1. Cover art for Beyoncé's B'Day 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
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    New Music Friday: Beyoncé, French Montana & Max B, Nemzzz — September 4, 2026

    Beyoncé's B'Day 20th anniversary reissue anchors a hip-hop-heavy week, alongside new projects from French Montana & Max B, Nemzzz, Karrahbooo, Dizzee Rascal, Mykki Blanco, and Rebecca Black.

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  2. Westside Gunn x Saucony Grid Jazz 9 'Awesome Gods' in mixed animal print with Griselda-embossed sockliners
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    Westside Gunn x Saucony Grid Jazz 9 'Awesome Gods' Drops August 28 at $225

    Westside Gunn's Saucony Grid Jazz 9 "Awesome Gods" arrives August 28 for $225 under style code S71047-5. The hair-on animal-print panels are cut individually, so no two pairs share the same print placement.

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  3. Drake photographed for the OVO and Authentic Brands Group partnership announcement
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    Authentic Brands Group Buys 51% of Drake's OVO as Vince Takes Operating Business

    Authentic Brands Group has acquired 51 percent of OVO's intellectual property, leaving Drake with 44 percent of the Toronto label he co-founded in 2008. Vince Holding Corp. takes 5 percent and becomes the brand's core apparel licensee.

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  4. Erykah Badu & The Alchemist — Before The World Blows album cover
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    New Music Friday: Erykah Badu & The Alchemist, Fat Joe, Rod Wave — August 28, 2026

    Erykah Badu's first album in 16 years leads a stacked New Music Friday alongside Fat Joe, Rod Wave, DJ Dahi, Majid Jordan, Trippie Redd, and Sy'Rai.

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  5. Rapsody's "God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops" album cover art
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    New Music Friday: Rapsody, Victony, The Game & More — August 21, 2026

    Rapsody, Denzel Curry & Kenneth Blume, Jorja Smith, Thirteendegrees, Victony, The Game, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Niniola, Cleo Sol, and Beenie Man all drop projects August 20–21, alongside new Mac Miller and Mariah Carey tracks.

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  6. Official cover art for Ayra Starr's third studio album, Starr Girl
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    New Music Friday: Ayra Starr, Phoebe Bridgers, KATSEYE — August 14, 2026

    Ayra Starr's Starr Girl, Phoebe Bridgers' Lost Weekend, Trippie Redd's NDA, KATSEYE's WILD, Fridayy's Tension, and Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal's DOOMED! all land August 14, alongside new singles from Erykah Badu & The Alchemist and Rema.

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  7. Ckay's official album cover for BANGER BOY
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    New Music Friday: Ckay, Beyoncé & Whitney Houston — August 7, 2026

    Ckay's Banger Boy, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Morning Dew (Donk) remix, and a Whitney Houston hits collection led a stacked August 7, 2026 release day.

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  8. Reebok G-Unit G6 in white leather with a grey suede toe, royal blue G Unit heel script and translucent blue outsole, releasing August 20, 2026
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    Reebok G-Unit G6 Returns August 20 for $130 in Its Original 2003 Colorway

    Reebok is re-releasing the G-Unit G6 on August 20 for $130, rebuilding the 2003 original down to the grey suede toe, the royal blue G-Unit heel script and the translucent blue outsole. Tony Yayo leaked the return on The Real Report podcast months before the brand confirmed it.

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  9. Davido's ORIADÉ album cover art
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    New Music Friday: Davido, Ariana Grande & Shaboozey — July 31, 2026

    Davido marks 15 years in music with ORIADÉ, Ariana Grande returns with petal, and Shaboozey, Jacquees, Arca, Cautious Clay and Isaiah Falls also released albums on July 31, 2026.

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  10. Young Thug performing live in 2019
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    Young Thug Buys $5 Million Cooper City, Florida Mansion in All-Cash Deal

    Young Thug paid $5 million in cash for a seven-bedroom Cooper City, Florida mansion, property records show, purchased through a trust tied to an LLC he manages with Geoff Ogunlesi.

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  11. Cover art for Tyla's second album A*POP
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    New Music Friday: Tyla, Rico Nasty & Cypress Hill — July 24, 2026

    Tyla rebrands her sound as pop on A*POP, Rico Nasty reunites with Kenny Beats on RX, and Cypress Hill raps a full album in Spanish — six releases worth your time this New Music Friday.

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  12. Cover art for Rick Ross's album Set In Stone, showing a marble bust of the rapper in a fur coat wearing a Maybach Music chain
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    New Music Friday: Rick Ross, Steve Lacy & Syd — July 17, 2026

    Rick Ross returns with Set In Stone, his first album in five years, alongside Steve Lacy's Oh yeah?, Syd's Beard, Larry June's Who Coppin and LADIPOE's REVIVAL. A Friday built on long-delayed returns — and one heavily announced album that never showed up.

    ·5 min read