This feature highlights a hand-picked selection of some of the bigger tracks of the week. We have chosen a few of the tracks that landed within our top 25 most played, focusing on those that stood out, and left room for discussion. This edition features Meek Mill, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz and more! Take a look at the list in the gallery above, and feel free to let us know your own favorite tracks in the comments.
Meek Mill- Ooh Kill Em (Kendrick Response)
Meek takes a classic instrumental and transforms it into something modern but familiar in his Kendrick response. As he's pointed out in interviews, the track is less a direct response to K.Dot as it is a call for the rest of the rap game to step their game up in general. It's probably the kind of thing Kendrick was looking for when he decided to light a fire under the rap game with "Control".
Cassidy- Catch A Body (R.I.P. Meek Mill)
Cassidy seems to have a lot of time to sit at home and write battle raps. It's no surprise he turned out this near-8-minute attack in under 24 hours. The result is far from exciting, but certainly impressive. As a battle rapper, Cass will always be a master of internal rhymes and punchlines, though it would be nice if he could switch up his flow at least once throughout the 8-minute verse.
2 Chainz- I Do It (Feat. Lil Wayne & Drake)
A lot of the talk around this track has been about the handoff between Drake and Weezy-- and for good reason. As powerful as the concept of the 16 is in the rap world, it creates an extremely confined structure of how a rap verse/song is to be laid out. The fact that the change up is so thrilling is an indicator that rappers should break the rules more often.
Kid Ink- Show Me (Feat. Chris Brown)
Kid Ink teams up with Chris Brown for a track destined for radio play. A crossover hit might be just what Ink needs to take him to the next level, and a solid electro-infused Mustard beat and a catchy R&B hook may be just enough to get him there.
Rick Ross- No Games (Feat. Future)
Looking at this song on paper, you may have expected another luxurious single from Ross, with a melodic hook from Future. The actual product couldn't be farther from this, with Rozay going for a full out banger for the introduction to Mastermind, which has Future in Tony Montana-mode on the chorus.
