Things We Loved In Music This Week: July 4


Because the week in music involves a detailed, Hypebeast has rounded up essentially the most notable music-related headlines – new releases, reside performances, merch drops, vogue collaborations, and extra.


A$AP Rocky x Kaycyy – “pray4dagang”

An Apple Music unique for twenty-four hours, A$AP Rocky has formally launched one of many tracks he premiered at his AWGE runway in Paris: “pray4dagang,” that includes KayCyy.

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Travis Scott Will get His Personal Erewhon Smoothie

The most recent to land a collaborative Erewhon smoothie is none aside from Travis Scott – who tapped Don Toliver and Sheck Wes for the shoot. Cop a Storm Storm Smoothie, curated by Cactus Jack Head Honcho, in any respect Erewhon areas now.

JID – GDLU (Preluxe)

JID stunned us through the week with the most recent installment in his collection of numeric freestyles, “32,” solely to observe it up with a full mixtape a number of days later. Serving because the predecessor to his long-awaited new album, God Does Like Ugly is GDLU (Preluxe) – a straight-to-the-point mixtape spanning simply 4 songs and that includes Lil Yachty, 6lack and Eminem.

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RZA Fronts MARKET x Warby Parker Marketing campaign

As eyewear continues to develop into an unavoidable sector of the style house, one other new collaboration surfaced this week; Warby Parker tapped MARKET for a brand new pair of frames impressed by a chessboard. And who higher to entrance the marketing campaign than licensed chess connoisseur Wu-Tang‘s RZA?

Likelihood the Rapper x Lil Wayne x Smino – “Tree”

It appears to be Star Line Gallery season, eventually, may be approaching … Likelihood the Rapper has shared his first new music of the yr with none aside from two of A-list seasoned collaborators, Smino and Lil Wayne. The trio shared “Tree,” which arrives with a music video directed by Likelihood.

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Clipse Continues To Element Let God Type Em Out

We’re now only a week out from Clipse‘s first studio album in over 15 years, and the duo continues to drop off extra particulars surrounding the anticipated new mission. This week, Pusha T and Malice outlined the total tracklist (options included) and sat down with Jerry Lorenzo for Spotify‘s Countdown To collection.

Brent Faiyaz Broadcasts New Album, Drops New Music

Earlier this week, Brent Faiyaz revealed he has not simply new music within the pipeline, however a complete new album. With Icon set to drop on September 19, Faiyaz unveiled the primary two tracks from his first new LP since Bigger Than Life in 2023, entitled “peter pan.” and “tony soprano.”

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NBA Youngboy Gears Up for MAKE AMERICA SLIME AGAIN

Following up a constant run of singles to this point, NBA Youngboy has dropped off a lineup of recent singles in preparation for the discharge of MAKE AMERICA SLIME AGAIN – set to drop on July 24.  

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Shelly – ”Cross Your Thoughts / Hartwell”

New Shelly is at all times a pleasant shock, as a result of it hardly ever ever occurs. On July 1, the Clairo-led group shared two new songs entitled “Cross Your Thoughts” and “Hartwell,” packed right into a two-packed dubbed Shelly 2. 

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Extra JACKBOYS 2 Footage

One other week, extra JACKBOYS 2 footage and nonetheless no launch date … This week, Trav dropped off what seems to be the album’s trailer together with some cowl artwork.

Gunna Drops “Received’t Cease” Video

Probably outshined by the viral Instagram photograph of him and Justin Bieber figuring out collectively is Gunna’s new visible. Wunna revealed extra health club footage within the high-energy music video for his most up-to-date studio observe, “Received’t Cease.”

Westside Gunn Teases Saucony Grid Jazz 9 “Scorpion”

Whereas Westside Gunn and Saucony have been quiet of their partnership for a minute now, the duo made fairly a stamp on Paris Vogue Week. The pair debuted a brand new collaborative colorway: the Grid Jazz 9 “Scorpion.”

Skepta x PUMA Drop Skope Ceaselessly “Ice” Pack

The most recent collaborative providing between Skepta and PUMA has surfaced, and it takes the type of a full new “Ice”-themed Skope Ceaselessly colorways.