DOPE OF THE MONTH CLUB :: AUGTEMBER 2025 Wrote about ten recent joints from: Gabe 'Nandez x Preservation @premrock.bsky.social x Curly Castro x co. Fatboi Sharif $ilkmoney Tokyo Cigar x Son Raw Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire Cool Calm Pete elmattic.substack.com/p/dope-of-th...

The Best Hip Hop Albums Of 2025 So Far Updated August 31 New entries: #8 Preservation & Gabe ‘Nandez – Sortilège #10 Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele 2 #15 Evidence – Unlearning Vol. 2 #27 ShrapKnel & Mike Ladd – Saisir Le Feu hiphopgoldenage.com/list/the-bes...

FAVORITE MUSIC RELEASES OF AUGUST 2025 (from what i could listen to so far...) 1 Uboa & Whitehorse - The Dissolution Of Eternity 2 Pile - Sunshine and Balance Beams 3 Chris Weeks & The Sadmachine Orchestra - The Purple Earth Project 4 ShrapKnel & Mike Ladd - Saisir Le Feu (...)

PremRock and Curly Castro, who perform together as the underground rap duo ShrapKnel, released three albums this summer. Both men have ties to Philly. Read more in the comments. ⬇️

Very cool to see a @stillrift.bsky.social feature on the latest ShrapKnel! shrapknel.bandcamp.com/track/who-s-...

Ah nan mais ShrapKnel qui nous offre encore un album bien solide ShrapKnel & Ohbliv - Armature shrapknel.bandcamp.com/album/armature

#NowPlaying on Cosmic Church @iheartnoise.bsky.social for @campradio.bsky.social ShrapKnel ( @premrock.bsky.social/Curly Castro) & Mike Ladd - Database via Fused Arrow Records shrapknel.bandcamp.com/album/saisir... listen.camp #Radio #Music #undergroundhiphop

Went deep with @gardenerjams.bsky.social on the new triple offensive! daily.bandcamp.com/features/shr...

shrapknel (premrock & curly castro) released three new albums over the past six weeks, so i talked to them about it for @bandcamp.com

"Armature" produced by @ohbliv Featuring AJ Suede @stillrift.bsky.social & Bigg Jus Artwork by: Brian Kwon Cuts by: @PINNLAND_EMPIRE S/O @fusedarrow shrapknel.bandcamp.com/album/armature

ICYMI: Our Album of the Week is Shrapknel's new 3xLP series: Lincoln Continental Breakfast, Saisir le feu and Armature www.treblezine.com/shrapknel-li...

The new triple(!) album by Shrapknel is just crazy good, pairing their labyrinthine lyricism with three distinct but complementary producers Wrote a few words about all three records

Album of the Week: Shrapknel have delivered three new albums with three different producers - 'Lincoln Continental Breakfast,' 'Saisir le feu', and 'Armature', each showcasing a different side of their overwhelming, thrilling hip-hop sound www.treblezine.com/s...

Dommage que ce projet ne dure que 25 minutes... Parce que c'est très bon et que ça aurait pu finir dans mes tops de l'année ShrapKnel & Raphy – Lincoln Continental Breakfast Du Rap qui Rappe open.spotify.com/album/1PQ7Bw...

New Shrapknel is HEAT. Can't believe this is the 2nd of a 3 album release. I know they don't have a Roc nation assisted rollout but their output is staggering. shrapknel.bandcamp.com/track/mercur...

Seemingly out of nowhere, there's a new ShrapKnel & Mike Ladd collabo. If you know, you know this is so super dope. shrapknel.bandcamp.com/album/saisir... #shrapknel #curlycastro #premrock #mikeladd #hiphop #rap #backwoodzstudioz #progressive #underground #newyork

We review new albums by Domo Genesis & Graymatter, demahjiae, John Robinson & BudaMunk, Chris Crack, ShrapKnel & Raphy, André DeSaint & Machacha, bring you news about Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist, Knowledge the Pirate, Roc Marciano, or billy woods. sudetyraport.com/2025/08/rap-...

En écoute ShrapKnel & Mike Ladd - Saisir Le Feu Et c'est une petite tuerie. ShrapKnel ne déçoit jamais mais cette petite ambiance bien defjux ❤️ shrapknel.bandcamp.com/album/saisir...

#NowPlaying ShrapKnel Curly (Castro & @premrock.bsky.social) & Mike Ladd via Fused Arrow Records shrapknel.bandcamp.com/album/saisir...

This week's Notable Releases include Alex G, Lord Huron, Forth Wanderers, ShrapKnel & Raphy, DJ Haram, and more brooklynvegan.com/alex-g-lord-...

in may i spent a day moving around baltimore with infinity knives and brian ennals, getting a raw look at the trials and creative triumphs that went into the making of their stunning new album

#NowPlaying @premrock.bsky.social - Did You Enjoy Your Time Here…? planetpremrock.bandcamp.com/album/did-yo...

Setting the table for the great billy woods this June! Catch me if you can

🙂‍↕️🤘🎶 „Remorse is just a stones throw away“ Premrock – Remorse 2021 youtu.be/hFbZYstaPrQ?...

Vinyl Adventures this Saturday Jeff Parker Premrock @PlanetPremRock Betty Davis Let’s Active Graham Bond The East Side Kids Groundhogs Bayete

Been flip-flopping between the new PremRock and new woods as my AOTY It’s changed every week for the past month Regardless of where I land, the moral of the story is this… BOTH of these LPs are in the argument for best album of the 2020s This level of writing is unmatched

ShrapKnel rapper PremRock (@premrock.bsky.social) makes his **third** appearance on the CABBAGES Hip-Hop Podcast this week, this time discussing the first Tom Hanks x Meg Ryan rom-com. Watch full episode video on YouTube or listen wherever you get podcasts. www.cabbageshiphop.com/premrock-joe...

@premrock.bsky.social @backwoodzstudioz.bsky.social Did You Enjoy Your Time Here vinyl second side locked grove? Best album of the year? This and @finesdouble.bsky.social fighting for the top spot!

#NowPlaying - more from our Dillon Guest Mix PremRock - Receipts Feat. billy woods prod. by Controller 7 Did You Enjoy Your Time Here…? (BackwoodStudioz) planetpremrock.bandcamp.com/album/did-yo... @freeyourradio.bsky.social

@premrock.bsky.social 🙏

The project that @premrock.bsky.social and Willie green released very much rewards a close listen. Every bar has something that moves the song forward, great writing (“seems I got burned by the hell I raised” for example). Green is such a great producer

UK/EU coming thruuuuu

New Swell Radio Hour is up! Tunes from: @freshkils.bsky.social & Henry Canyons @premrock.bsky.social @searchableandrew.bsky.social & @jessethetree.bsky.social @soodokoo.bsky.social @nahreally.bsky.social Plus some Pink Siifu, Butcher Brown, & yacht rock heaters soundcloud.com/penpalsnyc/s...

Did You Enjoy Your Time Here...? - PremRock (2025)

Is on kabf.org right now playing Angel’s Share by PremRock prod. by Controller 7

Did You Enjoy Your Time Here by @premrock.bsky.social showed up in today's mail. The cover looks great full size

The vinyl presentation for the amazing Did You Enjoy Your Time Here? is as beautiful as the music. I love the color scheme. Everything about this project is perfect. It even matches the artwork in my office (which is covering a hole in the shed my home office is in…) Thanks @premrock.bsky.social

THURSDAY WE CELEBRATE

I copped this album from 2016 at the @premrock.bsky.social show the other night and can confirm that Prem has been nice for a long time. The chemistry between him and @freshkils.bsky.social is as clear here as it is in person. I wish I’d heard this nine years ago…

Had a fantastic time at the @premrock.bsky.social show last night. He’s such a gifted and relatable rapper. Shout out @rapmusicplugpod.bsky.social, who I hope will organize more shows. Great set of openers, and the @freshkils.bsky.social trio was a revelation - I want to see more of them.

TODAY is the day 🎉 @premrock.bsky.social will be blessing us with a live performance of the best album of 2025 + friends who will be showcasing Toronto’s burgeoning hip-hop talent & I will be doing my DJ debut as NRI!! Tickets below👇🏽

RMPP stickers have officially touched down 🔥🔥 For those who attend the @premrock.bsky.social + friends show in Toronto tomorrow night… hit up the merch table for a free sticker!!

Did You Enjoy Your Time Here…? Travel edition!

#NowPlaying All new @flyfidelity.bsky.social with @premrock.bsky.social Great stuff as always. Two smart and thoughtful people having a great conversation. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

DOPE OF THE MONTH CLUB, SMARCH 2025 Lousy Smarch newsletter. With: Black Milk/Fat Ray Daniel Son Darko Le Super Henry Canyons x @freshkils.bsky.social @premrock.bsky.social @saccoandvanzetti.bsky.social @shitaobeat.bsky.social @soundconspirator.bsky.social elmattic.medium.com/dope-of-the-...

At one point or another all 16 songs have been singled out by press, fans or artists as their favorite. Would hang that on my fridge if I could!

50 new releases for March, 8 albums highlighted but I'll only stick up 4 again. Annie & The Caldwells- Can't Lose My Soul PremRock- Did You Enjoy Your Time Here Everything Is Recorded- Richard Russell Is Temporary Etienne De Crecy- Warm Up

"Epiphanies are wasted like Tony on peyote Hello darkness my old homie Hold me like you know me Or just duck me like you owe me Motherfuckers, you’re lucky I’m so lo-key" #Premrock I ❤️ Hip-Hop #Bipolar #CPTSD #BipolarClub

April 17th @premrock.bsky.social + friends - @freshkils.bsky.social Saintiago @slumberlogic77.bsky.social Āthmaan Are coming to Toronto, BSMT254 I’ll be doing DJ support as well, going to be a legendary night… see you there!! Ticket link in the tweet below 👇🏽

Album Of The Month March 2025: PremRock - Did You Enjoy Your Time Here...? Full list 👉👉👉 hiphopgoldenage.com/list/march-2...