R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Joony, Ebony Riley, BIA & More

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10/13/2025

A Boogie Wit da Hoodie attends Rise Up NYC - A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, EPMD, Rakim, & Funk Flex connected August 07, 2025 successful New York City.

The past week successful hip-hop and R&B was filled with large announcements.

On Thursday (Oct. 9), a national justice dismissed Drake’s bombshell post-“Not Like Us” suit against Universal Music Group.

“The artists’ seven-track rap conflict was a ‘war of words’ that was the taxable of important media scrutiny and online discourse,” the justice explained. “Although the accusation that plaintiff is simply a pedophile is surely a superior one, the broader discourse of a heated rap battle, with incendiary connection and violative accusations hurled by some participants, would not incline the tenable listener to judge that ‘Not Like Us’ imparts verifiable facts astir plaintiff.”

While Drake has yet to publically remark connected the ruling, Mustard, the Grammy-winning shaper down Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and “TV Off,” posted several laughing emojis to his authoritative X account. The Drake-UMG suit was a jaw-dropping improvement successful the rap conflict that ruled 2024, and present Drizzy has been handed different L arsenic helium continues to rotation retired his forthcoming Iceman project. Lamar, connected the different hand, is gearing up for his last 4 Grand National circuit stops, each successful Australia.

This week’s different large announcements included the authoritative comeback of Verzuz. In concern with Complex, the euphony conflict bid volition return astatine ComplexCon connected Oct. 25 with a face-off betwixt No Limit Records and Cash Money Records. Additionally, connected Monday (Oct. 13), Billboard exclusively revealed the title, artwork and tracklist for Wale’s forthcoming Everything Is a Lot LP, which besides doubles arsenic his Def Jam debut.

With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to item immoderate of the champion and astir absorbing caller sounds crossed R&B and hip-hop — from a caller A Boogie banger to a sultry collaboration betwixt Lojay and Tyla. Be definite to cheque retired this week’s Fresh Picks successful our Spotify playlist below.