Rakim, Benny The Butcher, Joey Bada$$, And More New Hip-Hop Music To Bring Back The Essence

Rakim, Benny The Butcher, Joey Bada$$, And More New Hip-Hop Music To Bring Back The Essence

VIBE highlights fresh album and single releases from Rakim, Benny The Butcher, Joey Bada$$, Travis Scott, Raekwon, and more for New Music Friday.

Leaked Nas ‘The Omreta’ Verse on Raekwon Album Surfaces; Reportedly Taking Shots at Jim Jones

What do we have here. Raekwon has a new album out called The Emperor’s New Clothes that released this past Friday via Mass Appeal. Rae has been on the Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour so has not been able to promote the album as much as he would have liked, so far. But the album is sounding solid. It features guest appearances from Griselda (Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, & Benny The Butcher), Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Marsha Ambr…

Joey Bada$$ announces "Lonely At The Top" album

Joey Bada$$ announces “Lonely At The Top” album Joey Bada$$ is making a bold return to the spotlight, blending lyrical warfare with personal growth in a way few rappers manage. The Brooklyn-born emcee has officially announced that his fourth studio album, Lonely At The Top, will be released on August 1, 2025. To give fans a taste of what’s to come, he also dropped a fiery new single, “ABK” — short for Anybody Killa — setting the stage for a heav…

The Listening: New Heat Benny The Butcher, Raekwon, FKA Twigs and More

The temps are near triple digits and you can’t beat the heat but you can enjoy some fun in the sun — just be sure to hydrate, and be sure to have this week’s new music added to your playlist. Benny the Butcher is holding you down for another summer. FKA Twigs drops off the thumping anxiousness of “Perfectly,” as Araabmuzik returns with “3 AM.” There’s new heat from Ace Hood. And Raekwon, one of the sharpest swordsmen in Wu-Tang Clan, drops his a…

Raekwon – ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’

Mass Appeal continues their run of 2025 albums from rap legends, and this time it’s the turn of the mighty Chef Raekwon. The new tape features other Wu-Tang Clan members, Griselda, and Nas, and sounds great.

Hip Hop Since 1987

Hip-hop has always been a conversation between past, present, and future. But rarely do we get to hear those generations speak on the same track as equals. “Not To Be Defined” by Lazarus and Rakim isn’t just a song. It’s a time capsule, a manifesto, and a lyrical handshake between one of the genre’s most respected pioneers and one of its most powerful modern voices. In an age of algorithmic anthems, this track reminds us that bars still matter a…