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(Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) 3 New Hip-Hop & R&B Songs You Must Hear This Week (1/23/26)
Noisey selects three of the best new hip-hop songs and R&B records from this week’s loaded slate of releases.
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(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation) This Rihanna Classic Almost Went to Mary J. Blige, but She Turned It Down: ‘My Fans Is Gonna Bug Me Out’
Mary J. Blige explained how one massive Rihanna hit originally could’ve been hers before she turned it down.
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(Photo by Michael Zagaris/Getty Images) Whitney Houston Once Tried to Get Lauryn Hill to Go Solo, but It Didn’t Exactly Go Well
Whitney Houston recalls in an old interview the time she called Lauryn Hill and asked why she was with the Fugees instead of going solo.
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(Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Ciara Calls Out Grammys for Snubbing One of Her Classic Songs
Ciara recalls the time one of her classic hit songs was snubbed by the Grammys and how she felt when it happened.
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(Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images) Frank Ocean on Why He Never Wanted to Be Labeled As an R&B Singer
Frank Ocean opens up in an old interview about why he was pretty reluctant to be labeled as an R&B artist.
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(Photo by Paras Griffin/WireImage) Jill Scott Reveals Why She’s ‘Lost More Money Than People Have Ever Made’
Jill Scott opens up about the many hard times she’s endured in her life and revealed the serious financial woes she’s faced.
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(Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) D’Angelo Explains How the Music Industry Caused Delay in ‘Black Messiah’ Release
In newly released audio, D’Angelo reveals how it wasn’t just his personal struggles that made ‘Black Messiah’ take so long to release.
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(Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images) Top 10 Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of 2025
Noisey selects ten of the best hip-hop and R&B albums that came out in 2025, from everyday R&B jams to raps bracing for the recession.
