Frank Ocean, Kiana Ledé & H.E.R Hold Down This Week's "R&B Season" Playlist

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20222.5K Views

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Some great R&B records came out this week from Kiana Ledé, H.E.R., and Frank Ocean.

Though we're in troubling times as a society, there's been an influx of incredible music that's been dropping in the past few weeks. Thankfully, much of it has been some soothing R&B vibes that will, at least momentarily, ease the stress of quarantine for anyone who's been feeling a bit down and out. We make sure to keep everyone up to date on the hottest records in R&B with our Spotify playlist, R&B Season. Updated weekly, we compile some of the recent R&B drops that we feel is necessary for everyone to tune into.

No major hip-hop albums ended up dropping this week but we did receive some great records this week. Kiana Ledé, for example, is fresh off of the release of her latest project, KIKI. We also got another album from the XO camp from Black Atlass who blessed us with Dream Awake, his official follow-up to 2018's Pain & Pleasure. It was only necessary that we included cuts off of both of these projects for this week's R&B Season playlist.

In addition to those two artists, it was only necessary that both new Frank Ocean songs secure spots on the playlist. We also got that new Lonr. and H.E.R. collab.

Check out this week's installment of R&B Season below and follow HNHH on Spotify for more playlists.

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Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.