NEW RELEASES: NEW KING COLE

J. Cole’s new Dreamville project, Revenge of the Dreamers III, appears headed for #1 on Friday’s HITS Top 50.

Dreamville & J. Cole (Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope) 85-95k total activity, 8-10k album
Machine Gun Kelly (Bad Boy/Interscope) 28-32k, 14-17k

Cole's set, recorded in a fleet 10 days at the top of this year, reportedly involved more than 100 producers, rappers and other creators; among the more recognizable guests are DaBaby, Ty Dolla $ign, Vince Staples and Smokepurpp.

In other news, if you were among those who felt the recent earthquakes, we hope you're OK. We were ready to blame all that shaking on those edibles.