Kendrick Lamar & Baby Keem's "The Hillbillies" Is A Must-Hear On Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist

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We've got more heat from Sexyy Red, Babyface Ray, and the City Girls too.

Fire Emoji time is here once again, and this Saturday (June 10) we have a beautiful balance of male and female artists for you to check out. Coming in at the top of today's round-up is Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar, who dropped off a surprise single, "The Hillbillies" earlier this week. They tapped Tyler, The Creator to join them in the accompanying visual, and while the Goblin artist doesn't provide any bars, he did show off his dance moves – along with the location for his next edition of the annual Camp Flog Gnaw festival.

Another collaboration we've been loving is J Hus' "Who Told You" featuring Drake. It arrives just weeks before the Canadian is set to head out on tour with 21 Savage. Following that comes the City Girls' work on "I Need A Thug," which received mixed reaction online, but was only a warm-up for what they delivered to us on New Music Friday. Elsewhere, Joyner Lucas and NBA YoungBoy joined forces for "Cut U Off."

HNHH Fire Emoji Playlist

Sexyy Red is still riding the high of her "Pound Town 2" collaboration with Nicki Minaj at the end of May, but the rising rap diva isn't done impressing us yet. Her Hood Hottest Princess project landed yesterday, and we've picked "SkeeYee" as the tracklist's must-listen title. Aside from that, we also suggest Doe Boy and G Herbo's collaboration with Future and Roddy Ricch on "TRY & SEE." The fully loaded song appears on the first lyricist's new BEEZY album, along with other noteworthy features.

Babyface Ray is making waves with his All Star Team LP, which we're highlighting the title track from, and Rob49 made an impressive return on "Woedy" with Birdman. Finally, Yung Miami and Caresha's aforementioned NMF drop, "Pinata" is the perfect pre-game party banger for summer. Stream all the latest additions exclusively on our Fire Emoji Spotify playlist. Which of the City Girls' latest singles do you prefer? Let us know in the comments, and tap back in on Sunday for more HNHH release recommendations on our R&B Season round-up.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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