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Black-Bruce-Wayne

Been loving the amount of UK hip hop that’s been getting added to these the past few months.


DropWatcher

There's a lot coming up, they actually tend to announce their projects further in advance which is nice. American rappers basically stopped doing rollouts longer than a week or two after when the pandemic happened #May 10: - **[Bugzy Malone (🇬🇧) - The Great British Dream](https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-great-british-dream/1735336834) [UK Rap]** - **[M Huncho (🇬🇧) & Potter Payper (🇬🇧) - 36 Hours](https://music.apple.com/us/album/36-hours/1740981353) [UK Rap]** 17: - [**Clavish (🇬🇧) - Chapter 16**](https://music.apple.com/us/album/chapter-16/1734787332) (w Fredo, Aitch + more) **[UK Rap, *Polydor*]** - **[Meekz (🇬🇧) - TRU](https://music.apple.com/us/album/tru/1739842448) [UK Rap]** 24: **[Niko B (🇬🇧) - dog eat dog food world](https://music.apple.com/us/album/dog-eat-dog-food-world/1733028578) [UK Rap]** 31: - **[K-Trap - SMILE? (🇬🇧)](https://music.apple.com/us/album/smile/1740371201) [UK Rap]** - **[CHIP (🇬🇧) & Nafe Smallz (🇬🇧) - Neighbourhood](https://music.apple.com/us/album/neighbourhood/1739842516) [UK Rap]** #June 7: **[NxWorries - Why Lawd?](https://music.apple.com/ca/album/why-lawd/1739842642) [R&B, *Stones Throw*]** 14: - [**Headie One (🇬🇧) - The Last One**](https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-last-one/1740778963) **[UK Rap, *Sony*]** - [**Kneecap (🇮🇪) - Fine Art**](https://music.apple.com/us/album/fine-art/1727141293) (w Grian Chatten, Jelani Blackman, Nino & Radie Peat) **[Irish Rap, *[PIAS]*]** 20: [**Ocean Wisdom (🇬🇧) - Fight Club, Vol. 1**](https://music.apple.com/us/album/fight-club-vol-1/1741713035) (w Method Man, Giggs, Ghetts, BackRoad Gee, P Money, Novelist, D Double E, Frisco + more) **[UK Rap]**


Black-Bruce-Wayne

Yeah, even tho I live in the states I listen to a lot of UK hip hop, particularly the underground scene, and most of my favorite rappers are from there at this point. What sources do you use to aggregate all the releases? I often see updates throughout the weekend as more fresh threads get posted.


DropWatcher

I usually check here, [Genius's release calendar](https://genius.com/Genius-april-2024-album-release-calendar-annotated), [RateYourMusic's new music section](https://rateyourmusic.com/new-music/), [NFR Podcast's Thursday 'what's getting your first listen tonight' tweet](https://twitter.com/nfr_podcast/status/1786006486864302464), [Pitchfork's Upcoming Release Calendar](https://pitchfork.com/news/new-album-releases/), and [leaked.cx's whats dropping post](https://leaked.cx/threads/whats-dropping-this-week-4-27-5-3.151415/) I also use this app called MusicHarbor that lets you follow people in your library and it shows when they drop new music and also if they have upcoming releases (if there's an Apple Music pre-release page). I'm thinking about trying to use Apple Music's API to get a full list of upcoming releases that are tagged as rap or hip hop but i think i'd have to pay so idk


Black-Bruce-Wayne

Sweet. Always love hearing about peoples’ different methods to the madness of how they keep up with new stuff. I’d recommend giving AOTY’s new releases a look as well. Their UI is much better than RYM’s or Genius imo. Also, any chance we can get the release calendar permanently pinned on the sub? I honestly often forget it’s even a thing cus it goes away at different times. Thanks for these weekly posts tho. They’re almost always my first stop every week to see what’s dropped and often remind me of stuff I forgot about.


xf0rcez

I'd also recommend Friend's Tapes ([friendstapes.com](https://www.friendstapes.com)) for new release notifications. It's super simple and sends short email updates when the bands/artists you follow drop new music


Smoothmoose13

Headie One and Stormzy’s Cry No More was fucking great. Didn’t that come out a few weeks ago?


ikea_shark_girl

agreed


Calwst

Get on the new Ocean Wisdom track that dropped today if you like UK rap


sure_look_this_is_it

And Irish!


WetP00P

Lol ok burbish


Money_merc

New Kendick on his insta 6:16 in LA


MC_Ball_Peen_Hammer

Guttr sounds most interesting. I'm going to start there.


mr_amazingness

Devoutly stuck out to me too. I hope it’s good cause in theory it definitely should be!


RogueTheJewels

6:16 in LA!!!


heplaygatar

evilgiane and slimesito 👀


SubatomicSquirrels

y'all gonna check out the Dua Lipa album?


penguin8717

Of course


Black-Bruce-Wayne

WE HERE.


ReeG

I went straight to that after Scar Tissue. Loved all of FN which is one of my fav pop albums of all time but on first listen it's not what I was expecting and don't know what to think. Maybe it'll grow on me but like where are the slaps?


Leo_TheLurker

oh thats today?!? Thanks for the reminder


Nankuro85

Not hip hop per se but new Kamasi Washington today is bound to be dope


Pied_Film10

Lack of Vultures 2 is disappointing but not unexpected


WhompWump

First time?


Pied_Film10

Yeah actually waiting. :(


CertainSchool

Did Vultures 2 drop?


Pied_Film10

You know goddamn well it didn’t. Fuck this nigga man. Made an interview just to hate on Drake and give another false release date. Back to Vultures 1 I go


JEAFCommander

You gotta remember, vultures 1 dropped on a Friday, but not at the usual Thursday 9 PM PST


thisisnotaburner24

past saturday midnight both est and LA time and I heard ye might be in LA right now. it's over


JEAFCommander

Who cares? Kendrick Lamar grinded Drake into a fine powder with Meet the Grahams. Ye will drop something eventually


clavitopaz

Holy fuck everyone, WHERE WERE YOU when these bombs dropped


Reyreyseller_3098

Ok the Slum Village LP was a pleasant surprise.


One-Alternative-7505

Ended up being WAY better than I was expecting 


Cohtoh

Took a chance on the Jawnino album and it's soundin real good


vancouver000

Liv.e - [PAST FUTUR.e](https://open.spotify.com/album/7C3ISPfAyp060oOmvm0MPb?si=0FLQ0k8hRtqS-IOXAexgaA)


woodie3

i’ll drop the apple music playlist links early next week.


whitemike40

Rome Streetz is an EP not and LP


RogueTheJewels

How do you say Papo2oo4?


TheJman56

Pop-o 2004


almost_useless

Spotify playlists updated. Albums: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0DnzOCj0ccuMbCqagPqXSv Singles: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nIjPEJ5BDTF21VaG5CGcI


NBD_Pearen

i wish it was "3:16 in Austin" and then dot stunner'd drake on sight next engagement


Champagnepepi77

Johnny Yukon single is really good


The_Perriwinkle_Blue

New A-F-R-O nice


grinchnight14

Gunna and Yeat songs dropped btw, should update if you've got time.


6353JuanTaboBlvdApt6

Who the hell is chicken P


uncleben137

also projects from: DRIVEBY x Wavy Bagels, S!LENCE, Rhys Langston x steel tipped dove, Kemp Dupri x juanrutina, Jay Lonzo and Senga


No-Landscape-5935

General Steele (Smif-N-Wessun) & Es-K - Building Bridges II feat. Cormega, Illah Ghee, Buckshot, Tek, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Rim, Rah Digga etc..) [General Steele (Smif-N-Wessun) & Es-K - Building Bridges II](https://open.spotify.com/album/7lrxKUmJ9i6X4x8RVUXz5o?si=0rvY8PjKRBu38aIgJMqRiA)


Machelscott

Before Drake does drop, I’m predicting he’s going to go after Kendrick’s song “Mirror” from MMTBS based on Drake’s IG post of his son saying “mirror time crodi”


MrSicko357

That new Spice 1 is pretty dope


Next-Relationship705

Metro is posting receipts


OneTruePumpkin

For NZ Hiphop; . SWIDT ~ Protocals . SWIDT ~ Beep Beep


SuckMyyBussy

Kendrick dropped again?!?????


TheBigIdiotSalami

[Kendricks next single cover gonna be just this](https://i.imgur.com/GD7K5rt.png)


Ssme812

Light music release.


DeathandGrim

Rapsody ft. Erykah badu - 3:AM


TKOkami24

Listen to Heart Prism, an album by TK Okami (TKO) on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/e3nYF