Ari Lennox Makes A Triumphant Return To Our "R&B Season" Playlist

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Two new Chris Brown tracks were included in our latest update – have you heard them yet?

It's been a few weeks since we've given you an R&B Season update, which means we've got a lengthy list of new tracks for you to stream as you fight off those Sunday Scaries.

By now, you've likely heard about Ari Lennox's triumphant return on Dreamville and DJ Drama's Gangsta Grillz tape, which earned the top spot on this week's list with "Blackberry Sap," although her vocals also shone on the record's fifth title, "Coming Down."

Next, we have two noteworthy collaborations to recommend – "Lavender & Red Roses" by Ibeyi and Jorja Smith from the sister's upcoming Spell 31 project, and "Such A Thing," which was produced by Jack Dine for Alex Isley's Marigold album.

32-year-old Chris Brown makes two appearances; the first on a solo single called "WE (Warm Embrace)" and the second, a joint song with Rema called "Time N Affection."

Ahead of their blue water road album's arrival, Kehlani has reunited with Justin Bieber on "up at night," and Cardi B connected with SZA and Summer on the remix of "No Love," which received very mixed reactions from audiences.

From Latto's 777 project – which we recently reviewed – we selected "Like A Thug" featuring Lil Durk, followed by Mary J. Blige and H.E.R.'s link-up on "Good Morning Gorgeous" and Ogi's "Envy."

Stream HNHH's R&B Season playlist below, and let us know which new additions are your favourite in the comment section.


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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.