New Music Friday: Big Sean, Freddie Gibbs & DJ Paul, The Cool Kids & More


There may be no new major hip-hop album this week like previous weeks (see: J. Cole The Fall-Off, A$AP Rocky Don’t Be Dumb, Baby Keem Ca$ino), but there’s no shortage of new raps that deserve your attention.

Big Sean blesses us with a short but sweet “Made In Detroit Freestyle” for Red Bull Music, which finds him spitting 60 seconds’ worth of braggadocious bars over a smooth Jake One beat.

After linking up on “PYS” back in 2022, Freddie Gibbs and Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul reunite for a hair-raising fuck-around-and-find-out anthem, while Yeat joins forces with UK sensation (and fellow ski mask aficionado) EsDeeKid for what’s sure to be a Gen Z hit.

Elsewhere, Juvenile and Megan Thee Stallion get asses shakin’ on the official remix to “B.B.B.” and Gnarls Barkley (aka CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse) return with their first new song in 18 years, “Pictures,” the lead single from their upcoming album Atlanta (out March 6).

There are still a handful of projects worth checking out this week, though. The Cool Kids have reissued their classic blog era mixtape Gone Fishing with the help of Don Cannon, Gorillaz round up rap royalty (Black Thought, Yasiin Bey and De La Soul’s Trugoy) on their eclectic new album The Mountain , and DJ/producer Chase B drops his debut LP Be Very Afraid (Vol. 1) featuring heavy-hitters like Travis Scott, Big Sean and Don Toliver.

Check out all the best new rap albums and songs below.

Big Sean — “Made In Detroit Freestyle”

Produced By: Jake One

Yeat & EsDeeKid — “Made It On Our Own”

Produced By: Mathaius Young & Lucid

DJ Paul feat. Freddie Gibbs — “Find Out”

Produced By: DJ Paul

Chase B — Be Very Afraid (Vol. 1)

Featuring: Travis Scott, Big Sean, Quavo, Don Toliver, Ty Dolla $ign, Swae Lee, Babyface Ray, Sheck Wes, Wallie the Sensei, SoFayGo, G.T.

Juvenile feat. Megan Thee Stallion — “B.B.B. (Remix)”

Produced By: ProdSkolo, D-Rok, Blazerfxme & KiidMaestro

The Cool Kids — Gone Fishing (Anniversary Edition)

Featuring: Ludacris, Bun B, Don Cannon, Ryan Leslie, GLC, Shorty K, Jahda, 10ille

Wiz Khalifa — Girls Love Horses

Featuring: N/A

Gorillaz — The Mountain

Featuring: Black Thought, Yasiin Bey, Trugoy (of De La Soul), Proof, Bobby Womack, Tony Allen, IDLES, Johnny Marr

Gnarls Barkley — “Pictures”

Produced By: Danger Mouse & Josh Connolly

Swae Lee — “Flammable”

Produced By: David Morse & Rosen Beatz

Lil Yachty & Concrete Boys — It’s Us Vol. 2

Featuring: Veeze, Rio Da Yung OG

Joyner Lucas feat. Kodak Black — “Enemies”

Produced By: ItsNicklus, Freek van Workum, ADHD Productions & Leo Son

Boldy James & Rome Streetz — Manhunt

Featuring: Nicholas Craven, Chuck Strangers, Denny LaFlare, DRTWRK, Wavy Da Ghawd

Mick Jenkins & greenSLLIME — Black Ass Kung Fu Flick

Featuring: Conductor Williams, BURM

Blu & Exile — “Soul Unusual”

Produced By: Exile

Wiki — “Grande”

Produced By: Alexander Spit

BabyTron — Out On Bond Again

Featuring: Rio Da Yung OG, 1900Rugrat, BLP Kosher, Jorjiana, Scatz

Fetty P Franklin feat. Big Moochie Grape — “Bows and Bricks”

Produced By: Honorable C.N.O.T.E.

Deante’ Hitchcock — “Paper N Power”

Produced By: Brandon Phillips-Taylor, daedaePIVOT & LEALE

DC The Don — The Rumors Are True (EP)

Featuring: N/A

Quando Rondo — “Arabic Audemar”

Produced By: Credits unavailable

Foggieraw — With No Due Respect

Featuring: Larry June, Ari Lennox, John Legend, Karrahbooo, Gwen Bunn, Dave James

GENA (Liv.e & Karriem Riggins) — The Pleasure Is Yours

Featuring: N/A

Michael Christmas — GRIMACE

Featuring: Tony Shhnow, Cletus Strap

Tobi Lou — Crazy Boots

Featuring: TayBri

Yakiyn — “Get the Loot”

Produced By: SADER & Condo





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