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The October 5 album brings DJ Foxy into several credits and closes with Ele A El Dominio and Uzielito Mix.
Watch & read: Bellakath releases 11-track Undisputed Queen I: BellaQueen
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Tickets start at $20 on Ticketera; the tour’s first class, as Wisin put it, is at home in Puerto Rico.
Watch & read: Wisin opens La Universidad del Perreo tour at the Choliseo on November 13
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The official preorder lists 18 songs, with “LITE” featuring Belly Gang Kushington among the titles already revealed.
Watch & read: BigXthaPlug sets Better Over Time for October 30
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The 14-track album also features Future, Lil Baby, Tyler, The Creator and Justin Timberlake.
Watch & read: Quavo drops QRÖMELIFE with Pharrell, Offset and an all-star lineup
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The 22-track album arrives ahead of a North American tour starting October 27.
Read story: Victoria Monét brings SZA and Bruno Mars into Frequency Of Love
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His new single is dedicated to his late mother, with a Phillip Youmans video connecting his childhood and present life.
Watch & read: Lil Nas X returns to Atlanta for “World’s Greatest!”
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“2008” reunites her with J White, while London On Da Track produces “F You.”
Watch & read: Yung Miami sets Watch Dis for October 23, drops two singles
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The October 2 single opens his fifth album, scheduled for October 23; his live commitments remain on hold.
Watch & read: Michael Kiwanuka previews his self-produced FUDGE with “Summer Clothes”
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The October 2 reissue includes “Butterflies,” with Thundercat on bass, plus a deluxe vinyl edition tied to the Mac Miller Fund.
Watch & read: Mac Miller’s Divine Feminine anniversary edition adds three unreleased songs![Original video cover: NoCap - Angels Smile [Official Music Video]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e-z2tEGgLug/maxresdefault.jpg)
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The October 2 release gathers his recent singles, with three official videos included in Apple Music’s edition.
Watch & read: NoCap brings “Angels Smile” and split-title songs to Heaven on Mars
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The October 2 project follows All The Flowers Have Bloomed and opens with its previously released title song.
Watch & read: Kofi Stone’s Last Flower To Bloom closes with three bonus tracks
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Synonym pairs her with a different set of voices across 15 songs, including Moses Sumney, Chaka Khan and WILLOW.
Watch & read: Meshell Ndegeocello remakes classics with Cynthia Erivo and DESTIN CONRAD
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The October 2 edition keeps May’s 11 HABIBTI tracks, then closes with four new songs and nine music videos on Apple Music.
Watch & read: Drake’s HABIBTI (FOMO) adds “Quebec” and two Don Toliver songs
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The 15-track Warner Records album is led by “Talk To Me,” whose official video arrived the night of October 1.
Watch & read: Lucky Daye sets ALOUD! for October 16 with Pusha T and Muni Long
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The 13-track album lands October 23, and the five-city Platinum Nights Tour starts in Houston on November 17.
Watch & read: Toosii releases “Nights Prayed” ahead of Platinum Heart 2, with YoungBoy on board
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The 16-song Vol. 3 arrived October 1, and Randy says it is the place he got to show his sweeter side.
Watch & read: Randy closes his Romances de una Nota trilogy with Young Miko, Wisin and Arcángel
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Rakei’s official site and Apple Music list A Safe Place To Be Wild for October 30, after his label had announced a February 2027 release.
Watch & read: Jordan Rakei’s next album is now listed for October 30
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The SAME DIFFERENCE rapper says he wants listeners to hear his vault while he is still here.
Watch & read: Swae Lee says he has 50,000 unreleased songs parked
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Part two follows his 26-song album with Gunna and Chance the Rapper.
Watch & read: Hurricane Wisdom returns to Lunch Break after Weathering The World
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The September session brings his French rap into the platform’s Levi’s partnership.
Watch & read: Ino Casablanca takes “PA’ TOUCH” to COLORS’ EMERGENT program
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The Colombian artist follows his Feid collaboration “Mentira” with a solo reggaetón release.
Watch & read: Ryan Castro’s “La Sapió” previews his next album
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His October 21 show brings together generations—and a María Becerra collaboration outside their usual styles.
Watch & read: Trueno takes TURR4ZO’s Argentine mix to Madrid
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Jungle’s J. Lloyd and Lydia Kitto produced the September 25 album, built around Bridges’ return to music he can dance to.
Watch & read: Leon Bridges made half of Happiness Anytime in four days
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The September 25 project packs nine songs into 21 minutes, with KAYTRANADA and Rance producing “Bittersweet.”
Watch & read: Nippa brings Blxst, Jordan Ward and KAYTRANADA into Homegrown![Original video cover: Tee Grizzley - No Effort 2 [Official Video]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eyj5J5AZaG4/maxresdefault.jpg)
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The 16-song project includes “Rain” with Skilla Baby and a new chapter of his “Robbery” series.
Watch & read: Tee Grizzley brings Ashanti and Hurricane Wisdom into They Forgot
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The new album is scheduled for November 11 through Interscope, following the singles “Hurt” and “Sex.”
Watch & read: 2hollis tapped Yoshitaka Amano for Pirouette’s hand-drawn artwork
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Aidan Zamiri directed the London video for the new single from Skepta’s forthcoming The Fork and Knife.
Watch & read: Skepta brings Suggs and Chase & Status into “Innocent Smile”
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“GET EVEN” is their first song together, with an Ayodeji video arriving before LAROI’s European tour.
Watch & read: The Kid LAROI rescued his GIVĒON collaboration from a scrapped album
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EL CLUB DE LAS 19 FLORES brings Bad Gyal, Yandel and Pirlo into the second EL GREEN PRINT chapter.
Watch & read: Feid returns to the world of “19” with his new EP
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Hannah Lux Davis directs a video built around water, reflection and dance.
Watch & read: Shakira and Maluma reunite for “AGUA,” with merengue in the mix
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The October 15 performance gets a SiriusXM broadcast on October 30.
Watch & read: Myke Towers takes “CARITA FELIZ” to Miami’s El Pulso show
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QuestionATL hosts the project and shares production credits with Mattmac and Lil Miva.
Watch & read: Mattmac’s Smoke Signals comes with a braille CD edition
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A September release and new official video bring the older freestyle back into circulation.
Watch & read: Wretch 32’s 2015 Fire in the Booth reaches the singles chart
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Their ‘Ever Since U Left Me’ reunion single has also reached the top of U.S. rhythmic radio, Rolling Stone Canada reports.
Watch & read: French Montana and Max B are planning a disco tape and tour
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The Jamaican-Irish rapper discusses voice and self-expression alongside her September performance.
Watch & read: JayaHadADream pairs “Dive Not Dip” with a COLORS interview
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La Universidad del Perreo brings reggaetón veterans and newer guests into a 12-track album.
Watch & read: Wisin puts Ivy Queen and Don Chezina on the perreo syllabus
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“Please Come Home” joins six catalog selections before the closing return to “Easy.”
Watch & read: Mac Ayres debuts a Carrtoons co-write at Tiny Desk
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His Chicago session preceded a 22-track album featuring Lil Yachty, Tierra Whack and Veeze.
Watch & read: Rio Da Yung OG takes Lunch Break ahead of The World Is Yours
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Sugar Bear leads eight songs from the D.C. band, with drums, percussion and horns.
Watch & read: E.U. bring go-go’s percussion and “Da Butt” to Tiny Desk
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“Heavenly Father” and “Prayers Up” frame a set crossing several chapters of his catalog.
Watch & read: Isaiah Rashad fits 13 songs into his Tiny Desk
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Tenor, Suspect 95, Yanga Chief and Fena Gitu complete the six-artist lineup filmed in Johannesburg.
Watch & read: Sarz leads a Hennessy cypher with ENNY, Kwesi Arthur and more
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The English-language duet arrived three days before NO ME ARREPIENTO DE SENTIR TANTO.
Watch & read: KAROL G and Bruno Mars share “Still” on her breakup album
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His FADER interview connects Somewhere Over The Rainbow with the responsibility he feels toward home.
Watch & read: Nino Paid wants his next chapter to carry DMV rap further
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ELUCID and billy woods share a six-song set with Human Error Club and Ryan Crosby.
Watch & read: Armand Hammer bring Kenny Segal and solo cuts to Tiny Desk
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The July session sits inside an album built around The Wizard of Oz.
Watch & read: M Huncho brings The Wizard’s “COWARDLY LION” to COLORS
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The Spanish-language album grew out of two weeks of sessions with Eric Bobo and DJ Flict.
Watch & read: Cypress Hill bring Alemán and Trueno into Dios Bendiga
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His five-song set pauses to name George Jackson, Bobby Hutton and Larry Kimmons.
Watch & read: Vince Staples brings Cry Baby and Black history to Tiny Desk
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The genres accounted for nearly one in four on-demand audio streams, according to Luminate data reported by AP.
Read story: R&B and hip-hop led U.S. streaming at 2026’s halfway point
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Carolyn Malachi joins a six-song set that reaches back to his teenage breakthrough.
Watch & read: redveil brings sankofa home with a full-band Tiny Desk
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Six songs connect his early breakthrough to the BET countdown years.
Watch & read: Bow Wow brings his 106 & Park era to Tiny Desk
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Tainy, AKRIILA and LATIN MAFIA join a project designed to unfold in sequence.
Watch & read: Álvaro Díaz serves OMAKASE as a four-part album
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The Colombian duo’s ten-track project pairs guest collaborations with a cinematic rollout.
Watch & read: J Balvin and Ryan Castro built OMERTA around a film world
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“Lose Control” sits alongside collaborations with Grimes, Kid Cudi and Don Toliver.
Read story: Yeat brings Elton John into his ADL double album
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AP’s R3SET preview traced the road to his first solo album since Ransom 2, with J. Cole and YoungBoy Never Broke Again on the project.
Watch & read: Mike WiLL Made-It rebuilt his vault after stolen hard drives
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The eight-artist shortlist also included Central Cee, BigXthaPlug, Lil Tecca, Rod Wave and Sexyy Red.
Read story: Doechii, Baby Keem and GloRilla made Spotify’s next-gen rap ballot
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“tv off” took the songwriting award, while GNX won the album category.
Watch & read: Kendrick Lamar wins Best Rap Song and Album at the 2026 Grammys
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PLUTO and sosocamo complete the hip-hop picks, with a track from each act on the Artists to Watch playlist.
Read story: Spotify’s 2026 rap watchlist includes Hurricane Wisdom and Ovrkast.
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During his 35-day livestream, Speed visited the company’s HQ and got on the mic.
Watch & read: iShowSpeed takes his Chicago stop to Lyrical Lemonade’s Lunch Break
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The 15-track album also brings Ciara and EARTHGANG together on “Sk8.”
Read story: JID links with Clipse on the Christo-led God Does Like Ugly
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Pusha T explained why the brothers’ tribute to their parents opens the album.
Read story: Clipse’s return starts with family on Let God Sort Em Out
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Apple Music’s album notes trace the 2025 release from “Thief” to the lighter mood of “Young” and “Free.”
Read story: Little Simz tried four times before landing on Lotus
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Watch his May 2025 session for Lyrical Lemonade.
Watch & read: Denzel Curry steps up for a Lunch Break freestyle
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Lotto hosted the Lyrical Lemonade session, with Cole Bennett credited as executive producer.
Watch & read: VonOff1700 takes the mic for Lunch Break in ChicagoTry another artist or choose All to browse the archive.