Another New Music Friday, another mammoth drop of songs from Hip Hop’s past, present and future to run up on your streaming service of your choice.
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign continue to release additional tracks from their divisive Vultures 2 album, while we also have songs from a couple of legends in LL Cool J and Method Man, and Quavo extens his summer streak of eclectic collaborationsby joining forces with rock God Lenny Kravitz.
Kodak Black also looks to be entering album mode, whereas Tory Lanez is refusing to let prison slow him down as he releases two new singles and NLE Choppa becomes the latest rapper to go country with his new “Slut Me Out 2” remix.
Check out the full list of new releases below and peep this week’s best new albums here.
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign — “Believer” + “Drunk” + “Gun to My Head” + “Can U Be”
Produced By: Kanye West, JPEGMAFIA, Adam Vadel & BoogzDaBeast | Kanye West, Timbaland, Shdøw & Veyis | Kanye West, Wheezy & London on da Track | Kanye West & Havoc
With Vultures 2 being updated in real time, Ye and Ty have released an extra four songs to their second collaborative project that feature some high-profile guests. Kid Cudi pops up on the previously heard “Gun to My Head,” Travis Scott guests on “Can U Be,” while “Drunk” features both Kodak Black and Latin superstar Peso Pluma. Each of the songs are on separate digital deluxe versions of the album.
Quavo feat. Lenny Kravitz — “Fly”
Produced By: Andrew Watt & Cirkut
After collaborating with Lana Del Rey on “Tough,” Quavo has continued to expand his musical horizons by hooking up with rock legend Lenny Kravitz, who has recorded new vocals for this interpolation of his classic hit “Fly Away.
LL Cool J feat. Saweetie — “Proclivities”
Produced By: Q-Tip
The Hip Hop legend’s third single from his upcoming album The Force bridges the new school to the old, with production from Q-Tip and a sexy feature from Saweetie. One for the ladies, Cool James goes into full seduction mode on the track which includes lyrics such as: “Damn baby I don’t know if you dance or not / I’d love to see you on the pole.”
Kodak Black — “Hit Stick”
Produced By: Dr. Zeuz & Rvei.wav
Over an ominously operatic beat that more than leans into New York drill, Kodak has dropped one of his hardest songs in years in what looks like the lead single for an upcoming album.
Tory Lanez — “Sweat It Out” + “Skate On Jake”
Produced By: Tory Lanez
Incarceration hasn’t slowed down Tory Lanez’s output as he drops two new songs from his Prison Tapes series, which show polar opposite sides of his personality and music. “Skate On Jake” is a pretty gnarly sounding rap track, while “Sweat It Out” sees him singing falsetto in an ode to a lover.
Real Bostin Richey feat. GloRilla — “Get In There”
Produced By: D Dot Freezing
As if “Yeah Glo!” isn’t already a strong contender for song of the summer, GloRilla continues to heat things up by joining Future signee Real Boston Richey on his new strip club-ready single.
Lil Tecca — “Taste”
Produced By: Rio Leyva, Vendr, dammittony & Taz Taylor
The 21-year-old New Yorker does not know how to slow down as he continues to launch project after project. “Taste” features Tecca harmonizing about relationship conflicts and even contains a shout out to Yoda. The video also features a surprising amount of croquet.
Doe Boy feat. Flo Milli & Skilla Baby — “Special”
Produced By: Mia JayC & Gentle Beatz
Fellow Freebandz rapper Doe Boy has made his biggest plea for the mainstream since 2019’s “100 Shooters” by recruiting female star Flo Milli and Detroit’s Skilla Baby on this addictive strip club anthem.
38 Spesh & Method Man feat. Ti-Lar Bee — “Speshal Methods”
Produced By: Jimmy Dukes
The prolific 38 Spesh has joined forces with one of New York’s finest to launch his new album Mother & Gun over a psychedelic Jimmy Dukes beat that lets the two lyrical Gods with their clear, dexterous flows. Spesh’s chemistry with Meth is so strong he sounds like an honorary Wu-Tang member.
Consequence feat. YNW Melly — “Overdose”
Produced By: Kanye West
Former G.O.O.D. Music rapper Consequence warns listeners about the dangers of “doing too much” on this meditative Ye-produced joint featuring a surprise assist from the currently incarcerated YNW Melly. Cons’ Nice Doing Business With You LP is coming soon.
Russ — “Fendi Bucket”
Produced By: Russ
Less than two minutes long, Russ gets in and out on “Fendi Bucket” but shows off his lyrics acrobatics as he raps about gifting a girl — you guessed it — a Fendi bucket hat.
Powers Pleasant feat. Joey Bada$$ — “Rumble”
Produced By: Powers Pleasant, Sucuki & Adam
These two go back years to the Pro Era days, but “Rumble” shows a different side to the New York duo than before as Powers Pleasant adds horns to his arsenal with plenty of sports-related bars from both for this Olympic summer.
NLE Choppa feat. J.P. — “Slut Me Out 2 (Country Me Out Remix)”
Produced By: EMRLD, Danny Magic & IOF
“Slut Me Out 2” may have been one of NLE Choppa’s biggest hits when he released it earlier this year, but he has attempted to give it a new lease of life by recruiting Milwaukee rapper J.P. for the remix after the two previously collaborated on “Bad Bitty.”
Ray Vaughn — “Ray Wop”
Produced By: Wallis Lane & TAKA
Top Dawg Entertainment’s rising star is continuing his prolific last couple of years with the summer jam “Ray Wop,” which appears to take heavy influence from former labelmate Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.”
Ovrkast. — “Bippers Joint”
Produced By: Ovrkast.
After earning a major look on Drake‘s boom bap-flavored For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, Ovrkast. is back to focusing on himself with this piano-driven joint that sees him put on a choppy flow.
