{"id":2367201,"date":"2026-04-10T14:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2367201"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:45:09","slug":"3-new-hip-hop-and-rb-songs-you-must-hear-this-week-4-10-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/3-new-hip-hop-and-rb-songs-you-must-hear-this-week-4-10-26\/","title":{"rendered":"3 New Hip-Hop and R&#038;B Songs You Must Hear This Week (4\/10\/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-3-27-26\/\">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\/U2IpeDPmjFo\/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=\"Kelela - idea 1 (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2IpeDPmjFo?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=\"Kelela - idea 1 (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2IpeDPmjFo?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-idea-1-by-kelela\">\u201cidea 1\u201d by Kelela<\/h3>\n<p>In a post promoting her latest song \u201cidea 1\u201d, Kelela <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kelelam\/status\/2041882636478542128?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a> the existential state of mind that birthed the song. \u201cBorn in a garage and written while I was reading Octavia Butler\u2019s <em>Parable of The Sower<\/em>, \u2018idea 1\u2019 is about what it feels like to exist in this climate,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe weight of being expected to witness, absorb, and speak truth at a time when the world feels like it\u2019s unraveling. That\u2019s a particular kind of burden Black women know intimately. This song doesn\u2019t offer answers, it just refuses to look away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard not to hear this thick dread in \u201cidea 1\u201d. The record builds to its chorus with her soft harmonies, then the scorching guitars create a searing effect. <em>\u201cReason to pause, but you make sure to hide it\/Are you alive?\u201d<\/em> Kelela coos as the song stews in its unease. \u201cidea 1\u201d grapples with courage in a time where it would be so much easier to sink into doom.<\/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\/Atf0Za_FNac\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Atf0Za_FNac\/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=\"El Cousteau - &quot;F U&quot; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Atf0Za_FNac?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 - &quot;F U&quot; (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Atf0Za_FNac?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-f-u-by-el-cousteau\">\u201cF U\u201d by El Cousteau<\/h3>\n<p>Every El Cousteau song sounds like a <em>Scarface<\/em> montage. He\u2019s never averse to basking in his luxury, but not without putting in the work and the perils that come with his lifestyle. <em>\u201cN***a take risks like I\u2019m in a rush to die\/Tiffany diamonds from the Ivory Coast\/quarter contact high hanging with millionaires\/cut off your hand, n***a wave at yourself,\u201d<\/em> Cousteau snarls on \u201cF U\u201d. The DC rapper takes the \u2018live fast, die young\u2019 mantra to heart on records like these.<\/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\/3xY9Eln-L8w\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/3xY9Eln-L8w\/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=\"TENDERNIZM FEAT RHEA THE SECOND - OFICCIAL VIZUALIZR\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3xY9Eln-L8w?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=\"TENDERNIZM FEAT RHEA THE SECOND - OFICCIAL VIZUALIZR\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3xY9Eln-L8w?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-tendernizm-by-melvin-knight-and-rhea-the-second\">\u201cTENDERNIZM\u201d by Melvin Knight and Rhea The Second<\/h3>\n<p>Melvin Knight is an R&amp;B savant. There\u2019s a rich musicality to his music that only comes from a deep love and appreciation for the art form. However, he\u2019s also the kind of person to pair this strong talent with an absurd sense of humor. He\u2019ll let a saxophone howl into the night while <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rVaR6d8jy5k&amp;pp=ygUNbWVsdmluIGtuaWdodNIHCQnaCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">theorizing<\/a> that his girlfriend might actually be a lesbian. He\u2019ll invoke his inner Teddy Pendergrass while also proclaiming that he actually gets no action with the ladies on \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rMkJu1AVXLo?si=lELZWzighlSTDIAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I Got No H*es<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>This trend continues on the last track in our batch of new hip-hop, \u201cTENDERNIZM\u201d, where Knight yearns and drools over a woman, likening her body to the viral meme about \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/ciD_Ro7SPbE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tendernism<\/a>\u201d in BBQ. <em>\u201cCome get this boneless love,\u201d<\/em> Rhea The Second coos in the background as Melvin Knight sings how <em>\u201cthat booty fallin\u2019 off the bone.\u201d<\/em> All of his yearning is delightfully wrapped up in a tightly wound Gap Band sample. It\u2019s delightfully horny and ridiculous, while nodding to the R&amp;B classics that got us here.<\/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":2367202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[21944,21800,295732,21947],"class_list":["post-2367201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-hip-hop","tag-music","tag-noisey","tag-rb"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/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\/2367201","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=2367201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367203,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367201\/revisions\/2367203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}