All through January, our Fire Emoji playlist brought new tunes from Ice Spice, Moneybagg Yo, A$AP Rocky, and Cordae. As we enter into a new month, the trend of hot new releases is only on the rise. This weekend, we’ve got titles from talented rappers both new and old, male and female, from coast to coast.
At the top of today’s roundup is Shy Glizzy and NBA YoungBoy’s collaborative single, “Fools Fall N Love.” The song notably has an anti-Valentine’s Day vibe to it, even though the Louisana-born rapper was recently married. It’s not the first time we’ve heard the two come together on the beat. Their streak of impressive releases previously began with “Where We Come From” and “Hard.”
Following that is the first official single from the forthcoming CREED III film. Michael B. Jordan is sitting in the director’s seat as well as starring in the movie. Additionally, Dreamville is executive producing the soundtrack. On Friday (February 3), the label shared “Ma Boy,” which subsequently showed up on our Fire Emoji playlist.
The new song finds master lyricists JID and Lute coming together to paint a vivid picture with their words. It remains unclear what other artists will assist in the project. Still, we do know it won’t be limited to just J. Cole’s team. The highly anticipated release is due out on March 3rd.
A posthumous single from Lil Keed also dropped yesterday, “Long Way To Go.” At the end of January, the late rapper’s mother made an announcement that new music from her son is coming soon. She’s organizing an album on his behalf, called Keed Talk To ‘Em 2, dropping in the near future – and likely bringing more titles to our Fire Emoji playlist.
Our final two selections of the weekend come from Skillibeng and Nardo Wick, who show out on their “16CHOPPA” single, as well as a frequent Fire Emoji flyer, GloRilla, who gave us her “Internet Trolls” track. Both titles have received a positive reaction from fans thus far, with the female rap diva’s audience continuing to grow as she rises closer to the top.
Stream our Fire Emoji update exclusively on Spotify below. Additionally, make sure to check back on Sunday (February 5) for more recommendations on our R&B Season playlist.