17 New Rap and R&B Songs Out This Week
This week in hip hop, we got a Megan Thee Stallion remix ft. Beyonce, a Doja Cat remix ft. Nicki Minaj; new projects from Drake, Jay Worthy/Harry Fraud, Mozzy, Leven Kali, and more; and new singles from Lil Uzi Vert, YG, Kota the Friend/Joey Bada$$/Bas, Medhane, Brandy/Chance the Rapper, Kehlani, AJ Tracey, and more. Scroll down for all the rap and R&B we posted this week.
Also, today we posted a list of the 9 best rap albums of April.
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DRAKE - "DEEP POCKETS"
Drake's new mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes came out today, featuring a handful of his recent singles and some new songs. Of the new ones, "Deep Pockets" is a highlight and a reminder that Drake's still got a great ear for beats.
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MEGAN THEE STALLION - "SAVAGE" (REMIX ft. BEYONCE)
Megan Thee Stallion has a new remix of "Savage" to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts and it features none other than fellow Houston artist Beyonce.
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DOJA CAT - "SAY SO" (ft. NICKI MINAJ)
Two days after Beyonce hopped on a remix of Megan Thee Stallion's viral Tik Tok hit "Savage," Nicki Minaj hopped on a remix of Doja Cat's viral Tik Tok "Say So." Choice lyric: "Ain't talkin' medicine, but I made him more a fiend / Ever since I put the cookie on quarantine."
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LIL UZI VERT - "SASUKE"
Lil Uzi Vert already released two of the best albums of 2020, and now he's keeping the momentum going with yet another new song.
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JME - "YOU KNOW"
Grime MC Jme still hasn't put his 2019 album Grime MC on streaming services, but he's been gradually releasing videos for the songs on it, and the one for "You Know" just came out this week.
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KEHLANI - "F&MU"
Ever-popular R&B star Kehlani releases her anticipated new album It Was Good Until It Wasn’t next week (May 8 via Atlantic), and it'll include this likable new single, which comes with a self-shot, quarantine-style video.
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AJ TRACEY - "DINNER GUEST" (ft. MOSTACK)
UK rapper/producer AJ Tracey has dropped a danceable new single ft. MoStack, and all proceeds from first-week sales go to COVID-19 relief.
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SHORDIE SHORDIE - "L.O.V." (REMIX FT. ANN MARIE)
Fast-rising Shordie Shordie dropped a new remix of "L.O.V" from his recent >Music project featuring Chicago R&B singer Ann Marie.
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BRANDY - "BABY MAMA" (ft. CHANCE THE RAPPER)
Veteran R&B singer Brandy celebrates her daughter with her new Chance the Rapper-featuring single, which is also a benefit single to help single-parent families.
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YG - "LAUGH NOW, KRY LATER"
YG is staying prolific and will release a new album, Laugh Now, Kry Later, and here's the title track from it. "There’s more heat coming when we’re back outside again, but wanted to give my fans something to vibe to while we’re all inside. Stay home, stay safe and stay dangerous," YG says.
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KOTA THE FRIEND - "B.Q.E." (ft. JOEY BADA$$ & BAS)
New York rappers Kota The Friend, Joey Bada$$, and Bas have teamed up for this very New York tack, "B.Q.E."
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MYKKI BLANCO - "YOU WILL FIND IT" FT. DEVENDRA BANHART
Mykki Blanco has been working on a new album for a while, and "You Will Find It," her new collaboration with Devendra Banhart, was originally intended as an interlude between tracks. "I wanted to make a song with Devendra," Mykki says. "I wanted to make a song with one of my heroes just like a few years ago when I made a song with Kathleen Hanna. I had met him a few times now playing the same festivals in Europe and he was just open and it felt like a full circle moment. I could honestly say a lot about this song - I mean Devendra not only sings on the record, but he plays. He's not just a feature, he is now in the blood of the song, he's a part of the composition. It felt right to release this song now, I felt like I had this capsule of really good energy and I needed to release it now and not wait but let the vibe be felt now in this really anxious moment - so it can feel like a light hearted mini mediation amidst all the current noise."
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TISAKOREAN - "BATE ONNA BO"
Houston rapper (and Chance the Rapper collaborator) TisaKorean is releasing the Party Pack EP on Ultra Records at some point, and it'll include this booming, bass-fueled new single.
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MEDHANE - "ALLEGEDLY" (PROD. CHUCK STRANGERS)
Medhane is one of the most promising rappers in New York's current experimental rap scene, and this song is a great example of why.
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JAY WORTHY & HARRY FRAUD - EAT WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY SLEEP WHEN YOU'RE TIRED
Compton rapper Jay Worthy follows a recent string of singles with this new project produced entirely by New York's Harry Fraud. They may live on opposite coasts, but Harry embraces a classic West Coast bounce for this project, which suits Jay perfectly.
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MOZZY - BEYOND BULLETPROOF
For more high-quality, very West Coast rap, the new Mozzy album is worth a spin too.
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LEVEN KALI - HIGHTIDE
LA R&B singer Leven Kali taps Syd, Smino, Topaz Jones, and Ty Dolla $ign for his new project HIGHTIDE.
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