Best New Tracks: Playboi Carti, The Alchemist, Feid and More
Albums come fromThe AlchemistandPlaqueBoyMax, with singles landing fromPlayboi Carti,Rich BrianxSki Mask The Slump God,Burna BoyxTravis Scott,Turnstile,YGxShoreline Mafia,Feid,Maxo,AKTHESAVIORx Leon Fanourakis xTaka PerryxYeekxDenzel Curry,Larry JunexCardo Got Wings, andJoey PurpxTheolonius Martin.
While not on streaming services, The Alchemist unveiled his fully instrumentalMixed Fruit Series Vol. 1: Pineapple Ginger. Spanning 15 tracks, the offering is a fully solo LP from Alc.
The streamer continues his come-up with his second EP of 2025:5$TAR SESSIONS: ATLANTA.Spotify|Apple Music
We got two new singles from Playboi Carti this week: 'ALIVE' and 'SOME MORE.' The former transpired after Ye dropped his version of the 'Crank'-sampling 'ALIVE,' which Carti fired back with his version, of the reportedly uncleared song. A few hours later, he returned to Instagram to drop off 'SOME MORE.'
Despite delaying his latest album, Rich Brian continues to drop off solid singles lifted from the project. The latest is a cut with Ski Mask The Slump God dubbed 'Jumpy.'Spotify|Apple Music
Burna Boy tapped Travis Scott for his latest single, 'TaTaTa.' The cut marks the first official collaboration from the musicians.Spotify|Apple Music
Turnstile continued to roll outNEVER ENOUGHthis week with another new single. 'LOOK OUT FOR ME' lands as the fourth single from the imminent album, dropping on June 6 — as well as premiering at Tribeca Film Festival.Spotify|Apple Music
YG revealed the second release from his forthcoming project,The Gentleman's Club.The track features production fromTy Dolla $ignand additional bars from Shoreline Mafia.Spotify|Apple Music
Feid has returned with a new song, 'ANDO XXIL,' which arrives alongside a Tony Hawk-starring music video.Spotify|Apple Music
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Denzel Curry took to Instagram earlier this week to announce news of 'Ichiban''s release – little did we know how stacked the features lineup would be. An AKTHESAVIOR cut, the single also features Leon Fanourakis, Taka Perry and Yeek.Spotify|Apple Music
The dynamic rapper/producer duo of Larry June x Cardo Got Wings has returned to the scene with 'Black Man.'Spotify|Apple Music
Closing out the collaborative hot streak of the week comes a new offering from Joey Purp, with an assist from Theolonius Martin. Purp is beginning to roll out his new projectChampagne Seats, which drops on June 6.Spotify|Apple Music
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