Happy Thursday and welcome back to PFOS. Since the February edition of this newsletter, I’ve kept a running list of my favorite new albums and mixtapes in my google docs. I figured I’d share this personal archive for the select few who might care, before the summer release cycle kicks into high gear. This is not a ranked list. It’s more like a time capsule / spectrum of emotions.
~Q2 ALBUMS / TAPES:
18Veno - Space Route (Apple / Spotify / Tidal)
Mo3 - Shottaz 4 Eva (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
POLO PERKS - PUNK GOES DRILL (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Young Don - LIFE OF A DON (Apple / Spotify / Tidal)
Lil Poppa - Blessed, I Guess (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Central Cee - Wild West (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
42 Dugg - Free Dem Boyz (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Shawny Binladen - Merry Wickmas (Deluxe) (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Lil Double 0 - Walk Down Gang (Apple / Spotify / SoundCloud)
Lil Gray - 10B410 (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Soldier Kidd - Everybody Loves Soldier (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
OTR Chaz - 448 Deluxe (Apple / Spotify / Tidal)
454 - 4 REAL (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Trapland Pat - Thru Da Door (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Kuttem Reese - Kutt Dat Boy (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Starrah - The Longest Interlude (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
2g Kaash - On The Rise (Apple / Spotify)
Rod Wave - Soulfly (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Grind2Hard Osh’a - Wolf Talk (Apple / Spotify / SoundCloud)
OMB Peezy - Too Deep For Tears (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Big Jade - Pressure (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Young Nudy - Dr. EV4L (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
CEO Trayle - Stay Dangerous (Apple / Spotify / Tidal)
Icewear Vezzo - Rich Off Pints (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
Goonew - Short Temper (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
K$upreme & Evilgiane - Surf Da World (Apple / Spotify / Tidal / SoundCloud)
~REQUIRED READING:
18Veno, South Carolina Rapper, Shot Dead at 19 - Madison Bloom, Pitchfork
Speaker Knockerz - Married to the Money II (Sunday Review) - Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork
The Making of Young M.A - Ivie Ani, Audiomack
Playboi Carti: Life Imitates Art - Briana Younger, Crack Magazine
An Interview with DJ Phat - Mano Sundaresan, No Bells