Metro Boomin’s Heroes & Villians LP, Babyface Ray’s project MOB and Lil Peep’s posthumous LIVE FOREVER album are among the headlining releases in the latest edition of HipHopDX’s New Music Friday Albums coverage.

Metro Boomin has assembled The Avengers of the Hip Hop universe to help him save the rap world as we know it with his triumphant Heroes & Villians album.

Complete with a Marvel and DC Comics-rivaling rollout featuring theatrialc video trailers and mock comic book covers that double as guest feature announcements, Metro Boomin has pulled out all of the stops for his first full-length solo release since 2018’s Not All Heroes Wear Capes.

Seemingly building on the courageous efforts he and 21 Savage brought forth on their 2020 Savage Mode II collaborative project, Metro Boomin has recruited Young Thug, Gunna, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Future, A$AP Rocky, Don Toliver, Young Nudy, John Legend and more for assistance on Heroes & Villians.

Along with appearances from Blxst and Nija, the 18-track project includes featured guest verses from artists such as Lil Durk and GMO Stax, among others.

Closely following the re-issued release of his breakout 2015 track “Flannel,” and what would’ve been Lil Peep’s 26th birthday, the rapper’s estate delivers his posthumous album LIVE FOREVER.

For his second release of the year, Yungeen Ace continues trailblazing his own path on his rugged Survivor of the Trenches album — which includes features from EST Gee, SleazyWorld Go, Rob49 and more.

The extended playing record includes contributions from artists such as African sensation Nektunez and the Atlanta-bred rapper Amirror