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Ravyn Lenae discusses Blue Island, creative independence, and the pressure of genre expectations in a new interview published August 20, 2026.

Rapsody’s 16-track God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops is set for August 21 with a title track rooted in identity and cultural pride.

Anderson .Paak and Cordae are extending years of chemistry into their first full joint album, Heavy Is the Crown.

Jorja Smith’s third album, What Are the Odds, is built for movement with P2J production and appearances from Wizkid and Devlin.

Eric Bellinger turns inward on a 10-track self-titled R&B album scheduled for August 21, 2026.

The Prince Timeless Album collects 10 rare and unreleased recordings made from 1977 through 2016 and arrives August 28, 2026.

The Erykah Badu and The Alchemist album arrives digitally on August 28, 2026, after 18 months of recording in Dallas and Los Angeles.

The Hit-Boy HITStory streaming release brings his 2012 debut mixtape to major services while HITStory 2 expands the producer-rapper’s catalog.

The October London Love Me For Me album pairs ten concise songs with production from Snoop Dogg and Soopafly and a classic-soul frame.

Trippie Redd’s NDA album is out now with 25 tracks, a 68-minute runtime and guests including Lil Wayne, PARTYNEXTDOOR and BigXThaPlug.

Ayra Starr’s Starrgirl is out now, pairing Afrobeats, R&B and pop across 16 tracks with guests including ZAYN, Wizkid and Leon Thomas.

New Music Friday August 14 2026 brings major Hip-Hop and R&B releases from Nipsey Hussle and Bino Rideaux, Internet Money, Erykah Badu, Tinashe and more.

The Womack Sisters Debut Album arrives August 14 with nine songs that connect gospel roots, classic soul and a new generation’s point of view.

Hurricane Wisdom delivers a major new album, Roy Woods returns with late-night R&B, Nino Paid represents the region, and Inspectah Deck keeps lyricism front and center.

Cardi B returns with “AH HA,” Meek Mill revisits a classic, Jacquees delivers Mood 2, and Too $hort extends his legendary run on a loaded New Music Friday.

Tyla’s second album arrives with a larger mission than repeating the commercial formula behind “Water.” Released today, A*POP contains 14 tracks and runs approximately 44 minutes. The album includes “IS IT LOVE,” “THAT GIRL,” “KISS,” “IS IT,” “CHANEL,” “SHE DID IT AGAIN” and other songs designed to move between amapiano, contemporary R&B and international pop. The title communicates the project’s ambition clearly. Tyla is not treating African music as an accent added to conve

This Friday’s rap release calendar offers three different answers to the same career question: how does an established artist continue moving forward without abandoning the identity that built the audience? Rick Ross answers with scale. Larry June answers with consistency. Tory Lanez answers by dividing his musical personality into two separate discs. Together, Set In Stone, Who Coppin and Made You Think I Was Gone ...But give listeners three substantial projects to explore t