The Sol Tape is more than just a project — it’s a statement.

I called it a tape on purpose. This is my way of paying homage to the era of hip-hop that raised me — the 90s and early 2000s — when lyricism, storytelling, and soul mattered more than trends. When albums felt personal. When bars carried weight. When artists spoke from experience.

Fully produced by JA Beats, The Sol Tape is a 21-track, underground-inspired boom-bap tape with no features. Just me. One voice. One perspective.

The title has layers. SOL represents my foundation in Sol Camp. It represents the soulful sound of the beats. And it represents SOLE — because this entire tape is just me, front to back.

On this tape, I’m talking about life as it really is. Love and relationships. Family. Loss and grief. Ambition and money. Age and growth. My complicated relationship with hip-hop itself.

As an older MC, this project comes from experience — not chasing youth, not chasing algorithms, not chasing moments. It’s about perspective. It’s about cycles. It’s about still having something real to say.

Representing Arizona, with deep roots in Chicago, The Sol Tape reflects where I’ve been, where I’m at, and why I’m still here. Songs like 1 Man Show, Dear Mama, Happy Heavenly Birthday, Lost Souls, and Groundhog’s Day speak to independence, family, loss, reflection, and the repetition that comes with creating and surviving in this culture.

This tape is also my salute to the artists and records that shaped me — the sound, the feel, and the mindset of classic hip-hop — reinterpreted through my own life and my own voice.

No gimmicks. No shortcuts. No features.

Just bars, soul, and storytelling.

If you appreciate lyrical, underground hip-hop and albums that are meant to be listened to from start to finish, I believe The Sol Tape will resonate with you.

🎧 The Sol Tape — Out Now Produced entirely by JA Beats Available on all platforms

Respect to everyone who presses play and really listens.

— Mav Bonus track Mav the day i saved Christmas prod by Sid de la Cruz

MAV DROPS THE PURPLE EP A Bold New Artistic Chapter from Arizona’s Underground King

Phoenix rapper Mav returns with his latest release, The Purple EP — a vivid, emotionally-charged project drenched in smoke, soul, and creativity. Known for his lyrical storytelling and decades of independent hustle, Mav delivers a project full of cosmic vibes and purple aesthetics, all produced by France’s own A Little Rooster.

The EP kicks off with the lead single “Painting Purple Skies”, setting the tone for a project that blends introspection, style, and hip-hop legacy.

The Purple EP is available now on all platforms. Stream it. Share it. Feel it. www.azmav.com

This was the last project I dropped before I retired from rap. I came back and started writing again in 2024. This was an album of slept on bangers!! I remastered the album and added some new bonus songs and now it's one of the best albums to drop in Arizona hip hop history. I shot several videos to songs on this album and put them out this year and they are doing great.

This was my 2nd album. To me this is my best album. I just was clicking on all cylinders. I had people from all over the world wanting to work with me. I got features from my favorite artists off the love. This album was the album that helped me win Southwest artists of the year, Az album of the year, Mcee of the year and several other local hip hop awards.