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Every Friday music fans get some of the biggest music releases across genres like hip-hop, pop, trap, and more, with artists dropping lead singles and full-length projects on all major DSPs (Digital Streaming Platforms).
This feature will catalog the hottest hip-hop music releases from some of the biggest rappers in the game. From rising stars to established artists, our list will include records that would make an impressive addition to every rap fan's music playlist.
Rap Radar: Hip Hop releases of the week (July 16, 2024-July 16, 2024)
These five records have caught major attention this past week from online news media outlets across social media, with many projects aiming to break through Billboard's Global 200 and Hot 100 charts this week.
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1) Bando Stone & The New World (Childish Gambino) - Album Release
Childish Gambino dropped his sixth and final studio album titled Bando Stone & The New World last Friday. It was distributed to all major DSPs via RCA Records, under an exclusive license from mcDJ Recording. During an exclusive interview with New York Times Magazine, the rapper explained his decision to retire his famous moniker when he said:
"It really was just like, Oh, it’s done, It’s not fulfilling. And I just felt like I didn’t need to build in this way anymore."
Gambino's final album has a complete runtime of one hour and contains features from Amaarae, Legend Glover, Jorja Smith, Chlöe, Flo Milli, Yeat, Fousheé, and Khruangbin. The complete list of songs included on Bando Stone & The New World's tracklist has been provided below:
- H3@RT$ W3RE M3@NT TO F7¥ (Feat. Amaarae)
- Lithonia
- Survive (Feat. Chlöe)
- Steps Beach
- Got To Be
- Real Love
- In The Night (Feat. Jorja Smith x Amaarae)
- Yoshinoya
- Can You Feel Me (Feat.. Legend)
- No Excuses
- Cruisin' (Feat. Yeat)
- We Are God
- Running Around (Feat. Fousheé)
- Dadvocate
- Happy Survival (Feat. Khruangbin)
- A Place Where Love Goes
2) King Of The Mischievous South V2 (Denzel Curry) - Album Release
The sixth studio album by Florida rapper Denzel Curry was released to all major DSPs on July 19 via PH Recordings, under an exclusive license to Loma Vista Recordings.
The project was distributed by Concord and included features from Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Key Nyata, MAXO KREAM, A$AP Ferg, Tiacorine, That Mexican OT, 2 Chainz, Mike Dimes, Kenny Mason, and more. The complete tracklist for Curry's King Of The Mischievous South V2 includes the following:
- KOTMS II INTRO (Feat. Kingpin Skinny Pimp)
- ULTRA SHXT (Feat. Key Nyata)
- SET IT (Feat MAXO KREAM)
- HOT ONE (Feat. A$AP Freg x Tiacorine)
- BLACK FLAG FREESTYLE (Feat. That Mexican OT)
- HEADCRACK INTERLUDE (Feat. Kingpin Skinny Pimp)
- G'Z UP (Feat. 2 Chainz x Mike Dimes)
- LUNATIC INTERLUDE
- SKED (Feat. Kenny Mason x Project Pat)
- CHOOSE WISELY INTERLUDE (Feat. Kingpin Skinny Pimp)
- COLE PIMP (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign x Juicy J)
- WISHLIST (Feat. Armani White)
- HIT THE FLOOR (Feat. Skui Mast The Slump God)
- HOODLUMZ (Feat. A$AP Rocky x Playthatboizay)
- KOTMS II OUTRO (Feat Kingpin Skinny Pimp)
3) Life’s A Gamble (Rich The Kid) - Album Release
Rich The Kid's highly anticipated Life's A Gamble was delivered to fans last Friday. It includes executive production credits to Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, who feature on the LP alongside artists like Peso Pluma, Offset, Rob49, BIA, Chief Keef, and more.
Rich's Life's A Gamble was distributed to DSPs via RTK and Gamma, and included the following 17 songs as part of its official tracklist:
- Intro
- Gimme A Second (Feat. Peso Pluma)
- Not In The Mood (Feat. Offset)
- New Chanel (Feat. Rob49)
- Upside Down (Feat. French Montana)
- Back Then
- Louie Coat (Feat. Chief Keef)
- Band Man
- Like Yoga (Feat. BIA)
- Hold On
- Warren Buffet (Feat. Takeoff)
- Gimme A Second 2 (Feat. Peso Pluma x Kanye West x Ty Dolla $ign)
- Keep It Exclusive (Feat. Quavo)
- Sometimes
- No Mileage
- Plain Jane (Feat. Kanye West)
- Rocking And Rolling
4) Mission Control (Logic x T Man the Wizard) - Single Release
Marking the fourth official single for Logic's upcoming ninth studio album, Ultra 85, the rapper released his collaboration with T Man the Wizard titled Mission Control last Friday. The single was delivered to streaming platforms via Three Oh One Productions, under an exclusive license to BMG Rights Management.
The single features T Man delivering a raspy vocal performance on the hook after Logic opens with a single aggressive verse, where he pieces together bars like:
"My flow rare like a first edition / Report for dismission, everything I ever thought of, it came to fruition / King of the transition / We never switchin', peep the acquisition, no omission / Your lyrics drier than the prohibition / Prepare for collision / I'm higher than the satellite that's on an orbiting mission"
5) Let's Get On Dey A** (Lil Yachty) - Single Release
Last Friday, Lil Yachty delivered a new single titled Let's Get On Dey A** on all major streaming platforms via Quality Control Music, under an exclusive license to UMG Recordings.
Yachty teams up with producers Cardo and Kyuro to assist with the production of this record, which was dropped alongside an official music video directed by Zhamak Fullad. The video was uploaded to the rapper's YouTube channel and has garnered close to 600,000 views since its release.
"I'm tryna break me a back / Yeah, I'm tryna break me a spine / I'm tryna pour me a eight / Yeah, I'm tryna pour me a dime / I'm tryna order a crate / Yeah, ain't never bought me no lines / We finna get on they a**" - Lil Yachty's hook on 'Let's Get On Dey A**'.
Childish Gambino's final studio album has been trending as it acts as the official soundtrack for his upcoming sci-fi feature film "Bando Stone & The New World." In the film, the main protagonists come together to survive a deserted and dystopic apocalyptic world.
Track 9 on this LP, Yoshinoya, has been garnering significant attention online after many fans suggested the record could be a diss track aimed at Drake. Check out our complete breakdown of this song here.
