The Listening: Doechii, SZA, YFN Lucci, Chief Keef, Jill Scott and More
This week’s new music Friday also features Rod Wave, Lil Tony Official and Kareen Lomax.
Doechii performs onstage at Tyler The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival held at Dodger Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Katie Flores
It’s the first Friday of the New Year! Everybody’s got a brand new set of resolutions to break and a lot of people are still enjoying time off before things get back to business next week. So there aren’t a lot of new releases, but quality over quantity, amirite?
Some big news is the long-awaited return of Jill Scott. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter drops her new single “Beautiful People,” and announces To Whom This May Concern — her first album in a decade — is coming in February. And the project features Ab-Soul, J.I.D., Tierra Whack and Too $hort.
As for this week, we’ve got Doechii teaming up with SZA to address the haters, and Chief Keef gets creepy. Meanwhile, YFN Lucci’s latest single offers a heartfelt start to the new year.
Each week, Okayplayer will deliver a roundup of all the latest new heat from some of our favorite artists. Check out the latest offerings in our playlist below:
NEW SONGS
DOECHII W/SZA - “GIRL, GET UP”
Doechii addresses her haters with a little help from SZA on this surprise single. She takes aim at all that “industry plant” chatter in the first heater of the new year.
CHIEF KEEF - “HARRY POTTER”
The Chicago vet drops this experimental but oddly infectious slice of psychedelic drill. He gets down over some truly eerie production.
YFN LUCCI - “NUN2SUM.”
Over a guitar-driven beat, Lucci embraces moving forward. Including words from his kids makes the track even more heartfelt — as he raps about perseverance.
JILL SCOTT - “BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE”
It’s been a decade since we got a new album from Jilly From Philly. Well, the drought is almost over and the first hint at what’s coming is this gorgeous single.
KAREEN LOMAX - “IDEA OF YOU”
Loving the idea of someone rather than who they actually are is common and the singer-songwriter out of ATL perfectly captures the highs and lows of infatuation.
ROD WAVE - “FEED THE STREETS”
Rugged and melancholy but carried by Wave’s tuneful melodicism, it’s the kind of single that he does effortlessly. An ode to isolation.
LANCEY FOUX - “EAGLE EYE”
A dark but powerful statement of self-worth that masterfully uses the King of Pop, giving a speech about Black artists being taken advantage of.
REDVEIL - “STUPID PRIZES”
After dropping his Sankofa project and closing 2025 on a high, he’s opening the new year with this brand new single. A killer ode to the genius of J Dilla.
NEW ALBUMS
LIL TONY OFFICIAL - ‘MRS. KEY’
The Atlanta rapper has made his spiritual journey a key part of his music, and his new album highlights his struggles between the spirit and the flesh in a way that always feels relatable.
