Week of May 1, 2026 (Bandcamp Friday Edition)

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 11th episode of season 6, featuring New Jersey-born rapper Chris Patrick, 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.

For Bandcamp Friday, I've also dropped a nother installment in my Snack Pack beat tape series. 12 more slappers and grooves straight from my SP-404 MKII. making beats has been something so creatively fulfilling, and today's one of only a handful of days a year where if you decide to purchase this tape, I receive 100% of all the proceeds! or you can just DL and enjoy, I marked it "name your price." either way, hope y'all fw it. this great pic my sister took of me and one of our greatest living musicians is the cover :)

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 recently got my first beat placement ever as a producer for a Nolan The Ninja and ICECOLDBISHOP song called "Trippin !." it just made it to Spotify this week, so now it's available on all DSPs. run it up!

Isaiah Rashad - It Was Awful