New Music Friday is a busy one this week with just about every corner of the wide spectrum that is 2024 Hip Hop covered.
At the top of the list is Playboi Carti, who drops yet more heat exclusively through Instagram, while if you like your Hip Hop a little more conventional, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre serve up another song from Missionary ahead of its release next month.
André 3000 also continues to explore spiritual jazz with a trio of new flute songs, while Jack Harlow flirts with yet another new sound on his first single of the year.
There are also new cuts from a couple of wily old veterans such as Lupe Fiasco and French Montana, while younger stars Coi Leray, Lil Tjay and BossMan Dlow refuse to be left behind.
Check out the best of New Music Friday below and don’t miss this week’s new albums from Ice Cube, Nicki Minaj and Boldy James and Harry Fraud, among others.
Playboi Carti — “PLAY THIS”
Produced By: Roark Bailey & V-Ron
The latest audio teaser ahead of his long-awaited album I AM MUSIC, “Play This” continues Carti’s prolific 2024 but it is not known if the short song will make the final cut.
Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre feat. Alus — “Outta Da Blue”
Produced By: Dr. Dre, Dem Jointz, BoogzDaBeast & FNZ
Madden 25 players would have gotten to hear this one a little while ago, but now the rest of the world can hear Dre step away from his polished West Coast sound and experiment with more jittery production that samples the drums from Schoolly D’s 1980s classic “Saturday Night.”
André 3000 — “Moving Day” + “Day Moving” + “Tunnels of Egypt”
Produced By: André 3000 & Carlos Niño
André 3000 recently promised fans that new music was on the way, but nobody could have guessed it would come this quickly. Shame it’s still him playing around with his flute.
Jack Harlow — “Hello Miss Johnson”
Produced By: Clay Harlow, aksel arvid, Angel “BabeTruth” Lopez & Don Cannon
Missionary Jack follows up his Billboard Hot 100 number one hit “Lovin On Me” with another certified lover boy anthem that flirts with Brazilian bossa nova.
French Montana — “One More Chance”
Produced By: Fourtee & Msry
Not long after sharing a festival stage with accused rapist and self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, French Montana has delivered a more thoughtful cut than anyone would have expected in support of his documentary For Khadija.
Lupe Fiasco — “Pound For Pound”
Produced By: Soundtrakk
The Samurai MC is renowned for his martial arts practice outside of the studio, but this latest cut finds him stepping into the boxing ring in support of the beat ’em up video game Undisputed.
Coi Leray — “Heart Don’t Lie” + “Candy Crush”
Produced By: Johnny Goldstein | Truebeatzz & thr6x
Lil Nas X — “need dat boy”
Produced By: Jahnei Clarke
BossMan Dlow — “The Biggest Pt. 2”
Produced By: Lorenz Don’t Stop
Lil Tjay — “Let It Go Baby”
Produced By: WaZee Vibez
Fivio Foreign — “Jason’s Plan”
Produced By: 808k Antares, Grks & Swidom
EST Gee — “Go”
Produced By: CantRushTheVibe, RXCH & Sheffmade
Miguel — “Always Time”
Produced By: Miguel, Jeff Bhasker, Dave Sitek, Ray Brady & Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis
Lola Brooke — “Go To Yo Head”
Produced By: Romano, Kaigoinkrazy & 10Fifty
Aminé — “s2wik” + “Wingz” (feat. Cardo Got Wings)
Produced By: Loukeman, MadisonLST, Mulherin & Trackside | Cardo Got Wings
Mike & Keys feat. Dom Kennedy, JasonMartin & Osbe Chill — “S.A.D. (Shit Ain’t Deep)”
Produced By: Mike & Keys, Jake One & Big Koop
Trap Dickey feat. BigXthaPlug — “No Love”
Produced By: Uncle Sam
Kenny Muney — “I Ain’t Roddy”
Produced By: Credits unavailable
AJ Tracey feat. Pozer — “Heaterz”
Produced By: Nathaniel London & Ra Tha Gawd
Ben Reilly — “Osborn Park”
Produced By: Mike Hector, Ric & Thadeus & Matt Cohn
I was careful with my expectations for the new Snoop album but after this gargege pop rap singles I am just sad
Snoop isn’t 21 years old. Cannot expect him to make gangster shit as a grown ass and successful business man.