Week of July 17, 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.

Reel Talk #12 w/ special guests Fatboi Sharif and Child Actor is going down on Saturday, July 25th. Join us at Loudmouth for a screening of Eraserhead, followed by an interview and Q&A revolving around their new album Crayola Circles, out now via Backwoodz Studioz. Doors at 6, film starts at 7. Tickets are $15 via Posh (or payment apps by request) and $20 at the door day-of. Sliding scale admission is in effect, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Should be a fun one, hope to see y'all there

Check out the Reel Notes podcast, dedicated to exploring the relationship between rap and film. Episode 22 of Season 6, featuring Nickelus F, Virginia rapper, producer, and founder of Trick Dice 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 third edition of my Snack Pack beat tape series on Bandcamp this past Tuesday. $10 for the download. Artists: every beat on this tape except for Baeboy, Sport Mode, and Dark Woke 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, and we're throwing our very first event commemorating the late great critic Greg Tate on July 25th.
New Eyes on Greg Tate: Flyboy in the Buttermilk Revisited will take place at MoCADA in Brooklyn from 1-5PM and feature panel discussions, opportunities to get the new reissue of Flyboy, and refreshments and networking. free admission via Posh RSVP. we're beyond excited to be bringing this to life, so hope to see y'all there

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.

Rick Ross - Set In Stone