18 New Rap and R&B Songs Out This Week
There’s no lack of good new hip hop albums/EPs out this week, including MIKE, Iron Wigs (Vic Spencer, Verbal Kent, SonnyJim), Kemba, and the hip hop-adjacent Buju Banton comeback album (all of which I wrote about in Notable Releases), as well as the 6LACK EP, City Girls, and IDK’s IDK & Friends 2 (more on those below). Plus, new singles from Megan Thee Stallion, CupcakKe, Burna Boy, Dinner Party (Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, 9th Wonder), Georgia Anne Muldrow, JPEGMAFIA, Marlowe (L’Orange & Solemn Brigham), Usher, Big Boi, Guapdad 4000/Denzel Curry, and more. Read on for all the rap and R&B songs we posted this week…
MEGAN THEE STALLION – “GIRLS IN THE HOOD”
Megan Thee Stallion reworks Eazy-E’s “Boyz-N-The-Hood” into her own new anthem, which does not disappoint one bit.
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CUPCAKKE – “DISCOUNTS”
CupcakKe remains prolific, and she follows her recent single “Lemon Pepper” and her MkX collab with the new song “Discounts.” She goes hard on this one.
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BURNA BOY – “WONDERFUL”
Nigerian Afro-fusion artist Burna Boy recently followed his great 2019 album African Giant (and his contribution to Beyonce’s Lion King album) with “Odogwu,” and now he’s back with yet another instantly-satisfying single, “Wonderful.”
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DINNER PARTY (TERRACE MARTIN, ROBERT GLASPER, KAMASI WASHINGTON, 9TH WONDER) – “FREEZE TAG” (ft. PHOELIX)
Dinner Party is the new jazz/hip hop/neo-soul supergroup of Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, and 9th Wonder, and their self-titled debut album (due July 10 via Sounds Of Crenshaw/Empire) features several collaborations with frequent Noname collaborator Phoelix. You can read more about the excellent lead single “Freeze Tag” here.
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JYOTI (GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW) – “ORGONE”
Georgia Anne Muldrow has released another song off her upcoming album as Jyoti, Mama, You Can Bet! (due 8/28 via eOne), and it’s a soaring dose of jazz-soul.
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6LACK – 6PC HOT EP
Fresh off releasing the excellent “End of Daze” as a member of the supergroup Spillage Village, Atlanta R&B singer 6LACK has dropped a new six-song EP that finds him on his especially somber, melancholic side.
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CITY GIRLS – “JOBS”
City Girls released their new album City On Lock over the weekend (featuring Doja Cat, Lil Durk, Yo Gotti, and Lil Baby) and they put out a video for its single “Jobs.” It’s the duo’s first album since JT was released from prison in 2019.
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SHORELINE MAFIA – “GANGSTAS & SIPPAS” (REMIX ft. YG)
Rising LA rap group put out a new remix of “Gangstas and Sippas,” and this one’s blessed by a verse by fellow West Coaster YG.
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MIKE – “ALLSTAR” (ft. EARL SWEATSHIRT)
MIKE put out his new album Weight of the World (read our review), and the great closing track “Allstar” features Earl Sweatshirt.
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JPEGMAFIA – “THE BENDS!”
JPEGMAFIA has been releasing singles all year, and today he’s back with another one. This one opens with a sample of a Trump speech, and he goes on to sing-rap about the Trump administration over his own inventive production.
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MARLOWE (L’ORANGE & SOLEMN BRIGHAM) – “FUTURE POWER SOURCES”
Marlowe, the duo of underground hip hop producer L’Orange and rapper Solemn Brigham, arer releasing their new album Marlowe 2 on August 7 via Mello Music Group, and lead single “Future Power Sources” is a great dose of kinetic, psychedelic, alternative rap.
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CHUCKY73 & ABG NEAL – “MILI” & YOUNGKILLA73 – “KILLAMOOD”
The Bronx Latin trap crew Sie7etr3 just put out two new songs, Chucky73 and ABG Neal’s “Mili” and YoungKilla73’s “KillaMood.” These guys are one of the most exciting new rap crews in New York right now, and these two songs prove they remain artists you should be keeping your eye on.
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USHER – “I CRY”
Usher, who recently penned an op-ed urging Congress to declare Juneteenth a national holiday, has now released a new song inspired by everything going on in the world, with proceeds going to LISC, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, “one of the nation’s largest nonprofits investing in underserved communities and communities of color.” Usher says, “While I was shut in during the Pandemic and watching the death of George Floyd, the ongoing slaughtering of Black men and women, the protests and the events that unfolded, I became very connected to the wider universal feeling of hopelessness.”
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BIG BOI & SLEEPY BROWN – “CAN’T SLEEP”
Big Boi and longtime collaborator Sleepy Brown are gearing up to release a collaborative album, The Big Sleepover, which will include their funky, CeeLo Green-featuring 2019 single “Intentions” and this new slow jam.
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IDK – “BULLETPROOF” (ft. DENZEL CURRY & MAXO KREAM)
Maryland rapper IDK has teamed with two of his past collaborators, Florida’s Denzel Curry and Houston’s Maxo Kream, for his great new song “Bulletproof.” It’s a highlight of his just-released IDK & Friends 2, and you can read more about it here.
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GUAPDAD 4000 – “LIL SCAMMER THAT COULD” (ft. DENZEL CURRY)
Denzel Curry also just dropped a killer verse on this new Guapdad 4000 track and features in its bonkers video
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THE STREETS – “FALLING DOWN” (ft. HAK BAKER)
The Streets (Mike Skinner) has shared another single off his upcoming None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive (due 7/10 via Island), and this one features self-proclaimed “G-folk” singer Hak Baker.
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For even more new songs, browse our daily ‘New Songs’ lists. For more hip hop news, browse our ‘Hip Hop News’ category.
