The last new music Friday of July is stacked. This week, one of hip-hop’s biggest acts drops his second album in less than a year, a recently pardoned rapper delivers his first album since his release from prison, a Midwest MC releases a sequel to one of his most lauded projects and more.

Tyler, The Creator Drops Don’t Tap The Glass Album

A world tour isn’t stopping Tyler, The Creator from dropping new music. While in the midst of an international jaunt promoting his 2024 Chromakopia album, the former Odd Future frontman surprised fans with a new LP on Sunday (July 21) titled Don’t Tap The Glass. Consisting of 10 uptempo songs, the new album is not made for passive listening. “This album was not made for sitting still,” Tyler noted of the project on Instagram. “Dancing, driving, running, any type of movement is recommended to maybe understand the spirit of it. Only at full volume.”

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YoungBoy Never Broke Again is back in album mode after being released from prison in March and pardoned by President Trump in May. The Louisiana rapper drops his new album, MASA (Make America Slime Again), his second release of 2025, following March’s More Leaks. Top’s latest project includes a whopping 30 songs. MASA features two guest appearances from Playboi Carti and Mellow Rackz. YB will be heading out on the MASA Tour in promotion of the album, which will kick off on Sept. 1.

Read More: See All the Rappers Touring in 2025Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist Put Out Alfredo 2 LP

Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist join forces again for Alfredo 2. As the sequel to the duo’s critically acclaimed 2020 offering, Alfredo, the latest link-up from the Gary Gangsta and beat-making behemoth features 14 songs, including guest appearances from JID, Anderson .Paak and Larry June. Freddie and ALC previewed the project with the single “1995.” In addition to the album, the duo released a short film titled Alfredo: The Movie, which can be seen below.

Check out all the new projects this week from Paul Wall and DJ.Fresh, Hanumankind and more below.

Don’t Tap the GlassTyler, The Creator

Columbia Records

Columbia RecordsMASAYoungBoy Never Broke Again

Never Broke Again/Motown

Never Broke Again/MotownAlfredo 2Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist

ESGN LLC/ALC Records

ESGN LLC/ALC RecordsThe Tonite ShowPaul Wall and DJ.Fresh

Perfect Time Music Group

Perfect Time Music GroupLive From The Mothership II: Emergency LandingDJ Green Lantern and Snoopadelic

Snoop Dogg DJ Green Lantern

Snoop Dogg DJ Green LanternA Funeral for a DreamApollo Brown and Brozne NazarethDamaged ThoughtsBay Swag

Tha Lights Global

Tha Lights GlobalMonsoon SeasonHanumankind

Capitol Records/Universal Music India

Capitol Records/Universal Music IndiaThe Green Tape DXSada Baby

Big Squad/Hitmaker Distro

Big Squad/Hitmaker DistroSoli Deo GloriaHomeboy Sandman and Sonnyjim

Dirty Looks/We Buy Gold

Dirty Looks/We Buy GoldNew DetroitLelo

10K Projects

10K Projects IAMSUMMER: Enjoy The RideIamsu!

Eyes on Me LLC

Eyes on Me LLC

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