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Drake Shocks Fans By Dropping Snippets Of Three New Songs

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Drake has promised lots of music. The rapper has been dropping multiple hints about release dates, whether it be for his next solo album or his joint tape with PARTYNEXTDOOR. There was no music to support this rumor, though, until Thursday night. Three snippets surfaced online, and one of them had a PARTYNEXTDOOR feature. It’s obvious these songs are intended for upcoming Drake albums, but this is the first time we’ve heard focused 6 God music since the Kendrick Lamar battle.

The first snippet sees Drake rap over a midtempo trap instrumental. He’s addressing a woman in classic Drake fashion, and the instrumental sounds like the first part of “Waiting for You.” The cadence and flow is even similar. The second snippet features PARTYNEXTDOOR, and is more in the classic R&B vibe that fans are expecting from their joint tape. Drake and PND croon about putting rocks up on women’s fingers and lamenting the fact that they made them cry. Heartbreak Drake, cut and dry. The third snippet is the most intriguing. Drizzy is rapping aggressive over a glitchy, almost rage beat reminiscent of his song with Yeat, “Daylight.”

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Drake Has Been Working On New Solo Material

The leaks only last about ten seconds each. That said, they give fans a good impression of where the rapper is at, and what he plans to release. Drake has seemingly been struggling to find a direction after the legendary K. Dot battle. It’s nice to hear him settling back into a focused, musical bag independent of what transpired with him and Compton’s finest. It’s also interesting that two of the three snippets were, or at least appear to be, solo cuts. We’re all expecting to get his PARTYNEXTDOOR collab soon, but it’s obvious from these songs that he has a solo album in the works as well.

The hype for the PND collab album is real. Drake recently discussed the album during a live stream event with Adin Ross. He assured the streamer, and the fans, that he’s tremendously proud of what him and his OVO brother have created. It’s the “best that both of us has to offer,” Drake explained. He also told Ross that the album is “pretty much done.” Hopefully the snippets are an indicator that we are getting the PND collab sooner than later.

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OVO Smiley Confirms New Song With Drake “Coming” Soon

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Smiley has been quiet for the last few years, but he’s back. The OVO rapper confirmed that he will be blessing fans with new music in 2025, including a collab with his label boss, Drake. Smiley recently went on live stream to hype up his upcoming album. Crucially, he confirmed to fans that he’ll be working with the 6 God for the first time since their 2021 single “Over the Top.” And yes, before you ask, the OVO signee confirmed their new song will be a “slapper.”

“Drake too, we have a new slapper coming out,” Smiley explained to fans. He assured those watching the stream that the collab will be released as a lead single. It will also be included on his upcoming album. Smiley doesn’t have tons of music with Drake historically. The duo have continued to be close over the years, however. Drizzy gave Smiley a shout out during his 2023 interview with Bobbi Althoff. The shout out went viral, and Smiley discussed it during a BET interview. “[Drake] kills me,” he told the outlet. “That was a good one that I got. Just two days before that, I went to [Toronto Chinese Restaurant] Hong Shing and I got General Tso’s chicken.

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Smiley Also Wants To Collaborate With Cardi B

Smiley also praised Drake’s impersonation of him. “This guy is spot on [with his impression of me],” he added. “He’s never seen me order that or knew that’s what I got.” Smiley also credited Champagne Papi with helping him get off the streets in Toronto. “My big dogs, that street life, that’s my only big dogs,” the rapper noted. “Those times after, Drake was my big dog. He was messing with me and then we’re both trying to [meet each other] and then I seen his lifestyle and the rapper lifestyle, and that just became more appealing to me.”

Smiley may have scored a second Drake collaboration, but he wants to work with another superstar rapper. He told the guy manning the camera that his dream collab would be Cardi B. “I wanna work with a female artist,” he explained. “I need to do a Cardi B track. Cardi B is another artist who has taken a long time to release new music, though. She’s one of the few who has actually taken longer to drop a new album than Smiley.

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Young Thug Appears To Diss “Rat” Gunna On New Song Snippet

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Young Thug is cooking up. The rapper has been hard at work since his release from jail, and it sounds like fans are about to reap the benefits. Thug has not put out any new music in the months since he was made a free man. He has, however, been teasing pieces of songs via social media. Thursday, January 2 proved to be a huge day for Young Thug fans. He treated fans to not one but two snippets of new songs. The first was a teaser of his Future and Lil Baby collab, “Dum, Dumb and Dumber.” The second was an untitled song that came with a blatant diss.

Young Thug posted the second snippet to his Instagram. The rapper can be seen vibing out to the song, which features aggressive bars over a spaced-out instrumental. “Never associate with a rat,” Thug raps. “Go and get some money, get a pack.” He doesn’t mention anybody by name, but the comment section quickly filled up with theories about Gunna. Young Thug and Gunna had a pretty high profile falling out, with many theorizing that Gunna snitched on his YSL boss. The snippet marks the first time Young Thug has spoken about “rats” since his release from jail.

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Young Thug Claims To Not Associate With “Rats”

The rapper is not alone is his disdain for an unnamed “rat.” Lil Baby, who will feature Young Thug on his new album, WHAM, expressed a similar sentiment during a Safe Place podcast appearance. He told Lil Yachty that he makes a point of not working with artists that he considers to be snitches. “It boils down to what we rapping about,” Lil Baby explained. “We can’t rap about that if you did that. If I was making Christmas music, then I don’t give a damn what you did.”

Interestingly enough, Gunna was one of the few artists Young Thug requested to work with after he was released from jail. Thugger’s lawyer, Brian Steel, claimed Gunna was a “phenomenal artist” and that the duo “frequently perform music together.” The lawyer also noted that Thugger and Gunna were obligated to work together from a contractual standpoint. This request makes the rapper’s bar about “rats” a bit confusing. Either the rapper still feels a type of way about Gunna, or he’s referring to someone else as a “rat” in his music. Time will tell.

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Young Thug Confirms He’s “Back” In First Snippet Since Jail Release

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Young Thug has been a free man for a few months. The rapper was released from jail on Halloween, and has reportedly been in the studio with several of his old collaborators. Fans have been eager to hear what the YSL honcho has to say about his legal troubles since his release. There hasn’t been any new Thugger music to speak of, however. Until January 2. The rapper is one of the many features listed on Lil Baby’s impending album, WHAM. A leaked snippet of the rapper’s verse has surfaced hours before WHAM‘s release. And it proves he hasn’t lost a step.

When we say snippet, we mean snippet. Fans only get to hear a few seconds of Young Thug rapping, but it’s still intriguing to hear him address his legal situation. The rapper makes it clear that he’s back and is eager to reclaim his title as a genre tastemaker. “Yeah n**ga King Spider back,” Thug spits. “I don’t even believe I was locked up fr fr.” Young Thug sounds electric over the hard-knocking beat, and it will be an absolute event for fans to hear him, Future and Baby on a new song together. Thug’s bars are interesting. He doesn’t explain why he means exactly, but he sounds great.

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Young Thug And Lil Baby’s Collab Was Teased In November

It was only a matter of time before Young Thug dropped new music. The rapper was photographed along with Future, LIl Baby and Travis Scott as far back as November 11 . DJ Akademiks hyped up the photo in a live stream, and went as far as to liken the group to Marvel’s Avengers. “I gotta think they’re either still working on whatever’s coming out for Baby,” DJ Akademiks said. “I think this was the Avengers of n**gas linking up — this was the f**k Gunna Avengers.” The streamer’s prediction seems to have panned out, as Young Thug, Future and Travis Scott appear on Baby’s new album.

It’s also nice to see the focus be placed back on Thugger as a rapper. The last few weeks have been characterized by personal drama and dirty laundry. Leaked jail calls between Thug and Instagram model Leena Sayed went viral, given that the latter was dating Mariah the Scientist at the time. Thug issued an apology to Mariah via Twitter. He even acknowledged that the singer was angry with him on Christmas as a result of his seeming unfaithfulness. “She so mad, I said merry Christmas and she said thank u…,” Thug wrote. The couple appear to be on better terms in 2025.

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LiAngelo Ball’s New Song Snippet Goes Viral On Twitter As Fans Debate Whether It’s Actually Good

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LiAngelo Ball may not have the NBA playing career of his brothers Lonzo and LaMelo, but he might just have the first viral hip-hop hit of 2025. Moreover, a new song snippet of his surfaced online, and fans are going wild debating over whether or not it’s actually any good. That’s partly because of the snippet’s poor audio quality, which honestly makes the memes about it that much funnier. But it also makes the 2000s, Big Tymers, No Limit-esque feel of the track hit that much harder for those with whom it resonates. As for our take, it sounds like a banger, so we don’t understand what the actual hate is about.

Still, we can’t deny the huge meme potential behind occasional NBA prospect LiAngelo Ball’s latest track, and we wonder if it will grow more legs in 2025 as a legitimate hit, or at least a topic of Twitter conversation that lasts longer than 24 hours. It went viral in the first place after he seemingly previewed the track to streamer N3on, and it seems like he recently took to Instagram to announce that he’s dropping it via Worldstar this Friday (January 3). Will it actually hit or will 15 minutes of fame go by too quickly?

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LiAngelo Ball’s Song Might Just Be A Hit

We’ll see in the near future if LiAngelo Ball’s song actually goes further than memes, something that we’re sure will be a point of contention for his critics. He recently got into it with none other than Cam’ron as they tried to downplay and discredit each others’ careers. We can’t help but wonder if this viral moment will reignite some back-and-forth attacks between them or if they will keep it civil and laugh alongside their fans.

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Either way, LiAngelo Ball certainly found an audience for this new song one way or the other, so we’ll see how much he’s able to capitalize on this viral moment. It’s certainly a better look than some other online narratives about him as of late, which can range from playfully unnecessary to straight-up confusing and overly critical. A nice 2000s throwback sounds pretty fire right about now, though!

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Joey Badass’ Jay-Z Reference On New Song Causes Fans To Call It A Kendrick Lamar Diss

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Joey Badass’ new song “The Ruler’s Back” caused quite the stir in the hip-hop world not just for its quality and return to form, but also for its bravado and competitive energy. Moreover, a lot of people assumed that the following sets of lines took aim at Kendrick Lamar: “I got murals in my city, f**k a nomination / This for every time they left me out the conversation… Too much West Coast d**k licking / I’m hearing n***as throwing rocks, really ain’t s***t sticking.” That last set of bars is a reference to Jay-Z’s “22 Two’s” off of Reasonable Doubt: “Too much West Coast d**k licking / And too many n***as on a mission, doing your best Jay-Z rendition.”

Furthermore, many Kendrick Lamar fans up in arms over this new Joey Bada$$ song probably forgot that same competitive fire within “Control,” so props to Joey for stepping up to bat and reminding fans of that spirit. Jay-Z reference aside, hopefully more MCs strive to put their best foot forward and feel inspired to drop their best material possible, which is the greatest and most important aspect of hip-hop competitiveness. But amid all the rap beef discussions of this year, it would be tough to call this a direct K.Dot diss by any means rather than just a solid flex.

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Joey Badass’ Confident Lyrics On “The Ruler’s Back” Have Kendrick Lamar Fans Excited

Back in April, Joey Bada$$ even reacted to the whole Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and J. Cole beef by reminding fans of his response to Kendrick’s “Control” verse. “No escaping, you in a swimming pool of champagne,” he rapped on the cut about 11 years ago. “You set yourself up for that one, mane / The King of New York? Ha! We ain’t just gon’ let that one hang.”

As such, it seems like Joey Bada$$’ biggest issue is with hip-hop fans counting him out of the best rapper conversation, and other MCs not following suit. While his 2024 came to a turbulent end on social media, his 2025 seems like it’ll be an amazing one, regardless of whether Kendrick Lamar or anyone else decides to step into the ring. Joey’s definitely ready for the sparring, but let’s not turn every little competitive statement into a scathing diss.

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Kamaiyah Has A Wavy & Chill Vibe With “Kaori”

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Kamaiyah always carries a bubbly and free-spirited personality with her wherever she goes. The California rapper and singer has used this to her advantage over the course of her nearly decade-long career. It’s led to a lot of underrated hits and some big features such as “Why You Always Hatin?” and more. The way she’s pretty effortlessly able to craft catchy raps with laid-back and sometimes comedic deliveries is admirable. This allows her to work in many different tonal settings, such as a more chill hip-hop space. That’s the aesthetic Kamaiyah went for on her most recent EP, Alternative Space. It’s her fourth project of 2024 and it arrives just in time with 2025 around the corner.

It follows up on her more self-reflective Figuring Out My Emotions, Before We Party, and then November’s Ms Everything. While this is certainly a lot of music, Kamaiyah has been keeping busy elsewhere. She dropped an accompanying documentary for Ms Everything on Christmas, and it seems that this eagerness to create is carrying into 2025. “Ms Everything Documentary dropping on Christmas and a new project Friday. Who working hard as me? 2025 we coming alive 🤍” she wrote. Hopefully we get an album in the coming months, but let’s redirect our focus to Alternative Space. One reason why we love this tape is due to the instrumental palette she’s presenting on it. It lives up to its name with wavy and darker productions, two ways we would describe maybe our favorite cut, “Kaori.” Kamaiyah brings this speedy and confident flow to the song and it’s helping us fall in love with it even more. She what she was able to deliver below.

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“Kaori” – Kamaiyah

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The Alchemist Tides Fans Over Until 2025 With “Floppy Disks” Single

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Decades into his career, The Alchemist continues to show again and again that he’s one of the best producers alive. Whether it’s working with mainstream stars like J. Cole, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar, or his underground pals from Griselda, he’s able to bring his authentic style no matter who he’s with. This year he’s been all over the place once again. He most recently rekindled his chemistry with Roc Marciano for The Skeleton Key two years after The Elephant Man’s Bones. He also got to work with equally acclaimed beat maker Hit-Boy and his dad Big Hit for Black & Whites. Additionally, him Oh No and Gangrene collided for Heads I Win, Tails You Lose back in April. Despite assisting so many artists, he was able to make time for himself.

The Genuine Articulate was another fine addition to his solo rap catalog and that boasted features from ScHoolboy Q, Action Bronson, and more. Similarly, it looks like 2025 will be another big year for The Alchemist. On January 25 he and Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) will be sharing their inaugural collab project called FORENSICS. It’s also the name of their official duo. It will premiere at the Le Trianon in Paris, so it should be an exciting event. Most likely, the project will land sometime on streaming platforms later into next year. For now, though, Uncle Al is treating fans to a loosie called “Floppy Disks,” which is currently only on YouTube. Whether or not this was recorded onto such a format is unknown but regardless it’s a funky and fuzzy track. You can check it out with the music video link below.

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“Floppy Disks” – The Alchemist

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redveil Continues His Impressive Run Of Releases With “what3ver”

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redveil is an artist who has been impressing fans with his impeccable songwriting and production. Overall, the artist is well-advanced in his artistry despite only being 20 years old. When he first burst onto the scene, fans knew he was special. However, he was quickly thrust into a bit of controversy due to a bad review from Anthony Fantano. For a grown man, Fantano was being petty with the then-teenager, and the internet let him know about it. Through this situation, redveil built up quite a bit of goodwill and was able to secure new fans who could tell he was a special talent.

Since that incident, redveil has put his head down and has been working extremely hard to excel at his craft. Projects like Niagara and learn 2 swim have been staples of his discography, and fans have been eager for more. It has been almost three years since his last project, and fans are hoping that 2025 will bring about a new project. redveil seems set on delivering, as he recently dropped a new song on New Year’s Even called “whatever.”

This is a song with a truly heavenly sound to it that will certainly get fans on board. Moreover, we get a spirited performance from the young artist who commands attention with his delivery. There is a great blend of sounds here, and it is another example of how redveil has been able to develop his sound and become an artist that you absolutely have to listen to. 2025 is shaping up to be a big year for him, and a new album could certainly catapult him into mainstream conversations.

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redveil Is Always Innovating With His Sound

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Trippie Redd Delivers Blistering Flows And High Energy On “H@E”

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Trippie Redd is an artist who fans have a lot of nostalgia for. Overall, this is especially true of those who were teenagers when Trippie was dominating the SoundCloud scene. He came up with artists like XXXTentacion and Tekashi 6ix9ine while forging his own unique sound that resonated with a lot of people. The artist has a dedicated fanbase, and it is a fanbase that has stuck with him through thick and thin. Consequently, it should come as no surprise that Trippie is always looking to bless his fans with new music.

That is exactly what he did on Monday night as he gave fans a new song called “H@E.” While the pronunciation of this song is up for debate, the lyrics of the song may give you some context clues. However, what is important here is the sound of the song, which is certainly exciting. We get some distorted 808s and synths that sound like they could be on the next Opium compilation tape. Meanwhile, Trippie brings an energetic flow to the table that comes complete with some braggadocious lyrics.

Trippe Redd is someone who has the ability to reinvent himself, so it will be interesting to see what he is able to do next. Unfortunately, many artists from the SoundCloud era have faded into obscurity. Although when it comes to Trippie, he has been able to maintain his relevance. He doesn’t do this by adhering to his owns status quo. Instead, he is always changing things up and trying new things. Hopefully, he continues that approach to his art all throughout 2025 and beyond that.

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Trippie Redd Delivers New Single “H@E”

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