Today is Friday, which means there are a ton of new releases to look forward to from some of your favorite Hip-Hop and R&B artists. To help you unwind and enjoy the weekend, check out VIBE’s picks of songs and albums you should hear and add to your soundtrack of weekend festivities.
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NE-YO – “Simple Things”
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BigXthaPlug – ‘I Hope You’re Happy (Deluxe)’
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Tank – “Control”
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De La Soul – ‘Cabin In The Sky’
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Summer Walker – ‘Finally Over It (Deluxe)’
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Key Glock – “A+”
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Lil Baby – “Real Sh*t”
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Jhené Aiko – “Break”
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Bone Thug-N-Harmony – “Road Nights”
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Conway The Machine Featuring Roc Marciano – “Diamonds”
Image Credit: © 2025 Drumwork Music Group LLC -
Odeal – ‘The Fall That Saved Us’
Image Credit: ℗ 2025 OVMBR/LVRN Records (Love Renaissance) -
Ferg – “Big Dawg”
Image Credit: ℗ 2025 Trillagan Island -
Koffee Brown – “A Place Called Love”
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Ransom, Conductor Williams – ‘The Uncomfortable Truth’
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RSVP – “Lay You Down”
Image Credit: ℗ 2025 R.S.V.P Music LLLP/Hitmaker Distro
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Wiz Khalifa – “Champagne” / “Over Here”
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EST Gee – “Thug Club”
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Ambré – “She”
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Rico Nasty – “PEPPER”
Image Credit: © 2025 Atlantic Records Group LLC -
SoFaygo – ‘MANIA’
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The Kid LAROI – ‘A Perfect World’
Image Credit: ℗ 2025 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment -
Armanii – “CHAMPION”
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Luh Tyler – “On My Own”
Image Credit: ℗ 2025 Luh Tyler under exclusive license to Motion Music, LLC and Atlantic Recording Corporation -
Kiana Ledé – ‘Cut Ties (Deluxe Version)’
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Lil Mosey – “Soulja”
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Girl Talk, Sauce Walka – “Real Life”
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Kennedy Ryon, Juicy J, Swanky – “Water Your Grass”
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LÉA THE LEOX – “Way Too Cold”
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Tone Stith – “Let It Snow”
Image Credit: © 2025 MNRK Records LP -
Elijah Blake – “Glass House”
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iAMLYRIC – ‘BLKBRD’
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Ben Reilly – ‘SAVE!’
Image Credit: © 2025 Fourmatic Records / Third & Hayden Recordings -
JURIN ASAYA Featuring Rapsody – “PS118”
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Buddah Bless, Juanito AZ – “Mad Emoji”
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Mob Ties, Icewear Vezzo – “My Lil Wetta”
Image Credit: © 2025 Mob Ties/Iced Up Records -
Trevor Jackson – ‘I LOVE YOU, GOODBYE (THE GREATEST BREAKUP ALBUM OF ALL TIME)’
Image Credit: ℗ 2025 Born Art under exclusive license to UnitedMasters LLC -
Leigh-Anne – ‘Friends’
Image Credit: ℗ 2025 Made in The 90s Ltd, distributed by Virgin Music Group
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LIFEOFTHOM, Plain Pat – ‘Driving Blind’
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MarcLo – “Marvel”
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Trap Dickey – “Mike Beasley”
Image Credit: Trap Dickey
