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Peace to the entire Hip-Hop Wired nation, massive and crew! We\u2019re back with an update to our CRT FRSH <\/a>(Certified Fresh) playlist, our first one for July, so let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to explain how I approach curating the CRT FRSH playlist. Most importantly, I don\u2019t segregate my Hip-Hop. Every form of music from the main cultural tree deserves a listen and a look. When I construct the playlist, I want to include all regions across the States and, when applicable, across the globe. I also want to entertain every fan of Hip-Hop, not just those who enjoy one segment of it. Now that we\u2019ve got that out of the way, let\u2019s get to it. <\/em>\u2014 D.L. Chandler, lead curator for CRT FRSH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We open up this week’s update with Drake’s Bay Area-influenced “2 Hard 4 The Radio” from his Iceman<\/em> album. We then follow that with Tierra Whack’s “WIGGIDY WHACK” from her stellar WHACK’S MUSEUM<\/em> project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don Toliver’s OCTANE<\/em> is one of the year’s best Hip-Hop hybrid drops, and the track “Gemstone” is a standout. We then added Kenny Mason’s “TEST ME” featuring JID from his BULLDAWG<\/em> album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GloRilla and Pooh Shiesty connected on the track “MANE,” and we followed that up with Rapsody’s extremely fire “God Gotta Afro” track from her forthcoming album, God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salute to Quavo, Wiki, SALIMATA, YG, Tyler, The Creator, Benny The Butcher, Harry Fraud, Raekwon, T.I., SWEATA, Young Dro, Navy Blue, Earl Sweatshirt, Freddie Gibbs, Blu & Exile, Rome Streetz, ICECOLDBISHOP, Maxo Kream, Smoke DZA, Westside Gunn, Curren$y, Max B, Future, Fly Anakin, Domo Genesis, Larry June, and The Alchemist and 2 Chainz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check us out in two weeks for our next CRT update. For now, enjoy these joints and let us know how you liked this week’s drops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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