ScHoolboy Q & Cardi B Bring Their Comebacks To Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream

BYGabriel Bras NevaresPublished on March 02, 20242.2K Views

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - OCTOBER 22: Rapper Schoolboy Q performs during the Rolling Loud Festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 22, 2017 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/Getty Images)

OtHer bangers on "Fire Emoji" feature Boldy James, Meek Mill, THat Mexican OT, LuH Tyler, 21 Lil Harold, and many more.

Welcome to March, whose quality as a hip-hop release month for 2024 is proven by our new Fire Emoji playlist update. We decided to round up the best of the best rap drops of the week, and leading the way is none other than ScHoolboy Q. The TDE MC released his first album in about five years, BLUE LIPS, and it's got no shortage of tender, aggressive, and consistently compelling tracks. "oHio" featuring Freddie Gibbs, "THank god 4 me," and "Pop" featuring Rico Nasty are all particularly hype and energetic cuts for you to check out. It stands as the best album to come out this week, and one of the year's best so far.

Also on Fire Emoji is another comeback: the solo return of Cardi B with her new track, "Like What (Freestyle)." It's a fiery set of bars over a classic Missy Elliot and Timbaland beat; what's not to love ahead of the Bronx rapper's next album? Speaking of new albums, though, we have to shout out That Mexican OT, who just released his latest full-length Texas Technician. The Moneybagg Yo-assisted "Twisting Fingers" is a Southern banger through and through, showing off a lot of chemistry and versatile flows.

HNHH Fire Emoji Playlist: Stream

Furthermore, we also wanted to point you to Meek Mill's new EP HEATHENISM, on which "Giving Chanel" with Future is a particular standout. Thanks to a dramatic instrumental and relentless deliveries, it's a pretty hard-hitting record with a grand feel. Another trunk-knocking release on Fire Emoji is Luh Tyler's new single "Bad B***h"... what could it ever be about? Jokes aside, it's a bass-heavy and fast-paced track with Tyler's trademark nasal croons.

Meanwhile, as far as triumphant and evocative trap cuts, few ranked higher than 21 Lil Harold and BigXthaPlug's "Gin & Juice." Finally, we wanted to highlight Ransom, Harry Fraud, and Boldy James' excellently lavish and lyrically evocative single, "Live from the Roxy." Let us know what you favorite Fire Emoji release was this week -– and what else we missed, too. Check out the playlist above and stick around on HNHH for the latest great music drops around the clock.

About The Author

Gabriel Bras Nevares

Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.