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The Hit List Week 15: (Aug 2 - Aug 8)
Nas ft. Ms. Lauren Hill - Nobody: Nas & Hit-Boy dropped King’s Disease 2 this week, the sequel to their Grammy Award-winning album. Do yourself a favor and go buy it (see below). On “Nobody” Nasty Nas woke the sleeping dragging and got Lauryn Hill to bless us with one of the best verses of the 21st century. She goes into why she’s been absent from the game. Forces trying to control her and box her in, driven by greed and the whole time they wanted her to get back to work she was like “nah”. She been focused on saving souls and people criticize her for being late to shows… the gall! She got her feet beneath her and the only thing she’s worried about is her march to freedom. (Go buy the album. Don’t stream it, buy it. It’s a work of art, already in AOTY convos and will for sure be Grammy-nominated. The number of full albums I’ve purchased this year is in the single digits and this is one of them. I bought it after I streamed it so it’s certified [by me at least])
The Weeknd - Take My Breath: Starboy back! With a new look to boot. The After Hours look had the fro with the stache, he got the fro with the full beard now. This one is radio ready, with that new wave, synth-y sound that has become his signature ever since he collabed with Daft Punk. (The video intro even looks like the album art from Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”). Sounds like it would be on the next Blade Runner soundtrack when the Blade Runner nigga bout to get some ass. Something for the ladies, shawty take his breath away when she throw it back. It’s PG so this will get mad spins on terrestrial radio. I fucks wit it.
Kodak Black ft. Rod Wave - Before I Go: Some Down South melodic heartfelt shit. Kodak expresses concern over those out to kill him. He wonders what the future would hold for his children and promises to never be taken away from them. You know the melodic heartfelt shit is Rod Wave’s bag. Rod got hella problems and don’t know how to deal with them. He’s also in deep water but doesn’t know how to swim (I’m guessin he meant that figuratively but I wouldn’t be surprised if… you know what… nvm) Like The Weeknd, Rod is sporting a new cut, but he got the same old problems. We should start a Go Fund Me to get that brother in therapy.
Calboy - Round Here: Dope beat, keys and a soul-sample harmony in the back wit some humming and shit. Chicago’s own Calboy croons about emerging from the darkness, keeping the heat on him, flipping packs, and he warns outsiders to stay from round his parts.
Lupe Freestyles (Teach A Man to Fish & Forest Fires): Lu dropped his first freestyle this week “Teach a Man to Fish” over the Diplomats “I Really Mean It” beat (prolly in honor of the Lox/Dipset Verzuz) on it he thanked his mama for prepping him for life and also described himself as Drake with a sniper rifle. The second one is hella polished, over Kendrick’s “Sing About Me, I’m Dying Of Thirst”, he references the Lox/Dipset Verzuz and lays out what his next album will offer. It’s dope that he’s planning on dropping a project in the future. Lupe’s in my Top 10 of all time and while that list changes by the day and contains 100+ artists, it’s my list, fuck off.
Young Nudy - How I Eat: Young Nudy dropped his 2nd project of 2021 off this week titled “Rich Shooter”. It contains a full range of songs from Bodies On Bodies which is exactly what you think it’s bout, to “How I Eat” which talks about some street elements but the main message is grinding, stacking money to make sure you eat and then make it home to the fam. Some other standouts from “Rich Shooter”:
Keep It In the Sheet
Know How I Rock (ft. Pee Wee Longway)
Bodies On Bodies
On The Curb
Trap Shit (ft. Future)
How They Label Me
We Do Not Give Up
Zacari ft. Isaiah Rashad & Buddy - Rainy Day: TDE got the clip loaded. A week after Zay dropped his long awaited album, Zac blesses us with a single featuring his TDE brethren and fellow Cali artist Buddy. This track has a 90’s R&B sound, radio-ready, perfect for bumping in your Nissan Altima with the windows down smoking Newports and eating Saweetie’s new McD’s meal.
Rick Hyde ft. Benny the Butcher & G Herbo - Alone: BSF bizness on this one. Sped up soul sample weaved in the beat. Benny starts off, spits them dope rhymes, talks about the come up, the haters and the hurdles he’s had to overcome to get where he’s at. “Stay calm that first million gone play with your head.” Rick gets deep, talks about losing his mom to cancer. He still hits the block and gets it and also enjoys his spoils of war by relaxing at a steakhouse with his homie Orlando. G Herbo closes, tries to calm the lil homies down just like his auntie told his mom to do with him. He warns the opps to think twice before approaching him and his because he don’t move around without the toaster. No chorus on this track, bars on bars on bars.
Fredo Bang - Pray 4 Dem (Father Pt. 2): Fredo Bang dropped a new album this week called “Murder Made Me” and a good chunk was produced by DJ Chose (his familiar tag plays at the beginning of half the tracks. On this one (produced by Chose) Fredo prays for his opps, asks the Lord to stay with them because he puts his faith in his pistol and he ridin around looking for the enemy. Fredo Bang is one of the best new artists to make upbeat street music, sounds great in the whip and he really be having me thinking about making life altering decisions. Stop this shit Fredo! (Nah keep going, frfr) Check out these other tracks from “Murder Made Me”:
Throw Da Set (Long Live Von)
Too Unfair
Click Up
Rada Rada
Like Me
Oppanese
Meek Mill - War Stories: For all the flak Meek gets for his off-the-field antics, no one can question his talent (I mean you can but, c’mon B, he ain’t get where he at spitting trash). This a modern “freestyle”, a chorus-less track finding Meek going on over the dopest beat on this list talking bout things that might get his probation provoked. Dope video with mad fellow artists. From the top of the dome I remember seeing Bobby Schmurda, Quavo, Uzi, Lil Baby and more.
Tinashe - Small Reminders: Tinashe been dropping singles for a few weeks now, leading up to the release of her new effort “333” which dropped this week. On “Small Reminders” Tinashe reminds herself (and us) what it takes to achieve our goals: “Never stop, never quit, never that, promises that I make to myself.” Time’s a wastin, what have you done with your day? Go put in that work, and good things will happen. Love will find you, don’t chase it. Time’s racing, get to it. The beat transitions to some funky soul shit and Tinashe lights the Cookies, puffs a bit and winds down then the original beat loops back in but stronger this time, harder, shit is bananas B! Some more highlights from “333”:
I Can See the Future
Unconditional
Angels (ft. Kaash Paige)
Undo (Back to My Heart) (with Wax Motif)
Pasadena
Bouncin’, Pt. 2
Lil Tecca ft. Gunna - Repeat It: With a beat that sounds like Ed Sheeran’s “Take Me Back to London” this one has a smash-hit feel. Tecca’s all grown up now (18 maybe?) he’s flying around the world smashing everything in sight, as he has yet to find love. Gunna switches up the flow and raps fast to match the beat, a contrast to his usually mellow delivery. He’s been getting bread so long his memory is escaping him. He’s shopping all around the world, gambling in Vegas, and eating good. These gentlemen barely sleep, and after the little rest they get, they wake up and Repeat It.
Jay Critch - Built For This: Jay Critch seems to be gearing up for something. Steady drops for a couple weeks, I smell a project. We’ll see. “Built For This” is JC in his bag. Reminiscing about his come up, his hoop dreams, the homies being locked up (and missing their calls), and not having nothing. He’s keeping his hands clean and getting filthy rich. He addresses one of his former lady friends and tells her the truth and nothing but the truth. If he said then he meant it, he started in the dirt now he gettin it.
Other Tracks/Albums to Drop This Week
Jack Harlow ft. Pooh Sheisty - SUVs (Black on Black)
Paul Wall, Slim Thug & Lil Keke - Still Sippin
KSI ft. Lil Wayne - Lose
Vince Staples - Got Em
Russ - ITALY
G Perico & Remble - Spazz
Derez De’Shon - In My Feelings
Soulja Boy - Rockstar
Stunna 4 Vegas - Big 4 Flow
The Weeknd - Take My Breath: Starboy back! With a new look to boot. The After Hours look had the fro with the stache, he got the fro with the full beard now. This one is radio ready, with that new wave, synth-y sound that has become his signature ever since he collabed with Daft Punk. (The video intro even looks like the album art from Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”). Sounds like it would be on the next Blade Runner soundtrack when the Blade Runner nigga bout to get some ass. Something for the ladies, shawty take his breath away when she throw it back. It’s PG so this will get mad spins on terrestrial radio. I fucks wit it.
Kodak Black ft. Rod Wave - Before I Go: Some Down South melodic heartfelt shit. Kodak expresses concern over those out to kill him. He wonders what the future would hold for his children and promises to never be taken away from them. You know the melodic heartfelt shit is Rod Wave’s bag. Rod got hella problems and don’t know how to deal with them. He’s also in deep water but doesn’t know how to swim (I’m guessin he meant that figuratively but I wouldn’t be surprised if… you know what… nvm) Like The Weeknd, Rod is sporting a new cut, but he got the same old problems. We should start a Go Fund Me to get that brother in therapy.
Calboy - Round Here: Dope beat, keys and a soul-sample harmony in the back wit some humming and shit. Chicago’s own Calboy croons about emerging from the darkness, keeping the heat on him, flipping packs, and he warns outsiders to stay from round his parts.
Lupe Freestyles (Teach A Man to Fish & Forest Fires): Lu dropped his first freestyle this week “Teach a Man to Fish” over the Diplomats “I Really Mean It” beat (prolly in honor of the Lox/Dipset Verzuz) on it he thanked his mama for prepping him for life and also described himself as Drake with a sniper rifle. The second one is hella polished, over Kendrick’s “Sing About Me, I’m Dying Of Thirst”, he references the Lox/Dipset Verzuz and lays out what his next album will offer. It’s dope that he’s planning on dropping a project in the future. Lupe’s in my Top 10 of all time and while that list changes by the day and contains 100+ artists, it’s my list, fuck off.
Young Nudy - How I Eat: Young Nudy dropped his 2nd project of 2021 off this week titled “Rich Shooter”. It contains a full range of songs from Bodies On Bodies which is exactly what you think it’s bout, to “How I Eat” which talks about some street elements but the main message is grinding, stacking money to make sure you eat and then make it home to the fam. Some other standouts from “Rich Shooter”:
Keep It In the Sheet
Know How I Rock (ft. Pee Wee Longway)
Bodies On Bodies
On The Curb
Trap Shit (ft. Future)
How They Label Me
We Do Not Give Up
Zacari ft. Isaiah Rashad & Buddy - Rainy Day: TDE got the clip loaded. A week after Zay dropped his long awaited album, Zac blesses us with a single featuring his TDE brethren and fellow Cali artist Buddy. This track has a 90’s R&B sound, radio-ready, perfect for bumping in your Nissan Altima with the windows down smoking Newports and eating Saweetie’s new McD’s meal.
Rick Hyde ft. Benny the Butcher & G Herbo - Alone: BSF bizness on this one. Sped up soul sample weaved in the beat. Benny starts off, spits them dope rhymes, talks about the come up, the haters and the hurdles he’s had to overcome to get where he’s at. “Stay calm that first million gone play with your head.” Rick gets deep, talks about losing his mom to cancer. He still hits the block and gets it and also enjoys his spoils of war by relaxing at a steakhouse with his homie Orlando. G Herbo closes, tries to calm the lil homies down just like his auntie told his mom to do with him. He warns the opps to think twice before approaching him and his because he don’t move around without the toaster. No chorus on this track, bars on bars on bars.
Fredo Bang - Pray 4 Dem (Father Pt. 2): Fredo Bang dropped a new album this week called “Murder Made Me” and a good chunk was produced by DJ Chose (his familiar tag plays at the beginning of half the tracks. On this one (produced by Chose) Fredo prays for his opps, asks the Lord to stay with them because he puts his faith in his pistol and he ridin around looking for the enemy. Fredo Bang is one of the best new artists to make upbeat street music, sounds great in the whip and he really be having me thinking about making life altering decisions. Stop this shit Fredo! (Nah keep going, frfr) Check out these other tracks from “Murder Made Me”:
Throw Da Set (Long Live Von)
Too Unfair
Click Up
Rada Rada
Like Me
Oppanese
Meek Mill - War Stories: For all the flak Meek gets for his off-the-field antics, no one can question his talent (I mean you can but, c’mon B, he ain’t get where he at spitting trash). This a modern “freestyle”, a chorus-less track finding Meek going on over the dopest beat on this list talking bout things that might get his probation provoked. Dope video with mad fellow artists. From the top of the dome I remember seeing Bobby Schmurda, Quavo, Uzi, Lil Baby and more.
Tinashe - Small Reminders: Tinashe been dropping singles for a few weeks now, leading up to the release of her new effort “333” which dropped this week. On “Small Reminders” Tinashe reminds herself (and us) what it takes to achieve our goals: “Never stop, never quit, never that, promises that I make to myself.” Time’s a wastin, what have you done with your day? Go put in that work, and good things will happen. Love will find you, don’t chase it. Time’s racing, get to it. The beat transitions to some funky soul shit and Tinashe lights the Cookies, puffs a bit and winds down then the original beat loops back in but stronger this time, harder, shit is bananas B! Some more highlights from “333”:
I Can See the Future
Unconditional
Angels (ft. Kaash Paige)
Undo (Back to My Heart) (with Wax Motif)
Pasadena
Bouncin’, Pt. 2
Lil Tecca ft. Gunna - Repeat It: With a beat that sounds like Ed Sheeran’s “Take Me Back to London” this one has a smash-hit feel. Tecca’s all grown up now (18 maybe?) he’s flying around the world smashing everything in sight, as he has yet to find love. Gunna switches up the flow and raps fast to match the beat, a contrast to his usually mellow delivery. He’s been getting bread so long his memory is escaping him. He’s shopping all around the world, gambling in Vegas, and eating good. These gentlemen barely sleep, and after the little rest they get, they wake up and Repeat It.
Jay Critch - Built For This: Jay Critch seems to be gearing up for something. Steady drops for a couple weeks, I smell a project. We’ll see. “Built For This” is JC in his bag. Reminiscing about his come up, his hoop dreams, the homies being locked up (and missing their calls), and not having nothing. He’s keeping his hands clean and getting filthy rich. He addresses one of his former lady friends and tells her the truth and nothing but the truth. If he said then he meant it, he started in the dirt now he gettin it.
Other Tracks/Albums to Drop This Week
Jack Harlow ft. Pooh Sheisty - SUVs (Black on Black)
Paul Wall, Slim Thug & Lil Keke - Still Sippin
KSI ft. Lil Wayne - Lose
Vince Staples - Got Em
Russ - ITALY
G Perico & Remble - Spazz
Derez De’Shon - In My Feelings
Soulja Boy - Rockstar
Stunna 4 Vegas - Big 4 Flow
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