The top 5 hottest Hip Hop releases for the week

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.

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Rap Radar: Hip Hop releases of the week (August 28, 2024 — September 04, 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) Better Me Than You (Big Sean) - Album review

The official cover art for Big Sean's sixth studio album 'Better Me Than You' (Image via Instagram/@bigsean)

Big Sean's sixth studio album Better Me Than You was distributed to all streaming platforms last Friday (Aug. 30) via FF to Def Entertainment, Def Jam Recordings, and UMG Recordings Inc.

Sean teams up with Cash Cobain, Eryn Allen Kane, Charlie Wilson, and more for the LP, which hosts 21 full-length records, with a complete runtime of one hour and six minutes. The official tracklist for Better Me Than You has been listed below:

1. Pressure (Intro)
2. Iconic
3. Typecast
4. Break The Cycle (Feat. Charlie Wilson)
5. Who You Are (Superstar)
6. Yes
7. It Is What It Is (Feat. Gunna)
8. Apologize (Feat. Eryn Allen Kane)
9. Clarity (skit)
10. On Up
11. Something (Feat. Syd)
12. Black Void (Feat. Thundercat x Eryn Allen Kane)
13. This N That (Feat. Bryson Tiller x Kodak Black)
14. Million Pieces (Feat. Teyana Taylor x Larry June x DJ Premier)
15. Get You Back (Feat. Cash Cobain)
16. Certified (Feat. NASAAN)
17. Focus (skit)
18. Boundaries
19. Precision
20. My Life (Feat. Ellie Goulding) / Happiness (skit)
21. Together Forever (Feat. The Alchemist) [Bonus]

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2) Thought You Were The One (Tommy Richman) - Single release

Last Friday, on August 30, Tommy Richman dropped a new single titled Thought You Were The One, which was delivered to DSPs via ISO Supremacy, under an exclusive license to PULSE Records.

The record officially follows up on his successfully released singles Devil Is A Lie and Million Dollar Baby. Notable bars from Richman's verse include lines like:

"Maybe thеre's a chance if I pray every day, I'ma get what I want to / I dreamed last night, you're in my head / You're always sticking with me even when I don't want you / I'm treating you right, not doing you wrong / I know you won't forget the night you spent so long."

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3) Tailor Swif (A$AP Rocky) - Single release

A$AP Rocky released a new single titled Tailor Swif which was distributed to all streaming platforms on August 30, 2024, via A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC.

The single was dropped as part of the official rollout for Rocky's upcoming fourth studio album Don't Be Dumb, which is scheduled to be released to DSPs later this year.

"Shoot my shot,... Ready, gave me all neck, how beheading / Ready, might just sign my ex-girl, no Malcolm and Eddie, already / Your a-- might just go and get upset, don't be petty, already / Smoke 'za so you stressed, boy, that’s Reggie," reads a part of A$AP Rocky's verse in 'Tailor Swif'.

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4) Alligator Bites Never Heal (Doechii) - Album release

The official cover art for Doechii's debut studio album 'Alligator Bites Never Heal' (Image via Instagram/@doechii)

Doechii's highly anticipated debut studio album, Alligator Bites Never Heal, was delivered to all major streaming platforms last Friday via Top Dawg Entertainment, under an exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.

The 19-track LP has a complete runtime of 47 minutes, and includes a single guest feature from KUNTFETISH. The complete tracklist for Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal has been provided below:

1. STANKA POOH
2. BULLFROG
3. BOILED PEANUTS
4. DENIAL IS A RIVER
5. CATFISH
6. SKIPP
7. HIDE N SEEK
8. BLOOM
9. WAIT
10. DEATH ROLL
11. PROFIT
12. BOOM BAP
13. NISSAN ALTIMA
14. GTFO (Feat. KUNTFETISH)
15. HUH!
16. SLIDE
17. FIREFLIES
18. BEVERLY HILLS
19. ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL

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5) Love Lasts Forever (Destroy Lonely) - Album release

Destroy Lonely's sophomore studio album Love Lasts Forever was distributed to streaming platforms last Friday via Opium and Interscope Records.

The album hosts 21 full-length tracks, and features from Lil Uzi Vert and Ken Carson. The complete tracklist for Destroy Lonely's Love Lasts Forever has been provided below:

1. FOREVER
2. LOVE HURTS (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
3. LUV 4 YA
4. CRYSTAL CLEAR
5. BABY MONEY
6. SAY THAT
7. PIMP TALK
8. CADILLAC
9. SYRUP SIPPIN
10. LOCK IN
11. DOUBT IT
12. WISH YOU WELL
13. SHIP HER OFF
14. HONESTLY
15. TAKE A TRIP
16. EXTRA HIGH
17. AMERIKA
18. THRILL (Feat. Ken Carson)
19. ABOUT MONEY - Bonus
20. NO WORRIES - Bonus
21. PASS ME THE KEYS - Bonus

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Other notable hip-hop releases from last Friday include Russ' new single titled Get Up & Get It, Chance The Rapper's 3333, and Lil Tecca's Bad Time.