
Wale, Fetty Wap, Maxo Kream and More – New Projects This Week
The countdown to the weekend is on and as those two days of rest slowly roll in, they're accompanied by some new music releases. This week, there are offerings from an introspective rhymer, a rapper with a penchant for vivid storytelling and an artist that has mastered melodic cadences with the track record to prove it.
Wale delivers his first effort of the year, Folarin 2, the follow-up to the initial mixtape, which arrived nearly 10 years ago, back in 2012. In XXL's Fall 2021 issue, the DMV native explained why he decided to drop the offering so many years later. "My daughter is talking to her mother one time and she was like, 'Respect the kids. Respect the kids,'" he began. "They were playing, but she was being serious and that’s part of it. The inner child of me, you know, 'Still Tippin’,' 'Vivrant Thing,' 'I Need a Girl,' all these samples are coming from back in the day when I was a kid. I’m sampling way more than normal, so, it feels like a mixtape. I’m giving people their flowers and I’m getting mine." The pensive rhyme slinger's lead singles, "Angels" featuring Chris Brown and "Poke It Out" with close friend J. Cole, were released ahead of the LP, which contains 15 songs and additional features from Rick Ross, Jamie Foxx and more.
Paterson, N.J.'s own Fetty Wap is back with the feel-good vibes. Fetty releases his latest, The Butterfly Effect. The East Coast artist, who burst on the scene back in 2015 with his now-diamond record "Trap Queen," seemingly teased the album last month via Instagram, sharing a video of a mixing board while playing a guitar-laden track in the background. "Loading …. 85% … I’m Almost Ready," he captioned the post. Last year, Fetty Wap dropped two projects, You Know the Vibes and Trap & B.
Houston-bred Maxo Kream dropped new music this week as well. On Monday (Oct. 18), a few days ahead of his peers' releases, Maxo offered Weight of the World. The 15-song full-play is comprised of rhymes and imagery that take a life of their own, in addition to features from Tyler, The Creator, A$AP Rocky and Freddie Gibbs. Maxo, who fell in love with hip-hop the first time he heard 50 Cent, as said in the latest issue of XXL, delivered his last album, Brandon Banks, in 2019.
Check out other new joints from the likes of Bia, Don Q, Majid Jordan, HDBeenDope and producer Earl on the Beat, and more below.
Folarin 2
WaleMaybach Music Group LLC / Warner Records Inc.Maybach Music Group LLC / Warner Records Inc. The Butterfly Effect
Fetty Wap300 Entertainment / RGF Productions300 Entertainment / RGF Productions Weight of the World
Maxo KreamRCA RecordsRCA Records For Certain Deluxe
BiaBIA / Epic RecordsBIA / Epic Records Young Fel 2
Felly300 Entertainment300 Entertainment Blood Was Never Thick as Water
Pouya300 Entertainment300 Entertainment Wildest Dreams
Majid JordanOVO Sound / Warner Records Inc.OVO Sound / Warner Records Inc. Double or Nothing
Don QHighbridge the Label / EMPIREHighbridge the Label / EMPIRE So Icy Boyz Deluxe
Gucci ManeAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records Side A: The Preface
HDBeenDope and Earl on the BeatLabb RatLabb Rat A Gangsta's Pain: Reloaded Deluxe
Moneybagg YoCMG / N-Less / InterscopeCMG / N-Less / Interscope Comethazine the Album
ComethazineAlamo Records / SonyAlamo Records / Sony LP!
JPEGMAFIAEQT Recordings / RepublicEQT Recordings / Republic Kawhi Leonard Presents: Culture Jam Vol. 1
Kawhi LeonardVirgin Music LabelVirgin Music Label Keys to the Streets
Luh Soldier and ZaytovenCinematic Music Group / Soldier LifeCinematic Music Group / Soldier Life
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