Week of October 24, 2025

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Miguel - CAOS

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Mac Miller - GO:OD AM (10th Anniversary edition)

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Dave - The Boy Who Played The Harp

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Hit-Boy x Alchemist - Goldfish

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BNYX - Loading...EP

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JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown - Scaring The Hoes, Director's Cut

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Monte Booker - noise ( meaning )

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cupcakKe - The BakKery

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Bruiser Wolf x Harry Fraud - Made By Dope

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Reuben Vincent x 9th Wonder - Welcome Home

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Teejayx6 - Crime Pays

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Planet Giza - The Sky Is Recording Me: 100 Years Later, Vol. 3

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Errol Holden x Roc Marciano - Roc Marciano Presents: MULBERRY SILK ROAD

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R.A.P. Ferreira x Kenny Segal - The Night Green Side Of It

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Mike Shabb - Fight The Power!

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YUNGMORPHEUIS x Dirty Art Club - A Spyglass To One's Face

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Nappy Nina - Sweets for Cynics

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Fatboi Sharif x Roper Williams - Goth Girl On the Enterprise

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Hester Valentine - I Am The Female Weezy

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