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Over the past few years, Alabama rapper NoCap has been one of the most promising rising artists from the southern region of the United States. However, like his frequent collaborator and Never Broke Again head honcho NBA YoungBoy, NoCap has faced his fair share of legal issues. That being said, the Alabama artist’s progression as an artist hasn’t been altogether halted, as he has appeared on the NBA compilation tape Never Broke Again Vol. 1: Ain’t 2 Long and released the stacked 2020 project Steel Human. 

Unfortunately, NoCap is once again behind bars for an indefinite time period. In a January Instagram post, the Never Broke Again affiliate reassured fans that he would be home soon, and while fans continue to wait for his release, NoCap has treated them with an intriguing new single.

“On Purpose” finds the Backend Child deliberating on his personal struggles while simultaneously experimenting with a daring pop-rap crossover sound. With a runtime of 3 minutes and 19 seconds, NoCap’s latest single is a catchy new offering that, upon first listen, appears to have immense replay value.

Give the Alabama artist’s latest single, “On Purpose,” a listen below. Free NoCap!

Quotable Lyrics

Lately I’m up fighting demons that don’t exist
I’m tryna run through your mind and soul
Something be telling me I made it valid
So I went brown mink coat
Sometimes your scars is way too big for the Band-Aids they give

Fatboy SSE may have started his career as a comedian but he has certainly shown his versatility over the last couple of years. From starting his own Cannabis company to entering the world of music, Fatboy has shown that he can do pretty well anything he sets his mind to. On the music front, the man has been grinding and on Friday, he dropped off his latest track, “Fly Away.”

With this song, we hear Fatboy hitting a brand new stride as he takes the melodic route with this effort. From the jump, we are met with some gorgeous sounding guitars that eventually lead us into Fatboy’s auto-tuned-filled verses. The melodies work perfectly with the production and overall, this is a solid effort from the artist, who continues to improve his craft.

Quotable Lyrics:

All this expensive linen, it got me feelin’ like John with the Beatles
Lifestyle high fashion
I went and spent about three on my denim
Rollin’ down Abbey Road and I’m drivin’ slow, blowin’ gas out the foreign, uh

Canadian artist Pressa has been making a huge impact in his city and these days, he seems poised to truly explode on a global level. He has been steadily releasing dope new tracks and his vocal style is one that has resonated with music listeners. At the tail end of 2020, he linked up with Taliban Glizzy for a track called “Attachments” and now, four months later, he has dropped the remix for the song, this time featuring Coi Leray.

The track still has some dope vibes to it as we get unique sounds playing throughout the instrumental all while Pressa delivers a plethora of bars in his signature inflection. Leray’s voice adds a new layer to the track thanks to some flows that immediately make us think of Playboi Carti. Overall, it’s a solid remix that will certainly please fans of the original song, as well as those who might be discovering Pressa for the first time.

Quotable Lyrics:

Boy play with me, we got Glocks and BMD’s
And there’s a difference from a robber and a thief
Taliban ain’t do no drugs but when he kill shit he get geeked
I knew that nigga was dead when he popped up on my feed

Bebe Rexha has been a fixture in the pop world for a while now and her songs always help build her already massive following. On Friday, the pop star decided to come through with a brand new effort called “Die For A Man” and if you are an avid hip-hop fan, this is certainly a song to check out as it comes with a short yet sweet verse from Lil Uzi Vert.

The production on this one is what you would come to expect from a hip-hop-influenced pop tune. The drums are tight while the synths and flourishes all help to enhance Rexha’s voice. Lyrically, the artist sings about relationships and how she prefers to mask her feelings as a way to protect herself. Uzi’s verse matches this energy and overall, they sustain solid chemistry throughout the track.

Quotable Lyrics:

I would never die for a woman ’cause women got other men too
I only die for my gang, that’s the only way, or I would die for the money if the shit was all blue (Blue)
Uh-huh, ’cause I am on a whole another level in my thinking when it comes to this life, I can never change

DJ Pharris and G Herbo are no strangers to collaboration, having previously connected in 2019 on the Young Dolph-assisted “Boss.” Now, Herbo and Pharris have joined forces once again, this time bringing CEO Trayle into the mix for their hard-hitting new banger “Knowledge.”

Off the top, Herbo sets things off with no shortage of smug charisma, flaunting the fact that he ultimately found himself in a higher standing than many academics. “That don’t make you smarter than me cause you went to college,” he taunts. “There’s people out here PHDs and shit and they don’t have a dollar / I didn’t take my SATs but I live better than the scholar.” From there, Herbo continues his unrelenting pace, attacking the beat with a variety of different flows. C.E.O Trayle slides through to close this one out, his restrained approach a welcome contrast to Herbo’s relentless energy.

Check it out for yourself now, and sound off if you think DJ Phariss, G Herbo, and CEO Trayle have a monster on their hands. 

QUOTABLE LYRICS

That don’t make you smarter than me cause you went to college,
There’s people out here PHDs and shit and they don’t have a dollar 
I didn’t take my SATs but I live better than the scholar