The 13 Best New Hip-Hop Songs This Week

US rapper Bia attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on May 30, 2024. Rapper YG attends Future Birthday celebration at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on November 18, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Denzel Curry attends the Megan Thee Stallion Hottie Party in celebration of Traumazine on August 29, 2022 in London, England.

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Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what’s out and also what’s hot, so XXL decided to make things much easier for you. Instead of sorting out nearly everything that released this week, we’ve narrowed it down to strictly the best of the week, saving you plenty of time.

Expect to see selections from the established stars, the next wave of new talent, the up-and-comers and everyone else in between. If the song is fire enough to beat the competition, it’ll take one of the weekly spots. You can trust us on this one; follow our lead and you’ll never get laughed off the aux cord again. Your friends will finally trust you with playlists; it’ll be wonderful. In addition to that, you can check back every week for the latest and greatest tracks. You’ll always have somewhere to turn to each week, being sure to find some songs you’ll dig.

Enjoy this week’s list, featuring new songs from YG (“Shake” featuring Kaliii and Stunna Girl), Bia (“Lights Out” featuring JID), Denzel Curry (“Hot One” featuring A$AP Ferg and TiaCorine) and more. See you next week.

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