Wale has never been afraid to put a lot on his mind—and on everything is a lot., that becomes the point. His eighth studio album, released via Def Jam Recordings, finds the GRAMMY®-nominated rapper sorting through fame, family, love, isolation and the pressure that comes with trying to hold everything together.

Leon Thomas’s sophomore album, MUTT, is a fearless and genre-bending statement that has cemented his place as one of the most exciting voices in modern R&B.