The Nigerian music mid-year is officially entering its elite phase, and this week’s playlist rotation arrives with tracks that ooze effortless vibe. At the absolute forefront of this week’s Fresh Out is Victony with his chart-topping new anthem “SLICK,” setting a distinctly premium, late-night atmosphere for the entire queue. Barely a month since he dropped the highly anticipated “FRE$H,” he comes with yet another anthem.

Following Victony’s new single, our curation dives into a meticulously assembled blend of hypnotic Afropop, hip-hop, and R&B-infused rhythms. Africa’s creative community, VVS Lagos, releases its music project, Descendants, featuring an array of stars, including Jeriq, Shine TTW, King Perry, Siraheem, Wizkid Chan, Liya, and Blnde.

In the Hip-hop scene, Nigerian Afro Pop singer Kold AF and Hip-hop rapper ODUMODUBLVCK go band for band on their latest collaboration “4 by 4!” American hip-hop rapper Future storms the year with a new album, The Real Me, two years after his last project.

Afrobeats is starting to get intense with the arrival of highly anticipated EPs. Nigerian singer-songwriter Fave arrives with her latest project, RnBling EP, featuring Yemi Alade and Chike. Fast-rising singer Abefe also intensifies his momentum with his debut EP, Abefe (Begging To Be Loved).

Other new releases include collaborations from Timaya and Duncan Mighty, 1da Banton and Seyi Vibez, and Victor AD and Babyboy AV, among others. Check them out below!

Victony – Slick

1da Banton, Seyi Vibez – Won Dà

VVS – Kolobi (Descendants Album)

Future – California Girls (The Real Me Album)

Jonna Fraser, Tiwa Savage – Turn it Up

Kold AF & ODUMODUBLVCK – 4 by 4!

Abefe – Yaweh (Abefe – Begged To Be Loved EP)

Timaya & Mighty – Kontrol

Victor AD & Babyboy AV – Level

FAVE, Chike – Miss You (RnBling EP)