The Listening: New Kid Cudi, Earl Sweatshirt, BigXThaPlug, Ghostface Killah’s Sequel, More
This week’s new music Friday also features Teyana Taylor, Offset, Ciara, Joey Bada$$ and Flo Milli.
Kid Cudi performs onstage during Sziget Festival on August 8, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary.
Photo by Mario Skraban/Getty Images
Labor Day is almost here and that means fall is right around the corner. But as bittersweet as the end of summer can be, there’s still no shortage of great music as we say goodbye to the warmer months. Earl Sweatshirt drops Live Laugh Love and fans are already buzzing about his growth and maturity; and of course, the legendary Ghostface Killah finally delivers the sequel to his iconic Supreme Clientele. Escape Room from Teyana Taylor is here; and Offset bares his soul on his new project, KIARI.
Meanwhile, Kid Cudi is finally Free. When it comes to generating pre-release buzz, very few did it better than BigXThaPlug this summer, and he consummates it with his new country-inspired album, I Hope You're Happy. ATL icon Ciara is back with CiCi, one of her most bossed-up projects to date. And Flo Milli is delivering the goods with her new single “Perfect Person,” featuring Coop.
Each week, Okayplayer will deliver a roundup of all the latest new heat from some of our favorite artists. Check out the latest offerings in our playlist below:
NEW SONGS
JOEY BADA$$ - “DARK AURA”
BABY PRINCE - “AI WENA”
Doja Cat - "Jealous Type"
Doja Cat returns with a pop hit that also shows flashes of her pristine rap technique.
DANIEL CAESAR - “CALL ON ME”
FLO MILLI FEAT. COOP - “PERFECT PERSON”
RON E. FEAT. HONEY BXBY AND BAY SWAG - “ JUST US”
RAAHiiM FEAT. BEAM – “WIICKEDEST”
TOIAN – “FREAK”
BUN B FEAT. SCOTTY ATL AND MONALEO - “I CAN’T LIE”
OMB PEEZY - “MAGIC”
Nali - “All Day”
PHIL ADÉ - “M.I.A.”
FRENCH MONTANA W/CASH COBAIN - “PACK U UP”
BUDDY RED - “SOLD HIS SOUL”
KEM - “ROCK WITH ME”
NEW ALBUMS
EARL SWEATSHIRT, ʻLIVE LAUGH LOVE’
OFFSET, ʻKIARI’
GHOSTFACE KILLAH, ʻSUPREME CLIENTELE 2’
BIGXTHAPLUG, ʻI HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY’
CIARA, ʻCICI’
KID CUDI, ʻFREE’
TEYANA TAYLOR, ʻESCAPE ROOM’
J.P., ʻTOOK A TURN’
KALAN.FRFR, ʻCALIFORNIA PLAYER’
KAIRO KEYZ, ʻNEW JAZZ’
STACY EPPS - ʻFLOWHEART’
CASABLANCA THE GAWD & COTOLA - ʻSIP TEA IN THE TRAP’
LEELA JAMES - ʻ2B HONEST’
MARIAH THE SCIENTIST - ʻHEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY’
KWN - ʻWITH ALL DUE RESPECT’ EP
LUPE FIASCO - ʻSAMAURI DX’ (DELUXE EDITION) EP
ADAM BLACKSTONE - ʻHUMBLE MAGIC, VOL. 1’
