New Music Friday: 25 Hip-Hop Releases That You Need On Your Playlist

Lil Baby, Danny Brown, Ken Carson, De La Soul, Jim Jones, DJ Premier & Ransom, and more stars unveil fresh material.

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Today is Friday, which means there are a ton of new releases to look forward to from some of your favorite Hip-Hop artists. To help you unwind and enjoy the weekend, check out VIBE’s picks of songs and albums you should hear and add to your soundtrack of weekend festivities.

Lil Baby – “Try To Love”

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Danny Brown – ‘Stardust’

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Ken Carson – “Catastrophe”

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De La Soul – “The Package”

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Jim Jones – ‘The Fall Before The Rise’

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DJ Premier & Ransom – ‘The Reinvention’

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JT – “Girls Gone Wild”

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G Herbo – ‘Lil Herb’

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Quavo, Yeat, BNYX – “New Trip”

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Bun B, Cory Mo – ‘Way Mo Trill’

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Erick Sermon, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Rico Barrino – “Like That”

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1900Rugrat – ‘Big Ah Kidz’

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Lola Brooke – “Get Money”

Young Miko – ‘Do Not Disturb’

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Russ – “Stay”

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Boldy James, Nicholas Craven – “Infrared Dot Com”