20 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of June 18)



Torry Threadcraft

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This week’s batch of new albums includes bonus tracks from the Migos, a hip-hop supergroup, and many more.

Every week in the music industry comes with new albums from fresh new faces, old favorites, and a combination of both. There’s new EPs, deluxe editions for brand-new albums, re-issues of classic albums, and bold new group projects from longtime collaborators and new friends as well. It can get a bit overwhelming.

With that in mind, we here at Okayplayer want to make the search for new music easier. That’s why every week, we round up the best projects for you to look out for. This time around, we’ve got full-length releases from H.E.R., DonMonique, and R&B newcomer Dee Gatti. The Migos return (after returning last week) with the Culture III deluxe edition. Aesop Rock’s Appleseed EP finally hits streaming services, while Canibus, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, and Kurupt reunite as the HRSMN for The Last Ride.

Find new music from old and new favorites in the list below.

Goldlink – HARAM!

Source: RCA Records

H.E.R. – Back of My Mind

Source: RCA Records

Gucci Mane – Ice Daddy

Source: Atlantic

Unfoonk – My Struggle

Source: Young Stoner Life

Migos – Culture 3 (Deluxe)

Source: Quality Control Music

DonMonique – Boss Bitch Bible

Source: DonMonique LLC

Metro Marrs – Popular Loner

Source: Quality Control Music

Bones – InLovingMemory

Source: TeamSESH/EMPIRE

Sonnyjim & Buckwild – Coke Le Roc

Source: WeBuyGold

Thelonious Martin & Jacob Rochester – Patchworks

Source: Artist

Lou From Paradise (fka Lou the Human) & Statik Selektah – Not Dead Yet!

Source: Momentum Entertainment

Various Artists – Road to Fast 9 Mixtape

Aesop Rock – Appleseed 

Source: Rhymesayers

Various Artists – LIBERATED/MUSIC FOR THE MOVEMENT, VOL. 3

Source: Hollywood Records

Mykki Blanco – Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep 

Source: Mykki Blanco/Transgressive Records

HRSMN – The Last Ride

Source: Fat Beats/Cre8yte Corporation

Dee Gatti – Just Called to Say

Source: Dee Gatti Worldwide

Emanuel – Alt Therapy

Source: Universal Music Canada

Sy Ari Da Kid – Sy Ari No Sorry

Source: No i in team Records

Young Devyn – Baby Goat

Source: 4th & Broadway