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Fana Hues
Fana Hues
Photo Credit: Randijiah Simmons

16 New Hip-Hop, R&B & Alt Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of March 25)

Kilo Kish's AMERICAN GURL is one of the most unique drops to arrive this week, and Fana Hues is back with flora + fana, her latest album. More staples this week come from Denzel Curry and Latto.

This week is a stacked one. The late Phife Dawg’s Forever is now officially available. The posthumous release features a bevy of talent including Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip, De La Soul, and also Rapsody. 

Another strong release is Kilo Kish’s AMERICAN GURL. She’s still creating music that feels good for her, this time around she enlists Miguel, Vince Staples, and Jesse Boykins III. Another artist who dropped off a solid album this week: Denzel Curry, he returns with Melt My Eyez See Your Future. Koffee shares her reflective album Gifted. The Cool Kids are still sharing new music; they’ve unleashed another new project titled BABY OIL STAIRCASE / CHILLOUT.

Latto firmly plants herself into the female rap canon yet again with 777. Her latest album features 21 Savage, Lil Wayne, Childish Gambino, Lil Durk, and also Nardo Wick. NIGO’s compilation I Know NIGO! is here – it features A$AP Rocky, Pusha T, Clipse, Kid Cudi, Lil Uzi Vert, and more. Key Glock has also released Yellow Tape 2 (Deluxe).

Fana Hues emerges and shares flora + fana, an exploratory, poetic installment in her artistry. KALLITECHNIS shows her most intimate side on her new album IT’S NOT PERSONAL featuring one sole feature: Jaylien. 

Additional drops that caught our attention this week include releases by Buddy, Larry June, MESSIAH!, ASTN, Sally Sosa, and ØHENRY.

Below you’ll find our selects for albums of the week.

Phife Dawg – Forever

Phife Dawg Forever Photo Credit: Artist

Kilo Kish – AMERICAN GURL

Kilo Kish AMERICAN GURL Photo Credit: Artist

Denzel Curry – Melt My Eyez See Your Future

Denzel Curry Melt My Eyez See Your Future Photo Credit: Artist

Koffee – Gifted

Koffee Gifted Photo Credit: Artist

Latto – 777

Latto 777 Photo Credit: RCA

NIGO – I Know NIGO!

NIGO Photo Credit: Artist

The Cool Kids – BABY OIL STAIRCASE / CHILLOUT

The Cool Kids Photo Credit: Artist

Buddy – Superghetto

Buddy Superghetto Photo Credit: Artist

Jay Worthy x Larry June – 2 P’z In A Pod

Larry June 2 P'z In A Pod Photo Credit: Artist

Fana Hues – flora + fana

Fana Hues Photo Credit: Artist

KALLITECHNIS – It’s Not Personal

KALLITECHNIS Photo Credit: Artist

MESSIAH! – Perfect 7

MESSIAH! Photo Credit: Artist

ØHENRY – My Turn To Be King

OHENRY Photo Credit: Artist

Key Glock – Yellow Tape 2 (Deluxe)

Key Glock Photo Credit: Artist

midwxst – better luck next time

midwxst better luck next time Photo Credit: Artist

Sally Sosa – 4EVASOSSA

4EVASOSSA Photo Credit: Artist