New Music Friday: Lucky Daye, Megan Thee Stallion, Olamide, and Burna Boy Turn Up The Temperature
Everyone decided to drop music this week! Lucky Daye, Megan The Stallion, and Stefflon Don dropped albums today (June 28). Olamide, Pheelz, and Amaarae dropped EPs.
Will Smith took us to church with a new single. Offset, Gunna, Latto, Roddy Ricch, JT, Jeezy, Lil Durk, Blxst, Anderson .Paak, Skepta, and Emmerson also blessed us with hits.
There's more! See who else made this week's New Music Friday.
Will Smith feat. Fridayy and Sunday Service - "You Can Make It"
The Fresh Prince got Fridayy and Sunday Service together for a new uplighting song, "You Can Make It."
"Through some of my darkest moments, music has always been there for me -- to lift me and help me grow," Will Smith wrote in an Instagram post. "It's my humble wish that it can do the same for you and bring you all the joy and light you deserve."
The actor will be performing this track live at the BET Awards this Sunday (June 30).
Lucky Daye - 'Algorithm'
Algorithm is the R&B singer's third studio album. It features 14 tracks, including the singles “That's You,” “HERicane,” and “Soft,” along with guest appearances from RAYE and Teddy Swims.
Megan Thee Stallion - 'MEGAN'
Megan Thee Stallion just released her third studio album, Megan, her first as an independent artist. During a recent interview with L’Officiel, the rap star described this album as a “rebirth.”
The 16-track project includes collaborations with Victoria Monét, GloRilla, UGK, Big K.I.R.T., Buddah Bless, Yuki Chiba, and Kyle Richh.
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Olamide - 'Ikigai / 生き甲斐, Vol. 1'
Olamide dropped a surprise EP, Ikigai / 生き甲斐, Vol. 1. Ikigai means “a reason for living” in Japanese.
The project features collaborations from Asake, Fireboy DML, SABRI, Pheelz, Young Jonn, and Lil Kesh.
Burna Boy - "Higher"
Burna Boy is expressing his gratitude for his life, family and success in his first solo release of 2024. “Higher” captures his state of mind as he recently spent some time in his hometown of Port Harcourt, where he did some humanitarian outreach.
"For the first time in a long while I was able to spend time at home, with my people. Being present with all the volunteers that have held us down for years championing causes close to my heart," the Nigerian superstar wrote on X (formally known as Twitter).
Stefflon Don - 'Island 54'
Stefflon Don finally released her long-awaited debut album. If you listen, you can hear dancehall as a base with a mix of other global sounds like grime, Afrobeats, and amapiano.
The 20-track project includes features from BEAM, Buju Banton, Adekunle Gold, Tayc, Bnxn, Sidhu Moose Wala, James Gillespie, and D-Block Europe.
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Doechii - "Rocket"
Doechii's new single, “Rocket” is part of Sprite Limelight Season 3.
Sprite Limelight's original tracks center around a core “hook” created by Grammy-nominated producers Take A Daytrip, who Sprite recruited as musical creative directors for season three. Each artist had the freedom to reinterpret the hook according to their own unique artistic vision – sampling it, re-singing it, changing lyrics or melodies – to infuse it with their own artistry and tell their personal stories of heat in their lives and how they pushed through.
Offset feat. Gunna - "Style Rare"
In “Style Rare,” Offset and Gunna reunite to rap about spending tons of money, splurging on girls, and showing off their big purchases.
Lil Durk - “Went Hollywood For A Year”
“Went Hollywood For A Year” is the second single off of Lil Durk’s ninth studio album, Love Songs 4 the Streets 3.
On the track, Lil Durk taps into his soft side to open up about the street life in Chicago.
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Latto - "Big Mama"
Latto is talking that talk in her new single, "Big Mama."
"Thought I told you b**ches, I pull up in twenty Cadillacs, yeah (Skrrr)," the Atlanta native raps. "Money long, cheetah thong, thick as hell, Georgia Don.Sharin' n**gas, sharin' clothes, I don't know what y'all be on. Y'all go for s**t I wouldn't, I'm 'bout three hunnid to book it. B**ch, I don't play for the Knicks, but I'm gon' shoot s**t up, I book it (On God, brr)."
Roddy Ricch - "911"
In “911,” Roddy Ricch expresses his particular taste in women.
The visual to the song portrays the Compton rapper as a safeguard, responding to crimes and saving women from kidnappings or housefires, just like a 911 responder would do.
This serves as the second single from Roddy Ricch’s third studio album, The Navy Album.
Common & Pete Rock - "All Kind Of Ideas"
“All Kind of Ideas” is the third single off of Common and Pete Rock's upcoming album The Auditorium, Vol. 1 out July 12.The visuals focus on the duo hard at work, in a style that embodies the nostalgic underground hip hop scene of the 90s from which both got their start.
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Pheelz - 'Pheelz Good II'
This is the final installment in the Afrobeats artist and producer's Pheelz Good trilogy.
Niniola joins Pheelz for the infectious opener on the EP, “FEVER,” an energetic jam filled with flirtatious lyrics.
JT feat. Jeezy - "OKAY (Remix)"
This is a duo we needed!
Jeezy has joined forces with JT for the remix of her hit single "OKAY," which fans compared to Jeezy’s run in the early 2000s.
“Y’all really don’t know how gassed I am about this! [This is the] verse of the summer,” the Miami rapper wrote in an Instagram post.Skepta & R2R Moe - "Miss Independent"
British rapper Skepta and New York singer R2R Moe joined forces to release a new single "Miss Independent." It samples Rebound X's classic grime instrumental "Rhythm & Gash, Part 1."
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Blxst feat. Anderson .Paak - "Dance With The Devil"
Blxst and Grammy-winning multi-hyphenate, Anderson .Paak bring their SoCal vibes together for a new single, “Dance With The Devil.”The track is off Blxst's debut album, I’ll Always Come Find You, which will be release July 19.
Amaarae - 'roses are red, tears are blue - A Fountain Baby Extended Play'
Amaarae makes Twi sound sexy!
The Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter elevated her second studio album, Fountain Baby, with seven new tracks, adding 6LACK on a remix of "Disguise" and collaborating with Naomi Sharon on "Wanted."
Emmerson feat. Davido - "Strawberry on Ice"
Sierra Leonean singer Emmerson recruited Nigerian superstar Davido for a new summertime anthem.
"Strawberry on Ice" is a captivating fusion of R&B, pop, and Afrobeats.
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JNR CHOI - “SHAKE”
JNR CHOI is turning up the summer with his new single “SHAKE.”
“I like the way that it shakes / I like the moves that it makes / Shorty keep making it clap / Yeah she making it clap / Shh I barely remember her face,” Gambian-British artist raps.