – I hope you do the same. Thank you for your continued love and support. It means the world to me. Trust, we are working on something special for you all.”

While it’s disappointing that he’s choosing to postpone his tour, he makes it up for the promise of new music.

Flatbush Zombies announced their See You In Hell Tour that will begin shortly after the release of their upcoming album. Bringing along Nyck Caution and Kirk Knight, the tour will kick off in Portland, OR on April 25th, and settle in San Francisco, CA on June 16th. Get your tickets, and check out more cities they’ll be in, at thegloriousdead.com

After having a few concerts last year, Spotify returns this year with a RapCaviar Tour. With 13 shows across the country, the tour kicks off March 27th in LA and settle in Philadelphia on May 19th. Teaming up with Live Nation Urban, Spotify has gathered up artists like 2 Chainz, Migos, Tory Lanez, PnB Rock and more. While some dates have been announced, much more will be revealed at a later date. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.

On top of performing at the Blurry Vision festival, Brockhampton recently announced their Stereo Spirit Tour. They will kick off their overseas tour in Norway on August 8th and end in Leeds, UK on August 26th. 

Since we’re talking about festivals…Soundset have announced their line up which includes the likes of Atmosphere, Logic, Erykah Badu, Evidence, Rapsody and several more. Wu-Tang are also set to perform as it is their 25th anniversary of their big debut, Enter The Wu-Tang. Rhymesayers Entertainment’s popular festival will take place at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on May 27th. Tickets have already gone on sale.

  Stay plugged

That sums up this past week in Hip Hop. Come back next week for more.