Stay locked in with Friday to Friday, the weekly hip-hop and rap release breakdown covering the hottest albums, mixtapes, EPs, and singles from May 1 through May 8. Hosted by mixing and mastering engineer Jacob from Frequency Overflow alongside Detroit producer Lunar G and Montreal artist manager Matt CARRIÉ, this episode dives deep into the biggest rap releases of the week, underground gems, and standout singles shaping the culture right now.
This week we break down Isaiah Rashad’s “It’s Been Awful,” including standout tracks, production analysis, storytelling, TDE connections, Dominic Fike’s feature, and how the album compares to his previous work. We also cover Shoreline Mafia’s “Bidness is Boomin,” DC The Don’s “The Rumors Are True,” JPEGMAFIA’s new single “babygirl,” Kenny Mason’s upcoming album “Bulldog,” and Lucky’s “DaysB4Bad.”
Other projects discussed include:
Lelo – Mastiff
Bang Gang Lonnie Bands – Motor City Slicker
Estee Nack & Cookin Soul – Al-Andalus
Sk808 & YoDogg – No Favors
A-Wax & C.M.L. – S.O.G.
jareix – Good to See You Vol. 2
Big K.R.I.T. – Sunset Vet (single)
DJ Premier & The Alchemist – For the Gig (single)
We also talk Detroit rap, Atlanta trap, underground hip-hop, boom bap production, experimental rap, EDM and rap fusion, producer culture, beat selection, TikTok music marketing, lyrical trends, mixing and mastering insights, and the evolution of modern hip-hop sounds in 2026.
If you love hip-hop discussions, underground rap discoveries, producer breakdowns, album reactions, and staying updated on weekly rap releases, this podcast is for you.
Follow the Friday to Friday Spotify playlist to keep up with every release we discuss each week:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Ei7Q2L3m4sG8fZXIQmLAL?si=sk9Uk6ZTQnOkzCC8ypgqGA&pi=zBDQePCWS2eVD
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Full list of releases from this week:
1k Phew - Any Given Sunday
A-Wax & C.M.L. - S.O.G.
Asake - M$ney
Band Gang Lonnie Bands - Motor City Slicker
Big K.R.I.T - Sunset Vet (single)
Casper Sage - Patina
Daddyphatsnaps - Mission Impossible
DC THE DON - the rumors are true
DJ Premier & The Alchemist - For The Gig (single)
Dram - Shake Tape
Edward Skeletrix - Body Of Work
Estee Nack & Cookin Soul - Al-Andalus
Isaiah Rashad - It's Been Awful
jareix - Good To See You Vol. 2
Jay Montana - Montana 3
Jay Worthy - Once Upon a Time: The Soundtrack
Jpegmafia - babygirl (single) - first single off the upcoming album Experimental Rap dropping May 20
Kenny Mason - Bounce Wit Me (single) - off the upcoming album Bulldawg dropping May 12th
Kneecap - Fenian
Lelo - Mastif
Lil Tjay - They Just Ain't You
Lil Tony & Royalpriesthood - Anointed!
Lucki - daysb4bad EP
Luhh Dyl - A Time To Hurt, A Time To Heal
Mak Sauce - Finally
Myloh Remora & Choice - The Search of Flowtopia
PlaqueBoyMax - Crash Dummy
Skrilla - Z
Shoreline Mafia - Bidness is Boomin
SK808 & YoDogg - No Favors
