Drake’s For All of the Canines album — and his subsequent back-and-forth with Joe Budden — took up plenty of airtime this weekend, however the remainder of the music world was simply as lively. As regular, New Music Friday (Oct. 6) unleashed a contemporary batch of latest R&B and hip-hop tracks to kind by way of as we depend all the way down to the BET Hip-Hop Awards on Tuesday (Oct. 10).
With Contemporary Picks, Billboard goals to focus on a number of the greatest and most attention-grabbing new sounds throughout R&B and hip-hop — from Fivio International’s fiery new drill anthem to Megan Thee Stallion’s swing at hip-hop musical theatre. Make sure to take a look at this week’s Contemporary Picks in our Spotify playlist beneath.
Freshest Discover: Fivio International, “Why Would I?”
For his first unaccompanied launch in a number of months, Fivio delivers a biting piece of genuine New York drill. With pop-drill — a subgenre that Fivio helped pioneer — topping Prime 40 radio and soundtracking the Barbie film, the skittering snares and staccato flows of New York drill have reached the apex of popular culture. With “Why Would I,” Fivio goes again to fundamentals, as he flexes his real-life successes and achievements within the face of Web haters, over a menacing drill beat crafted by LS Da Producer and FritzThaProducer.
Megan Thee Stallion, “Out Alpha the Alpha”
After making a return to the rap scene alongside Cardi B with “Bongos,” Megan Thee Stallion commemorates her foray into movie appearing with a brand new tune for D—ks: The Musical, a musical comedy based mostly on Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson’s off-Broadway musical of the identical identify. Extra Hamilton than Traumazine, “Out Alpha the Alpha” finds the Sizzling Lady Coach delivering acquainted rhymes serenading ladies’s independence and energy — however this time she provides an additional dose of comedy in her supply to play on the association’s jaunty piano and horns.
Connie Diiamond & Jenn Carter, “Ghetto & Ratchet (Remix)”
As two of the buzziest names popping out of the New York rap scene, it’s no shock that Connie and Jenn have discovered their manner on a monitor collectively. On the remix to Connie’s fast-rising “Ghetto & Ratchet,” Jenn delivers a characteristically rambunctious verse stuffed with bars flexing each his road cred and his standing as one in every of his metropolis’s hottest rappers. His high-octane supply affords a wise complement to the smoothness of Connie’s tone.
Digga D, “TLC”
On this tender G-funk-inflected monitor — which includes a well-known guitar lick from Soul Mann & The Brothers’ “Bumpy’s Lament,” by the use of Dr. Dre’s “Xxplosive” — British rapper Digga D affords an introspective quantity during which he waxes poetic about needing one thing a bit extra actual and human within the face of his fast-moving profession. “I do know it’s insane / I’m grateful, however I’m kinda uninterested in fame / I want some TLC, I’m drained,” he spits.
Majid Jordan, “Arms Tied”
For the newest style of their forthcoming Good Individuals album, Majid Jordan delivers a vibe within the spirit of Sade. Regular percussion and twinkling keys soundtrack a love story involved with two loves, for whom danger is the reward itself. “Suspicious, suspicious, dismissive, dismissive, dismiss us, dismiss us/ Love is the reply, love is the message, you understand it,” they croon. On this easy, quiet storm-evoking monitor, the duo makes the good option to prioritize singing straight, as a substitute of over-embellishing the tune with runaway riffs.
Mannywellz, “Critical”
On “Critical,” ManNywellz continues his soulful mix of Afrobeats and R&B. Right here, Manny extends the spirit of “no weapon fashioned towards me shall prosper” for a war-ready anthem of resilience steeped in religion. He waltzes throughout the peppy, percussive beat with swagger and confidence, sourced from his data of God’s safety over his life. “I establish as God’s n—a / No weapon can dance with us / Can’t compete, I received stamina,” he proclaims.
