BabyTron — Bin Reaper 3: New Testament

The Bin Reaper is back to spread the good word with breathless ShittyBoyz raps. BabyTron’s Bin Reaper 3: New Testament is over an hour of bars and punchlines that worm their way under your skin. From towering posse cuts to a creeping link with one of the hottest new rappers (Certified Trapper from Milwaukee, which is having its own hip-hop renaissance right now), this record positions BabyTron as a formidable and funny rapper with more flows than there are songs in his back catalog.

03 Greedo — Free 03

The Wolf of Grape Street was at the forefront of a new era in West Coast hip-hop, bringing his bluesy pain music to the masses before being sentenced to 20 years in prison back in 2018. 03 Greedo’s story is unfortunately common in the face of a ghoulish DA. Reports say Greedo, finally, is coming home this week. In conjunction with this news, we got the Free 03 tape with LA producer Mike Free. These tracks, as Greedo promises on the intro, are just a taste of his capacity to make generational music, regardless of it being recorded in a big studio or on a prison phone.

21 Lil Harold — After the Curse

Atlanta’s 21 Lil Harold loves spitting over classic samples, with his content following in the harrowing footsteps of mentor 21 Savage. He’s been hailed as next up from his city since early 2021, thanks to the release of Larry, and a deluxe the following year. The artist has been through unimaginable pain and loss, which seeps through his paranoid single “Out of Time.” After the Curse establishes 21 Lil Harold as a grisly artist with an antsy heart.

Vedo — Mood Swings

Vedo’s newest album, the sultry and grown-and-sexy Mood Swings, is a final death knell to the tired conversations on the state of R&B. This record just feels good. Vedo’s rich vocal tone summons up a collective image of romance—something like sipping pinot noir on a plush chaise lounge chair. With features from Tink and Chris Brown, Mood Swings takes the spirit of classic soul and updates it for 2023.

iayze — Monarch 2: Rock

Welcome to the iayze rock album. Monarch 2: Rock follows Melodic and No Auto, teasing the upcoming iayze full-length album Reverence, coming later this year. With a feature from—and a production credit to—alternative heartthrob aldn, iayze heads into new waters, spilling his guts with these scrapbook-sized entries into his canon. Monarch 2: Rock plays out as a pack of dreamy heartbreak anthems to kick off the year.

Read more about iayze in our “10 Rappers You Should Know Right Now” feature

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