{"id":1963027,"date":"2025-08-15T22:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T22:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1963027"},"modified":"2025-08-15T22:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T22:34:54","slug":"3-new-hip-hop-rb-songs-you-must-hear-this-week-8-15-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/3-new-hip-hop-rb-songs-you-must-hear-this-week-8-15-25\/","title":{"rendered":"3 New Hip-Hop &#038; R&#038;B Songs You Must Hear This Week (8\/15\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Every week, seemingly a gazillion songs release on streaming services. From Soundcloud and Bandcamp exclusives to the endless array of songs on Spotify and Apple Music, it\u2019s a lot to take in. Additionally, some of the tracks aren\u2019t nearly as good as it should be. Who wants to waste their time sifting through records in fear that some aren\u2019t very good. How can one possibly have the time to even do it?<\/p>\n<p>This is where Noisey has you <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/3-new-hip-hop-rb-songs-you-must-hear-this-week-8-8-25\/\">covered<\/a>. We\u2019re saving you time in the playlist department to narrow it down to the three most essential songs in hip-hop and R&amp;B you should hear. Maybe you\u2019ll find a new favorite artist or album in the process.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-of-the-best-rap-and-r-amp-b-songs-of-the-week\">3 of The Best Rap and R&amp;B Songs of the Week<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ph2Dyw1CZ3s\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"El Cousteau &amp; The Alchemist - &quot;Menace to Society&quot; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ph2Dyw1CZ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"El Cousteau &amp; The Alchemist - &quot;Menace to Society&quot; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ph2Dyw1CZ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-el-cousteau-menace-to-society\">El Cousteau- \u201cMenace to Society\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>How great a modern Alchemist beat can be is entirely dependent on who\u2019s piercing through it. Sometimes, it\u2019s as simple as a raw loop, like on \u201cMenace to Society.\u201d It\u2019s searing, like the blue flame flickering from a stovetop, the heat waves sizzling off of the asphalt, the drums cracking and battering through cement. It\u2019s staggeringly simple and sparse in its space; it can feel extremely overwhelming for a lesser rapper to conquer. <\/p>\n<p>El Cousteau is the special exception, a scorching trash talker out of DC with offhand free jazz flows and visceral haymakers every other line. \u201cWhoop a n***a with the fists, I\u2019m like \u2018b***h a** n***a, go get ya gun,\u201d he snarls. Grizzled intensity and luxury aesthetics go hand in hand with Cousteau; tales of robbery and fur coat shopping fill his self portraits. But the former is merely a byproduct of his hustle, a fearlessness that sees record labels call him \u2018sir\u2019 and death is an inevitability he isn\u2019t worried about. Rather than let Alchemist\u2019s blazing production consume him, he wields the fire. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/l7snD_b4A-I\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/l7snD_b4A-I\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liim - Why Why (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l7snD_b4A-I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liim - Why Why (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l7snD_b4A-I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-liim-why-why\">Liim- \u201cWHY WHY\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>The best part of New York is that it can assume a variety of different identities. The multicultural melting pot breeds a lot of different twists and turns musically. In hip-hop alone, it has oscillated between traditionalist Pete Rock soul flips and robust DJ Premier drums to scorching drill anthems. Maybe it\u2019ll tinker with the vodka fueled horniness of Cash Cobain\u2019s sexy drill movement. Another artist might ruminate on their upbringing in the concrete jungle through an artsier lens. <\/p>\n<p>What makes Harlem\u2019s Liim fascinating is how he distills the essence of all of these different styles. Fans and artists alike are still trying to pinpoint what he\u2019s all about. Pigeons and Planes <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PigsAndPlans\/status\/1927073277962244546\">cite<\/a> Pharrell, Blood Orange, and Steve Lacy as stylistic comparisons. Meanwhile, Tyler, the Creator summons Max B and Stereolab from the bowls and rails of skate parks. The thing is, all of these ideas are true. <\/p>\n<p>Take \u201cWHY WHY,\u201d an icy, heavy-hearted rumination on a withering relationship. Liim croons and howls over chilly, overcast synths, flattening sub bass and clinking hi-hats about the dizzying toxicity between him and his partner. She\u2019s soft and tender but also capable of deep vitriol. The last time he sings \u201cwhy, why,\u201d it\u2019s to the point of exhaustion, where fighting feels inevitable and pointless. <\/p>\n<p>The bridge into the outro showcases Liim\u2019s dense, luscious musicality, playing like a intimate vignette of every good moment in the relationship before the fire burns out. It\u2019s some of the closest work we\u2019ll get to a classic 90\u2019s R&amp;B interlude. Liim\u2019s gambit of melding all of his intricate taste in music and fashion through his own songs is an extension of what makes New York great. It can take on many forms while still maintaining its distinct regional flair. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/qlNg1I-F31U\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/qlNg1I-F31U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kal Banx - 0022ZAY ft. Isaiah Rashad (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qlNg1I-F31U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kal Banx - 0022ZAY ft. Isaiah Rashad (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qlNg1I-F31U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kal-banx-amp-isaiah-rashad-0022zay\">Kal Banx &amp; Isaiah Rashad- \u201c0022ZAY\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Isaiah Rashad has an uncanny ability to tap into the Southern experience with any producer. Within the last decade, he\u2019s struck a strong alliance with Dallas beat maker Kal Banx. His work informs a strong portion of Rashad\u2019s 2021 outing <em>The House is Burning<\/em>, extremely warm and intimate and a reflection of the healing the Chattanooga rapper was undergoing. <\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, you can find Banx on practically any TDE release, from SiR to Doechii. However, it\u2019s his shared ideals with Rashad that blooms the most. \u201c0022ZAY\u201d might be the title of some leftover in the vault, but it feels extremely lived in. Kal Banx paints a front porch conversation while passing a blunt around, the woodwinds giving a rich woodsiness that reflects quiet Southern living. Isaiah Rashad\u2019s mantra is simple: everything is confusing and disorienting, so give him something he can feel. It\u2019s this kind of breeziness and familiarity Kal Banx imbues that depicted Rashad as one of rap\u2019s best every-men. Although Isaiah Rashad <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/isaiah-rashad-teases-new-direction-for-upcoming-album-talks-outkast-inspiration-and-jay-z-exclusive\/\">says<\/a> that he\u2019s branching out towards ambitious, funkier <em>Stankonia<\/em> era Outkast and Prince, it\u2019s still nice to hear him on something so cozy. <\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n\t\t\t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\t\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n\t\t\t\tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n\t\t\t\tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\t\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\t\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\t\tfbq('init', '782589578427709');\n\t\t\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\t\t<\/script><script>\n        !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n            if (f.fbq) return;\n            n = f.fbq = function () {\n                n.callMethod ?\n                    n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n            };\n            if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n            n.push = n;\n            n.loaded = !0;\n            n.version = '2.0';\n            n.queue = [];\n            t = b.createElement(e);\n            t.async = !0;\n            t.src = v;\n            s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n        }(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '782589578427709');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.vice.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week, seemingly a gazillion songs release on streaming services. 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