The best new drops from the week of May 24.
Remixd Magazine’s best new songs this week include some bangers you’ll want to add to your playlist. From Sexyy Red‘s “U My Everything (feat. Drake) to j.aaron‘s “MOVE!” we’re certain that our picks will be kept on repeat.
Read our selections below:
Sexyy Red – “U My Everything (feat. Drake)”
Sexyy Red shows off her R&B chops in “U My Everything (feat. Drake).” As the lush trap beat blares through the speaker, the rapstress expresses the depths of her infatuation in a rap-sing cadence. Before revealing that she’s only known this person briefly, Sexyy Red reveals why she fell for him. After illustrating their deep soul connection, the MC makes it known that he’s her man. “They be askin’ what is we? I’m like, ‘My whoopty-woo,'” she rhymes. “He be tellin’ me he love me and I love him too/I only knew him for a week, but I swear this my boo.”
When Drake hops on the beat, he charms his leading lady with lavish gifts and promises. The rapper alludes that he’ll take his special lady on a romantic getaway once his hard work settles down. Drake then continues his suave statements over Metro Boomin’s diss beat “BBL Drizzy,” poking fun at their beef, which was initiated thanks to the producer and Future’s “Like That (feat. Kendrick Lamar).” In his second verse, The Boy puts a clever spin on the rumors about his plastic surgery, implying he can afford others to get their bodies done. He also speaks about his skills between the sheets.
“U My Everything” is from the rapstresses’ new tape, In Sexyy We Trust. Tay Keith executive produced the project, which also features Mike WiLL Made-It, Lil Baby, and VonOff1700.
J.P. – “Come and See”
J.P. assures a baddie that it’s okay if she shoots her shot in his slick R&B meets trap offering “Come and See.” Serving as a highlight off his new tape, Coming Out Party, which arrives on June 7 — J.P.’s new single finds the versatile Milwaukee artist contemplating if he should make a move on a woman who’s caught his eye.
As J.P. effortlessly glides on the beat with his melodic flow, he lays down the charm and reflects on his come-up. Similarly, the “Bad Bitty” hitmaker forewarns the opps, implying that he’s ready for anyone who wants smoke. “I’m livin’ out my dreams, never thought I’d be a rapper,” he delivers. “The rest of all my n***a’s dead, layin’ in a casket/And I keep a stick with me, can’t a n***a catch me lackin’/I feel like Big Frank, I’m back packin‘.” Before the song ends, J.P. lets the night determine his fate with this special lady. “So should I be a player ’bout it?Or let you come and see,” J.P. declares. “Like, s**t, I don’t know what the future holds/So you gon’ have to just wait and see.”
TJ Carroll -“Grave Digger”
In his new piano-led trap offering, “Grave Digger,” TJ Carroll not only asserts that The Most High will provide all the tools you need if you trust in Him, but he also guides listeners through his own experiences. As the musician glides on the production with noteworthy advice and introspectiveness, he urges listeners to let God lead them to the finish line. He rhymes, God he keeps on talking/I’m tapped in ‘Imma listen/Life gets hard, but I keep pushing/Lord I Know you in it,” inspiring listeners to trust in God even in the face of adversity.
Similarly, “Grave Digger” empathizes with people who feel they’ll never accomplish what they wish. TJ Carroll voices to always lean on Him in times of uncertainty, guidance, hopelessness, joy, and more. Lyrics like “Had a talk with God he told me lock in/Gotta stay with Him/Life goes on and on, and it’s too short/So I can’t play with Him” take the narrative home.
j.aaron – “MOVE!”
j.aaron invites listeners to get their groove on in his infectious and fun new offering, “MOVE!” The production is a vibrant mix of jazz, funk, R&B, and bounce music. Lyrically, the multi-hyphenate artist persuades others to break out their best dance moves. His animated cadence also possesses a level of confidence that inspires people to be their authentic selves. You gotta get up out your seat/Shake them legs, move them feet/Swing them dreadlocks to the beat/Put your hands up like you’re partying in 2003,” j.aaron says. Secondly, the versatile musician delivers, “Selling more than me, baby please, that’s cap/I ain’t never seen you on the charts, that’s fact/Baby if its rhythm I got it/You need it, I got it.” j.aaron’s funkafied record comes on the heels of his groovy cut “hands.”
Hassan – “Feelings”
Hassan draws from his innermost thoughts to express how he’s really been holding up in “Feelings.” In sync with an intimate symphony that’s led by violins, the sharp MC speaks about dealing with his mental health in the midst of being his mother’s rock. From there, Hassan tells a tale about a therapist and client leaning on each other in a time of need. However, the co-dependency leads to more mixed emotions. Hassan teaches listeners to work through and address their feelings head-on. At the end of the day, a person only knows themself best. Similarly, the song highlights high emotional maturity and pushes others to grow. “The moral of the story is we can’t fix each other,” he rhymes. “It’s past mental.” The original single. produced by The Justice League, comes off Hassan’s forthcoming album.
ASTN – “The Makeup Song”
ASTN is certain that he and his better half will work through their differences in “The Makeup Song,” a reflective offering about a hot and cold relationship. The musician voices over the acoustic guitar-led R&B beat that they’ve been down this road before. His outpour of love is followed by a yearning for common ground. ASTN comments on his partner’s cold behavior during arguments. “Leave it alone, just keep it right here/You turn into stone when you say you don’t care,” he sings. “‘Cause your heart can’t stand when you talk like that/Late nights, say you won’t, but you still gon’ slidе.” By the second verse, ASTN says he’d like the relationship to progress. Ultimately, the musician wonders how he can show his woman that “it’s hers [yours] forever.”
Sugarhill Ddot – “Like This”
Interpolating Ginuwine‘s classic hit “Differences,” Sugarhill Ddot’s new single “Like This” finds the rapper wondering why his boo thing switched up once he started running up a bag. Over the drill-centered cut, the Harlem rhymer also highlights his charm as he spits game at a woman who’s a sight for sore eyes. “What’s your name/Where you come from?” Sugarhill Ddot questions his love interest. “You got a friend/Let’s run one/I call my twin let’s run one/She got lips and her a*s done/Then she gone act up when that bag come/Running through it like I never had none.” Before the song closes, the rapper thinks of ways to salvage the relationship. In his melodic cadence, he delivers, “I’m just trying to think, baby, you priceless/I’m starting to think that you like this/Always fighting, I don’t like this/Why are you treating me like this?” Sugarhill Ddot’s single comes on the heels of his “3am in the Yams” live performance.
