Lil Yachty & J. Cole Are Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update's "Secret Recipe"

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Other fire tracks this week came from Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Latto, GloRilla, Kelvin Krash, and many more.

This week's Fire Emoji playlist update is ushering in the last quarter of the year, and September closed off with some absolute heat. In fact, there was an interesting theme this week when it came to new releases in hip-hop: duos. For example, Lil Yachty and J. Cole impressed everyone with their lyrical chemistry over an old-school-feeling beat on the track "The Secret Recipe." In addition, we got some more expected and long-awaited fare from an iconic team-up in rap: Rick Ross and Meek Mill. Moreover, they just released their triumphant and bar-heavy single "SHAQ & KOBE," the preview to their upcoming full-length collab project.

Furthermore, this week's Fire Emoji edition couldn't go without mentioning Lil Wayne's Tha Fix Before Tha VI, the anticipatory project to his long-awaited Tha Carter VI album. Specifically, we had to highlight the relentless flows, wordplay, and consistent hunger displayed on the track "Slip." Another highlight off that tape is "To The Bank" with Cool & Dre, on which Weezy taps into his trap bag and shows he can do it just as well. Also, there were other similarly high-energy cuts this week, namely "ISSA PARTY" from Latto and BabyDrill.

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However, we also need some time to chill down a little on Fire Emoji, and who better to fuse those two worlds together than Rod Wave? His cut "Turks & Caicos" with 21 S*vage off of his new album Nostalgia is low-key, but still packs a percussive punch while paying lyrical and melodic homage to Hov (we'll let you find out which track he references). The new CMG compilation Gangsta Art 2 also brought us some bangers, such as "Cha Cha Cha" with GloRilla and Fivio Foreign, plus "50/50" by Moneybagg Yo. To keep the duos theme going, we have Lyrical Lemonade's new single off their upcoming album, "Guitar In My Room" with Lil Durk and Kid Cudi.

Meanwhile, YG and Tyga's new mixtape Hit Me When U Leave The Klub: The Playlist held a standout in "Brand New" with Tunechi's assistance. Finally, we have Kelvin Krash's new album HARSH, who tapped A$AP Rocky on the song "GET A GRIP." Let us know what your favorite hype release of the week was in the comments down below. Check out our Fire Emoji playlist update above and stay up to date on HNHH for more great rap releases each week.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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