New Music Friday: New Albums From Lil Uzi Vert, Freddie Gibbs, Westside Gunn & More

Halloween 2024 has blessed Hip Hop fans with more than a few treats. Young Thug is out of jail and Freddy Krueger has visited some dreams and pulled out an all-star lineup for New Music Friday.

It’s a bumper week for fans of Griselda who have not one but two new drops from Westside Gunn to tuck in to, as well as a features-stacked new album from Conductor Williams that proves he is one of the most exciting producers in the game today.

Elsewhere, Lil Uzi Vert has ended their brief retirement with the sci-fi-infused Eternal Atake 2 and Kodak Black has made a surprise return with the self-titled Dieuson Octave.

The likes of Freddie Gibbs and Lloyd Banks have taken the Halloween theme to heart, delivering You Only Die 1nce and Halloween Havoc V, respectively.

Rounding out a busy week of releases are brand new efforts from IDK, Jacquees, Baby Tate, Icewear Vezzo and Flying Lotus, among others.

See the full offering of new albums below and don’t miss this week’s New Music Friday singles spotlight featuring new tracks from Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, Future and Travis Scott, and The Weeknd.

Lil Uzi Vert — Eternal Atake 2

Features: Big Time Rush

Production: WondaGurl, Cashmere Cat, Charlie Puth, Brandon Finnessin, Lil 88

Label: Generation Now / Atlantic

After having arguably the most incredible album rollout of the year courtesy of some UFOs, Baby Pluto is back following a brief retirement from the music industry and has brought along Nickelodeon band Big Time Rush for the ride.

Freddie Gibbs — You Only Die 1nce

Features: N/A

Production: BNYX, 454, Pops, Mischa Chilak, Lambo

Label: Freddie Gibbs / AWAL Recordings

The usually prolific Gangsta Gibbs has been relatively quiet since his 2022 album $oul $old $eperately but he’s making up for lost time with You Only Die 1nce, the spiritual (and occasionally spooky) sequel to his 2017 post-prison release You Only Live 2wice.

Westside Gunn — Still Praying

Features: Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Boldy James, Stove God Cooks, Rome Streetz, DJ Drama

Production: Daringer, Conductor Williams, Statik Selektah, DJ Muggs, Camoflauge Monk

Label: Griselda

The second of two projects Westside Gunn has dropped within 24 hours, Still Praying plays like a Westside Gunn greatest hits, complete with a Griselda posse cut and a plethora of wrestling references.

Westside Gunn — 11 (EP)

Features: N/A

Production: Denny Laflare

Label: Griselda

A little deeper than your usual Westside Gunn project, this five-track EP is dedicated to the rapper’s close friend Big Dump who was killed earlier this year, as well as former Buffalo, New York drug kingpin Sly Green who is serving multiple life sentences.

Kodak Black — Dieuson Octave

Features: N/A

Production: D.A. Got That Dope, SkipOnDaBeat, Lbeats, Arnold Is Alive, Dubba-AA

Label: Vulture Love / Capitol

Between legal problems, baby mama drama and expanding his already sizeable family, 2024 has been nothing short of eventful for Kodak Black. But he’s finally refocused the attention on his music as he comes through with this surprise eight-track effort titled after his government name.

Lloyd Banks — Halloween Havoc V

Features: N/A

Production: Ron Browz, Cartune Beatz, George Getson, Haas Almahdi, Mr. Authentic

Label: Money By Any Means

A resurrection of his fan-favorite mixtape series, Banks’ latest installment of Halloween Havoc is all beats and rhymes, and a further reminder that he’s the most technically gifted MC to come out of G-Unit.

IDK — BRAVADO + INTiMO

Features: Gunna, Joey Bada$$, Conway The Machine, TheARTI$t

Production: Turbo, Tae Beast, IDK, Calvin Valentine, BLWYRMND

Label: idk.

Conductor Williams — Conductor We Have a Problem, Pt. 3

Features: Benny The Butcher, Wiz Khalifa, Russ, Rome Streetz, Leon Thomas, Elzhi, Domo Genesis, Wiki, Bishop Nehru, Elijah Hooks

Production: Conductor Williams, Napes, Skarp, Jimmy Q, Max Theodore

Label: Station / Conductor Williams Production

Jacquees — Baby Making

Features: N/A

Production: Nash B, DJ Spinz, ForteBowie, Young Maestro, K Major

Label: Cash Money

Icewear Vezzo — Live From The 6 (Part Two)

Features: Bankroll Freddie, Los, Nutty, Lauryn Amore

Production: Hawky, Helluva, Primo Beatz, Cash Out Beatz, ChromeKrazy

Label: Iced Up Records

Baby Tate — Tate Tuesday, Vol. 1

Features: N/A

Production: bradley anonymous, m00nemoji, Sera Fae, David Arcade, Distro

Label: Sekoya Spectrum

Big Moochie Grape — Eat or Get Ate 2

Features: Key Glock, Kenny Muney, Big Scarr, Money Man,

Production: Credits unavailable

Label: Paper Route Empire

Jay Worthy & DJ Fresh — The Tonite Show Part 2

Features: Bun B, Larry June, Payroll Giovanni, RJMrLA, Keak Da Sneak

Production: DJ Fresh, Shawn Beats, Kev Choice

Label: Fresh in the Flesh / GDF Records / EMPIRE

Tuxedo (Jake One & Mayer Hawthorne) — Tuxedo IV

Features: Battlecat, Leroy Burgess

Production: Jake One, Mayer Hawthorne

Label: Funk On Sight / Stem

Flying Lotus — Spirit Box (EP)

Features: Dawn Richard, Sid Sriram

Production: Flying Lotus

Label: Warp Records

D2X — The Hunger Era

Features: Chris Patrick, Ausar

Production: Playa Haze, Ro Moore, Gold Haze, 99, T4L, Milwood

Label: D2X Music Group & Publishing / Fake Shore Drive