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GirlzLuhDev has officially returned with his latest single “Day 1 Starter” with a feature from Remble.

Well-known for his breakout single “Tooka”, 17-year-old rapper GirlzLuhDev has attracted a lot of attention over the last year as a rising star. The Inglewood, California representative seemingly already knows his market and he continues to push toward national recognition with his latest release. Dropping “Day 1 Starter” alongside a new music video, the former basketball star trades flows with Remble as they both refuse to sit on the bench– even for a minute. 

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In the video, Dev and Remble hang with the rest of their crew, trapping outside of an abandoned house and dancing to the new song.

Listen to “Day 1 Starter” below. If you’re feeling this record, be sure to vote for GirlzLuhDev for the tenth spot on the 2021 XXL Freshman List.

Quotable Lyrics:

Remble, say it’s Remble when you see me around
If I see chains, I’m bringin’ heaters out
Beat a block, he looked at me like he just seen an opp
Demon time, I brought a .40, he had a decent 9

SMILEZ has officially released his second official single and music video, dropping “Simp Walk” on all digital streaming platforms alongside a music video shot in Los Angeles.

The new song follows “Head Shoulders” as his latest attempt to gain viral success. The all-yellow-wearing rapper stages a “Simp Walk” through the streets of LA, modeling his event after Amber Rose’s well-known Slut Walk. Backed by dozens of models wearing yellow bikinis, SMILEZ carried his “I’m A Hoe Too” sign à la 21 Savage and stopped traffic for a few hours.

While the record doesn’t disguise itself from its degrading nature, SMILEZ passes the video off as comedy, attempting to book a room in an apartment complex for himself and about thirty half-naked ladies. Despite the fact that they weren’t able to get a room, SMILEZ ended up buying them McDonald’s, so at least they didn’t leave empty-handed?

Watch the new video single “Simp Walk” below and read our 2020 interview with SMILEZ here to learn more about him.

Quotable Lyrics:

She a freak, she belong in the circus
She a beast in the sheets when the Perc hit
She a queen but to me she worth it
She a demon but I’m who she worship
She a demon so how you possessed her?
How you cuffin’ her? I just f*ckin’ neglect her
How you lovin’ her? I don’t even respect her
Now take all of the dots and connect ’em

Yung Bleu’s up right now. The rapper’s leading the wave for the trap soul wave that’s emerging heavily out of the South these days. His sound earned the praise of Southern legend Boosie who has acted as a mentor of sorts. However, it’s his collaboration with Drake on the “You’re Mine Still (Remix)” that admittedly propelled his career to new heights, earning him even bigger bags in the process.

The Alabama artist recently appeared on Coi Leray’s single “Thieves In Atlanta” and dropped “Ghetto Love Birds” prior to this. This week, he returned his own freestyle over Drake’s “Lemon Pepper Freestyle.” Opening up with a more muddy flow and a direct delivery, he slowly breaks into melodies over the course of the 3-minute freestyle.

A visual arrived along with the song that opens up with a clip of Bleu in the studio with Big Sean who offers him some major praise. Check out the Yung Bleu’s “Lemon Pepper (Freestyle)” below. 

Quotable Lyrics
My lil’ dawg sat me down and said he feelin’ cursed lately
Shit ain’t pannin’ out
I worked too hard for this money and I can’t hand it out
I just got that n***a location and now we campin’ out
Heard it through the wind he was talkin’, I had to air it out

Westside Gunn may be one of today’s foremost voices in contemporary gangsta rap, but the Griselda visionary also happens to have a deep understanding of the art scene. It’s part of what makes him such a compelling lyricist, as his stream of consciousness verses tend to toe the line between both hyper-stylized worlds. Now, with the upcoming Hitler Wears Hermes 8 in the pipeline, Gunn has come through to deliver a pair of new singles from the project — the Beat Butcher/Daringer produced “TV BOY” (stream that here) and the Camouflage Monk-laced “Julia Lang.”

Driven by a filthy synth-driven instrumental, Gunn dives in with a purpose, proving once again that his lyrical prowess is not to be slept on. Though the track doesn’t exactly last long — clocking in at a little under a minute before fading out mid-bar — there’s enough energy to please Gunn fans. “Yo, me and Julia Lang whippin’ ‘caine with a hanger,” he raps. “Sellin’ dope like ’94, I’m talkin’ bakin’ with a pager.” 

Check out “Julia Lang” now, complete with some new visuals, and keep an eye out for more news on the upcoming HWH 8: Sincerely Adolf. 

QUOTABLE LYRICS

Ayo, my Yeezys lookin’ like moon boots 
My man killed my other man, it’s a lose-lose
Stick swingin’, dumpin’ out the moon roof 

Rest assured that rumors of Westside Gunn’s retirement have been grossly exaggerated. In fact, the Griselda visionary is on the verge of delivering yet another new project, this time revisiting a long-running series for Hitler Wears Hermes 8. With that one officially on the way, Gunn has come through to drop a pair of new singles off the project, the first of which being the Daringer and Beat Butcha collaboration “TV BOY” 

Being that this one was conjured by two of Griselda’s most consistent producers, it’s no surprise that “TV BOY” features the label’s grimy signature sound. Immersed in the warbling instrumental, Gunn lets fly an energetic dose of street lyricism, reflecting on his formative hustling days. “Beware, it’s the MAC squeezer,” he spits, buried in a mass of ad-libs and filthy percussion. “If all else fails, I kept Pyrex for scales / Last place was hell, I’m talkin’ 23 and 1 / Thirty minutes straight starin’ at the cell.” 

Check out “TV BOY” now, the first of two new singles from Westside Gunn — the Camouflage Monk-produced “Julia Lang” is also due for release at some point today. 

QUOTABLE LYRICS

Beware, it’s the MAC squeezer
If all else fails, I kept Pyrex for scales
Last place was hell, I’m talkin’ 23 and 1
Thirty minutes straight starin’ at the cell
I miss my old celly, I wish that ni*ga’d come home
Been locked since the ’80s, never had a cell phone

Bronx-based rapper Lil Tjay is releasing his sophomore studio album Destined 2 Win at the end of this week and he’s officially dropped the latest single from it, coming through with “Born 2 Be Great” on all streaming platforms.

The new single comes just days before the release of the 19-year-old’s new album, which follows up 2019’s True 2 Myself. “Born 2 Be Great” unpacks the teenaged rapper’s hardships as he dreamed of a superstar life, explaining that he’s destined for the life that he’s been blessed with. From the millions of dollars in his bank account to the lavish trips that Tjay can take around the world, the rapper truly believes that he was meant to live this way.

In his second verse, Lil Tjay interpolates Drake’s “Work” lyrics and makes them his own, spinning them to make sense with the rest of the song.

Listen to the latest record from Destined 2 Win below and stay tuned for more new music from Lil Tjay on Friday.

Quotable Lyrics:

Sometimes it feel like n***as you love the most be the ones that bring you down
Just speakin’ from experience, ’cause I done been around
I remember sh*t was smooth, we was dreamin’ cap and gowns
Older n***as preached to us the sh*t that we see now
Some of your friends gon’ die, some of your friends gon’ live
Some of ’em go to jail for all the sh*t they did
Every year they solid, every year they straight
I was always solid, solid all the way

Three years ago on March 30, 2018, The Weeknd surprised fans with his first extended play: the dark and emotional My Dear Melancholy,. The six-track project served as a bit of a sonic reset for Abel’s career, as he ditched the purely pop glam of Starboy to revisit the harrowing soundscapes of his early mixtape output. The result was a striking step forward that was successfully expounded upon in his sensational 2020 album After Hours. Now, in honor of its three year anniversary, the Canadian singer-songwriter recently dropped off the never before seen music video for “Try Me,” but the beloved EP is truly held in high regard for its other hard-hitting cuts, including “Wasted Times,” “Privilege,” and “I Was Never There.” 

The latter of those songs, “I Was Never There,” is a perfect example of the combination of the haziness from his early output and the crisp production of his studio albums that My Dear Melancholy is typically praised for. While many fans still debate as to whether the Gesaffelstein-assisted song is about Bella Hadid or Selena Gomez, the heartfelt song is one of the most powerful cuts from The Weeknd’s 2018 EP.

It appears that “I Was Never There” may also be one of The Weeknd’s favorite cuts from My Dear Melancholy, as well, because the XO artist recently a screenshot of himself listening to the soul-bearing tune. 

Three years later, what is your favorite cut from My Dear Melancholy,?

Quotable Lyrics

Ooh, now I know what love is, and I know it ain’t you for sure
You’d rather something toxic, so, I poison myself again, again
‘Til I feel nothing in my soul (in my soul)
I’m on the edge of something breaking, I feel my mind is slowly fadin’
If I keep going, I won’t make it

If you haven’t heard Spinabenz’ latest record “Who I Smoke” with Whoppa Wit Da Choppa, Yungeen Ace, and FastMoney Goon yet, you’re seriously missing out.

The Florida rappers remixed Vanessa Carlton’s classic pop record “A Thousand Miles”, which has become a favorite for rappers worldwide. We’ve seen some viral remixes pop off in the last few years, including Cam’ron’s interpolation of the track. One of the best, and by far the most disrespectful, comes by way of the Florida rap masterpiece “Who I Smoke”.

The entire music video, directed by TeoShotThis, takes place on a golf course as Spinabenz, Whoppa Wit Da Choppa, Yungeen Ace, and FastMoney Goon look seriously out of place in preppy clothing, smoking cigars and hurling threats at their opps. The diss track uses “A Thousand Miles” as a back track, coming after deceased rappers Bibby, Teki, and Lil Nine, who the guys are supposedly “smoking” in the clip. The way the video is edited is genuinely comical, including shots of Whoppa dancing his heart out at the beginning of the song and all four guys pointing up enthusiastically to Heaven in the hook.

Watch the video for “Who I Smoke” below. We’ll be lucky to ever get this one on streaming services because it feels like they’ll never be able to clear this sample. Here’s hoping…

Quotable Lyrics: 

When I see you, I’ma push your sh*t back, boy
Choppa get to spittin’ through your set, we don’t fight, boy
12 paramedics couldn’t save your f*ckin’ life, boy
Rod K dead and he never comin’ back, boy
We gon’ treat this b*tch like a match, how we strike, boy

Though admittedly not for everyone, The Alchemist’s latest collaborative album with Armand Hammer is exactly the sort of dark street hip-hop that underground heads have been fiending for. Enter Haram, a grimy odyssey through the minds of three creative expressionists, fueled by strong lyricism and hallucinogenic production. The project kicks off on a particularly striking note, with “Sir Benni Miles” drawing listeners deeper into the hazy world of Billy Woods and Elucid. 

“Dreams is dangerous, linger like angel dust, ain’t no angels harboring, ain’t no savin’ us,” spits Billy Woods, his flow somehow dexterous and methodical at the same time. “Ain’t no slaving us, You gon’ need a bigger boat / You gon’ need a smaller ocean, But here’s some more rope.” Elucid steps in for the second verse, firing off a staccato burst of dense lyrics designed for repeat listens. “Workin’ on my posture, I’ma slap box Judge Mathis and Judge Wapner,” he raps. “Hot stuff, crockpot all rocked up, lockstep / Everything for sale except for the scale.” 

If you’re a fan of Alchemist’s production or the respective solo output of Billy Woods and Elucid, be sure to check out Armand Hammer’s Haram project right here. 

QUOTABLE LYRICS

It’s ill, but you’re like krill in that cold deep
Alcohol seep out the pores like gills
Air squeeze out the ocean floor
Leviathan swim with open jaw

The viral Junebug Challenge catapulted SpottemGottem’s single “Beatbox” onto the Billboard Hot 100. Its growing popularity through TikTok has prompted rappers to take on the beat for quick freestyles that have benefitted SpottemGottem. Mulatto, Shenseea, and DaBaby have also lent their talents for separate official remixes over the past few months, though some of the best freestyles have yet to be attached to the official single.

There’s a level of satisfaction you’re guaranteed whenever Young M.A. steps to the mic and on her take of the viral records, she doesn’t disappoint. The New York rapper, once again, thrives without structure as she flexes her punchline-heavy bars and subtle ad-libs over the Tik Tok-famous beat.

Check the latest from Young M.A. below and keep your eyes peeled for new music.

Quotable Lyrics
My oppositions want to take me out
Man, I’m fucked up in the head
And they gon’ make me bring my brazy out
Fuck what you thought, ain’t shit to think about
A 20 pack’ll get ’em wacked,
Tell my hitta, fuck it, lay ’em out