Grown Up Rap

OUT NOW: 'Independent As F***: Underground Hip-Hop From 1995-2005'. Buy here: velocitypress.uk/product/indepe…

Rap History: Willie The Kid (@theWILLIETHEKID) & Alchemist (@Alchemist) - ‘Masterpiece Theatre’, released July 23, 2013.

Rap History: U-God (@Ugodofwutang) - ‘The Keynote Speaker’, released July 23, 2013.

Rap History: 9th Wonder (@9thwonder) & Murs (@MURS) - ‘Sweet Lord’, released July 23, 2008.

Rap History: RJD2 (@rjd2) - ‘Deadringer’, released July 23, 2002.

Rap History: Public Enemy (@PublicEnemyFTP) - ‘Revolverlution’, released July 23, 2002.

Rap History: DJ Jazzy Jeff (@djjazzyjeff215) & the Fresh Prince - ‘Homebase’, released July 23, 1991.

New music: @Evidence – ‘Rain Every Season’ (video) (via @rhymesayers), feat. @Alchemist grownuprap.com/2025/07/22/evi…

New music: @eldasensei & MentPlus – ‘Just 4 You’ (video) grownuprap.com/2025/07/22/el-…

New music: @VDONSOUNDZ & @EsteeNack – ‘Brap 2’ (first time on streaming) grownuprap.com/2025/07/22/v-d…

I recently went on the State of The Game podcast to talk about ‘Independent As F***’. Listen here, and shouts to @freemusicempire for the invite: open.spotify.com/episode/6Sj1PY…

Annual reminder that, despite what other accounts say, today is not the anniversary of Main Source’s “Breaking Atoms”. Hence why it was not included in today’s Rap History posts.

Happy Funcrusher Plus day to those of us who celebrate. One of the greatest albums of all time.

Rap History: Cormega (@iamcormega) - ‘Mega Philosophy’, released July 22, 2014.

Rap History: J-Zone - ‘$ick of Bein' Rich’, released July 22, 2003.