Pitchfork did that list of the 100 best rap albums and in the wake of that I saw lists/commentary from Buck 65, Call Out Culture, and Open Mike Eagle, all of which got me thinking so nobody asked but here's 51 albums that aren't necessarily the best or even my most favorite but important to me

Fuck off

I've been making and physically releasing music for 31 years: tapes, CDs, 7"s, LPs, a 10", and even a VHS tape. Here are my reasons for putting shit out physically:

0 Days Since Last Accident video is up now ⚠️ @steeltippeddove.bsky.social and my first video single from Hostile Engineering via @fusedarrowrecords.com youtu.be/v-KngwcpxaE?...

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

my car trying to die again so buy my music illingsworks.bandcamp.com use code “autismaintbad” for a discount at checkout because the world is wild

⚠️ October 10th ⚠️

absolutely thrilled that there's a non zero chance my kids have to ride through tear gas on their way home from school today

i believe it’s #bandcampfriday for those who celebrate. illingsworks.bandcamp.com is here. dropped something earlier this week. use the code “autismaintbad” for a big arse discount at checkout. thanks in advance and don’t poop yourself today. tomorrow is another story.

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

This Defcee record being $10 is nuts but you should cop www.closedsessions.com/store/forall...

hakeem jeffries seems like one of those guys who works hard specifically to get promoted to manager, and then it turns out he's good at getting promoted and bad at managing

Rumor has it October's BLKTCHP5 CDs arrive today. My son, who did the artwork, will autograph 10. Autographed copies will be 30 plus shipping and regular copies will be 20 plus shipping. if you would like one, let me know.

The Soondaze EP is out on Friday What happens when four incredibly different artists bring their talents together, overcoming boundaries of distance and time? The Bandcamp preorder is live so you can check out two of the tracks now by hitting this link dragontraxuk.bandcamp.com/album/soonda...

"autismaintbad" for 95% off at checkout illingsworks.bandcamp.com

Dragon Trax brings you new music from @socool.bsky.social @ireless.bsky.social & myself, plus our talented friend Mark Safranko The Soondaze EP is now on pre-order on Bandcamp, hit the link to check it out dragontraxuk.bandcamp.com/album/soonda... Full release 26th Sept, comes with pdf art booklet

our new single, 0 days since last accident, is up on bandcamp. there are lessons in the horror stories around worker's rights during the industrial revolution. unread history repeats. prod @steeltippeddove.bsky.social ltheadtrip.bandcamp.com/track/0-days...

i could easily constantly do drugs and act out online for attention and take credit for things but elon musk could never make future national sports the 2025 album by patrick cosmos veryimportant.lawyer

Ya like jazz? www.cabbageshiphop.com/your-favorit...

I think my “touch grass” is play a record

The nerve of these corporate-owned politicians and media figures who think that they have the moral authority to lecture the rest of us on how to react to the decay of American society that they are directly responsible for

free codes freak odes illingsworks.bandcamp.com (and a 50% off code good thru friday "theystillwantrentdamn" if you just feel like using money for things)

I wouldn't be doing my job at CABBAGES if I didn't hit you with dope new rap recommendations that your algorithm never could. www.cabbageshiphop.com/ten-more-202...

Woke up to Trump/Epstein letter (what a surprise: Vance & GOP claiming "lies all lies" from the "party" of all lies, just lies, every lying day) & Chicago invasion & SCOTUS racist approval of racial profiling as new U.S. 'law' & more Gaza deaths upon deaths & o, here is a drawing to cheer you up.

Obligatory Bandcamp Friday repost. Handmade with love using an MPC and a cassette four-track. If you like turn-of-the-century instrumental shit, maybe you'll like mine! Or not; that's cool, too.

bandcamp friday!! @steeltippeddove.bsky.social and i have preorders up for our new album, hostile engineering, on @fusedarrowrecords.com now. this is my first vinyl record ever. great day to grab a limited edition physical before they run out. ltheadtrip.bandcamp.com/album/hostil...

For what it's worth, I can vouch for the awesomeness of this EP. At least once a week I get the hook from their 2023 song "The General" stuck in my head. Also, shout out to Five Steez for including lyrics on his Bandcamp page. I'm always surprised more rappers don't do that!

Cadaver Dogs, the First single off Diatribalism hits streaming tomorrow. Presave ahoy: too.fm/vpryjpl

Back to trying to put you on to some cool hip-hop shit. Check out the latest issue of CABBAGES and subscribe to the best rap newsletter in existence for free. www.cabbageshiphop.com/cropping-up-...

Hostile Engineer from me and @steeltippeddove.bsky.social sept 23 on @fusedarrowrecords.com My first full length since EMBLEMS is up for preorders now, produced entirely by dove. This is the next level. Lock in. ltheadtrip.bandcamp.com/album/hostil...

When 16-year-old Adam Raine wanted to leave his noose visible so someone might stop him, ChatGPT said don't. When Stein-Erik Soelberg thought his mother was poisoning him, ChatGPT agreed. OpenAI calls these tragedies. They're choices. www.readtpa.com/p/chatgpt-wi...

I already pay more to Distrokid to get my stuff to streaming than I make from streaming and then Spotify wants me to pay them to reach the followers my art gathered for them? Find WHOLE ALBUMS at sethros.com

PremRock and Curly Castro on the evolution of their three (!) new records.

Join the musicians and music workers who support the Living Wage for Musicians Act (it’s a helluva list, take a look at some of the names on the site below). Sign on, and use our form to write your congressional reps! weareumaw.org/make-streami...

"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

Tough, but fair!

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You’re telling me this guy is not a more desirable guy to promote than Gavin Newsom

Honored and humbled that I get to make stuff with my dope friends and that folks like Gary at Cabbages deem it worth covering.

Your voice matters. And if it’s being streamed, it should be earning you a direct payment from the platform! dadadrummer.substack.com/p/the-reintr...

We need your help! Send a letter to your elected officials and tell them to support the Living Wage for Musicians Act 💪 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Godspeed upped the ante, as usual! pitchfork.com/news/godspee...

Pioneering audio/visual artist Matt Black reflects on how Robert Anton Wilson's "think for yourself, distrust authority" philosophy shaped both Coldcut's sound and Ninja Tune's thirty-five-year mission. Everything Is Under Control — Matt Black of Coldcut Gets RAW:

good luck out there