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Maine The Medicine Delivers Bars, Soul and New York Grit on “Raised On This”

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November 13, 2026

Before algorithms dictated playlists and viral moments could turn songs into overnight hits, hip-hop was built on something much simpler: beats, rhymes, style, and authenticity.

Queens emcee Maine The Medicine taps directly into that spirit with “Raised On This.”

Released through Rose & Vinyl Music Group, the single arrives carrying plenty of golden-era DNA. Hard-hitting boom-bap drums meet soulful production, while Maine The Medicine delivers his rhymes with the kind of measured, confident flow that allows every bar to find its place.

There’s a rawness to the track that should immediately connect with fans who appreciate the craftsmanship of Nas, Gang Starr, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, along with artists such as Joey Bada$, Conway the Machine, and Westside Gunn, who’ve helped keep rugged East Coast rap alive for newer generations.

Still, “Raised On This” doesn’t sound like Maine The Medicine is stuck looking backward.

Instead, he uses the traditional boom-bap blueprint as his foundation.

That approach allows the record’s funky and jazzy undertones to breathe while the lyrics remain front and center. It’s music designed for listeners who still rewind verses, debate bars, study production, and care about the history behind the culture.

With “Raised On This,” Maine The Medicine isn’t borrowing from hip-hop history. He’s showing what that history taught him.

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Camden Malik Drops “Immediately” Video as Second Preview of 40 Acres

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

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Camden Malik standing on a city sidewalk in a black hoodie, black pants and a dark beanie, in a still from the “Immediately” music video, with a closed shop shutter behind him.

Camden Malik is giving listeners one more look at 40 Acres before it lands. The DMV-by-way-of-Sacramento rapper has shared “Immediately,” the album’s second offering, with a new video to go with it.

WATCH: “Immediately” on YouTube
LISTEN / PRE-SAVE: 10k.ffm.to/40acres

Today, DMV-by-way-of-Sacramento rapper Camden Malik shares new single and video “Immediately.” The new track is Malik’s second offering from his imminent new album 40 Acres, out November 5th via 10k Global and closely follows the project’s lead single, “What U On,” which dropped alongside an accompanying Nicholas Stafford Briggs-directed visual.

A mainstay in the 10k orbit since its origins, Camden Malik is a high school friend of MIKE’s that has built his own distinctive cross-coastal sound having lived between New York City and Sacramento most of his life, evident across the new project’s eleven songs. 40 Acres finds Camden breaking out with his most focused effort to date, rooted in ruthless dedication to his craft, amidst a whirlwind of life circumstances that are steeped into his lyricism. Executive produced by MIKE and SURF GANG’s Eliproperr, the project draws out self reflections on aspects of survival and personal sacrifice from his upbringing and lived experiences on both coasts. Past and present influences from each side come full circle in his cross regional sound and organic approach to seeing the music through.

The album was recorded across New York, Chicago, Baltimore and Earl Sweatshirt’s Los Angeles studio. Embracing the wider musical community that Camden is part of, 40 acres includes features from Lerado Khalil, Niontay, Cletus Strap, and Rockitneedspace, seamlessly connecting Malik with a new generation of rappers on the rise across MIKE’s 10k Global and Earl’s Tan Cressida labels. Having previously earned praise from Pitchfork “The Ones” spotlight for his track “Wit My Hands,” and collaborated with the likes of MIKE, Vic Spencer and GRIMM Doza, the new project closely follows his collaborative project with Panamera P from September, You Can’t Land A Plane Anywhere.

Pre-save 40 Acres and watch the video for “Immediately” above. Stay tuned for more from Camden Malik coming soon.

40 Acres Tracklist

Camden Malik — 40 Acres — November 5, 2026 — 10k Global

Precision
Rather Not Speak (feat. Lerado Khalil)
Do It For Nothin
Bankroll/MainHoe
Immediately
Drug Abuse (feat. Niontay)
Adjust My Lens
Slippers (feat. Cletus Strap)
What U On
No Speed Limit/Run With Me (feat. Rockitneedspace)
Thought U Would Know

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Maine The Medicine Delivers Bars, Soul and New York Grit on “Raised On This”

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Maine The Medicine Delivers Bars, Soul and New York Grit on “Raised On This”

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