We went to Ed Sheeran last night and he pulled Macklemore on stage as a surprise guest! 81 thousand people just went nuts!

I immediately thought of this when I found out Bob Barked died.

Dude made a banger, despite his name looking like and Xbox Live gamertag

I started trying to learn German a few years ago and got in to German rap as a result. This is an alternate identity of German rapper Sun Diego, who has since gone public with his identity and now performs under that name with his real voice.

Donald Trump sucks ass. Mac Miller is dope. This was years before Donald Trump ran for president as a republican and he was basically just a name most people associated with "rich guy" so I give it a pass and allow it on my Spotify playlist.

Drop Watch: August 25th, 2023

LPs

• Maluma (🇨🇴) - Don Juan (w Marc Anthony, Anuel AA, Rayvanny & Gordo) [Latin Rap, Sony]
• Burna Boy (🇳🇬) - I Told Them... (w 21 Savage, Bryon Messia + more) [Afrobeats, Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic]
• Yung Gravy & bbno$ - BABY GRAVY 3 (w Rich Brian & Freddie Dredd) [Pop Rap]
• Victoria Monét - JUGUAR II (w Earth Wind & Fire, Lucky Daye, Buju Banton & Hazel Monét) [R&B, RCA]
• Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist - VOIR DIRE (w MIKE) [Rap]
• Ashnikko - WEEDKILLER (w Ethel Cain + more) [Pop Rap, Parlophone]
• Fridayy - Fridayy (w Chris Brown, Fireboy DML, Adekunle Gold + more) [R&B, Lost in Melody/Def Jam]
• Digga D (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) - Back To Square One (w Potter Payper & M Huncho) [UK Drill]
• Danger Mouse & Jemini - Born Again [Rap, Lex]
• Sauce Walka - DAT BOY DEN [Houston Trap]
• Autumn! - Midnight Club [Plugg]
• Ta-ku - Songs To Come Home To (w Xavier Omär, DAISY WORLD, Questlove, JMSN, Sango, RINI + more) [Future Beats]
• DJ Muggs - Death Valley (w Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Slick Rick, B-Real, MC Ren, Ice Cube, CeeLo, Scarface, Devin the Dude, Freddie Gibbs, Boldy James, Westside Gunn, Domo Genesis, Roc Marciano, Jay Worthy, Evidence, Rome Streetz, T.F., Meyhem Lauren, CRIMEAPPLE + more) [Boom Bap]
• DB.Boutabag - Shit Talk > Rap (w Skilla Baby + more) [Bay Area Rap, Thizzler]
• Vel Nine & NugLife - Nina (w AKTHESAVIOR, The Musalini + more) [West Coast Hip Hop]
• Los Fantastikos (🇪🇸) - Ready For [Spanish Trap, Duars/Sony]
• Fat Tony & Taydex - I Will Make a Baby in this Damn Economy (w B L A C K I E, Cadence Weapon + more) [Indie Rap, Carpark]
• Capaolow - 96 (w IAmSu!, KT Foreign, D3szn, Scando the Darklord + more) [Bay Area Trap]
• Dark Lo & V Don - Charlie Pope 2 (w Benny the Butcher, Willie the Kid & Duffel Bag Hotel) [East Coast Hip Hop, Serious Soundz]
• Open Mike Eagle - another triumph of ghetto engineering (w Blu, Eshu Tune + more) [Art Rap]
• ASM Bopster - Letter From the Dxrt 2k [Michigan Trap]
• Desire - From The Heart 2 [Rap]
• jaboukie - All Who Can’t Hear Must Feel [Alternative Rap, Interscope]
• Lil Xelly - Xilanezie 2 [Plugg]
• myst milano. (🇨🇦) - Beyond the Uncanny Valley [Dance Rap, Phantom Limb/Halocline Trance]
• Frane (🇦🇷) - Bosque Negro [Argentinian Rap]
• Smokingskul - the skul effect [Rap]
• B-Free - FREE THE MANE “END OF AMEN” [Trap]
• IndigoChildRick - Sleeping With Jeans On [Cloud Rap, FL]
• Ben Buck - Back Burner '97 (w Statik Selektah) [Rap]
• D2x - Hotel 1105 [Jazz Rap, Chicago]
• Zeke Pablo - MM3 [Rap]
• Cettiworld - MY BEAUTIFUL KURSE [Rap]
• EGDABEAST - Black Boy [Rap]
• The Abstructors - Elektronautica [Rap]
• NappyHIGH - Menace (w Raekwon, Westside Gunn, Mick Jenkins, Blu, Your Old Droog, Boldy James, Benny The Butcher, Elaquent, Jay Worthy, G Perico, & Polyester The Saint) [Producer Compilation]
• August Fanon - Cool Tings [Instrumental Hip Hop]
• DJ Sigils - Instrumentalz [Phonk, Clan Destine]
• HOBGOBLIN - Hobgobin Mixtape Vol 4 (w Conway the Machine, Vinnie Paz, Mickey Diamond, Murs, Planet Asia, Hus KingPin + more) [Hip Hop]
• Blannco & Jose Cienfuegos - El Bautismo (w Tha Musalini, Eddie James + more) [Boom Bap]
• Dreddy Kruger - Dreddy Kruger Live (w GZA + more) [Boom Bap, Black Stone of Mecca]

Deluxe

• BLK ODDSSY - LIVE FROM GOLD DIGGERS [R&B]
• Stik Figa & The Expert - The Forgotten EP (w Blu, Defcee, SKECH185 & DJ Sean P) [Boom Bap, Rucksack]
• Steve G. Lover & DJ-WES - Flyest Living

EPs

• Akon - Afro Freak [R&B]
• Ben Reilly - Not Your Hero 4 Hire [Rap, Abstract Media/AWAL]
• LaRussell & TOPE - IT'S DIFFERENT (w P-Lo, IAmSu!, Marc E Bassy & Hokeage Simon) [Bay Area Rap]
• DijahSB - Tasty Raps, Vol. 2 [Rap]
• The Doppelgangaz - Went Left [Rap]
• J.I Bandz - Palm Trees & XD'z 2 (w Tru Carr & SaySoTheMac) [West Coast Trap]
• Slime Dollaz & Tae808 - Slimes & 808s [Rap]
• Truffel the Phunky Phaqir & Mad Rev - Mad Phunky EP [Rap]
• Huey Briss - HUE [Rap]
• AyooLii - I'm Still Tryna Figure Out Who I Am [Milwauke Trap]
• Shootergang VJ - Fuck Em We Ball [West Coast Trap]
• Sufi Hamilton - It Could Be Sweet [Rap]
• Fih - La Brea Baby (w YGTUT) [R&B]

Singles

• 21 Lil Harold - Hall Of Fame
• Bktherula & NBA Youngboy - Crazy Girl, Pt. 2
• City Girls - Face Down
• City Morgue - HAHA WACO
• Cousin Stizz - Rollie
• Fredo Bang - Bang Man
• French Montana & Swae Lee - Wish U Well
• Grafh & Busta Rhymes - Look Out The Window
• Gucci Mane & J. Cole - There I Go
• Iggy Azalea - Money Come
• Lil Yachty - TBA
• Luh Tyler - ROTY
• Trae Tha Truth & Larry June - First Class
• Brent Faiyaz & Coco Jones - Moment Of Your Life
• Silent Strike - No Entrance (feat. Slug & Lucia)
• KXNG Crooked - TEDDY
• Real Bad Man & Blu - The Golden Rule (feat C.L. Smooth)
• BONES - MyOwnPersonalHell / Misery / 94 / SwampOfSorrows / Peroxide / Ratatat
• Iron Sheikh, Passport Rav, Rim Da Villain & G4JAG - War Gamez
• Eto & Nottz - The Light (feat. Tony Yayo)
• Kevin Gates - Rumors
• Brady Watt, Ransom & RJ Payne - Soldier's Payne
• VellyBL & SenseiATL - Wide Open*
• Xaviersobased - U Thought*
• brezzo - sick interlude*
• Coast Contra - Breathe and Stop Freestyle*
• idkcap & mvtthww - 2016*
• redveil - DRAMA*
• Pasto Flocco & Hitec - Koolaid*
• Cash Kidd - Ears Bleeding
• Babyfxce E - Hot Outside
• John Glacier & SURF GANG - WAIT 4 ME
• A$AP Rocky - I Smoked Away My Brain (I’m God x Demons Mashup)
• MvTaylor - Yay
• Bobby Shmurda - Mad About Bars (feat. Kenny Allstar)
• DW FLAME & Sada Baby - Might Not Never*
• Shadow Wizard Money Gang - Necronomicon (feat. Matt OX, Marlon Dubois, Dj Smokey, David Shawty, BBY GOYARD & Ricky Chix)
• YN Jay - Hot Dog
• TTS TANA - My Ex (feat. B-Lovee)
• Jugg Harden - Sportscenter
• Sofia & RXKNephew - Need 2 Get Gone
• Ay Huncho, wewantwraiths & Hooligan Hefs - Let It Spray
• Gotts Street Park & ENNY - Got To Be Good
• Savannah Cristina - Get It Together
• EST SkiMike & RiskTakerLeek - Da ColdEST
• C-Trvp - Keep Doing It (feat. OneShotAce)
• Cash Cobain & Chow Lee - Rump
• EBK Juvie Ju - Krabby Patty (feat. Mari Peso)
• Yung Bae, Felly, Khary, YOG$ & Diamond Pistols - Too Cool To Feel This Lonely
• Jordan Hawkins - Do It To Me
• Faber - PARTNER (feat. Warhol.SS)
• Frostydasnowmann & KrispyLifeKidd - 5AM
• Mayne - The Weekend (feat. T-Pain)
• KPSKYWALKA - I Can't Rap
• Platinum Ent & BBK Knight - Hating Niggas
• Steven Bamidele - Head Down
• Tre Loaded - Purple Jeans
• Reef Sosa - Rollie (feat. BigXthaPlug)
• Big Bratt - Real Stand Up Bxtch
• Kru Benji - Flaggin' (feat. YTB Fatt)
• WDA.Stainoo - Foxes & Reapers (feat. YTB Fatt)
• Cisco Swank - Soon We'll Make It
• Rome Fortune - Papoose
• Siimbiie Lakew, Trent the HOOLiGAN & J-Tek - The Heart Chakra
• Kha Structure & Bizzy Banks - John Cena
• Lil One The Champ - Trust (feat. OMB Peezy)
• RealYungPhil & Gud - Couldn't Imagine
• M Huncho - of course
• Bravoo HunnidZ & Ulicookup - Mission*
• Dave and Tiakola - Meridian
• El Jordan 23 - Yo Te Vi Mirandome
• Yung Lean & bladee - Victorious*
• BiC Fizzle & BigWalkDog - Knowing
• AUDREY NUNA - locket
• Bugzy Malone - Mrs Lonely

* means not on Apple Music or Spotify

Sorted by Spotify Monthly Listeners

Reposted from u/DropWatcher on Reddit

One of the most exciting events of music people every year is the Spotify wrapped or whatever it's called on other platforms. It's fun knowing how much we've actually listened to something. However, most streaming services version of this kinda sucks. You can only get it once a year, there's no way of seeing all your previous years, it's just very limited. Not only does this not need to be a timed event, but you can get far better information.

What is a scrobbler?

A scrobbler is something that just tracks what you listen to for your own data. A "scrobble" is what one data entry would be. For example, if you listen to 90210 by Travis Scott on August 10th 2022, that would be a scrobble once added into the database. Weird name, but once you get used to it it makes sense. Anything you listen to music on probably has an automatic tracking feature, but they don't give you the data. This is specifically a database for you. Here is an example that shows you what it looks like

Options for scrobbling

The obvious answer here is Last.fm as they are by far the biggest. They require a subscription for some features, but none of the missing features are essentials. Last.fm is going to have the most robust community and widest out of the box support. If you're fine with it being proprietary, just make the account there now. You don't have to use Last.fm's scrobbler if you don't want to though, so you can still use open source software to collect your own data before it goes to the servers. Last.fm is very streamlined and has good recommendations for music. Here's an example of my page so you guys can see what it looks like

There is a self-hosted alternative that I've never tried called Majola. The layout is really nice, it looks good, but it's far more about having control over your scrobbling than being universal so it's missing some of the social aspect of Last.fm. (music recommendations, comments, ect.). Some people will prefer that, others won't. I don't know much about the project, but if it's lightweight enough and could actually support multi user, it would be so cool to get an instance of it hosted by us. Here is an example that shows you what it looks like](https://maloja.krateng.ch/)

Conclusion

Scrobbling is cool and gives you better ideas on your own listening habits. I'd strongly recommend it. It makes for lively discussion

Just to be clear, this doesn't have to be what you think the best diss track is. I want your favorite.

This CAN be because you think it is the best, but also I want those tracks that you think were the meanest. Or had the sickest beat. Or had the best word play. Whatever makes you love a diss track.

By one of the greatest innovators in rap and one of the best to ever do it.

Shout out Tony Hawk's Underground for getting me in to Hip Hop before I actually listened to Hip Hop

I'm sure a lot of us have seen this, but figured some people probably haven't. All of them are solid but the 3rd guy kills it. Interesting look in to the talent we might never get to hear.

Skip to 35 seconds if you are impatient