NBA Youngboy, Swizz Beatz and Extra – New Hip-Hop Initiatives

Because the rap sport sits within the aftermath of one other 4/20, there are many new sounds to maintain issues lit. This week, a Lousiana rhymer with a cult following drops his second album of the 12 months, top-of-the-line producers ever to do it celebrates hip-hop’s fiftieth 12 months with a brand new EP, a New York wordsmith places out one other sequel to a punch line-packed collection and extra.

YoungBoy By no means Broke Once more unleashes Do not Attempt This At Dwelling, an album that YB’s loyal fan base has been anticipating for months. Following the January launch of I Relaxation My Case, NBA YoungBoy’s newest drop serves as his sixth full-length studio LP and is amongst a complete of 9 initiatives the Baton Rouge, La. spitter has put out previously 12 months.

The 33-track opus was previewed by two singles, “WTF,” YoungBoy’s third collab with Nicki Minaj, and “Rear View” that includes Mariah The Scientist, which simply dropped final week. Regardless of being unable to attend the album’s lavish launch get together in Los Angeles on Thursday (April 20) as a consequence of the truth that he stays on home arrest in Utah, Do not Attempt This At Dwelling finds YB delivering upon a promise he made to his legion of followers again in February.

“I’ma discuss loopy on there [Don’t Try This At Home],” NBA YoungBoy instructed the Rap Radar podcast on Feb. 16. “I’ma present you Murda Man. I’ma discuss loopy on there, however I am letting you realize although, do not do this at dwelling. It is all leisure, bruh. I’ma discuss my s**t and all the pieces I am speaking, letting you realize, do not do this at dwelling.”

On the heels of Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1, which DJ Premier put out in July of final 12 months, Swizz Beatz comes by with Mass Attraction’s subsequent installment of their tribute collection to the rap sport’s fiftieth 12 months in existence, Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2. 

Swizz’s new EP pays homage to the worldwide phenomenon birthed by DJ Kool Herc in 1973 throughout seven brand-new tracks that includes artists from all sides of the sport. Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2 finds the revered beatmaker offering a brand new panorama for legendary lyricists equivalent to Lil Wayne, Nas and Jadakiss whereas on the similar time permitting rap’s present stars to do their factor with appearances from Lil Durk, Benny The Butcher and Fivio International, amongst others.

Some up-and-comers are within the highlight on the brand new Swizz Beatz EP as effectively together with the likes of Bandmanrill and Bronx spitter Scar Lip. The newest version to Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2 is Jay Electronica, who Swizz introduced earlier this week because the MC who lays down vocals on the EP’s outro, “Khalas.”

The Punchline King from Queens is again as Lloyd Banks drops The Course of the Inevitable 3: Items Of My Ache, the third providing within the former G-Unit rhymer’s current collection of LPs.

Previous to the discharge of his new album, Lloyd Banks put his elite lyricism on show as soon as once more within the type of two singles, “Film Scenes” and “101 Razors” that includes Methodology Man, each of that are included on the mission.

Banks additionally faucets into the abilities of a slew of different famend MCs all through The Course of the Inevitable 3 with visitor appearances from Cormega, 38 Spesh, Dave East and Vado, who seems on two of the album’s 16 tracks.

Take a look at different new initiatives this week from Ralo, Peezy and extra beneath.