It’s the first of the month! May is here, which means we’re that much closer to summer. As the warm weather approaches, things are starting to heat up in the music industry, too. Hip-hop closed out the month of April on a high note, pumping out new singles, EP’s, album’s and everything in between from your favorite acts.

For starters, the best thing to come out of Kentucky since KFC, Jack Harlow, dropped off his new album Jackman. — and he’s rapping his ass off over soul type beats. Texas’ latest obsession BigXthaPlug returns with the deluxe version of his critically-acclaimed freshman album AMAR. Highway is having second thoughts about his role in other people’s lives on “on dat shit.” Plus, Eem Triplin searches for peace of mind in the Microsoft universe as he comes to grips with being a loner in his new video for “TELL ME IM RIGHT.”

Still, there’s more to unpack here. With so much new music in rotation, new announcements being made (like the arrival of Eem’s debut project), and the everyday struggle of trying to keep up with all of this in real-time, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the newness. But rest assured, DGB has you covered.

Instead of focusing on every new song or video that released recently, we’ve curated a list of the hottest drops to keep on your radar. More new music will have probably released by the time this list goes live. In return, that just means we have more ground to cover heading into the weekend. So, if your song didn’t make the cut this time around, there’s a chance we’ll see you next week. Stay tuned.

Jack Harlow — Jackman.

Swizz Beatz — “Say Less (feat. Lil Durk & A Boogie Wit da Hoodie)”

BigXthaPlug — AMAR (Deluxe)

Eem Triplin — “TELL ME IM RIGHT“

Coi Leray — “My Body“

Lola Brooke — “Just Relax”

Highway — “on dat shit”

Pap Chanel — “Left Right“

Allstar JR — Organized Crime 2 (Deluxe)

Sharc — “Sicario“