Monte Booker

Albums That Defined Our 2025
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Albums That Defined Our 2025

Dividing our 50 selects into the debuts, comebacks, collaborations, heavy-hitters, and hidden gems.

monte booker Beautifully Bridges 'noise' and 'meaning' on Long-Overdue Debut
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monte booker Beautifully Bridges 'noise' and 'meaning' on Long-Overdue Debut

A quiet force in production for over a decade now, booker smoothly blends genres and layers ambient textures in his immersive formal introduction as a solo artist, ‘noise (meaning).’

Things We Loved in Music This Week: October 25
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Things We Loved in Music This Week: October 25

The most notable music headlines of the week.

Things We Loved In Music This Week: October 11
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Things We Loved In Music This Week: October 11

The most notable music headlines of the week.

Best New Tracks: Lil Nas X, Lil Baby x Kirk Franklin, Smino and More
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Best New Tracks: Lil Nas X, Lil Baby x Kirk Franklin, Smino and More

Head into the weekend with these 10 music projects.

Best New Tracks: Nas, DUCKWRTH, Pink Siifu, Smino & More
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Best New Tracks: Nas, DUCKWRTH, Pink Siifu, Smino & More

A handful of noteworthy collaborations and the return of a legendary emcee.


Smino and Monte Booker Sample The Drums for "Backstage Pass"
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Smino and Monte Booker Sample The Drums for "Backstage Pass"

Set to appear on the ‘Madden NFL 21’ soundtrack.

Smino Taps Masego & Monte Booker for New EP 'High 4 Da Highladays'
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Smino Taps Masego & Monte Booker for New EP 'High 4 Da Highladays'

Two new tracks from the Zero Fatigue artist.

Stream Smino's Long-Awaited Debut Album 'blkswn'
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Stream Smino's Long-Awaited Debut Album 'blkswn'

The 18-track, Monte Booker-produced project features Bari, Ravyn Lenae and more.

Mick Jenkins & Goldlink Collide for the Smooth "Pressed for Time (Cross My Mind)"
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Mick Jenkins & Goldlink Collide for the Smooth "Pressed for Time (Cross My Mind)"

Produced by THEMpeople and Monte Booker.

Smino Joins Forces With Jean Deaux, Phoelix & Monte Booker for "Kajun"
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Smino Joins Forces With Jean Deaux, Phoelix & Monte Booker for "Kajun"

A smooth dedication to one of the tastiest cuisines in the world.

Listen to Monte Booker's Salsa Flip of Desiigner's "Timmy Turner"
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Listen to Monte Booker's Salsa Flip of Desiigner's "Timmy Turner"

This is one trippy take on the Brooklyn rapper’s infamous “Freshman ‘16” freestyle.

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