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R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: G3 (LiAngelo Ball), SahBabii & Clairo, Joey Bada$$ & More
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After a very Cowboy Carter Christmas courtesy of Beyoncé — and a New Year’s Day that quickly gave into allegedly LeBron James-subbing Drake freestyle by way of Conductor Williams — it’s time to start 2025 off on the right foot when it comes to running down the latest in new hip-hop and R&B music. Lil Baby( WHAM) and Bad Bunny( Debí Tirar Más Fotos) kicked off the new year with two major full-length releases that are sure to battle for the top of the Billboard 200, while Ice Spice( Y2K: I’m Just A Girl) and SZA( SOS Deluxe: LANA) offered expanded editions of their own hit records. King Squad delivered his Saaheem (A Lu Bit More) deluxe, and he shocked the music community when teaming up with an uncredited Clairo for the unlikeliest of collaborations on “Show Off.” The alt-pop singer-songwriter’s soothing background vocals blend with SahBabii’s croon, as the ethereal single feels like a branch off Young Thug’s pioneering Beautiful Thugger Girls tree.
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