Meek Mill, J. Cole & Wale Dominate This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist

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Plus, new heat from Key Glock.

Over the past year, Meek Mill has been heavily teasing his follow-up to Championships. A few freestyles were scattered across the summer to build anticipation while the single, "Sharing Locations" ft. Lil Baby and Lil Durk has been on steady rotation. On Friday, the rapper finally released his new album, Expensive Pain. With 18 songs in total, the rapper brings some of his best work to date to the table. It was only right that we included "Outside (100 MPH)" for this week's Fire Emoji playlist.

While J. Cole and Wale both came up under the Roc Nation team in the early stages of their career, it's been a minute since we've heard them on wax together. The two connected back in 2018 for "My Boy (Freestyle)." Now, they've joined forces alongside Miami hit-making duo Cool & Dre for their latest effort, "Poke It Out." 

Memphis is currently having its reign in the rap game, again. We've witnessed the city's scene influence and impact the game in ways that are often not acknowledged. Young Dolph's Paper Route Empire has been delivering a steady stream of releases this year. Key Glock, specifically, has been among the most consistent rappers out. This week, he shared his latest single "Ambition For Cash" which you could check out on our Fire Emoji playlist.

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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