This week’s New Music Friday has a little bit of everything, from diss tracks and TV theme songs to moshpit-ready rage rap and smooth ladies’ jams.
50 Cent has made a surprise return to the booth — not to lock horns with T.I., who has been peppering him with diss songs of late, but to soundtrack the upcoming Power prequel series. Featuring a soulful hook from from R&B hotshot Leon Thomas, “No One Told Us What We’re Here For” is proof that Fif still has the magic touch whenever he decides to fully recommit himself to music.
Speak of the devil, Tip is also in the mix this week with yet another defiant song aimed at 50 Cent. In response to Fif taunting him with a potential Surviving T.I. & Tiny documentary, the Grand Hustle honcho puts his family first on the triumphant “Trauma Bond” which contains light jabs like: “Integrity is priceless, that ain’t something that you can finance.”
Flying the flag for hip-hop’s current generation, Denzel Curry formally introduces his new supergroup The Scythe (A$AP Ferg, TiaCorine, Bktherula, Key Nyata and himself) with the crew’s super-charged debut album, while Gnarls Barkley — the Grammy-winning duo of CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse — return with Atlanta, their first album in 18 years.
Elsewhere, Meek Mill is firmly in his bag on the reflective “Head High Freestyle” (which is sadly a YouTube exclusive for now), Juice WRLD fans are treated to a new posthumous song courtesy of EDM DJ Marshmello, and Ty Dolla $ign caters to the ladies on his new aptly-titled EP Girl Music Vol. 1.
Check out all the best new rap albums and songs below.
50 Cent feat. Leon Thomas — “No One Told Us What We’re Here For” (Power: Origins Theme Song)
Produced By: Credits unvailable
T.I. — “Trauma Bond”
Produced By: Credits unvailable
Denzel Curry & The Scythe — Strictly 4 The Scythe
Featuring: A$AP Ferg, Juicy J, Smino, Rich The Kid, LAZER DIM 700, Luh Tyler, 1900Rugrat, 454
Meek Mill — “Head High Freestyle”
Produced By: Credits unvailable
Ty Dolla $ign — Girl Music Vol. 1 (EP)
Featuring: Leon Thomas, Brandy, Ron Isley
Gnarls Barkley — Atlanta
Featuring: N/A
Juice WRLD feat. Marshmello — “We Don’t Get Along”
Produced By: Marshmello
Mike WiLL Made-It feat. Travis Porter & Monaleo — “Standing O”
Produced By: Mike WiLL Made-It & Shawn Ferrari
Cash Cobain — “Wish”
Produced By: Cash Cobain
Cypress Hill feat. Alemán — “Wacha Trucha”
Produced By: DJ Flict
P$C feat. T.I., Young Dro, Big Kuntry King & DC Young Fly — “Straight From Da A”
Produced By: Credits unvailable
Jeremih & Kevin Gates feat. MadMaxx — “Stroke You Up”
Produced By: Credits unvailable
LaRussell & Lil Jon — Something’s In the Water
Featuring: Kalan.FrFr, Marshawn Lynch, Niveen, MALACHI, Chuy Gomez
La Reezy — Leader of Da Uth (EP)
Featuring: N/A
Marlon Craft — “Unapologetic”
Produced By: Dan Edinberg & Kevin Theodore
Sauce Walka — “Streets Ain’t the Same No More”
Produced By: Credits unvailable
Flying Lotus — Big Mama (EP)
Featuring: N/A
Icewear Vezzo — Ladies Free ‘Til Midnight (EP)
Featuring: N/A
Quelle Chris — Happy Place (EP)
Featuring: N/A
Bruiser Wolf & Sheefy McFly feat. Payroll Giovanni — “Hater Not an Opp”
Produced By: Sheefy McFly
Fredo Bang — Most Hated 2
Featuring: G Herbo, Loe Shimmy, Hotboii, Joe Scott
Karrahbooo — “No Hook”
Produced By: Truebeatzz
Yebba — Jean
Featuring: N/A
Closed Sessions — Everything Must Go! (B-Sides, Rarities & Remixes 2010-2016)
Featuring: Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, Curren$y, Action Bronson, Dom Kennedy, Wyclef Jean, LUCKI, Rhymefest, Hodgy Beats, DJ Babu, Kembe X, GLC
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