Reason

The new Dreamville Records compilation comes out this week.

Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Vince Staples, J Cole, De La Soul, Pharrell, Big Boi, Chance the Rapper, A$AP Rocky, Meek Mill, Ella Mai, Talib Kweli, Issa Rae, and more have also paid tribute to Nipsey, who was tragically shot and killed at age 33.

J.I.D and Saba both released some of the best rap albums of 2018, so it's exciting that J.I.D has now added a second leg to his ”Catch Me If You Can” Tour, with Saba opening this one...

From newcomers proving themselves, to veterans figuring out how to age gracefully; from expertly executed throwbacks, to thrilling innovation, here are the best rap albums of 2018.

The lineup also includes 21 Savage, Ty Dolla $ign, Playboi Carti, Nipsey Hussle, SOB x RBE, Shoreline Mafia, Chief Keef, BlocBoy JB, Mozzy, Buddy, Reason, Rico Nasty, Maxo Kream, and more.

Our September 2018 playlist includes new tracks by Brockhampton, Yves Tumor, Low, Julia Holter, Robyn, Noname, Joey Purp, Lana Del Rey, Cat Power, Yaeji, Little Simz, IDLES, Adrianne Lenker, Sandro Perri, and more.

This week's Notable Releases include Marissa Nadler's guest-filled LP, Reason's first project on TDE, Gouge Away's Jeremy Bolm co-produced Deathwish debut, and more.

California rapper Reason is one of TDE's newest signings and a very exciting one. He had a show-stopping verse on TDE's Black Panther album earlier this year, followed by his own awesome new single "The Soul"...

Our August 2018 playlist includes new tracks by boygenius, Big Red Machine, Tirzah, Empress Of, Moses Sumney, Yves Tumor, mewithoutYou, Cloud Nothings, The Beths, Public Practice, Lindstrom, Robyn, Aphex Twin, and more.

Listen to new songs by Mount Kimbie, Yowler, Colleen Green, Nothing, Restorations, Mitski, and more.