luke cage (can't stop me)

Big Hop, Diablo Archer, Don DiGorgio, Ndangr Species, H2OKZ and Mallz of Alpha Male Society have had a lot of sh*t on their minds lately. What exactly’s been eating at them, you ask? To find out, take a listen to new single and Booth debut On My Mind, which finds the Greenboro rappers pondering life, music and the grind over Cartel‘s string-laced sample work. Fans can find this record and much more on The Cartel Collection, the latest project in AMSOC’s ongoing, monthly series of full-length collaborations with various producers.

Judah, the groundbreaking producer that brought the world such talents as Wale and Tabi Bonney, is proud to present P.U.S.S.Y. (Please Understand She Saved You), his organically directed new instrumental album inspired by the hip-hop lifestyle. Armed with a MPC and vinyl, Judah set off on a two week long escapade to London, Puerto Rico and Paris to creatively put this project together. Fresh off the release of his critically acclaimed Amber Rose Instrumentals, Judah has once again crafted a sexy sonic landscape over the course of P.U.S.S.Y.‘s 16 brand new, exclusive instrumentals.

Few rappers can match K. Sparks when it comes to intensity, and last week’s F*ck Outta Here found the South Jamaica, Queens emcee turning in some of his most blistering verses to date in an all-out assault on hater-dom. With his skeptics silenced, Sparks seems to have mellowed out a bit; on Manic Monday number 23, he joins forces with labelmate Tina Quallo (his collaborator on Movin’ On and Never) to tell the story of how he grew from a Ghetto Child into one of the rap game’s most ambitious up-and-comers. Cartel’s sampled beat, which features the smooth sounds of jazz saxophonist Bea Bell, provides a nostalgia-laden old-school backdrop as Sparks lets his storytelling skills shine. Can’t wait till next week to hear more new material from K. Sparks? Tune in this Thursday, when he steps into the Booth for our brand new exclusive freestyle series