The Listening: New Joey Badass, Rakim, Westside Gunn, NBA Youngboy and More

It’s Labor Day Weekend, and that means folks are taking trips and relaxing as they officially say goodbye to summer 2025 and prep for the fall. But of course, there’s still dope music dropping heading into the holiday — so we’ve got your soundtrack covered.

This week, Joey Badass gets Lonely At the Top, and Westside Gunn drops Heels Have Eyes 2. But they are farfrom the only big-time drops hitting this week.

NBA Youngboy joins forces with Post Malone for the new DJ Khaled track “Brother,” Big Ghost and the God MC Rakim drop their joint project The Re-Up; and Ella Mai and her frequent collaborator Mustard drop her new single, “Tell Her.”

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

DJ SNAKE & DON TOLIVER - “SOMETHING WRONG”

DJ KHALED W/NBA YOUNGBOY & POST MALONE - “BROTHER”

ELLA MAI & MUSTARD - “TELL HER”

THE KID LAROI - “SHE DON’T NEED TO KNOW”

NINO PAID, LAZER DIM 700 & IAM - “RICH IN ROME”

FRIDAYY- “BELOW ZERO”

DJ KHALED W/VYBZ KARTEL, BUJU BANTON, MAVADO, RORYSTONELOVE & KAYLAN ARNOLD - “YOU REMIND ME”

ZADA - “LEAVE THE SHOW”

KEITHIAN - “WALK WITH ME”

RAQ BABY FEAT. FATTMACK - “SWITCH CROWD”

CIZA FEAT. TEMS AND OMAH LAY - “ISAKA II (6AM)

PEEZY AND ICEWEAR VEZZO - “SO GHETTO”

FLIPPA T FEAT. 2 CHAINZ - “AFFIRMATIONS (REMIX)”

NEW ALBUMS

JOEY BADASS, 'LONELY AT THE TOP'

KEY GLOCK, 'GLOCKAVELI: ALL EYEZ ON KEY'

WESTSIDE GUNN, 'HEELS HAVE EYES 2'

RAKIM & BIG GHOST Ltd., 'G.O.D.’S NETWORK: THE RE-UP'

D SMOKE, “WAKE UP SUPA”

DESTIN CONRAD, ‘WHIMSY’

MOJO MORGAN, ʻJAMAICA LOVE’ EP

BLOOD ORANGE, ‘ESSEX HONEY’

DANNI BAYLOR, ‘THINGS ABOUT THE WORLD THAT BURDEN ME’

KIRBY, ‘MISS BLACK AMERICA’

SPINALL, ‘ÈKÓ GROOVE’

CHE NOIR & THE OTHER GUYS, ‘NO VALIDATION’