CRT FRSH [Certified Fresh] Playlist 10.11.24

CRT FRSH, Hip-Hop Wired’s playlist the place we try to showcase music we consider is “Licensed Recent,” has been on a far longer hiatus than meant. Now that we’re again, we’re trimming down the CRT FRSH playlist and updating the idea with our newest drop which we hope you all take pleasure in.

Some readers may bear in mind I used to ship a disclaimer earlier than every playlist and I’ll accomplish that once more. The purpose of this disclaimer is to successfully share with you all of the goals of CRT FRSH and the way I wish to keep true to the imaginative and prescient.

Disclaimer:

The CRT FRSH playlist is a labor of affection. We don’t take funds nor can we do favors. We solely add joints to our playlist that match the theme and imaginative and prescient we’re going for and don’t search to waste the listener’s time. Additional, we don’t stick to 1 lane of Hip-Hop. We consider that every one facets of the music ought to get some mild, whether or not it’s younger lions within the trenches or these hoping for that one shot to blow as much as grizzled veterans puffing out their chests with tons extra to say.

I wish to clarify how I strategy curating the CRT FRSH playlist. Most significantly, I don’t segregate my Hip-Hop. Each type of music from the primary cultural tree deserves a pay attention and a glance. Once I assemble the playlist, I wish to embrace all areas throughout the States and, when relevant, throughout the globe. I additionally wish to entertain each fan of Hip-Hop, not simply those that take pleasure in one phase of it. Now that we’ve acquired that out of the best way, let’s get to it.

It’s been a very long time, I actually shouldn’t left you, phrase to Rakim. Life acquired in the best way of conserving the playlist up to date however I’m again to try to enlighten not simply the listeners and readers but additionally myself. As a longtime Hip-Hop supporter, I’ve severe FOMO with regards to all of the fixed drops, and curating this playlist helps me to really feel, ahem, recent.

Not like earlier than once I would break up the checklist with “mainstream” or acts which can be extra established and observe that up with “underground” or little-known acts, I’m taking a brand new one-for-one strategy to not bury anybody’s artwork and divide the sound. Like I say within the disclaimer, I don’t segregate my Hip-Hop.

We open up this week’s playlist with “HOLLON” from GloRilla, who simply dropped her debut studio album, Superb. Subsequent up, Boldy James and Conductor Williams dropped a masterful undertaking in Throughout The Tracks and we added their stellar “Flying Trapeze Act” monitor. We maintain the Conductor Williams practice rolling, pun very a lot meant, with “FEELINGS ON SILENT” that includes Wale from Leon Thomas’ newest album MUTT.

Taking issues as much as Harlem, 100GrandRoyce teamed up with producer Dame Grease for his or her The Repair 2 undertaking and the intro monitor is an absolute banger. We then return to The D and share Tee Grizzley’s “Blow for Blow” that includes J. Cole from Tee’s new Submit Traumatic album that dropped earlier in October. Australian producer SB11 dropped a recent platter of warmth in his Heavenly Unknown album and “Silent And So Chilly” options the heavy-duty bar work of Flashius Clayton, Planet Asia, and Defcee.

We spherical out the remainder of the CRT FRSH playlist with tracks from Ransom, Conway The Machine, Doechii, Hus Kingpin, REASON, Rod Wave, Future, Powers Nice, and extra.

Peep the playlist beneath.

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