17 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of July 9)

This week’s roundup of new albums includes standouts from Snoh Aalegra, Vince Staples, Mariah The Scientist, Styles P, IDK and more.

You already know the drill, it’s New Music Friday and we’re unleashing the best of the best that our editors and writers have had their eyes and ears on this week. This week we’re offering up a taste of R&B, hip-hop and delving a bit into some albums that are injected with pop and jazz. 

Vince Staples leads the pack with his self-titled release; Snoh Aalegra presents her exquisite release Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies; Femme It Forward shares a collaborative compilation Big Femme Energy Vol. 1 featuring Baby Rose, Rapsody, Tayla Parx, Sinead Harnett and more. Also, out today is Mariah The Scientist's experimental release: RY RY World. 

For the hip-hop heads, we recommend you dig into Stalley’s Gone Baby, Gone and Styles P's Ghosting.

We never forget about lesser known artists around these parts, this week we're really, really into the projects from Dave B., Deem Spencer, and Mayhrenate. Give their releases a spin too, you won't be disappointed.

Stream this week’s staples below.

Vince Staples — Self-Titled

Photo Credit: Blacksmith Recordings/Motown Records

Snoh Aalegra — Temporary Highs in the Purple Skies

Photo Credit: Artium Recordings/Live Nation Entertainment

Femme It Forward — Big Femme Energy Vol. 1

Photo Credit: Live Nation Entertainment/Femme It Forward

Mariah The Scientist — RY RY World

Photo Credit: RCA

Stalley — Gone Baby, Gone

Photo Credit: Blue Collar Gang

Styles P — Ghosting

Photo Credit: SHR Records/EMPIRE

Jam & Lewis — Jam & Lewis Vol. 1

Photo Credit: Flyte Tyme Productions/BMG

IDK — USEE4YOURSELF

Photo Credit: Warner Records

Dave B. — Vista

Photo Credit: Dave B. Music

Charlotte Day Wilson — Alpha

Photo Credit: Stone Woman Music

Joy Oladukun — In Defense Of My Own Happiness (Deluxe)

Photo Credit: Republic Records

Deem Spencer — Deem's Tape

Photo Credit: Deem Spencer

Mayhrenate — Plush

Photo Credit: Mel B Elder

Sylvan LaCue — Young Sylvan Ep. 3

Photo Credit: Guin Records

Rejjie Snow — Baw Baw Black Sheep

Photo Credit: Honeymoon/+1 Records/EMPIRE

Space Jam: A New Legacy Soundtrack

Photo Credit: Republic Records

Alchemist — Rapper's Best Friend 6

Photo Credit: Alchemist

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