Week of August 22, 2026

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. Episode 26 of Season 6, featuring Cletus Strap, California rapper, producer, drummer, and recent signee to Earl Sweatshirt's Tan Cressida Records, 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.

I also just dropped the fourth edition of my Snack Pack beat tape series on Bandcamp this past Friday. $9 for the download. Artists: every beat on this tape is available for individual purchase/licensing. email, DM, or text me for pricing. willing to negotiate but please come payment ready! listeners: enjoy :)

I've been working with a group of Black culture workers across journalism, music, film, literature, politics, and grassroots organizing to help found New Eyes Collective. We were just featured in Brooklyn Magazine and you can check out our website here to keep tabs on what we have going on.

We stand in solidarity with American immigrants against ICE and the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti. Protest, fight back, and fuck the system.

The Game - The Documentary III