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Blk Oddysy
Blk Oddysy
Photo Credit: Chimera Singer

15 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of August 27)

This week’s top albums feature selections from Westside Gunn, Blk Oddysy, Shaybo, Mercury, Boslen, Ray Vaughn and more.

It’s been a stacked week filled with a lot of great releases. If you’re not living under a rock, some stans are still waiting for Kanye West’s DONDA, and Drake might be releasing Certified Lover Boy ASAP. Even with those looming releases, it’s New Music Friday so we’re back again with some handpicked selects you should be paying attention to.

A few talents we’re keen to see grow in the next few months and years include Blk Odyssy and Boslen, the former dropped off Blk Vintage, a soothing project infused with neo-soul inclinations. While, the latter rolled out DUSK to DAWN, an equally moving release. CJ Fly has also dropped off Not What You Were Expecting; Lil Yachty serves up Birthday Mix 6; and Mercury recently shared Merc Tape staking her claim as a rising Atlanta rapper worth keeping an eye on.

As for those who are more into stellar production we’d push you to turn on Westside Gunn’s Hitler Wears Hermes 8 (Side A), Flee Lord x Roc Marciano’s Delgado and Ray Vaughn’s Peer Pressure. Vaughn is a new signee of TDE (they just announced him joining the talented label this week).

Beyond the call-outs we’ve listed above there are also projects from Curren$y, Grip, Problem and Jaden. Keep scrolling for this week’s selects.

Westside Gunn- HWH 8 (Side A)

Westside Gunn Photo Credit: Artist

Smoke DZA x 183rd x NYM Lo - Thanks Again

Smoke DZA Photo Credit: Artist

Flee Lord x Roc Marciano - Delgado

Roc Marciano Photo Credit: Artist

CJ Fly - Not What You’re Expecting

CJ Fly Photo Credit: Artist

Lil Yachty - Birthday Mix 6

Lil Yachty Photo Credit: Artist

42 Dugg - Free Dem Boyz (Deluxe)

42 Dugg Photo Credit: Artist

Shaybo - Queen of the South

Shaybo Photo Credit: Artist

Ray Vaughn - Peer Pressure

Ray Vaughn Photo Credit: Artist

Mercury - MERCTAPE

Mercury Photo Credit: Artist

BLK ODYSSY - BLK VINTAGE

Blk Odyssey Photo Credit: Artist

Problem - Coffee Break

Problem Photo Credit: Artist

Boslen - Dusk To Dawn

Boslen Photo Credit: Artist

Curren$y x Trauma Tone - Highest In Charge

Curren$y Photo Credit: Artist

Grip - I Died For This

Grip Photo Credit: Artist

Jaden — CTV3: Day Tripper's Edition

Jaden Photo Credit: Artist