The Drop

The Drop: nine new releases

Bensoul's Flight 420 takes off, Toxic Lyrikali lands an EP, and Dominic Fike, Sampa the Great and Blxckie all drop albums. Everything worth pressing play on from 29–30 October.

The Drop · 29–30 October 2026 · 6 min read
Bensoul's Flight 420 artwork
Bensoul's Flight 420 artworkArtwork: Sudah Nation

Kenya came through this week. Bensoul's new album and a new EP from Toxic Lyrikali lead a busy Friday that also brings a third album from Dominic Fike, Sampa the Great's return to Zamrock and Blxckie's second album. Here's everything that dropped, and where to start.

  1. 01Flight 420

    Flight 420

    Bensoul
    Album · out Friday 30 October

    Bensoul's new album is 13 tracks long and leans into a reggae-inspired sound, blended with the Afrosoul he's known for. He previewed it for fans at a listening session in Nairobi earlier this week.

    The guest list runs deep: Scar Mkadinali on “NYR”, Spyro on “A Glass of Wine”, Watendawili on “Naenjoy”, Kasiva Mutua on “Bossa Nova”, Ywaya Tajiri on “Mariwana”, Mike Kayihura on “Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses”, Hornsphere on “RobinHood” and Savara on “Tears of Joy”. It closes on “Thank You”.

  2. 02Abundance

    Abundance

    Toxic Lyrikali
    EP · out Thursday 29 October

    Toxic Lyrikali beat the Friday rush with a short, sharp project. Abundance is five tracks and about 15 minutes long: “Most Wanted”, “Mafia Boss”, “Time”, “Reminisce” and “Mbebe”.

  3. 03How to Quit Smoking

    How to Quit Smoking

    Dominic Fike
    Album · out Friday 30 October

    Dominic Fike's third studio album arrives today. He's also heading to Europe on tour in February 2027, with dates including Berlin and Hamburg.

  4. 04Nu Zamrock

    Nu Zamrock

    Sampa the Great
    Album · out Friday 30 October

    The Zambian rapper goes back to Zamrock, the rock sound that came out of Zambia in the 1970s, and pulls it into the present. The album is out on Loma Vista and executive produced by her long-time collaborator Cadenza.

    It includes “Simon Says”, which came with a short prelude film, and “Can't Hold Us” with her sister Mwanjé.

  5. 05YENA

    YENA

    Blxckie
    Album · out Friday 30 October

    The South African rapper's second album is 15 tracks long and lands five years after his debut, B4Now.

  6. 06I Am What I Am

    I Am What I Am

    Kirk Franklin
    Album · out Friday 30 October

    The gospel giant's new album includes “This Time”, which reunites him with GloRilla.

  7. 07Better Over Time

    Better Over Time

    BigXthaPlug
    Album · out Friday 30 October

    Eighteen tracks from the Texas rapper, previewed by “LITE” with Belly Gang Kushington.

  8. 08Everything Under the Sun

    Everything Under the Sun

    Nickelback
    Album · out Friday 30 October

    Nickelback's new album is out on Virgin Music Group, led by “Rattle the Cage” featuring guitarist John 5.

  9. 09Perfecth

    Perfecth

    Queens of the Stone Age
    Album · out Friday 30 October

    The rock heavyweights' ninth studio album, featuring the single “Insignificant Other”.

Also out this weekThe singles

Gracie Abrams, “Here You Come, There You Go” (Thursday 29 October). A new song ahead of Daughter From Hell (Deluxe), out 20 November, and her SNL return on 31 October.

Justice and Gesaffelstein, “Pusher” (Thursday 29 October). The French duo's first track with Gesaffelstein, from Justice's score for Grand Theft Auto VI.

Coi Leray featuring Lucky Daye, “Milk N Cookies” (Friday 30 October). From Epic's holiday compilation Holiday Radio.

Sam Smith and Jacob Lusk, “My Guy” (Friday 30 October). A new version of Sam Smith's June single.

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