2015

With Halloween just around the corner, rap music is already preparing itself for the festivities. Rightfully so, it's a season that's ripe for conceptually interesting rap music. There's even an entire subgenre within rap which, lest we forget, brazenly deals with the macabre. Although Sheek Louch makes rap music far from the ''horrorcore'' style, his latest cut, ''Sucka Free'' -- featuring fellow D-Block rapper Jadakiss, no less -- is a clinical bloodbath. Sheek makes work of the song, which is backed by a jagged and distorted beat. Additionally, Jadakiss' guest spot -- while perfectly adequate -- discovers the Brooklyn emcee getting into holiday season early with an equally wicked verse. Check out Sheek Louch's ''Sucka Free'' from his forthcoming Gorillaween mixtape dropping October 31st.

R. Kelly is linking up with two star-studden names in music for a cut from his new album, Buffet. ''Switch Up'', the latest offering from Kelly's forthcoming studio album -- his thirteenth overall -- features Lil Wayne and Jeremih, both who stop-by to assist the R&B legend. Check out ''Switch Up'' from R. Kelly after the jump, and mark your calendars for Buffet, dropping November 20th.

After sharing his take on Post Malone's ''White Iverson'' yesterday, Rick Ross returns with something a little bit more ''form fitting'', so to speak. Future, whose Monster mixtape turns one today (read a retrospective on it here), dropped his excellent DS2 album over the summer, which has apparently prompted Rozay to jump on one of its standout tracks, ''Stick Talk''. The track finds Rozay comfortably seated in the cockpit, and spitting bars over the high-energy Southside production. Additionally, Ross will be dropping his own album, Black Market, shortly. In the meantime, give his take on Future's ''Stick Talk'' after the jump.

Over the summer, Young Juve released ''Do Ya Thang'' which got heavy airplay on local New Orleans radio. Now, it's getting a remix from the assistance of two respective New Orleans rap icons, Lil Wayne and Mannie Fresh. The track, which is produced by Mike Maven, can be heard after the jump.

Chance the Rapper is keeping active, to say the least. Fresh off a critically-acclaimed mixtape and tour, the Chicago spitter is sharing a brand new song. Of course, being the unpredictable character that he is, Chance's new song has a bit of a backstory. Last week, Chance praised one Stephen Colbert -- yes, the talk show host -- for his exceptional musical chops (calling him ''amazing'', in the process), and sharing little else about a ''secret song'' between the two. And after his performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night (you may watch the performance here), Chance is wasting no time in sharing the new track. In addition to featuring Saba on the mic, ''Angels'' is written and performed by Chance, Lido, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, and Donnie Trumpet (for The Social Experiment) -- sorry, no Stephen Colbert on an MPC here, folks. Check out the new Chance the Rapper track, ''Angels'', after the jump. Also, the track is available for free through iTunes -- get it here!

If there's an unsung hero award in rap, then Big K.R.I.T. is the unanimous winner for 2015. He's concocted an outstanding -- also surprisingly slept on -- catalog of music for 2015. And hot off the heels of his DJ Drama-hosted mixtape It's Better This Way, this Mississippi workhorse links up with Rapsody for ''Guillotine Flow'', which has the legendary 9th Wonder handling the production. Backed by Wonder's gorgeous percussion and strings, K.R.I.T. goes off with an inspiring delivery -- spitting bars and swagging the beat. Check out Big K.R.I.T. connect with Rapsody and 9th Wonder for ''Guillotine Flow'' after the jump.