RemixdMag’s best new songs this week come from musicians who always keep it 100 with their loved ones. From Drake‘s LP For All The Dogs to Johnny Cocoa‘s “Green Light,” our list shows others never to bite their tongue when stating how they feel.
Read our selection below:
Drake – For All The Dogs
Highlights from the album include “Away From Home,” and “Polar Opposites.” Drake’s highly anticipated LP, For All The Dogs, stays true to his versatility and impeccable pen game. Ultimately, the OVO Sound honcho delivers hard-hitting bars that attest to his evergrowing career, legacy in the hip-hop industry, braggadocio, and charm with the ladies. Additionally, For All The Dogs carries guest appearances from some of the hottest artists in the game currently: SZA, Sexyy Red, Lil Yachty, J. Cole, 21 Savage, Teezo Touchdown, and much more. The production is handled by 40, Sango, Southside, Boi-1da, and Tay Keith, to name a few. Drake also dropped a music video for his time-stamped single “8 AM In Charlotte” earlier this week. The visual stars his son Adonis Graham.
Drake first mentioned For All The Dogs while promoting his poetry book Titles Ruin Everything, A Stream of Consciousness by Kenza Samir and Aubrey Graham in June. The rapper, along with Amazon Music’s X page, would go on to tease the album’s release on Aug. 25 before slating it to Sept. 22. As the time got closer, the Canadian rapper decided to make the release official on Oct. 6.
Kodak Black – “Hope You Know”
Kodak Black details the extent of his loyalty in “Hope You Know.” Over the melodic trap beat, the Florida spitter says although certain people did him wrong, he’ll always have love for them. “Hope You Know” also finds Kodak Black assuring his mother they’ll always be close, no matter the distance. Elsewhere, the “Super Gremlin” hitmaker mentions wanting his former acquaintances to reach out despite what they did to tarnish their relationship. “I hope you know I’m still your woe, I’m still a good friend/I still be keepin’ it real when ain’t nobody lookin’ at me,” he raps. “I let you walk all over me, left me with footprints/I wish you hit me up and check on how I’m doin’ at least.”
Big Hit – “The Truth Is In My Eyes”
Hit-Boy’s father, Big Hit, alludes that he’s as real as they come in “The Truth Is In My Eyes.” The cascading hip-hop offering finds the Pasadena native making it effortlessly known that “since I surfaced out the pen, n***a, I’m the man.” In the new single, Big Hit also forewarns the opps trying to dim his light and reflects on the changes he’s endured since being home from prison. “Believe me when my eyes bleed/All I see is them trees, keys or the cheese,” he spits. “Memories of them bodies that I had to freeze.” The song can be found on Big Hit’s upcoming album with the same name.
Jay Worthy, Kamaiyah, and Harry Fraud – “9 AM”
“9 AM” is a highlight off of Jay Worthy, Kamaiyah, and Harry Fraud’s upcoming LP Am3rican Dream, which drops on Oct. 13. On the soulful Harry Fraud-production, Jay Worthy and Kamaiyah use avid storytelling to describe an early morning in their residency. Jay Worthy delivers confident-ridden rhymes, all while warning “fools in craps” that he’ll “shoot that back.” Meanwhile, Kamaiyah touches on her never-ending hustle and why she’ll never spin the block for anyone or anything. “These h**s ain’t even friends, they pretend well,” she rhymes. “And I can’t fake s**t, a real one, sweatsuit, and ASICs/And it ain’t four yet, but I’m knowin’ I’ma make six/Hit this, bake this, made millions ’cause I take risks.”
Johnny Cocoa – “Green Light”
Johnny Cocoa gives his opps the “Green Light” to address him directly in his newest single. As the sleek trap beat sounds off, the multifaceted Texas artist calls out the internet thugs and gives them the room to say how they feel. At the same time, Johnny Cocoa forewarns that he’s about that action, suggesting that every action has a consequence. “Say that s**t when I can see your eyes not on text n***a,” he raps. “If you can’t give me that then I guess you a b***h n***a/And I ain’t taking s**t back/Living by the laws of the jungle can’t forget that.”
Matt B – “jolene”
Matt B details his immense love for “jolene” in his newest smooth Afrobeat song. “jolene” can be found on the GRAMMY-nominated global artist’s LP ALKEBULAN. Throughout the record, Matt B admits to falling hard for the woman who stole his heart. Afterward, the musician reveals that although they’re in love, her parents don’t want them to be together. The rest of the single is filled with adoring words toward Jolene, with Matt B singing, “I need nobody/Make touch your body/Baby I’m feeling fire/Cool down cool my temper.”
