Weekly Music Radar: Guide to the biggest releases of the week

This week's Music Radar highlights projects scheduled to be released today across the hip-hop, R&B, and pop genres.

Last week, fans received Travis Scott's Days Before Rodeo on all streaming platforms commemorating the mixtape's 10th anniversary. The 2014 tape was uploaded to DSPs (Digital Streaming Platforms) alongside Sabrina Carpenter's sixth studio album Short n' Sweet.

WMR's list for Friday highlights Big Sean's sixth studio album Better Me Than You, with guest features from Kodak Black, Cash Cobain, Gunna, and more. The LP was distributed today alongside a string of new hip-hop singles.

Weekly Music Radar's pick for new projects released to DSPs (August 30, 2024)

WMR has selected the following list of albums, mixtapes, and singles that are being distributed to all major streaming platforms today (Friday). Interested fans can find these tracks uploaded on the related artists' Spotify, Apple Music, and other major DSP (Digital Streaming Platforms) profiles.

1) Better Me Than You (Big Sean) - Album Release

The official cover art for Big Sean's sixth studio album 'Better Me Than You' (Image via Instagram/@bigsean)

Big Sean just dropped his sixth studio album, Better Me Than You, on all streaming platforms today via FF to Def Entertainment, Def Jam Recordings, and UMG Recordings Inc.

The album has a complete runtime of over an hour and includes features from Gunna, Charlie Wilson, Kodak Black, Bryson Tiller, DJ Premier, Cash Cobain, and more. The complete tracklist for Big Sean's Better Me Than You has been provided below:

Pressure (Intro)
Iconic
Typecast
Break The Cycle (Feat. Charlie Wilson)
Who You Are (Superstar)
Yes
It Is What It Is (Feat. Gunna)
Apologize (Feat. Eryn Allen Kane)
Clarity (skit)
On Up
Something (Feat. Syd)
Black Void (Feat. Thundercat x Eryn Allen Kane)
This N That (Feat. Bryson Tiller x Kodak Black)
Million Pieces (Feat. Teyana Taylor x Larry June x DJ Premier)
Get You Back (Feat. Cash Cobain)
Certified (Feat. NASAAN)
Focus (skit)
Boundaries
Precision
My Life (Feat. Ellie Goulding) / Happiness (skit)
Together Forever (Feat. The Alchemist) [Bonus]

2) Tailor Swif (A$AP Rocky) - Single Release

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As A$AP Rocky prepares for his upcoming album, Don't Be Dumb, the rapper just dropped a new single titled Tailor Swif. The song was distributed to all major DSPs today via A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC.

Rocky teamed up with producer Hitkidd for Tailor Swif, delivering a bouncy trap record with memorable bars like:

"Shoot my shot, got her wet (Hoo) / Bet that's all neck, girl, that's wetty / Ready, gave me all neck, how beheading / Ready, might just sign my ex-girl, no Malcolm and Eddie, already / Your a-- might just go and get upset, don't be petty, already / Smoke 'za so you stressed, boy, that’s Reggie, a wetty / Got cadets in my set, who up next?"

3) Love Lasts Forever (Destroy Lonely) - Album Release

The official cover art for Destroy Lonely's sophomore studio album 'Love Lasts Forever' (Image via Instagram/@destroylonely)

Destroy Lonely's sophomore studio album, Love Lasts Forever, was delivered to all major streaming platforms today via Opium and Interscope Records.

The album has a complete runtime of one hour and four minutes and includes guest appearances from Lil Uzi Vert and Ken Carson. The complete tracklist for Lonely's Love Lasts Forever has been provided below:

FOREVER
LOVE HURTS (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
LUV 4 YA
CRYSTAL CLEAR
BABY MONEY
SAY THAT
PIMP TALK
CADILLAC
SYRUP SIPPIN
LOCK IN
DOUBT IT
WISH YOU WELL
SHIP HER OFF
HONESTLY
TAKE A TRIP
EXTRA HIGH
AMERIKA
THRILL (Feat. Ken Carson)
ABOUT MONEY - Bonus
NO WORRIES - Bonus
PASS ME THE KEYS - Bonus

4) Thought You Were The One (Tommy Richman) - Single Release

Tommy Richman just dropped a new single titled Thought You Were The One, following up on the singer's successful Devil Is A Lie, which was distributed to streaming platforms back in June.

Richman's Thought You Were The One was delivered to DSPs today via ISO Supremacy, under an exclusive license to PULSE Records. The single was produced by Elliot, Limo, and Jonah Roy, and will seemingly be included on Tommy's upcoming debut studio album Coyote.

"Maybe thеre's a chance if I pray every day, I'ma get what I want to / I dreamed last night, you're in my head / You're always sticking with me even when I don't want you / I'm treating you right, not doing you wrong / I know you won't forget the night you spent so long" - Tommy Richman's verse on 'Thought You Were The One'.

5) Get Up & Get It (Russ) - Single Release

Russ just dropped a new single titled Get Up & Get It, which was distributed to all major DSPs via DIEMON. The song follows up on his If This Is It single, which was released to streaming last week.

Russ' Get Up & Get It was self-produced and features extremely memorable bars like:

"My mindset is There's nothing in this life that Russell can't do (Come on) / I live like I retire early, this ain't luck like Andrew (Woo) / My mom has an Aston at her villa, it's cyan blue / Keep on moving forward like Wayne Rooney did on Man U / Vienna by Billy Joel tatted on me"

6) Alligator Bites Never Heal (Doechii) - Album Release

The official cover art for Doechii's debut studio album 'Alligator Bites Never Heal' (Image via Instagram/@doechii)

Doechii's highly anticipated debut studio album Alligator Bites Never Heal was distributed to all major streaming platforms today via Top Dawg Entertainment LLC, under an exclusive license to UMG Recordings Inc.

The project features 19 full-length tracks with a guest appearance from KUNTFETISH. The complete tracklist for Doechii's debut studio album has been provided below:

STANKA POOH
BULLFROG
BOILED PEANUTS
DENIAL IS A RIVER
CATFISH
SKIPP
HIDE N SEEK
BLOOM
WAIT
DEATH ROLL
PROFIT
BOOM BAP
NISSAN ALTIMA
GTFO (Feat. KUNTFETISH)
HUH!
SLIDE
FIREFLIES
BEVERLY HILLS
ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL

Other notable singles that were released today include Lil Tecca's Bad Time, Chance The Rapper's 3333, and BNYX & Yeat's new collaboration Go Again.

Edited by Perrin Kapur