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These Were The Best Projects From August
There were a whopping seventeen rap projects to come out in August of this year. That’s a lot of bangers. So many of them were good too – from the batshit craziness of Travis Scott’s Astroworld to the gangbanging heaviness of Stay Dangerous. Whittling down our favorite picks – not the obvious ones too – was hard, but we came together and did it. Here’s what we got.
ONEPOINTFIVE by Amine
Amine proves he’s more than “Caroline” with the release of his follow up project ONEPOINTFIVE. Instead of being nothing but teenage angst trapped in a mid-20s body, Amine repurposed this aesthetic into something new and exciting. And by that, I mean it to be exciting by being the opposite of what he’s typically known for – which is being exciting in the first place. ONEPOINTFIVE is dark and gloomy with bombastic beats,. Large, sexy beats too, with lush scenery built into their backbones. From front to back, the album is a masterpiece.
Life’s A Trip by Trippie Redd
Trippie Redd is far from a one-trick pony. Life’s A Trip, his debut studio album, chronicles his experiments across different subgenres of rap. He’s a mad scientist, tinkering with his formula in the lab. He delivers his crooning that has gotten him to where he is today, but he also spits with commanding force – chiefly on “Missing My Idols,” one of the album’s highlights. The world’s in for much more Trippie very soon.
Everything Must Go Vol. 1
T-Pain’s new project is full of his attempts to recreate his Golden sound. 9 times out of 10, he succeeds. There’s enough baby-making music here to play a commercial for condom use in between every four songs. The missteps come when Pain tries to rap. It just flat out doesn’t work. When he sticks to the voice runs, that’s when he has his best success.
Before headlining DMV Summer Jam alongside Shy Glizzy, Tee Grizzley, and No Cap on September 1st, Fat Trel announces forthcoming studio album Boosa’s Keeper. The reveal comes coupled with the official artwork, which features an image of slain childhood friend Darrell “Boosa Da Shotta” Marshal, tracklisting, pre-order/save, and release date (this Friday – August 30th). In addition to previously heard guest verses from Millyz [Airplane Mode] & Skilla Baby [Can’t Stop Stuntin’] the Virginia born barsmith also recruits IDK, EST Gee, NSC Kai, and Almighty to help narrate his most personal project yet.
Official Tracklist
- Bury Me in Neiman’s
- Smoke
- 100
- Can’t Stop Stuntin’ (with Skilla Baby)
- Pain on Me
- Guidance (Interlude)
- Shine Bright feat. IDK
- Back Home (with EST Gee)
- Super Geeked
- My Kutta
- Big Deal
- Set Em Straight (with NSC Kai)
- Anything
- Wins & Losses (with Almighty)
- Messiah
- G.M.B. (Grown Man Business)
- Airplane Mode (Bonus Track)
“This album is dedicated to my lil brother Boosa, who passed away when I was locked up. I put a lot of time into this album and was going through a lot while making it. I got sober and went to therapy as well. So you will hear a lot of pain and just a better version of me throughout each song. I’m introducing the world to an older, better, and evolved version of FAT TREL,” say’s the MGE recording artist in a press statement to Medium Creative Agency about the upcoming body of work.
Martrel Reeves PKA Fat Trel was a child far more ambitious and cognizant of his surroundings than the norm. At age seven, he professed ambitions to be a rapper, while peers delivered the proverbial “I have a Dream” Speech about aspirations to be nurses, doctors, lawyers, and fire fighters. As peers sat excited by the endless possibilities of the future, Fat Trel sat perplexed by the harsh realities of DC; the place he called home. Fat Trel exited high school at age 15, caught up in the lure and necessity of street life; a road more traveled when the have-nots impose an immediate call to action. Unconvinced high school education would support his family or cultivate his ambitions, Fat Trel hit the ground running in pursuit of being an emcee and has not stopped running since.
Fat Trel has nurtured and grown his organic storytelling ability with creative word play and pulverizing flow. Taking a raw approach to music, some would say as graphic and grimy as the streets of DC, but equally memorable and captivating nonetheless. He holds no punches and tells each story with such relativity they appear verbatim, in a matter of fact nature, that illustrates he is genuinely home grown and not caught up in the idea of being from the streets.
Watch the official trailer for Boosa’s Keeper on IG | HERE and stream Trel’s latest offering “Can’t Stop Stuntin'” featuring Skilla Baby below via ONErpm.
Lei Swan reveals a fun, energetic bop “Sex” which is a smooth listen and a vibrant take on the concept of sex.
The song is actually the opposite of what people think it is, according to Swan. To her, men have sex in the #1 spot of their brain. Lei wants more vacations and relaxation then you just be focused on sex all of the time.
In her own words, “in this song I share how sex is not a necessity and how much I don’t care for it. I also share how good my sex is and how guys want to experience that side of me but I don’t give them the time of day!”
It’s a preview of much more exciting and eccentric music set to come from Lei Swan.
Listen below.
Quinisha “Q” Bredwood and her husband, Anthony Bredwood, are a standout dining destination in Brevard County. Quinisha, a Satellite High School graduate (2001), launched the restaurant in 2020 amid the global pandemic, inspired by her parents’ entrepreneurial spirit. Positioned conveniently between Cocoa Beach Pier and Ron Jon Surf Shop, Q’s Crackin’ Crab & Seafood Kitchen is celebrated for its family-friendly ambiance and mouth watering “soulful seafood.” Since its inception, the restaurant has garnered significant attention, including features in Space Coast Living Magazine, Everything Brevard, Hometown News, and Florida Today. In 2021, it was a finalist for Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Startup Business of the Year and was named Best New Restaurant by Space Coast Living Magazine. The following year, the Bredwoods’ venture earned the Startup Business of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year awards from the Space Coast Black Chamber of Commerce. As a dynamic team, Quinisha and Anthony are deeply involved in their community. Quinisha is a participant in LEAD Brevard’s 2023-2024 class, Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Brevard Prevention Coalition, and a member of the Economic and Tourism Development Council with the Space Coast Black Chamber. Anthony, as General Manager, brings his own leadership to the restaurant, working alongside Quinisha and their daughter Amaya, who is an Assistant Manager and nursing student at Eastern Florida State College. Together with their five daughters, the Bredwood family has created a thriving business, exemplifying dedication, love, and exceptional seafood.
Q’s Crackin’ Crab & Seafood Kitchen ™️
Phone number: (321) 613-4044
5240 north Atlantic Ave unit 100
Cocoa Beach, Florida 32931
https://www.qscrackincrab.com
https://www.instagram.com/weloveqs
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https://www.tiktok.com/@weloveqs
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