Jim Jones and Hitmaka, Blxst and More – New Hip-Hop Projects

As March marches on, the rap recreation mounts up on one other week full of latest releases. This time round, a Harlem legend hyperlinks up with a famend producer from Chicago for a brand new LP, a West Coast rap-crooner follows up a critically acclaimed album with a contemporary EP, one other Los Angeles native drops a undertaking hosted by a mixtape icon and extra.

After teasing the undertaking for nicely over a yr, Jim Jones comes by way of with Back in My Prime, a full-size album comprised of beats solely produced by Hitmaka. Although the official launch date and cowl artwork have been solely simply unveiled earlier this week, the Diplomats spitter and the Grammy-winning producer first introduced their collab all the way in which again on the finish of 2021 and have since unleashed a bevy of singles featured on the brand new undertaking.

Back in My Prime‘s lead single, “I Am” options Stefflon Don and gives up summer season day occasion vibes throughout an in any other case chilly time of yr full with a visible that finds Capo dipping again and forth between Miami and his hometown of Harlem, N.Y.

In a Worldstar Hip-Hop unique video, “Seen The Money,” Jim Jones gives a glimpse into his lavish way of life whereas Hitmaka laces the observe with a distinguished pattern of Alicia Keys’ 2003 smash, “You Don’t Know My Name.” The undertaking’s newest single, “Stay” additionally options parts of a well-liked observe from the early 2000s, Lumidee’s “Never Leave You,” the identical music that Nicki Minaj lately flipped for her new music, “Red Ruby Da Sleeze.”

In selling the discharge of Back in My Prime, Jim Jones hit up Instagram together with his ideas on working with Hitmaka, who’s presently one of the vital revered producers in hip-hop.

“Fully produced by Yung Berg a.k.a. Hitmaka, you heard?” stated Jimmy in a video clip throughout a current photoshoot. “One of the top producers in the game. He be ringing off with number one hits and all that Grammy type of s**t. N***a’s fire, you heard? I got a whole album with all that fire. You’re going to have to deal with it.”

Blxst returns with a brand new EP Just for Clarity 2, the sequel to his 2021 undertaking of the identical identify. The 2021 XXL Freshman began teasing the undertaking final Monday (March 6) on his Instagram account. The California rap&B singer shared a video the place he manually articulated “Just for Clarity 2” together with his fingers.

Blxst additionally posted a photograph of himself within the studio with fellow producers Mustard and Terrace Martin engaged on a observe for his JFC 2 undertaking. The 30-yr-outdated artist additionally shared images of himself and good good friend Roddy Ricch giving their younger sons blinged-out “E”(vgle) and “RR” chains, respectively.

On Thursday (March 9), Blxst jumped on his IG account and posted a video of himself in his selfmade studio together with his music “Passionate,” that includes Roddy, enjoying within the background. The clip additionally contains a tracklist for Just For Clarity 2. It seems the EP will solely have 4 songs with visitor appearances from Roddy, Terrance, Mustard and Larry June, who seems on his first single, “Keep Calling,” which you’ll watch under.

Rapper G Perico groups up with DJ Drama for a Gangsta Grillz mixtape known as Hot Shot. The undertaking follows Perico’s final studio album South Central, launched in December 2022. Meanwhile, DJ Drama continues his Gangsta Grillz run after dropping a bunch of albums final yr, together with Coke Boys 6: Money Heist Edition with French Montana, Rollin’ Stone with J. Stone and most lately, Back On Dexter with Kash Doll.

For Hot Shot, the Los Angeles rapper and Grammy Award-winning producer began selling the undertaking again in February with the set’s first single, “Action.” Earlier this week, the dynamic duo premiered a Hot Shot: Gangsta Grillz Documentary on YouTube, which options Perico and Drama detailing the recording course of behind their joint mixtape.

If you want what G Perico is placing down, catch him on his Hot Shot Tour, which kicks off in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 30 and wraps up June 4 in San Diego, Calif. Peep the tour dates under.

Check out different new initiatives this week from Talib Kweli and Madlib, Iayze, Conway The Machine and extra under.