Wu-Tang Clan on the runway at Tommy Hilfiger RTW Spring 2025 as part of New York Ready to Wear Fashion Week held aboard the Staten Island Ferry the MV John F. Kennedy on September 8, 2024 in New York, New York.
This week’s new music Friday also features Valerie June, RJ Payne and the return of Waka Flocka Flame.
Spring is in full swing – and there’s a lot of dope new music this week to help you get through those April showers.
On the album front, we get a new EP for Record Store Day, courtesy of Del the Funky Homosapien’snew animated group thegoodnews; plus DJ Fokus helps the new posthumous project from the late Chino XL; and the eclectic Valerie June delivers her latest, the moving and optimistic Owls, Omens and Oracles.
Meanwhile,Waka Flocka Flame returns with some new heat and Bloody names his latest murky masterpiece after the one and only Pimp C. Oh, and Wu-Tang pulls up with some fire, too.
Each week, Okayplayer will deliver a roundup of all the latest new heat from some of our favorite artists. Check out the latest offerings below.The trap vet returns with a new track and stands as a somewhat unlikely elder statesman, as he reflects how he came into the game as a young’n while referencing Pokémon.
Their eagerly awaited Black Samson drops on Record Store Day, but in the meantime here’s an appetizer before the meal drops.
In tribute to the UGK icon, the NYC rhymer christens his newest single after none other than Chad Butler. With his trademark stoned-out flow and infectiously repetitive vibes.
The Baltimore rapper has dropped her latest track – a moody trap-heavy banger that serves as an anthem for getting bread without getting distracted.
Chicago’s own flips Young Jeezy's trap anthem "Get Ya Mind Right" with a jolt of Gen Z energy. A perfect combination of classic trap and second wave drill.
Multitalented Rema releases this shimmering Afrobeats-meets-R&B single; that sounds like it’s destined to become a weekend anthem. Perfect timing for his Coachella set.
As she preps for the summer release of her new album — and on the heels of previous single “Replay” — the star of stage and screen drops this introspective slice of smooth soul.
Is it a little too early for anyone to be naming songs after "2hollis"? Yes. Is Lelo's new song pretty damn entertaining anyways? Also, yes. Tap in for yourself above.
Lola returns with an uptempo track that sounds ready-made for the summer.
Virginia Beach's J.R. Clark pulls up with Kai$er for an exhibition in hard-earned, street-savvy raps.
Ken Carson’s latest, with F1lthy, Starboy and Outtatown (among many others), behind the boards for his most ambitious set yet.
One of the most prolific and hardest working artists in the game, the Bay Area product is back with his latest, a confident follow-up to last year’s HOFFA.
One of the most gifted battle rappers of a generation delivers his latest. A bold statement from an always-unapologetic spitter’s spitter.
The second posthumous release from the New Jersey rap legend pairs him with DJ Fokus, and delivers outside-the-box production while feeling as cohesive as anything the rapper released during his lifetime.
The alt-rap legend is back with his new animated crew thegoodnews, with a new EP courtesy of Bandcamp. Primed for Record Store Day (April 12).
At a time when the world seems intent on burning, the folky singer-songwriter out of Tennessee returns with some of her most uplifting and soul-affirming songs.
