​July-Ish

A Boogie wit Da Hoodie & Don Q ft. Lil Uzi Vert - Flood My Wrist

Russ - Live From the Villa

Ebenezer ft. Stefflon Don - 3 AM in LA

K Camp x Rare Sound ft. Mozzy - Stack N Pray

Shoreline Mafia - Change Ya Life

Wifisfuneral - End of Story

Tee Grizzley ft. Lil Keed - Slime

JuiceWrld ft. Marshmello - Come & Go

StaySolidRocky ft. Lil Uzi Vert - Party Girl (Remix): This one samples the international smash hit “Barbie Girl” by Aqua (over a Billion views on YT). StaySolidRocky flipped it to Party Girl, slowed it down and landed a viral hit. With Lil Uzi on the remix, it was just sauce on sauce on sauce.

YG - Swag

DJDS x Tory Lanez x Rema - Simple Things

100 gecs ft. Lil West & Tony Velour - gecgecgec (Remix)

Pop Smoke ft. Lil Tjay  - Mood Swings: Pop Smoke’s untimely passing was a lowlight in the midst of a global pandemic. He was on his way to superstardom, leading the NY drill charge. The good thing is he had a super dope album in the tuck and a team who was able to put it together in a cohesive manner. The album went on to become the #2 selling Hip-Hop album of the year. RIP Pop Smoke.

Sada Baby - Good Wealthy

RÜFÜS DU SOL - Like An Animal

DJ Khaled ft. Drake - GREECE: This is one of my favorite Drake songs and the shit don’t even sound like him. It’s singing Drake, offering to fly a big booty bitty out to Greece and he even incorporates some French. I’m actively searching for a big booty bitty to fly out to Greece, preferably with stable income, a Bachelor's Degree, no more than 2 baby daddies, toned calves, a credit score 700 or above, and no gag reflex (I don’t think I’m asking for much).

Lupe Fiasco & Kaelin ft. Virgil Abloh - Shoes

Stormi Maya - Black Man Magic

Headie One x Drake - Only You Freestyle

Tyla Yaweh ft. DaBaby - Stuntin On You

SAINt Jhn & J. Balvin - Roses (Imanbek Remix): SAINt Jhn blew up with “Roses” but this version was the one that was ubiquitous on the radio and in clubs. I imagine the crossover appeal with J. Balvin made this version appealing to Latin music lovers as well.

TMG Fresh ft. Tee Grizzley - Champagne Cry

Chase B & Don Toliver ft. Gunna - Cafeteria

Quin NFN ft. Mozzy - G Route

Killy Kyleon & Slim Thug - Wishing On A Star

jpegmafia - living single

August-Ish

A$AP Ferg ft. Nicki Minaj & MadeInTYO - Move Ya Hips

R-Mean ft. Wiz Khalifa, Berner & B-Real - Kings

Murda Beatz ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Polo G - Doors Unlocked

Snakehips & Jess Glynne ft. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie & Davido - Lie For You

Wiz Khalifa - Top Down

Lil Murda - Fallin’: So the hit Starz series has produced some catchy bops and the first big one was this track about Fallin in love by the rapper Lil Murda (played by J. Alphonse Nicholson). It was featured multiple times during the first season and got quite a bit of radio play as well.

DJ SHAB ft. Lil Poppa & OMB Peezy - AfterLife

2 Chainz ft. Lil Wayne - Money Maker

DaBaby ft. Gunna - TLC

 Bodega Bamz - Waiting For Tonight

Drake ft. Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later: This was Drake’s smash single of the year. You know he does this from time to time like with 0 to 100. This is his first collab with Lil Durk. The video was epic. It was my first time seeing Druski. It had Odell, Marshawn, KD and a young lady who I was familiar with because of her internet presence and past involvement with Breezy. It also renewed his relationship with Nike after he was rumored to be taking a deal with Adidas.

Rico Nasty - IPHONE

Sleepy Hallow x Sheff G - Tip Toe

LB Spiffy - Kawasaki

Slatt Zy - Drama

Headie One ft. AJ Tracey & Stormzy - Ain’t It Different: So most of us got hip to Headie when Drake appeared on “Only One Freestyle” but mans was no flash in the pan. Headie linked with fellow Brits AJ Tracey & Stormzy for this flip of Crazy Town’s hit “Butterfly”. It’s a top tier track.

Metro Marrs - Oh Yea

Nas ft. Fivio Foreign & A$AP Ferg - Spicy

Vic Mensa - Vendetta: My cousin first put me onto Vic Mensa early in his career when he was part of the group Kids These Days. This song was a comeback of sorts and a statement that this nigga is relevant musically, got bars for days, and is a trendsetter/tastemaker. Somebody tried to troll him before this was released and this was for all the doubters and the naysayers. He can do this shit when he wanna, and at an extremely high level. Also, this track spurred me to fly to Chicago and try the local chicken joint, Uncle Remus. Ye’s 3rd listening party for Donda also happened to be that week and I went for that too and I was in line at Harold’s in Phoenix and a nigga told me that west side Chicago niggas fuck wit Uncle Remus more than Harold’s so I had to try it. (Vic mention’s Uncle Remus on the track if ya dunno).

August 08 ft. Barney Bones - BUSSDOWN YOUR SOUL

Rockie Fresh, Wale & Arin Ray - Hold On 

September-Ish

Jay Critch x Vendetta x Mari Mac - The Line Up 

Sprado ft. NLE Choppa - Magic

Yung Gravy - yup!

Big Sean ft. Nipsey Hussle - Deep Reverence: Big Sean dropped his “Detroit 2” project and it may be his most intimate yet. With interludes from Dave Chappelle, Erykah Badu, and Stevie Wonder you really got to know Sean. This Nipsey collab was released as the lead single and he had been deceased for over a year, so this had to be in the tuck. Unsurprisingly, it was a super duper dope verse and Sean did his thing on this track and all throughout “Detroit 2”.

Lil Yachty x YN Jay - Blind Em

Saba - Mrs. Whoever

The Avalanches ft. Denzel Curry, Sampa The Great & Tricky - Take Care In You Dreaming

Bino Rideaux ft. Young Thug - Mismatch (Remix): Bino has a unique voice and the production on this sounds like an early 2000’s R&B radio record (super dope btw). The Remix with Young Thug is a super slapper as both of their voices sound perfect on this production and they sound like brothers side by side.

A$AP Twelvy - S.N.L.

Vado ft. Dre & Dave East - Blessings

Comethazine - We Gone Win: “If it’s War then We Gone Win” Gotta admit, when I first heard this, I thought he said if it’s “water” We Gone Win, but I figured it out. The piano keys and happy chords are a stark contrast to the lyrics which describes shooting niggas in the head (that’s part of what makes the track so great). Cometh’s passionate, aggressive delivery adds pizazz and this is a perfect track for the gym or to hype you up before you spin the block on your opps.

Loose Kannon Takeoff ft. Stunna 4 Vegas - No Flaggin

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