{"id":2303884,"date":"2026-02-27T21:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2303884"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:00:16","slug":"3-new-hip-hop-and-rb-songs-you-must-hear-this-week-2-27-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/3-new-hip-hop-and-rb-songs-you-must-hear-this-week-2-27-26\/","title":{"rendered":"3 New Hip-Hop and R&#038;B Songs You Must Hear This Week (2\/27\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Every week, seemingly a gazillion songs are released 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 tracks aren\u2019t nearly as good as they should be. Who wants to waste their time sifting through records in fear that some aren\u2019t very listenable? How can one possibly have the time to even do it?<\/p>\n<p>This is where Noisey has you\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/3-new-hip-hop-and-rb-songs-you-must-hear-this-week-2-21-26\/\">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-new-hip-hop-songs-and-r-amp-b-records-of-the-week\">3 of the Best New Hip-Hop Songs and R&amp;B Records 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\/VQL5UQt6LBo\/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-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Soul Unusual\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VQL5UQt6LBo?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-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Soul Unusual\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VQL5UQt6LBo?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-soul-unusual-by-blu-amp-exile\">\u201cSoul Unusual\u201d by Blu &amp; Exile<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/4-underrated-hip-hop-tracks-from-the-2010s-you-should-still-be-listening-to\/\">Blu<\/a> is hip-hop\u2019s everyman. For decades, the Inglewood-bred rapper has made deeply relatable rap music about clocking into work and balancing it with chasing dreams, all in the name of hip-hop. Alongside producer Exile, they\u2019ve formed a legendary enough duo to challenge <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y9lNbNGbo24&amp;pp=ygULbWFzcyBhcHBlYWw%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gang Starr<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k6mdRv0ZdR8&amp;pp=ygUXdGhleSByZW1pbmlzY2Ugb3ZlciB5b3U%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C.L. Smooth and Pete Rock<\/a> alike.<\/p>\n<p>On \u201cSoul Unusual\u201d, the pair pad out their legacy further. Blu taps into the spiritual and his self-worth, and how hip-hop could help bolster that self-assuredness in himself. In all of his accomplishments, he\u2019s indebted to the genre and culture that painted every aspect of his life. There have been many love letters to hip-hop over the years, but Blu pens them effortlessly, especially alongside Exile.<\/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\/dEN8DCF0soY\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/dEN8DCF0soY\/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-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Theybetterbegladihavetherapy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dEN8DCF0soY?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-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Theybetterbegladihavetherapy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dEN8DCF0soY?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-theybetterbegladihavetherapy-by-gena\">\u201cTheybetterbegladihavetherapy\u201d by GENA<\/h3>\n<p>In our quest for self-love and self-improvement, it\u2019s really easy to have regrets. Why did I take so long to get here? What was I doing for so long? As helpful as it all can be, it\u2019ll definitely make you feel a little nuts. <\/p>\n<p>Liv.e taps into these realizations on \u201cTheybetterbegladihavetherapy\u201d alongside producer Karriem Riggins as GENA. There, she reflects on the tears and negative thoughts and how bending over backwards all the time left her exploited. <em>\u201cI mean, damn, I thought it was all kindness\/but it turns out I was taught niceness, which really means you are stupid,\u201d<\/em> Liv.e shrugs.<\/p>\n<p>Then, she emphasizes her boundaries in deep breaths, as if she\u2019s trying to avoid crashing out over bad memories. It\u2019s those moments where she teeters to the edge that keep her grateful that therapy is working out.<\/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\/yZkZ4F6_UhY\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/yZkZ4F6_UhY\/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=\"Elmiene - Honour (Live In New Orleans)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yZkZ4F6_UhY?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=\"Elmiene - Honour (Live In New Orleans)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yZkZ4F6_UhY?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-honour-by-elmiene\">\u201cHonour\u201d by Elmiene<\/h3>\n<p>Self-sabotage will cause a relationship to crash and burn before it ever really starts. Eventually, that leads to bitterness and the kind of toxicity that floods R&amp;B today. Oxford\u2019s own Elmiene gently and maturely broaches this thin line on \u201cHonour\u201d. For so long, he was used to second-guessing himself and his own worthiness in love. Consequently, he\u2019s working hard to be the man that his partner deserves.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019ll all come crashing down if there\u2019s no faith, no communication, no grace in moments of failure. He\u2019s willing to fight for it, but they have to do the same. \u201cI\u2019m not asking you to lose the shape of your heart\/I\u2019m showing you we\u2019re worth not falling apart,\u201d Elmiene croons. Sweet, heartfelt R&amp;B in the calloused age of dating.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\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 are released 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 tracks aren\u2019t nearly as good as they should be. Who wants to waste their time sifting through records in fear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2303885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[21944,21800,295732],"class_list":["post-2303884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-hip-hop","tag-music","tag-noisey"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772226015_3-New-Hip-Hop-and-RB-Songs-You-Must-Hear-This.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2303884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2303884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2303884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2303886,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2303884\/revisions\/2303886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2303885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2303884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2303884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2303884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}