Tinashe, Fly Anakin, Kid Cudi, BabyTron, more

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This week in hip hop, we got Big KRIT’s new album, which you can read about in Notable Releases, plus projects from Yeat, Sada Baby, Curren$y & The Alchemist, and more, and we’ve also got new singles from Fly Anakin, Tinashe, Kid Cudi & Nigo, BabyTron, Kojey Radical, and more. Read on for all the rap and R&B songs we’ve released this week…

FLY ANAKIN – “BLACK BE THE SOURCE” (ft. PINK SIIFU & BILLZ EGYPT)

Fly Anakin is just under a month away from releasing his new album Francand today brings new single “Black Be the Source,” a soulful, psychedelic, underground rap song that “posits the often undervalued contributions of black art as the model for popular culture today. and is accompanied by a similarly-themed and equally powerful video produced by Jabari Canada.

TINASHE – “NATURALLY”

At Tinashe 333 was one of the best R&B albums of 2021, and now it’s getting a deluxe edition on March 3. This will include new single “Naturally,” which is cut from the same attractive fabric as the original record and already sounds like a hit.

KID CUDI & NIGO – “WANT IT BAD”

Having recently shared the A$AP Rocky collab from his upcoming album I know Nigo, Bape founder Nigo has now shared the Kid Cudi collab. It was produced by Pharrell, and it finds Kid Cudi taking on more of a gurgling auto-tuning vibe than usual.

CURREN$Y & THE ALCHEMIST – “NO YEAST” (ft. BOLDY JAMES)

Curren$y and The Alchemist just released their new album Continuation, and Alchemist’s jazzy, psychedelic production pairs more perfectly than ever with Curren$y’s rocky delivery. One of the album’s main standouts is “No Yeast”, which features another frequent Alchemist collaborator, Boldy James.

BABYTRON – “6 STAR RESEARCH LEVEL”

Detroit rapper BabyTron has announced a new project, Megatron, due March 4 via The Hip Hop Lab/EMPIRE. His goofy, giddy Midwestern rap vibes are in full force on this new song.

SHENSEEA – “RU QUE” (ft. 21 SAVAGE)

Rising dancehall star Shenseea follows “Lick” ft. Megan Thee Stallion with another song from her upcoming debut album ALPHA, “RU that.” This one also features a great guest rapper (21 Savage) and he finds Shenseea continues to blur the lines between Jamaican dancehall and American rap.

KOJEY RADICAL – “SILK” (ft. MASEGO)

British rapper Kojey Radical’s debut album reason to smile drops March 4 via Asylum/Atlantic, and new single “Silk” finds him delivering tongue twisters over airy, jazz-infused production.

OCKHAM BLAZER – “GOLDEN PRISON”

Ockham’s Blazer is a seven-piece, multi-genre band fronted by underground rapper PremRock, and their self-titled debut album is out 4/29 via Fake Four Inc. Read more about the lead single “Prison of Gold” here.

J BALVIN – “NIÑO SOÑADOR”

Ever-prolific Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin returns with new song “Niño Soñador,” which begins as a tender ballad before morphing into a grungy ’90s alt-rock song with a trap-pop twist.

TEEZO TOUCHDOWN – “HANDYMAN” (ft. KENNY BEATS)

Teezo Touchdown, who is preparing to open Tyler, the Creator’s tour (and appears on Tyler’s album Call me if you get lost), shared this goofy new alt-pop collab with Kenny Beats.

FATIMA & JOE ARMON-JONES – “#1”

British soul hip hop singer Fatima and jazz musician Joe Armon-Jones have teamed up for a three-song EP, Tinted shades, due March 4 via Aquarii Records. The first single is the very appealing “#1”, which plays to the strengths of both artists.

VIC MENSA – VALENTINO WINE PE

Vic Mensa is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a new four-song EP, and he finds the Chicago rapper toning things down a bit and exploring R&B and soul territory.

SILK SONIC – “LOVE’S TRAIN” (CON FUNK SHUN COVER)

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have released a new Silk Sonic single for Valentine’s Day, a cover of Con Funk Shun’s 1983 track “Love’s Train.” They smooth the already velvety vocals even further.

For even more new songs, browse our daily “New Songs” lists. For more hip hop news, browse our “Hip Hop News” category.

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