The Listening: The Alchemist, Lil Baby, Redveil and More

A new year has begun — and with that comes new music.

Although a little lighter than usual, this week still brings some notable releases, particularly Lil Baby’s WHAM album, which features “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber,” a track that includes Young Thug’s first verse since being released from jail.

There’s also “Floppy Disks,” a loosie from the incredible producer The Alchemist, which finds him pulling double duty as beatmaker and rapper.

Also, Snoop Dogg presents a new compilation album from his current Death Row Records roster to showcase the emerging talent the legendary music label has now.

Each week, Okayplayer will deliver a roundup of all the latest new heat from some of our favorite artists. Check out the latest offerings below.

NEW SONGS

LIL BABY, YOUNG THUG & FUTURE — “DUM, DUMB, AND DUMBER”

Right before dropping his album, WHAM, Lil Baby shared one other single from the project. “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber” is a big deal for an obvious reason, with the track featuring Young Thug’s first verse since being released from jail.

LITTLE SIMZ — “HELLO, HI”

Over a smooth and calming guitar loop, Little Simz offers a surprise release in “Hello, Hi,” and reminds listeners of why she’s one of the most refreshing rappers out.

THE ALCHEMIST — “FLOPPY DISKS”

On a self-produced beat Alchemist delivers his own raps and shouts out his own astrological sign (Scorpio) too.

Joey Bada$$ — “The Ruler’s Back”

Joey Bada$$ returns to bless a Conductor Williams beat with bars that are as confrontational as they are confident.

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REDVEIL — “WHAT3VER”

Redveil pairs some great raps with an immaculate and hypnotizing self-produced beat on “What3ver.”

NEW ALBUMS

LIL BABY — ‘WHAM’

Lil Baby kicks off his new year with a new album stacked with features from Young Thug, Future, GloRilla, Travis Scott, 21 Savage and more.

VARIOUS ARTISTS — ‘Death Row Revue’

As the new leader of Death Row Records, Snoop continues to highlight the emerging talent coming from the label with Death Row Revue, which includes tracks from Jane Handcock, Charlie Bereal and more.