Key Glock, DDG, Benny The Butcher and More – New Hip-Hop Projects

The first new music Friday of May starts off strong. This week, a rising rap star from Memphis puts out his highly anticipated new album, a rapper and online star capitalizes on recent momentum with a fresh LP, one of the game's most respected spittas puts out another project and more.

Key Glock Drops Glockaveli Album

Key Glock has left fans waiting long enough. Following multiple delays and an album cover change, the Memphis rapper comes through with his new album Glockaveli. Initially slated for a 2024 release, Glizock delayed the album multiple times before inking a major label deal with Republic Records in March. Now, he's ready to apply pressure. The LP features 18 songs, including the previously released bangers "No Sweat," "The Grinch" and "3AM in ToKEYo." The new effort finds Mr. Cutthroat delivering excellent lifestyle rap while putting on game. Later this month, Key will be heading out on the Glockaveli Tour in promotion of the album.

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DDG Shares Blame The Chat Album

DDG has been putting in work this year. The fruits of his labor culminate in the release of his new LP, Blame The Chat. The Pontiac, Mich. native spent seven days streaming 24/7 starting in March for his Hit-A-Thon. The stream showed him putting his new album together by working on verses, choosing beats, listening to fan input and doing a press run. "Fine Shyt" featuring Bia, one of the songs he worked on during the stream, appears as the intro to Blame The Chat. "They try to killa a ni**a career, but somehow that sh*t never die," he raps. Clocking in at 18 songs, the album boasts guest spots from DaBaby, Skilla Baby, Offset, Wiz Khalifa, Rob49  and others. The new album is the follow-up to 2023's Maybe It's Me...

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Benny The Butcher Releases Excelsior Project

Benny The Butcher drops off another shipment of dope tracks on the project Excelsior. The Buffalo, N.Y. bar-layer taps in with Boldy James, Styles P and others for guest appearances on the short and street seven-song offering, which features production from Harry Fraud, Daringer an more. "Some of us jumped off the porch early and understood the game instantly," Butch recently commented on an Instagram post about the project. "Some of us took a lil time But some needed their hand held in every aspect and was only good at riding coattails. Then u got people like me…The Chosen Few."

Check out all the new projects this week from Ye,  Boldy James and Real Bad Man, OMB Peezy and more below.