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Sampa the Great — Nu Zamrock
New · Album · Oct 30, 2026
Sampa the Great — Nu Zamrock

Sampa's connection to the Zambian rock group WITCH gives this album a family story alongside its sound. Read the background in RRL's Nu Zamrock news coverage.

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BigXthaPlug — BETTER OVER TIME
New · Album · Oct 30, 2026
BigXthaPlug — BETTER OVER TIME

After a country crossover, the Dallas rapper comes back to hip-hop without abandoning his independent distribution approach. The album links his music, artist-run fan community and business strategy in one release.

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Curren$y, Harry Fraud & Rome Streetz — The Telethon
Single · Oct 30, 2026
Curren$y, Harry Fraud & Rome Streetz — The Telethon
BKTHERULA — N5ON
Album · Oct 30, 2026
BKTHERULA — N5ON
Sampa the Great — Nu Zamrock
Album · Oct 30, 2026
Sampa the Great — Nu Zamrock
BigXthaPlug — BETTER OVER TIME
Album · Oct 30, 2026
BigXthaPlug — BETTER OVER TIME
Young Nudy — Just Doin Me
Album · Oct 28, 2026
Young Nudy — Just Doin Me
Boosie Badazz & Webbie — Back At It
Mixtape · Oct 24, 2026
Boosie Badazz & Webbie — Back At It
Anderson .Paak & Cordae — Heavy Is The Crown
Collaborative Project · Oct 23, 2026
Anderson .Paak & Cordae — Heavy Is The Crown
Che Noir — It Takes A Village
Album · Oct 23, 2026
Che Noir — It Takes A Village
Yeat & Lyfestyle Corporation — Luh Leakyz Vol. 1
Album · Oct 23, 2026
Yeat & Lyfestyle Corporation — Luh Leakyz Vol. 1
Yung Miami — Watch Dis!
Album · Oct 23, 2026
Yung Miami — Watch Dis!
Sickboyrari — Kill Da Scene
EP · Oct 19, 2026
Sickboyrari — Kill Da Scene
Babyfxce E — The X Tape 2
Album · Oct 16, 2026
Babyfxce E — The X Tape 2
R2R Moe — BOYZ 2 MEN - EP
EP · Oct 16, 2026
R2R Moe — BOYZ 2 MEN - EP
Fredo Bang — Laugh Now Cry Later
Album · Oct 16, 2026
Fredo Bang — Laugh Now Cry Later
Armani White — KIDSUPER FREESTYLE.
Single · Oct 16, 2026
Armani White — KIDSUPER FREESTYLE.
Dc2trill — DAYS B4 RDB
EP · Oct 16, 2026
Dc2trill — DAYS B4 RDB
Che Noir & Black Thought — Fame & Fiction
Single · Oct 16, 2026
Che Noir & Black Thought — Fame & Fiction
Pi’erre Bourne — Made In Paris (Deluxe)
Deluxe · Oct 16, 2026
Pi’erre Bourne — Made In Paris (Deluxe)
Tierra Whack — WHACK'S MUSEUM (DELUXE)
Deluxe · Oct 16, 2026
Tierra Whack — WHACK'S MUSEUM (DELUXE)
A$AP Rocky — Shroom Clouds (feat. reggie & Jeremih)
Single · Oct 16, 2026
A$AP Rocky — Shroom Clouds (feat. reggie & Jeremih)
Gucci Mane — Against All Odds
Album · Oct 16, 2026
Gucci Mane — Against All Odds
LUCKI — Last Laugh (archive tape)
Mixtape · Oct 16, 2026
LUCKI — Last Laugh (archive tape)
Montana 700 — Call My Phone (feat. Lil Baby & Hotboii)
Single · Oct 15, 2026
Montana 700 — Call My Phone (feat. Lil Baby & Hotboii)
K Carbon & GloRilla — 5 Star
Single · Oct 15, 2026
K Carbon & GloRilla — 5 Star
100Bandplan — Hell on Earth
Album · Oct 14, 2026
100Bandplan — Hell on Earth
Pete & Bas — Too Slick (Remix) [feat. Method Man]
Single · Oct 14, 2026
Pete & Bas — Too Slick (Remix) [feat. Method Man]
GmoneyDt — NEW DAY, SAME PAIN
Album · Oct 13, 2026
GmoneyDt — NEW DAY, SAME PAIN
KenTheMan — I Love 304s
EP · Oct 13, 2026
KenTheMan — I Love 304s
Joyce Wrice — MACHIKO
Album · Oct 9, 2026
Joyce Wrice — MACHIKO
Gunplay — LIL BRUH NEM
Single · Oct 9, 2026
Gunplay — LIL BRUH NEM
Ovrkast. — STRIKING
Album · Oct 9, 2026
Ovrkast. — STRIKING
Doe Boy & Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. — MR. WALK EM DOWN
Single · Oct 9, 2026
Doe Boy & Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. — MR. WALK EM DOWN
Johnny Venus — THE 11TH HOUR
Album · Oct 9, 2026
Johnny Venus — THE 11TH HOUR
B.U.G Antman — Twang
Single · Oct 9, 2026
B.U.G Antman — Twang
Ray Vaughn — Set It Off
Single · Oct 9, 2026
Ray Vaughn — Set It Off
YFN Lucci — hunnid PROBLEMS.
Single · Oct 9, 2026
YFN Lucci — hunnid PROBLEMS.
Gunna — pop it
Single · Oct 9, 2026
Gunna — pop it
Jordan Adetunji — 9 to 5
Single · Oct 8, 2026
Jordan Adetunji — 9 to 5
Pitbull — PITCOIN
Album · Oct 8, 2026
Pitbull — PITCOIN
Tobe Nwigwe — THE BRIDGE
Album · Oct 8, 2026
Tobe Nwigwe — THE BRIDGE
EZ MIL & Eminem — MADARA (feat. Neil Kaplan & Hideyoshi)
Single · Oct 8, 2026
EZ MIL & Eminem — MADARA (feat. Neil Kaplan & Hideyoshi)
MC Eiht — EVERYDAY (feat. Conway The Machine)
Single · Oct 8, 2026
MC Eiht — EVERYDAY (feat. Conway The Machine)
Daniel Son, Asun Eastwood & Futurewave — Clean Up Nice
Single · Oct 7, 2026
Daniel Son, Asun Eastwood & Futurewave — Clean Up Nice
Offset — Every Night (feat. Don Toliver)
Single · Oct 7, 2026
Offset — Every Night (feat. Don Toliver)
Boldy James, Wiki & Real Bad Man — Flowers At The Bezzle
Single · Oct 7, 2026
Boldy James, Wiki & Real Bad Man — Flowers At The Bezzle
Teezo Touchdown — HONEYMOON NIGHT
Single · Oct 7, 2026
Teezo Touchdown — HONEYMOON NIGHT
Victoria Monét — Frequency Of Love
Album · Oct 2, 2026
Victoria Monét — Frequency Of Love
NoCap — Heaven on Mars
Album · Oct 2, 2026
NoCap — Heaven on Mars
BLP KOSHER — Grip Thumb 2 Paper Cuts
Album · Oct 2, 2026
BLP KOSHER — Grip Thumb 2 Paper Cuts
Armani Caesar — The Liz Symphony
Single · Oct 2, 2026
Armani Caesar — The Liz Symphony
OMB Peezy — WHAT SHE WANTS (feat. Trap Dickey)
Single · Oct 2, 2026
OMB Peezy — WHAT SHE WANTS (feat. Trap Dickey)
Mac Miller — The Divine Feminine (10th Anniversary)
Deluxe · Oct 2, 2026
Mac Miller — The Divine Feminine (10th Anniversary)
Quavo — QRÖMELIFE
Album · Oct 2, 2026
Quavo — QRÖMELIFE
Drake — HABIBTI (FOMO)
Deluxe · Oct 2, 2026
Drake — HABIBTI (FOMO)
Lil Nas X — World’s Greatest!
Single · Oct 1, 2026
Lil Nas X — World’s Greatest!
Your Old Droog — Bread & Butter
Album · Sep 25, 2026
Your Old Droog — Bread & Butter
Sleepy Hallow — Loaded
Single · Sep 25, 2026
Sleepy Hallow — Loaded
Byron Messia, Ayetian & Tyga — Dat Bad
Single · Sep 25, 2026
Byron Messia, Ayetian & Tyga — Dat Bad
Landstrip Chip — Sin For Me (feat. Pusha T)
Single · Sep 24, 2026
Landstrip Chip — Sin For Me (feat. Pusha T)
Bruiser Wolf, Twista & Raphy — Barbiturates
Single · Sep 24, 2026
Bruiser Wolf, Twista & Raphy — Barbiturates
Stakz DeVito & Millyz — See Nun
Single · Sep 23, 2026
Stakz DeVito & Millyz — See Nun
Mr. Collipark & Mike Clark Jr — IKYFL
Single · Sep 23, 2026
Mr. Collipark & Mike Clark Jr — IKYFL
Internet Girl & Kenny Mason — DA BUSINESS
Single · Sep 23, 2026
Internet Girl & Kenny Mason — DA BUSINESS
EARTHGANG & NATURE — Cool Me Down
Single · Sep 21, 2026
EARTHGANG & NATURE — Cool Me Down
Polo G — Still Standing
Single · Sep 21, 2026
Polo G — Still Standing
Rich Jones & steel tipped dove — The Supplier
Album · Sep 21, 2026
Rich Jones & steel tipped dove — The Supplier
Drake — Quebec
Single · Sep 19, 2026
Drake — Quebec
Rakim, Kurupt & Masta Killa — DPG WU-TANG, WU-TANG DPG -THE GODBODY LP-
Collaborative Project · Sep 18, 2026
Rakim, Kurupt & Masta Killa — DPG WU-TANG, WU-TANG DPG -THE GODBODY LP-
Offset — Something I Need
Single · Sep 18, 2026
Offset — Something I Need
Psych Major feat. Craig G & Phat Kat — Damage To Your Boro
Single · Sep 18, 2026
Psych Major feat. Craig G & Phat Kat — Damage To Your Boro
Coi Leray & Diplo — Nothing Into Something
Single · Sep 18, 2026
Coi Leray & Diplo — Nothing Into Something
Kooley High — Clear The Air
Album · Sep 18, 2026
Kooley High — Clear The Air
2hollis — Sex
Single · Sep 18, 2026
2hollis — Sex
redveil — pawn shop
Single · Sep 18, 2026
redveil — pawn shop
BLP KOSHER — Tony Glock
Single · Sep 18, 2026
BLP KOSHER — Tony Glock
AZ Chike — No Rest for The Wicked
Album · Sep 18, 2026
AZ Chike — No Rest for The Wicked
Vic Monroe & Tone Spliff — Native Science
Album · Sep 18, 2026
Vic Monroe & Tone Spliff — Native Science
Montao feat. Rakim — Present Tense
Single · Sep 18, 2026
Montao feat. Rakim — Present Tense
Curly Castro — Yaphet
Album · Sep 18, 2026
Curly Castro — Yaphet
Yeat — COCOON
Album · Sep 18, 2026
Yeat — COCOON
Hunxho — I Quit Rap
Album · Sep 18, 2026
Hunxho — I Quit Rap
Skepta — Innocent Smile
Single · Sep 18, 2026
Skepta — Innocent Smile
A$AP Ferg — CYCLE
Single · Sep 18, 2026
A$AP Ferg — CYCLE
Trae Tha Truth & Mozzy — If It's Smoke
Single · Sep 18, 2026
Trae Tha Truth & Mozzy — If It's Smoke
Traffic, Ab-Soul & Saint Pat Beatz — LIFE
Single · Sep 18, 2026
Traffic, Ab-Soul & Saint Pat Beatz — LIFE
Calboy — Duh
Album · Sep 18, 2026
Calboy — Duh
Fenix Flexin, French Montana, Max B & Purps On The Beat — Run It Up
Single · Sep 18, 2026
Fenix Flexin, French Montana, Max B & Purps On The Beat — Run It Up
Travis Scott — RHYNO (from GTAVI: The Album)
Single · Sep 17, 2026
Travis Scott — RHYNO (from GTAVI: The Album)
Yung Lean & Metro Boomin — That's It
Single · Sep 17, 2026
Yung Lean & Metro Boomin — That's It
KUR & Lil Uzi Vert — Grab Your Popcorn (Remix)
Single · Sep 17, 2026
KUR & Lil Uzi Vert — Grab Your Popcorn (Remix)
Aesop Rock & Blockhead — Trouble Trouble
Single · Sep 16, 2026
Aesop Rock & Blockhead — Trouble Trouble
Nine Vicious — SEDITION
Album · Sep 11, 2026
Nine Vicious — SEDITION
Ro$ama — My Forte
Album · Sep 11, 2026
Ro$ama — My Forte
Talib Kweli — Repentance
Single · Sep 11, 2026
Talib Kweli — Repentance
HoodRich Pablo Juan — The Bloprint
Album · Sep 11, 2026
HoodRich Pablo Juan — The Bloprint
Fivio Foreign — SOLDIER (feat. The Fire Choir)
Single · Sep 11, 2026
Fivio Foreign — SOLDIER (feat. The Fire Choir)
Rich The Kid — Too Bad
Single · Sep 11, 2026
Rich The Kid — Too Bad
NAV — WOAH
Single · Sep 11, 2026
NAV — WOAH
Quavo — Backwards
Single · Sep 11, 2026
Quavo — Backwards
Zukenee & MONTREALITY — B4BB
EP · Sep 11, 2026
Zukenee & MONTREALITY — B4BB
Rio Da Yung OG — The World Is Yours
Album · Sep 11, 2026
Rio Da Yung OG — The World Is Yours
Unknown T — LISTEN.
Album · Sep 11, 2026
Unknown T — LISTEN.
D-Block Europe & French Montana — WORLDWIDE WAVE
Collaborative Project · Sep 11, 2026
D-Block Europe & French Montana — WORLDWIDE WAVE
Jhené Aiko — Westside Whimsy
Album · Sep 11, 2026
Jhené Aiko — Westside Whimsy
EST Gee — BIGGER THAN THE DEVIL
Album · Sep 11, 2026
EST Gee — BIGGER THAN THE DEVIL
Tisakorean — RAW
Album · Sep 11, 2026
Tisakorean — RAW
Tsu Surf — REAL INSIDE COLD OUTSIDE
Album · Sep 10, 2026
Tsu Surf — REAL INSIDE COLD OUTSIDE
Yeat — ON NOTHING
Single · Sep 4, 2026
Yeat — ON NOTHING
Nemzzz — LOCKED IN
Album · Sep 4, 2026
Nemzzz — LOCKED IN
Hieroglyphics — All Said And Done
Album · Sep 3, 2026
Hieroglyphics — All Said And Done
CZARFACE & Frankie Pulitzer — Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer
Collaborative Project · Aug 28, 2026
CZARFACE & Frankie Pulitzer — Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer
Rod Wave — Don’t Look Down
Album · Aug 28, 2026
Rod Wave — Don’t Look Down
Yung Miami — Spend Dat (Remix)
Single · Aug 28, 2026
Yung Miami — Spend Dat (Remix)
Snug, B.G. & Flagboy Giz — Go 2 War Pt. 2
Single · Aug 28, 2026
Snug, B.G. & Flagboy Giz — Go 2 War Pt. 2
Erykah Badu & The Alchemist — Before The World Blows
Collaborative Project · Aug 28, 2026
Erykah Badu & The Alchemist — Before The World Blows
Fat Joe — Organized Rhyme
Album · Aug 28, 2026
Fat Joe — Organized Rhyme
Jay Worthy, George Clinton & LNDN DRGS — Generation P
Collaborative Project · Aug 28, 2026
Jay Worthy, George Clinton & LNDN DRGS — Generation P
Young Stoner Life & Young Thug — Slime Language 3
Album · Aug 28, 2026
Young Stoner Life & Young Thug — Slime Language 3
E-40 — Turning My Money Over
Album · Aug 28, 2026
E-40 — Turning My Money Over
Dahi — Black Boy (Alternative)
Album · Aug 28, 2026
Dahi — Black Boy (Alternative)
Ken Carson — xperiment - cartunez
EP · Aug 27, 2026
Ken Carson — xperiment - cartunez
Post Malone — August 26
Mixtape · Aug 26, 2026
Post Malone — August 26
Busta Rhymes & J Dilla — DILLAGENCE II
Collaborative Project · Aug 25, 2026
Busta Rhymes & J Dilla — DILLAGENCE II
Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats — ii
Collaborative Project · Aug 21, 2026
Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats — ii
Skilla Baby — The Price Of Fame
Album · Aug 21, 2026
Skilla Baby — The Price Of Fame
The Game — The Documentary III
Album · Aug 21, 2026
The Game — The Documentary III
Hurricane Wisdom — Weathering The World
Album · Aug 7, 2026
Hurricane Wisdom — Weathering The World
Pooh Shiesty — All Eyes on Shiest
Album · Aug 7, 2026
Pooh Shiesty — All Eyes on Shiest
Loe Shimmy — Pretty Girlz Run The World
Album · Jul 24, 2026
Loe Shimmy — Pretty Girlz Run The World
Rick Ross — Set In Stone
Album · Jul 17, 2026
Rick Ross — Set In Stone
Future — The Real Me
Album · Jul 10, 2026
Future — The Real Me
T.I. — KILL THE KING
Album · Jun 26, 2026
T.I. — KILL THE KING
Kodak Black — Kodak The Blessing
Album · Jun 12, 2026
Kodak Black — Kodak The Blessing
Vince Staples — Cry Baby
Album · Jun 5, 2026
Vince Staples — Cry Baby
Latto — Big Mama
Album · May 29, 2026
Latto — Big Mama
Veeze — Y'all Won
Album · May 22, 2026
Veeze — Y'all Won
Drake — ICEMAN
Album · May 15, 2026
Drake — ICEMAN
Fat Trel — City of God
Album · Apr 17, 2026
Fat Trel — City of God
Sexyy Red — Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa (Hosted by DJ Holiday)
Album · Apr 15, 2026
Sexyy Red — Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa (Hosted by DJ Holiday)
Ye — BULLY
Album · Mar 28, 2026
Ye — BULLY
Yeat — ADL
Album · Mar 27, 2026
Yeat — ADL
Wiz Khalifa — Girls Love Horses
Album · Feb 27, 2026
Wiz Khalifa — Girls Love Horses
Baby Keem — Ca$ino
Album · Feb 20, 2026
Baby Keem — Ca$ino
J. Cole — The Fall-Off
Album · Feb 6, 2026
J. Cole — The Fall-Off
Don Toliver — OCTANE
Album · Jan 30, 2026
Don Toliver — OCTANE
K-Natural, Curci & Slum Village — What Up Bae (feat. Garfield Bright & Shai)
Single · Jan 16, 2026
K-Natural, Curci & Slum Village — What Up Bae (feat. Garfield Bright & Shai)
A$AP Rocky — Don't Be Dumb
Album · Jan 16, 2026
A$AP Rocky — Don't Be Dumb
Master P — Ghetto D
Album · Sep 2, 1997
Master P — Ghetto D
Scarface — The Diary
Album · Oct 18, 1994
Scarface — The Diary
DJ Quik — Quik Is the Name
Album · Jan 15, 1991
DJ Quik — Quik Is the Name
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