This week in hip hop, we got Big KRIT’s new album, which you can read about in Notable Releases, plus projects from Yeat, Sada Baby, Curren$y & The Alchemist, and more, and we’ve also got new singles from Fly Anakin, Tinashe, Kid Cudi & Nigo, BabyTron, Kojey Radical, and more. Read on for all the rap and R&B songs we’ve released this week…
FLY ANAKIN – “BLACK BE THE SOURCE” (ft. PINK SIIFU & BILLZ EGYPT)
Fly Anakin is just under a month away from releasing his new album Francand today brings new single “Black Be the Source,” a soulful, psychedelic, underground rap song that “posits the often undervalued contributions of black art as the model for popular culture today. and is accompanied by a similarly-themed and equally powerful video produced by Jabari Canada.
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TINASHE – “NATURALLY”
At Tinashe 333 was one of the best R&B albums of 2021, and now it’s getting a deluxe edition on March 3. This will include new single “Naturally,” which is cut from the same attractive fabric as the original record and already sounds like a hit.
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KID CUDI & NIGO – “WANT IT BAD”
Having recently shared the A$AP Rocky collab from his upcoming album I know Nigo, Bape founder Nigo has now shared the Kid Cudi collab. It was produced by Pharrell, and it finds Kid Cudi taking on more of a gurgling auto-tuning vibe than usual.
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CURREN$Y & THE ALCHEMIST – “NO YEAST” (ft. BOLDY JAMES)
Curren$y and The Alchemist just released their new album Continuation, and Alchemist’s jazzy, psychedelic production pairs more perfectly than ever with Curren$y’s rocky delivery. One of the album’s main standouts is “No Yeast”, which features another frequent Alchemist collaborator, Boldy James.
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BABYTRON – “6 STAR RESEARCH LEVEL”
Detroit rapper BabyTron has announced a new project, Megatron, due March 4 via The Hip Hop Lab/EMPIRE. His goofy, giddy Midwestern rap vibes are in full force on this new song.
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SHENSEEA – “RU QUE” (ft. 21 SAVAGE)
Rising dancehall star Shenseea follows “Lick” ft. Megan Thee Stallion with another song from her upcoming debut album ALPHA, “RU that.” This one also features a great guest rapper (21 Savage) and he finds Shenseea continues to blur the lines between Jamaican dancehall and American rap.
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KOJEY RADICAL – “SILK” (ft. MASEGO)
British rapper Kojey Radical’s debut album reason to smile drops March 4 via Asylum/Atlantic, and new single “Silk” finds him delivering tongue twisters over airy, jazz-infused production.
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OCKHAM BLAZER – “GOLDEN PRISON”
Ockham’s Blazer is a seven-piece, multi-genre band fronted by underground rapper PremRock, and their self-titled debut album is out 4/29 via Fake Four Inc. Read more about the lead single “Prison of Gold” here.
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J BALVIN – “NIÑO SOÑADOR”
Ever-prolific Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin returns with new song “Niño Soñador,” which begins as a tender ballad before morphing into a grungy ’90s alt-rock song with a trap-pop twist.
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TEEZO TOUCHDOWN – “HANDYMAN” (ft. KENNY BEATS)
Teezo Touchdown, who is preparing to open Tyler, the Creator’s tour (and appears on Tyler’s album Call me if you get lost), shared this goofy new alt-pop collab with Kenny Beats.
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FATIMA & JOE ARMON-JONES – “#1”
British soul hip hop singer Fatima and jazz musician Joe Armon-Jones have teamed up for a three-song EP, Tinted shades, due March 4 via Aquarii Records. The first single is the very appealing “#1”, which plays to the strengths of both artists.
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VIC MENSA – VALENTINO WINE PE
Vic Mensa is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a new four-song EP, and he finds the Chicago rapper toning things down a bit and exploring R&B and soul territory.
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SILK SONIC – “LOVE’S TRAIN” (CON FUNK SHUN COVER)
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have released a new Silk Sonic single for Valentine’s Day, a cover of Con Funk Shun’s 1983 track “Love’s Train.” They smooth the already velvety vocals even further.
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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.
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