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If you made it through April Fools’ Day without getting pranked, consider yourself lucky! This week\u2019s new music is no joke, and you don\u2019t have to worry about somebody trying to pull a fast one \u2013 your eyes are not deceiving you, these releases are all really dropping today.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve got POMPEII\/UTILITY from MIKE<\/a>, Earl Sweatshirt<\/a> and Surf Gang<\/a>, which is already one of 2026\u2019s most talked-about releases; as well as a hot new single from Philly superstar Meek Mill<\/a>. 2 Chainz<\/a> and Statik Selektah<\/a> team up for a new track, and so do YG<\/a>\u00a0and Ty Dolla $ign<\/a>. Speaking of team-ups, we get a new full-on collaborative album from Curren$y<\/a> and Wiz Khalifa<\/a>. Going in the opposite direction, Rae Sremmurd<\/a>\u2019s Swae Lee<\/a> drops his new solo effort, Same Difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n And Lil Yachty<\/a> is hitting you with a brand new freestyle.\u00a0<\/p>\n R&B is showing up strong this week, as well as the diva and Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige<\/a>, delivering her new single. Plus, following his showing at Verzuz, Tank<\/a> drops his new track \u201cTurtleneck.\u201d We also get new music from none other than U.K. singer-songwriter-rapper Estelle<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n And two of the biggest album drops this week come from artists who are comfortably outside the box in everything that they do: Thundercat<\/a> drops his long-awaited new album, and we get the brand new project from Arlo Parks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Each week, Okayplayer<\/span> will deliver a roundup of all the latest heat from some of our favorite artists. Check out the latest offerings in our playlist below:\u00a0<\/p>\n The star out of Philly unleashes his inner underdog in a way that can only come out of PA. Meek sounds firmly in his bag, he\u2019s comfortable but not complacent\u2013because he\u2019s channeling the kind of hunger we haven\u2019t heard in years.\u00a0<\/p>\n With her upcoming Vegas residency, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul already has a big 2026. Her new single is classic R&B sentiment, and it bodes well for anything she has on the way. But is there a possible album?\u00a0<\/p>\n After his hilarious roast of Tyrese during Verzuz, the R&B crooner has taken things a step further by releasing an actual track of the joke. Clowning someone\u2019s outfit could lead to inspiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n Redd is getting everyone ready for the release of his upcoming album,\u00a0NDA,<\/span> later in the year. Melodic trap flows crashing into booming 808s, it\u2019s a track that remains definitively Trippie\u2019s despite a strong showing from Thugger.\u00a0<\/p>\nNEW SONGS<\/h3>\n
MEEK MILL – \u201c600 RACKS\u201d<\/h3>\n
MARY J. BLIGE – \u201cWANT LOVE\u201d<\/h3>\n
TANK – \u201cTURTLENECK\u201d<\/h3>\n
TRIPPIE REDD W\/YOUNG THUG – \u201cPAPERBAG BOY\u201d<\/h3>\n
LIL YACHTY – \u201cCHILD BOY\u201d (FREESTYLE)<\/h3>\n