NBA Youngboy, Joyner Lucas & J. Cole Dominate This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist

Plus, new additions from Baby Keem, Moneybagg Yo & Westside Gunn.

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This week marked the formal end of summer 2021 but there's plenty of music that will be getting us through the months ahead. This week, in particular, was quite active in the rap game. Plenty of dope projects and songs arrived on Friday morning, and as usual, we got you covered with the best of the best this week with our Fire Emoji playlist. From NBA Youngboy to Westside Gunn, here's the breakdown of this week's playlist:

While he might be locked up, NBA Youngboy is still making some massive moves. On Friday, the rapper's project Sincerely, Kentrell dropped with entirely no features whatsoever. Regardless, the rapper dominates this week's playlist with three tracks in total including "No Where" and "Make Or Break Me."

Following his rift with Karen Civil, Joyner Lucas came through with some new music. His brand new single titled, "Your Heart" ft. J. Cole, has already received praise and it was a no-brainer that we'd include it on this week's playlist.

Westside Gunn also claims space on the playlist this week with the release of Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B. "Forest Lawn" is an immediate highlight off of the project.

Other additions to this week's playlist include Moneybagg Yo's "Wockesha" remix ft. Lil Wayne and Ashanti, Baby Keem and Brent Faiyaz's collab, as well as Gunna and Future's "Too Easy." 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.