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Plus, a Milwaukee Valentine’s Day special, Baby Osama’s Max B homage, and more

Plus casting ideas for 21 Savage’s alleged biopic and a consideration of 1Up Tee’s modern, message-based raps.

Plus a confounding new mixtape from Babyxsosa and must-hear tracks from Philly club rapper Brock and the dynamic Milwaukee duo MarijuanaXO and Joe Pablo.

Plus a close look at the supposedly funny viral drill star Lil Mabu, and a review of TisaKorean’s raucously nostalgic live show.

Plus a list of Kendall Roy's favorite Jay-Z songs, and a couple of underground dance-rap floor-fillers you need to hear.

Including fast rap that is not corny, an ode to The Wire’s Avon Barksdale, and a few Milwaukee tapes teeming with Auto-Tuned chaos.

Plus: Revisiting Q-Tip’s appearance in one of Spike Lee’s weirdest movie, and the Ice Spice/Radiohead mashup you didn’t know you needed.

Plus more highs and lows from the world of rap, including a bong-ripped hallucination from Xaviersobased and a hyperspeed rush of chaos from New York drill rapper WinterDaBrat.

Plus more highs and lows from the world of rap, including a stupendously mean track from Ohio’s 9ina and a hauntingly personal one from Houston’s Sauce Walka.

Plus more highs and lows from the world of rap this week, including a refreshingly fun tape from Milwaukee’s Chicken P and an assessment of Drake and 21 Savage’s dust-up with Vogue