Baton Rouge rep Mr. J’ai has a new visual out supporting his latest project Before Tik Tok entitled “Nobody Knows/ Living Water (Produced by Nasty On The Beats)”. This video features the lovely Toi the Poetic Beauty and is in memoriam of Daymon Jackson, Charles Griffin, and Maria Nunez too! Check it out now and […]

Fresh into the 2026 year, we over at ThaOvaground.com came across an old friend of ThaOvaground indeed. Hopkins, South Carolina producer, wordsmith, SANGA (yes, I said SANGA) and all around genius MIDI Marcum has just dropped some NEW heat for yall entitled 4OURTY THRE3. Yessir, right around his birthday (hence the title)…we always used to […]

2026 is starting off with a BANG, mane!!! After dropping the critically-acclaimed project Tape Deck Muzak: Side A-The Playback, Kid Infamous producer extraordinaire is coming back around the block with his second installment entitled Tape Deck Muzak: Side B- The Rewind. Kid Infamous is still killing ’em with the hard, soulful boom-bap based sounds and […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR’S (yeah, I know… we still finna put an “S” on it tho lol) Mannnn, we made it mane. This year was a monsta indeed. Death, taxes, bills and MO’ BILLS but we still here mane by the grace of God. But, over here at ThaOvaground… the music kept moving LAST YEAR and […]

Nasty on the Beats has had a prolific 2025 and he’s closing out the year strong with his last project for the year entitled 90° Angle. This project is solely produced by him and features Mr. J’ai, Lito The Gawd, Lyrikill and L’Daialogue DICaprio. And you already know the music is top knotch. Check out […]

You can’t get through the end of 2025 without the 2… That motto definitely holds weight fasho. High Ruler King Cane & Pharoh Blac Prince L’Daialogue DiCaprio is not letting 2025 end without having their say. It’s been a long time but they are back and they are dropping their latest project entitled BROTHAZ OF […]

MiZUnderstatistic is coming through clutch with 2 new instrumental tracks to round off the end of 2025. The first track is GD VL Phonk Track and the second one is Quarter Quarter Zip (featuring High Ruler King Cane). You already know both of these junts BUMP…gone stream them junts NOW for the weekend!!!! –MiZUnderstatistic

There was a time when you got a cassette tape back in the days, it was a whole ordeal. You had to set up your cassette tape player just so right and if you were lucky enough to have some decent headphones, you pushed the play and prepared yourself for whatever audio experience was contained […]

Are you getting tipsy off of these records? Do you need a shot? Well, slide up to this bar owned by a wordsmith by the name of Lyrikill. He is STILL moving on a legendary run of releases for 2025 and his latest project isn’t any different. His latest project is titled TOP SHELF and […]

L’Daialogue DiCaprio is back with another FIRE project mane. Coming off of his prior projects with the New Orleans East lyricist/ producer and Tygah Woods affiliate Blaze The Verbal Chemist (ThermoDAInamic Chemistry & Moor Chemistry), that FIRE chemistry is still moving between Memphis, Tennessee and New Orleans, Louisiana with their latest project, ThermoDAInamic Chemistry 2. […]

Baton Rouge emcee & Tygah Woods’ frontman Mr. J’ai has done it again. He’s coming back hitting us with another dope project to follow up his critically-acclaimed 2024 re-released Infinite Thoughts: The Daialogue Mixes & his classic post-Katrina re-release project Mr. J’ai and J-Dubble present J-Squared After the Storm: 20 Years Later. His latest project […]

New Orleans’ based lyricist Lyrikill is on a marathon run in 2025 with his project releases this year and he isn’t showing any signs of letting up. Lyrikill has connected back with his long time production collaborator Kid Infamous to bring in their third installment of their series entitled EAT 3: The Purple Store. Keeping […]

Mannnn, As we are still moving, grooving and streaming with the Ovaground Consistent Super Deluxe Collector’s Edition project…L’Daialogue is not stopping. Next up was his appearance on the critically-acclaimed podcast show Hip-Hop Scholar hosted by Melanie as they spoke on his recent project and more. Check out the official write-up below: The Resurgence is Real. […]

More new music back to back to back mane. And speaking of back to back, Nasty On The Beats has been very consistent this year with his releases and here he is again dropping one more time. His latest project is titled The Inconspicous & Intentional Acts Of The Truth Man and its is as […]

This summer is on FIYAH right now. New Orleans’ lyricist Lyrikill has dropped a surprise project on our heads titled NEVER AFRAID TO FAIL. Produced by Nasty on The Beats. This 6-song project is a banger from beginning to end mane with one lone feature from D.O.N. Check this project out below ASAP!!! –MiZUnderstatistic

What’s good mane, L’Daialogue ain’t letting the summer close out without some new bump for ya, mane. Coming off of his previous release titled OVAGROUND CONSISTENT, he’s spinning the block again with the deluxe edition titled OVAGROUND CONSISTENT (SUPER DELUXE COLLECTOR’S EDITION). L’Daialogue is back at it again with some extra tracks of bump for […]

Go hard like Tygah Woods!!!! The rumored-defunct, award-winning New Orleans based collective known as Tygah Woods’ has a NEW unofficial, official project/mix out now titled TYGAH WOODS EVERLASTING (THE NEW ORLEANS ALBATROSS COLLECTORS EDITION) and it’s moving around these innanets like a wildfire. Mr. J’ai, J-Dubble, Slangston Hughes, Blaze The Verbal Chemist, D. Francis, Wes […]

The man, the myth, the legend… Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s own Nasty on the Beats has been on a crazy run in 2025. From his collab album with Lyrikill titled The Inauguration to Justin Hunter Greene of Elohim, those albums are the perfect setup to his most recent project simply titled 45. This self-produced album is […]