Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads fight through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, is better than it’s ever been. Not only are we able to go back and listen to all of our favorites, at the click of a button, there is also a ton of great music still being made by artists, young and veteran alike…if you know where to look. To help with that task, we’ve created a playlist with recent music—songs that have been released within the last year or so. We update it regularly, so, if you like what you hear, subscribe to follow us on Spotify.

Moments ago, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib released their sophomore album, Bandana. It is the Oxnard, California-to-Gary, Indiana pair’s first album in five years, following Pinata. Reportedly the second in a trilogy (with Montana reportedly coming next), Bandana arrives on Keep Cool/RCA Records.

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib’s 1st Video From Their New Album Is Criminal Minded

Following three preliminary songs and a music video, Heads can now bask in some of the exciting collaborations on the album. This includes “Education,” featuring Black Thought and Yasiin Bey. A recent interview with Entertainment Weekly‘s Alex Suskind reported that Madlib has produced more than eight songs with Black Star, making this moment all the more exciting. The MC formerly known as Mos Def kicks things off with a hard verse about taking justice into his own his hands. The beat breaks, before Black Thought enters with a filter on the microphone, continuing the message of fighting back against the systems of oppression designed to hold groups in place. After another intermission, Freddie Gibbs busts through with a Gangsta Rap verse about answering to nobody. Like Yasiin and Thought, the speaker realizes that his destiny may be short, but he is willing to risk it all for what he believes in.

In addition to new music from Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, the official AFH playlist includes songs from Logic, Eminem, Anderson .Paak & Andre 3000, Erick Sermon, Stylez P, AZ, Billy Danze, Tobe Nwigwe, Aaron May, Audio Push, 2 Chainz, J. Cole, Duckwrth, Your Old Droog, Nas, Westside Gunn, Boogie, Ghostface Killah, Big K.R.I.T., Pharoahe Monch, Denzel Curry, Benny The Butcher, Atmosphere, Masta Ace & Marco Polo, Apollo Brown & Joell Ortiz, Drake, Bun B, Wu-Tang Clan, Evidence, and others.