{"id":1967102,"date":"2025-08-18T18:03:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1967102"},"modified":"2025-08-18T18:03:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:03:57","slug":"cardi-b-chance-the-rapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cardi-b-chance-the-rapper\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B, Chance The Rapper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"1\">\n<p>Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/topic\/new-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the weekly album releases<\/a> to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it\u2019s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we\u2019re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.<\/p>\n<p>This week saw Cardi B with a rare new song and Chance The Rapper also make a big comeback. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.<\/p>\n<p>For more music recommendations, check out our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/topic\/listen-to-this\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Listen To This section<\/a>, as well as our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/newsletter-archive\/indie\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Indie Mixtape<\/a> newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"2\">\n<h2>Cardi B \u2014 \u201cImaginary Playerz\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" title=\"Cardi B - Imaginary Playerz [Official Music Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cg2MY3F2iAk?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><\/p>\n<p>New Cardi B tunes have been relatively rare as fans wait for her long-overdue second album. She delivered last week, though, with \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/cardi-b-imaginary-playerz-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">Imaginary Playerz<\/a>,\u201d which borrows from Jay-Z\u2019s \u201cImaginary Player\u201d but adds a modernized twist.<\/p>\n<h2>Steve Lacy \u2014 \u201cNice Shoes\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Steve Lacy - Nice Shoes (Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-p7B8EKRRNc?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><\/p>\n<p>Lacy had a chart-topping hit with \u201cBad Habit\u201d three years ago, then he pretty much went silent. He\u2019s back now, though, with news of a new album and the single \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/steve-lacy-nice-shoes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nice Shoes<\/a>,\u201d which boldly starts, \u201cIf I had a dollar for the friends I would f*ck \/ I could buy a pair of really nice shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"3\">\n<h2>Chance The Rapper \u2014 \u201cNo More Old Men\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3. No More Old Men - Chance The Rapper | STAR LINE || Standard Lyric Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/xjnqoN4Ft_g?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><\/p>\n<p>For a while, it was unclear when Chance\u2019s project <em>Star Line<\/em> would arrive, but last week, it finally did. Some have hailed it as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tmlemaster\/status\/1956383905910841440\" target=\"_blank\">a return to form<\/a> and he did it with help along the way, like from Jamila Woods on \u201cNo More Old Men.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>ASAP Rocky \u2014 \u201cTrunks\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A$AP Rocky - Trunks (From &quot;Highest 2 Lowest&quot;) (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IN1Tbi7PRJQ?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><\/p>\n<p>Rocky has his acting hat on at the moment with his new movie <em>Highest 2 Lowest<\/em>. He\u2019s not leaving the music behind here, though, as he just dropped <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/asap-rocky-trunks-both-eyes-closed-highest-2-lowest\/\" target=\"_blank\">two new songs<\/a> from the soundtrack.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"4\">\n<h2>Dijon \u2014 \u201cBaby!\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dijon - Baby! (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cmASV-d60UM?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><\/p>\n<p>After contributing to Bon Iver\u2019s new album <em>SABLE, fABLE<\/em> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/justin-bieber-gunna-way-it-is-swag\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Bieber\u2019s <em>Swag<\/em><\/a> earlier this year, Dijon is putting himself in the spotlight with a new album, <em>Baby<\/em>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/indie\/dijon-baby-new-album-tracklist\/\" target=\"_blank\">The title track<\/a> is a good reference for the diversity and adventurousness of the project as a whole.<\/p>\n<h2>Kaytranada \u2014 \u201cDo It! (Again!)\u201d Feat. TLC<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KAYTRANADA - DO IT! (AGAIN!) (Official Audio) ft. TLC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/W0LmvFyxS94?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><\/p>\n<p>Kaytranada pulled so strongly from a TLC song on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/kaytranada-do-it-again-tlc-aint-no-damn-way\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ain\u2019t No Damn Way!<\/em><\/a>, his new album, that he went ahead and gave the group a feature credit for the sample. So, it\u2019s not a full-blown collaboration, sadly, but it\u2019s still a hell of a time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"5\">\n<h2>Conan Gray \u2014 \u201cCaramel\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conan Gray - Caramel (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hYZk9Xz25AQ?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><\/p>\n<p>After two years of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/conan-gray-vodka-cranberry-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">secretly writing songs<\/a>\u201d \u201cafter shows in the basements of the venues, in the sheets of my hotel beds, in narrow gaps between tours,\u201d Conan Gray\u2019s new album <em>Wishbone<\/em> has arrived. It\u2019s led by soaring and dramatic tunes like the latest single, \u201cCaramel.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Kenny Beats and Archie Madekwe \u2014 \u201cLove And Obsession\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Love and Obsession | LURKER (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Official Lyric Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/t2Pjf9xPcu8?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><\/p>\n<p>The movie <em>Lurker<\/em> is a look at the music industry in Los Angeles, so having Kenny Beats doing the score is a tremendous asset. So too, it turns out, is star Archie Madekwe, who plays an artist in the movie and sounds great on soundtrack cuts like \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/kenny-beats-lurker-archie-madekwe-love-and-obsession\/\" target=\"_blank\">Love And Obsession<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-page\" data-page=\"6\">\n<h2>Ashnikko \u2014 \u201cTrinkets\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ashnikko - Trinkets (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/NXxpVWgXc_M?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><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/ashnikko-smoochies-trinkets-video\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Smoochies<\/em><\/a>, the latest album from Ashnikko, is on the way. The artist describes the project as \u201csexy, playful, and feminine, while toeing the line of grotesque and absurd,\u201d and the \u201colder sister\u201d of her <em>Demidevil<\/em> project.<\/p>\n<h2>King Princess \u2014 \u201cGirls\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"optanon-category-C0003\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"King Princess - Girls (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LhcVJhdy1zM?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><\/p>\n<p><em>Girl Violence<\/em> is coming: We\u2019re less than a month away from King Princess\u2019 new album. She continued to tease the project last week with a new single, the retro-flavored slow-burner \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uproxx.com\/music\/king-princess-girls-girl-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\">Girls<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/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 uproxx.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it\u2019s easy for something to slip through the cracks. 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