Week of April 3, 2026

Dylan Green

03 Apr 2026 — 3 min read

Keeping track of all the new music that drops every week is a nightmare. I’m here to do it so you don’t have to! Welcome to Nu Musique Friday. Pull up some headphones and stay awhile.

Check out the Reel Notes podcast, dedicated to exploring the relationship between rap and film. The eighth episode of season 6, featuring Houston-based and Nigerian-born rapper-producer Heavensouls and Atlanta-based rapper-producer Stickerbush, also known as The Sidepeices, is available now. New episodes of Reel Notes drop every Monday on my Patreon for paying members and every Wednesday wherever else podcasts are sold, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more via PodBean. Reel Notes is also available via my personal YouTube channel, and Podcasts on Vevo.

If you really wanna be tapped in, join the Reel Notes Patreon! The tenth iteration of Reel Talk, featuring North Carolina rapper Lord Jah-Monte, is available to stream exclusively on Patreon. For as little as $5/month, you'll gain access to that and video of every forthcoming Reel Notes interview, our Discord server, exclusive interviews and reviews, early access to new episodes, & more.

My latest piece for Hearing Things is an interview with E L U C I D, Queens rapper-producer and one-half of Armand Hammer, for our Existential Playlist series. He spoke about the music he wants played at his homegoing (don't call it a funeral) and creating his fantastic new album I Guess U Had To Be There with Swiss producer Sebb Bash. If you like what my co-founders and I are up to, consider subscribing to the site (and paying for it, if you can). We don't bite, promise.

My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is out right now! Purchase your digital copy on Amazon and read it on the Kindle app (You don't need a Kindle to read it. Buy the book and download the app or read it on your desktop via Amazon).

Reel Notes stands in solidarity with the oppressed peoples of Palestine, the Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Please also consider donating to The Okra Project, an organization dedicated to helping feed Black trans youth.

Earl Sweatshirt x MIKE x Surf Gang - POMPEII // UTILITY