Gunna & Megan Thee Stallion Lead Our Latest Stacked "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update

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INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 23: Singer Megan Thee Stallion performs on the Main Stage during Week 2, Day 2 of the 2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 23, 2022 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella)
This was a huge week for hip-hop: Benny The Butcher, Travis Scott, Rapsody, Jeezy, Cochise, and so many more great "Fire Emoji" additions.

If you ever thought that music always slows down towards the end of the year, look no further than our new Fire Emoji playlist update as proof against that. There was a lot of amazing hip-hop that came out this week, from the new school to old legends. As a perfect example of a combination of those two, Benny The Butcher and Lil Wayne traded impeccable bars on the grimy single "Big Dog." For those looking for more modern, woozy sounds, Gunna and Turbo came through to please on the new song "Bachelor." On that same contemporary note, Megan Thee Stallion kickstarted her career comeback with her latest record, "Cobra," which is an emotive but perseverant cut.

However, now let's bring Fire Emoji back to the classics for a second with Jeezy's brand-new double album, I Might Forgive... But I Don't Forget. Moreover, the song "No Complaining" shows his power and charisma as an MC while still tapping into modern attitudes and aesthetics. Another hot album this week came from Tee Grizzley, who dropped the 16-track project Tee's Coney Island. When you need to put on a menacing and fast-paced Detroit banger, his track "Loop Hole" with 21 S*vage will be right there waiting for you.

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As we keep going further into our Fire Emoji playlist update, you'll notice that the variety doesn't slip up. A chemistry-filled and bouncy single from Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, and Pharrell Williams- "AT THE PARTY"- brings the intensity down while still providing an infectious atmosphere. There's a similar waviness on Cochise's new song "HOP IN THE WHIP," although it's more energetic and with faster flows. In addition, Kodak Black also dropped "2'CY," which is a Jersey club-inspired record with a strong emphasis on his melodic delivery.

Finally, to close things out with the best releases this week, Rapsody and Hit-Boy teamed up for the dense and powerful track "Asteroids." Also, we have The Alchemist's new EP Flying High, Part 2, on which the Conway The Machine-assisted "Phil Drummond" is a massive highlight; Al even drops some bars of his own! Let us know in the comments section what your favorite release of these was this week, and also what we missed. Check out our Fire Emoji playlist above and stick around on HNHH for more great music 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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