New Albums from Raphael Saadiq & The Lonely Island!

Two very different Bay Area albums drop today, but both are worth the Hamilton they cost. Raphael Saadiq mixes Chuck Berry-era Rock, vengeful soul and suave sophistication into his new project Stone Rollin, while The Lonely Island offers up their latest batch of sacrilegious and satirical hip-hop on Turtle Neck & Chain.

The Lonely Island calls out hip-hop’s strange homo-erotic homophobia by saying the gayest stuff they can conjure up, only to follow each with the now cliché phrase “No Homo,” on the track of the same name. They also challenge Rocky to a boxing match, make pirate club bangers, poop in their pants, creep up on innocent young ladies, and have sex with each other’s mothers before the album is through. Regardless of how you feel about the subject matter, their execution is on point and their guests are all A-list talents. Turtle Neck & Chain features Justin Timberlake, Nick Minaj, Snoop Dogg, Akon, Beck, Rihanna and Santigold. Their latest video, “Jack Sparrow,” even resurrects the career of Michael Bolton, check it out below.

Surprisingly, “Go To Hell,” is not the name of a track on TN&C, but is rather a stand-out song on Raphael Saadiq’s Stone Rollin’ album. Ray Ray’s latest effort strays away from the Mo-Town inflections of 2009’s The Way I See It, but maintains a vintage feel. Three singles have already been released from this short 10 track album, but there are some other gems in the tracklist. “Just Don’t”, “Go To Hell” and “The Answer” are early favorites. Check out his most recent video from the title track below.