New Music Friday: New Albums From Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre, DMX, Fat Joe & More

In a week that has brought yet more drama to the rap game, New Music Friday shifts the attention back to the music thanks to some legends, past and present.

Further solidifying themselves as arguably Hip Hop’s greatest rapper-producer duo, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre reunite on Missionary, the long-awaited successor to 1993’s Doggystyle. The album boasts an eclectic supporting cast that includes Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man, Sting and Tom Petty, but a rejuvenated Doggfather steals the show as he sounds back to his best over thumping, expectedly polished beats from his mentor.

From Death Row to Def Jam, the estate of the late DMX release his second posthumous project following his tragic death in 2021. Let Us Pray: Chapter X is really more of a four-song EP than a full-length effort, but with gospel producer Warryn Campbell behind the boards, it taps into X’s more spiritual side.

Fellow New York rap legend Fat Joe also returns with his first solo album in over a decade with The World Changed On Me, while Florida’s BossMan Dlow caps off a banner year with Dlow Curry, named after the NBA sharpshooter.

Elsewhere, Roc Marciano and The Alchemist follow up 2022’s The Elephant Man’s Bones with another bony, bars-heavy offering called The Skeleton Key, while Sleepy Hallow, RJMrLA and Paul Wall ensure fans out in the East, West and down South have something new to bump heading into the weekend.

Check out this week’s new albums below.

Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre — Missionary

Features: Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man, Sting, Tom Petty, Jhené Aiko, Jelly Roll, BJ The Chicago Kid, Fat Money, K.A.A.N., Alus, Cocoa Sarai

Production: Dr. Dre, Dem Jointz, Sam Sneed, BoogzDaBeast, Focus…

Label: Death Row / Aftermath / Interscope Records

DMX — Let Us Pray: Chapter X

Features: Snoop Dogg, Killer Mike, MC Lyte, Lecrae, Terrace Martin, Mary Mary, Lena Byrd-Miles, RoyzNoyz Orchestra

Production: Warryn Campbell

Label: Def Jam

Fat Joe — The World Changed On Me

Features: Remy Ma, Ty Dolla $ign, DJ Khaled, Babyface, Anitta, Cool & Dre, Tony Sunshine, Chris Rock, Tuggawar, Karma Nova

Production: Cool & Dre, Don Cannon, DJ Khaled, Smash David, 808 Ray

Label: RNG / EMPIRE

BossMan Dlow — Dlow Curry

Features: Lil Baby, GloRilla, Ice Spice, French Montana, Babyface Ray, NoCap

Production: D.A. Got That Dope, ChaseTheMoney, LuhRonMadeDis, King Nathan, Gentle Beatz

Label: Alamo Records

Roc Marciano & The Alchemist — The Skeleton Key

Features: N/A

Production: The Alchemist

Label: Pimpire Records / Marci Enterprises

Sleepy Hallow — Read This When You Wake Up

Features: Sheff G, Babyface Ray, Dracodontjam, Jay Bezzy, Gray Hawken, B.B. Sophia

Production: Great John, Nephxw, Jrdyn, MD$, Ruuben

Label: Winners Circle Entertainment / RCA Records

Paul Wall — Once Upon a Grind

Features: Big K.R.I.T., Slim Thug, Freeway, Lil Keke, Z-Ro, Berner, Termanology, Eddie Coke

Production: Credits unavailable

Label: Paul Wall

RJMrLA — Cuffing Season

Features: Kalan.FrFr, Siete7x, Lambo4oe, Big Eph, Lilcadipge

Production: Credits unavailable

Label: OMMIO / EMPIRE

Kota The Friend & Statik Selektah — Once In a Blue Moon

Features: Logic, Phearnone

Production: Statik Selektah

Label: Fltbys

Valee & SURF GANG — Grey Sky London

Features: N/A

Production: evilgiane, Niketech, Harrison, Eera, Ccured

Label: Surf Gang Records / Decent Distribution

Dizee Rascal — I Invented Grime

Features: N/A

Production: Dizee Rascal

Label: Big Dirtee Records