Weekend Rotation: Offset's GMFU, Westside Gunn's HEELMATIC and 6 More Projects Running Your Weekend

Somebody at the labels decided November 13 was the day. HotNewHipHop called it a "massive slate," and they weren't lying: Offset, Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, Wiz Khalifa, Babyface Ray, Sleepy Hallow, and a whole lot more all landed on the same night. Throw in a couple of rapper-producer gems from earlier in the week, and you've got a weekend that'll eat your whole data plan. We sorted it. Here are the eight projects for your Weekend Rotation.

Offset: GMFU

This is the headliner. GMFU, short for "Got Me F****d Up," is Offset's fourth solo album, an 18-song Motown set that runs about 48 minutes after getting pushed back from its original October date. It's his first solo album since KIARI in August 2025. Per Complex, the Quavo-assisted opener "R4W" goes right at the April shooting that put Set in the hospital, and Quavo shows up again on "Why Not" with Loe Shimmy, keeping the Migos reunion energy going. Don Toliver's "Every Night" flips Jodeci's "Freek'n You," and Gunna, Tommy Richman, ApolloRed1 and OsamaSon also pull up, with production from Southside, FNZ, Jaasu, Turbo and more. Set performs a new cut on The Tonight Show this Sunday. Start with "R4W." Catch up on the catalog with Offset and Migos albums.

Westside Gunn: HEELMATIC

Flygod moved to Mass Appeal, so of course he named the album after Illmatic. HEELMATIC is 16 tracks through Griselda and Mass Appeal, led by the Denny LaFlare-produced "ZILLA" with its Cairo camel video. The headline for the podcast crowd: Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine both rap on "DON PISTOLA," per Apple Music's notes, and they each show up again elsewhere. Stove God Cooks gets four features, Rome Streetz and Brother Tom Sos are in the mix, and the seven-minute "HURT + HEEL" is the jazzy centerpiece. Gunn even threw a 4th Rope show in Queens the night before. Start with "DON PISTOLA." Collectors, the Westside Gunn vinyl section is calling.

Benny the Butcher & Black Soprano Family: A Friend of Ours 2

Same night, same city, different lane. A Friend of Ours 2 is the sequel to the 2018 tape that first introduced Benny's B$F roster, a tight 10-song, 31-minute set co-headlined with Connecticut's Fuego Base via Perfect Time Music Group. Elcamino is all over it (three appearances), Rick Hyde, Sule and new member OT The Real step up, and Conductor Williams produced "Make It Make Sense." The "Caine Sales" video dropped with the album, and the crew is on the Came A Long Way From Selling Dope Tour through December 19 in Atlanta. Start with "Caine Sales."

Wiz Khalifa: Cool

Wiz went home for this one. Cool is 14 songs in under 39 minutes, his first album under a new deal with 10K Projects alongside Taylor Gang, built with Pittsburgh producers like E. Dan, Sledgren, I.D. Labs and Big Jerm. Lead single "The Calm" with Jae Harp leans into a New Wave rock feel, "Yiccen" nods to chopped-and-screwed, and "Stoner Film" drops references fans of Grandma's Boy will catch immediately. It caps a busy year that included work with Curren$y and the Blog Era Boyz tape with Machine Gun Kelly. Start with "Roll Up and Smile," obviously.

Babyface Ray: Unf*ckwitable 2

Detroit's smoothest is running it back. Unf*ckwitable 2 follows the 2021 original with 18 songs in about 48 minutes on Wavy Gang/EMPIRE. The guest list stays mostly in the city: Veeze on "Nigel Sylvester," 42 Dugg on "When I Call," Peezy and King Hendrick$ on "Ghetto Symphony," plus Lil Yee and DJ Scream. If you like your street rap laid-back and expensive-sounding, this is your Sunday drive. Start with "Nigel Sylvester."

Aesop Rock & Blockhead: Trouble Mountain

The long one. Trouble Mountain is 17 songs in just over an hour on Rhymesayers, another chapter in one of rap's longest-running rapper-producer partnerships. Open Mike Eagle guests on "One Thing," Hanni El Khatib is on "Coyote Summer," and "TM Tours" lasts all of 27 seconds. "Trouble Trouble" and "Coyote Summer" both already have videos. Bring headphones and a dictionary. Dig into the back catalog with Aesop Rock vinyl.

Boldy James: Bentayga Genesis

Boldy doesn't take years off; he takes weeks off. Bentayga Genesis is 12 songs in 34 minutes on Royal House, produced by fellow Detroiter Roger L. Goodman, who also did 2025's Permanent Ink. Payroll Giovanni is on "Only You," and Icewear Vezzo and Sada Baby team up on "50 Summers." Early user reviews on Album of the Year say Goodman's beats are a step up from their last outing. Start with lead single "Love Me Now."

Bruiser Wolf & Conductor Williams: The Dealer Wins

The early-week sleeper. Dropped November 11, The Dealer Wins is 10 songs in 22 minutes under STATION and Bruiser House, with Marv Won on "The Score." Conductor Williams had a busy week (Benny and Conway both used him), but this whole project is his. If you're short on time, this is the one. Start with "The Score."

Honorable Mentions

Sleepy Hallow's 23-track STILL SLEEP ??, ZelooperZ and Black Noi$e's Pin Breakers (Danny Brown is on "Nostradamus"), Eminem's Infinite EP hitting streaming, and the IDK and Eminem single "WELCOME" produced by J Dilla all deserve a spot in your queue.

So which one are you running first this weekend? Drop your album of the week in the comments.

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