January 2024 New Music Releases

It's almost officially a new year, and it's time to see which rappers are kicking off 2024 with the first batch of new music. With 2023 almost in the rearview, here are the first collection of projects that will be leading the charge for 2024.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign Set to Drop New Joint Album Vultures

After three previous delays and plenty of controversial headlines, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign are set to come through on Jan. 12 with Vultures, the new joint album from the recently formed duo.

"Vultures," the LP's title track featuring Bump J, initially leaked online back in November. The song stirred up controversy due to lyrics that find Ye claiming that he isn't anti-Semitic because he's had sex with a Jewish woman. When the lead single officially dropped the next week, Lil Durk's verse that appeared on the initial leak was noticeably absent. It was reported that Alamo Records CEO Todd Moscowitz refused to clear Durkio's lyrics.

On Dec. 12, Kanye West hosted a rave in Miami as a celebratory listening event for the Ty Dolla $ign collab, which at one point, was due out later that week but never dropped. The party made headlines for the fact that Ye donned a black KKK-inspired hood similar to the ones seen in his music video for 2013's "Black Skinhead." His daughter North West was also spotted at the rave performing a rap verse that is believed to be featured on the new project.

Vultures is also slated to include the song "Everybody," which was previewed on Dec. 8 by Kanye West himself via social media. The track samples the hook from Backstreet Boys' 1997 platinum hit, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)."

Kid Cudi Readies New Album Insano

Kid Cudi's long-awaited Insano album is set to drop this month. The effort will arrive on Jan. 12. Cudder spoke extensively about the project throughout 2023, teasing collaborations he had in the works with Young Thug and A$AP Rocky. Cudder initially planned to drop the album on Sept. 15, 2023, but ended up delaying it until January of 2024 to bulk it up with more songs. He promised his fans along the way that Insano would have "everything you need from me."

"I am positive this album will have everything u need from me, the fun, the deep thoughts, the inspiration to go out and live ur life and be great, the love, the madness, all of it," Cudder tweeted in October. "And I have a wonderful cast of features that im sure u all will love."

Benny The Butcher to Finally Drop Highly Anticipated Def Jam Debut

After multiple delays and months of hype, Benny The Butcher's Def Jam debut Everybody Can't Go is finally ready to hit the streets on Jan. 26, 2024. The former Griselda signee has been hyping up the project since the top of 2023, at one point claiming it would be a bigger album for Def Jam than DMX's groundbreaking 1998 debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot. Benny capitalized on this momentum throughout the end of 2023 by dropping off "Big Dog" with Lil Wayne in November, followed by "One Foot In" with Stove God Cooks in December.

See more new releases dropping in January below, including albums from French Montana, Masta Ace, Lil Dicky and more.