New Music Friday: Beyoncé, Nemzzz, French Montana & Max B, Karrahbooo, and More Stack September 4

This week’s New Music Friday is stacked with major names, rising stars, and long-awaited projects. Beyoncé expands a classic R&B era, Nemzzz makes his biggest UK rap statement yet, and French Montana reunites with Max B for a Coke Wave-era throwback. Karrahbooo, Dizzee Rascal, Black Sherif, Blu, Sndtrak, and Mykki Blanco also bring fresh energy to the release calendar.

Here is the straight rundown from Power JDM The Beat for listeners following hip hop news, R&B radio online, and the latest album releases.

1. Beyoncé , B'DAY: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Beyoncé celebrates 20 years of B'DAY with a 31-track expanded reissue. The project features remastered audio, restored music videos, Spanish-language recordings, B-sides, unreleased songs, and new collaborations.

The edition adds songs such as “My First Time,” “Can I Watch You” with Pharrell, “Lost Yo Mind,” “Creole,” and “Back Up.” It also includes “Cuerpo (Tumbao)” with Maluma and “Irreplaceable (Como La Flor)” with Selena.

The original album remains one of Beyoncé’s most direct and energetic R&B statements. The anniversary edition gives the era more room to breathe while connecting it to new voices and updated production.

Standout Tracks

  • “Irreplaceable”
  • “Déjà Vu”
  • “Beautiful Liar”
  • “Cuerpo (Tumbao)”
  • “Can I Watch You”

Quick Listening Notes: This is a celebration for R&B fans and a chance to hear the B'DAY era expanded, big-voiced, funky, brass-heavy 2000s R&B with vault cuts and fresh collaborations. Details on the physical anniversary edition are available through Beyoncé’s official store.

Radio-Friendly Talking Point: Compare the original B'DAY sound with the newly added material. The conversation can focus on how Beyoncé balanced club-ready production, live-sounding instrumentation, and huge vocal performances.

2. Nemzzz , LOCKED IN

Manchester rapper Nemzzz steps forward with a 17-track project built around confidence, momentum, and international ambition. LOCKED IN brings together UK rap instincts and major features from Travis Scott, Lil Yachty, Latto, Cash Cobain, and Tunde.

The project includes “GASS” with Travis Scott, “GEEKIN” with Lil Yachty, and the sharp declaration “PRINCE OF THE SCENE.” Nemzzz keeps the songs concise, but the full-length format gives him space to show more range.

Listeners can review the full project through Nemzzz’s Apple Music album page.

Standout Tracks

  • “GASS” feat. Travis Scott
  • “GET READY”
  • “TODAY”
  • “PRINCE OF THE SCENE”
  • “GEEKIN” feat. Lil Yachty
  • “KILLIN EM”

Quick Listening Notes: This is the Manchester rapper’s full-length moment, sharp flows, melodic UK delivery, and big-name co-signs, built to play loud.

Radio-Friendly Talking Point: Talk about the move from viral UK rap visibility to global positioning. Travis Scott gives “GASS” immediate attention, but the deeper story is whether Nemzzz can hold the project together beyond the features. A related video link from the release cycle can help bring the visual side into the segment.

3. French Montana & Max B , Night to Remember

French Montana and Max B reconnect for Night to Remember, a 10-track project built on their familiar Harlem chemistry. The collaboration reaches back to the Coke Wave era while leaning into disco touches, relaxed hooks, and Max B’s unmistakable wavy delivery.

French brings the polished hooks and street-rap instincts. Max B adds the loose, melodic style that helped make their earlier work so influential.

Standout Tracks

  • “Cheat Code (Follow Me)”
  • “Up the Money”
  • “Disco Inferno”
  • “Come Ride It”
  • “Kinky”

Quick Listening Notes: This is the long-awaited reunion project from the Coke Wave-era duo, disco-touched, laid-back Harlem chemistry between French’s hooks and Max B’s wavy style. The project is also listed on Apple Music.

Radio-Friendly Talking Point: Use this project to revisit the influence of Coke Wave on melodic New York rap. The focus can stay on chemistry, regional sound, and how French and Max B helped make loose, sing-song street records part of the broader rap conversation.

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4. Karrahbooo , NOT DA 2

Karrahbooo follows up with her debut mixtape, NOT DA 2. The 11-track release is short, direct, and full of Atlanta attitude. Features from Monaleo, Lil Yachty, and K3 add extra movement without taking attention away from Karrahbooo’s personality.

The project works best when the songs stay loose and unpredictable. She is not trying to over-explain the records, the energy does most of the work.

Standout Tracks

  • “PULL A LUH BAND OUT”
  • “NO HOOK”
  • “WYO” feat. Monaleo
  • “PATCHED IT UP” feat. Lil Yachty
  • “MAKE HER DANCE” feat. K3

Quick Listening Notes: Rowdy, confident Atlanta energy from the internet favorite, short, punchy songs with personality and no filler.

Radio-Friendly Talking Point: Discuss how short-form internet visibility can turn into a full mixtape moment. Karrahbooo’s appeal is tied to delivery, attitude, and quotable records that can move quickly through social platforms and radio mixes.

5. Dizzee Rascal , We Want Bass

Grime pioneer Dizzee Rascal returns with We Want Bass, his ninth studio album. As the title suggests, the project puts low-end pressure and club energy at the center.

Dizzee remains direct and technical, but the album is designed to move. It connects his early grime impact with a more open, dancefloor-ready approach.

Standout Tracks

  • “Muy Bien”
  • “What U Need”
  • “Riding Round Slow” feat. Bun B
  • “Tell Me Why”

Quick Listening Notes: The grime pioneer keeps his foot on the gas, bass-heavy, club-ready, and still sharp after all these years.

Radio-Friendly Talking Point: Frame the story around longevity. Dizzee Rascal helped establish grime as a global sound, and this release gives listeners a chance to hear how that style continues to evolve.

6. Black Sherif , SUN SHERIF

Ghanaian star Black Sherif keeps things focused on the six-track EP SUN SHERIF. The project blends raw emotion, melodic drill influences, and Afrobeats crossover production.

With a short tracklist, the songs have room to stand on their own. Black Sherif’s voice remains the anchor, rough around the edges, emotional, and easy to recognize.

Standout Tracks

  • “Expresso”
  • “Run Around”
  • “Forever” feat. AratheJay
  • “Frontline”

Quick Listening Notes: Black Sherif stays in his lane with raw, melodic drill-adjacent Afrobeats crossover cuts that reward repeat listens.

Radio-Friendly Talking Point: Talk about the growing connection between Ghanaian sounds, Afrobeats, drill, and global hip-hop radio. Black Sherif’s music shows how regional identity can remain central while the sound travels internationally.

7. Blu & Sndtrak , LA

Blu and producer Sndtrak team up for LA, a 10-track West Coast love letter. Blu’s lived-in writing meets Sndtrak’s soulful production, creating a project that sits between boom-bap, jazz-rap, and California cruising music.

The album does not need oversized production tricks. Its strength is the chemistry between the rapper’s details and the producer’s warm, layered beats.

Standout Tracks

  • “Crip Blood”
  • “Sunshine”
  • “LA”
  • “Westsider”

Quick Listening Notes: A West Coast love letter, Blu’s lived-in raps over Sndtrak’s soulful, boom-bap-meets-California production.

Radio-Friendly Talking Point: Highlight the producer-rapper format. This is a good example of how a focused partnership can create a clear sound and identity across an entire album.

8. Mykki Blanco , CAFE PARADISO

Mykki Blanco brings an adventurous edge to the week with CAFE PARADISO. The 12-track project blends punk attitude, theatrical rap, downtown art energy, and left-field collaborations.

Features from Benét and Frank Nesbitt add contrast, but Blanco remains at the center of the project. The result is restless, stylish, and intentionally outside the usual rap formulas.

Standout Tracks

  • “NYC DOGS”
  • “Wasted In Soho” feat. Benét
  • “Hey Dopeman” feat. Frank Nesbitt
  • “God Is Alive”

Quick Listening Notes: Adventurous and theatrical: punk-edged rap with left-field features and an art-school downtown spirit.

Radio-Friendly Talking Point: Use the album to discuss genre freedom. Mykki Blanco’s work sits between rap, punk, performance art, and electronic music, making it a strong pick for a segment on artists who refuse easy categories.

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Two Essential Projects This Week

Nemzzz : LOCKED IN

LOCKED IN is the project that can move Nemzzz from promising UK rapper to main-event talent. The 17-track run shows range without losing the hard edge that made his earlier music connect. “GASS” with Travis Scott gives the album global reach, while songs such as “PRINCE OF THE SCENE” and “KILLIN EM” make the case for Nemzzz on his own.

French Montana & Max B : Night to Remember

Night to Remember is a reunion years in the making, and the chemistry still lands. The project carries a warm, disco-tinged feel while reminding listeners how much French Montana and Max B influenced the melodic New York sound. It is relaxed, familiar, and built around a partnership that still has a clear identity.

Still in Rotation from Last Week

If you missed last week’s drops, check out New Music Friday: Rod Wave, Erykah Badu & The Alchemist, Dahi, and More Stack August 28. Erykah Badu and The Alchemist’s Before the World Blows: The Abi and Alan Experiment appeared in that roundup and is still in rotation.

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Artist Note: Why Anniversary Editions Matter

Anniversary deluxe drops like B'DAY are also a reminder of the business side of music. When artists control their master recordings, they can benefit more directly when older catalogs are reissued, remastered, licensed, and streamed.

That does not replace publishing rights or other royalty streams, but master ownership gives artists more control over how recorded music is handled over time. For independent artists, keeping clear records of ownership, splits, registrations, and agreements remains an important part of building a catalog.