You’ve heard her voice on tracks from Kendrick Lamar and Stevie Wonder. For her fourth studio album, ‘Please Don’t Cry,’ the acclaimed rapper Rapsody decided to “peel back the layers” and really let listeners get to know her. Inspired by Eminem, she wrote the track “Marlanna” to reveal her given name. “Before anything, they have to know my name,” she tells SoundCloud in exclusive track-by-track commentary. Hear what she has to say about the making of all the tracks on her latest full-length album, which includes collaborations with Erykah Badu, Bibi Bourelly, Hit-Boy, Phylicia Rashad and Alex Isley, among others. Listen now.

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "That One Time"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Stand Tall"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Raw"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Please Don’t Cry Interlude"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Nikos Interlude"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Never Enough"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Loose Rocks"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Lonely Women"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "He Shot Me"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Gods Light"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Forget Me Not"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Faith"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Diary Of A Mad Bitch"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "DND"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Black Popstar"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "Back In My Bag"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "A Ballad For Homegirls"

Voice Notes: Rapsody on "3:AM"

A continuous mix of new beats & raps from 2024. Mixed on two turntables, & a djm s9, live on Twitch 10/27/2024, by Headphonious Monk
All music sourced from lossless files.

Featuring tracks from;

Guilty Simpson & Kong The Artisan, Illingsworth, Elcamino & Black Soprano Family (BSF), Talib Kweli & J. Rawls, DJ Muggs & Raz Fresco, Larry June, Navy Blue, Blu & Evidence, Fr1th, Mista Sinista, Oddisee, Roc Marciano, Sule, Mach-Hommy, Sirplus, Benny The Butcher, Crimeapple & Big Ghost Ltd, Grafh, Rapsody, Your Old Droog, Karriem Riggins, Brother Ali, Cookin Soul & Tha God Fahim, Method Man, Heems & Lapgan, Dave East X Mike & Keys, Ka, Brownsville Ka, Marv Won, Ransom, Conway The Machine & V Don, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Ras Kass, RJ Payne, MC Lyte, Stevie Wonder, Da Flyy Hooligan & The Beat Junkies, Homeboy Sandman, Common & Pete Rock, Bugseed, Diamond D & KRS-One, Soul Assassins, Black Milk, GUTTR

Thanks to House Shoes for shining the light & reminding me which path I am on.


Fresh Tracks, a continuous mix of new beats & raps from '24

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