{"id":672394,"date":"2025-05-30T00:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T21:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T00:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T21:25:17","slug":"the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The best rap songs of May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ad74b516e6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ad74b516e6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/#Plus_some_thoughts_on_the_ubiquity_of_%E2%80%9Cgimmick%E2%80%9D_rappers\" >Plus, some thoughts on the ubiquity of \u201cgimmick\u201d rappers.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/#%E2%80%9CIm_so_ATL%E2%80%9D_Bankroll_Ni\" >\u201cI\u2019m so ATL,\u201d Bankroll Ni<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/#%E2%80%9CWouldnt_Believe%E2%80%9D_Luhh_Dyl_feat_Lil_Tony\" >\u201cWouldn\u2019t Believe,\u201d Luhh Dyl feat. Lil Tony<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/#%E2%80%9CNew_Cash%E2%80%9D_tana\" >\u201cNew Cash,\u201d tana<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/#%E2%80%9CSomebody%E2%80%9D_Latto\" >\u201cSomebody,\u201d Latto<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/#%E2%80%9CLMK_U_MADE_IT_HOME_OKAY%E2%80%9D_Devstacks\" >\u201cLMK U MADE IT HOME OKAY,\u201d Devstacks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/#%E2%80%9CNO_FILLINS%C2%B2%E2%80%9D_seiji_oda_feat_Trunk_Boiz\" >\u201cNO FILLINS\u00b2,\u201d seiji oda feat. Trunk Boiz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/#%E2%80%9CGame_Time%E2%80%9D_AZ_Chike\" >\u201cGame Time,\u201d AZ Chike<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-rap-songs-of-may-2025\/#%E2%80%9CALIVE%E2%80%9D_Playboi_Carti_feat_NBA_Youngboy\" >\u201cALIVE,\u201d Playboi Carti feat. NBA Youngboy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plus_some_thoughts_on_the_ubiquity_of_%E2%80%9Cgimmick%E2%80%9D_rappers\"><\/span>Plus, some thoughts on the ubiquity of \u201cgimmick\u201d rappers.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271103\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left image\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Az-chike_n5nmtf\/best-rap-songs-may-2025-latto-alive-playboi-carti.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The best rap songs of May 2025\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      AZ Chike\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271105\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of \u201cgimmick r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers\u201d over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in inter-promo-page politics (if you\u2019re interested, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tubmanug\/status\/1924844360975167674?s=46&amp;t=KhK5H-GityiTyhAsiyqVuA\">dig in here<\/a>), but it has got me thinking about how ubiquitous \u201cgimmicks\u201d feel these days \u2014 so much so that it\u2019s created an environment where it feels like <i>no<\/i> artist can really be labeled as a gimmick rapper.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Being a \u201cgimmick rapper,\u201d or a rapper relying on antics to gain listeners, used to have a bad rap, but as the rise of TikTok and algorithmically-catapulted memes have normalized increasingly wild behavior, it feels getting up to antics has become required just to break through. That leaves us in an odd space where audiences are expected to not only tolerate but actively support clipfarming, whether it\u2019s Playboi Carti trying to juice Billboard sales or Dave Blunts ragebaiting with racial slurs. You might consider this phenomena downstream of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> acceptance of selling out, or a natural consequence of incessant brainrot, but to me it feels more like a snapshot of the current state of entertainment, where consumers are so overloaded with options the best way to break through to being memorable is repeated, obnoxious exposure.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The big question is: Will it ever stop? It seems unlikely. Anyway, if I had to name the five worst gimmick rappers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> right now, I would pick Will Smith five <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJzVxhjJdtk\/?igsh=b3UzZmU2ejN0M2dr\">times<\/a>.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The good thing is none of the following songs here rely on gimmicks for their merit. Here are the best rap songs of May 2025.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271095\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIm_so_ATL%E2%80%9D_Bankroll_Ni\"><\/span>\n        <center>\u201cI\u2019m so ATL,\u201d Bankroll Ni<\/center><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bankroll NI - I&#039;m So ATL [Official Music Video] || Dir. Don Wong Films\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UFbXcBN8y5Q?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>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cI\u2019m so A-T-L-A-N-T-A, G-A bitch fuck the rest.\u201d Bankroll Ni has dropped off a new challenger for the title of song of the summer. Dethroning \u201cWHIM WHAMIEE\u201d would be a serious feat (especially with the song\u2019s impending Sexyy Red remix), but \u201cI\u2019m so ATL\u201d has a hydraulic bounce that I can\u2019t get enough of. Alongside Bunna B\u2019s \u201cBunna Summa\u201d and Pluto\u2019s \u201cWHAMIEE,\u201d \u201cATL\u201d completes a perfect trap trifecta and I\u2019d be shocked if we didn\u2019t see a star-studded remix before the end of July.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271096\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWouldnt_Believe%E2%80%9D_Luhh_Dyl_feat_Lil_Tony\"><\/span>\n        <center>\u201cWouldn\u2019t Believe,\u201d Luhh Dyl feat. Lil Tony<\/center><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luhh Dyl - Wouldn&#039;t Believe (feat. Lil Tony) [Official Video]\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AXSdLkQTJS4?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>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Near the end 2024, Detroit rapper Luhh Dyl seriously leveled up. The early-20s rapper already had a knack for catchy songs and run-on flows, sending his low-stakes \u201ccart music\u201d viral on TikTok but they never felt like they truly represented Luhh Dyl. Somewhere between \u201cSki\u201d and collabs with Veeze and Tee Grizzley, Dyl\u2019s raps went from good to locked in, suddenly welded to the pocket of beats as opposed to playing off of them.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            On \u201cWouldn\u2019t Believe,\u201d the 21-year-old Detroit rapper still favors dense flows, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eAFUT1qsr2E\">packing syllables tight<\/a> into every measure as he offers divine lessons in patience and investment advice for homies. But linking up with Atlanta\u2019s Lil Tony seems to have unlocked a new energy as he raps with a mobilized sense of purpose: \u201cThey tryna turn us against each other, let&#8217;s show them we all one equal as people \/ [&#8230;] You want some get back, don&#8217;t get no get back \/Show &#8217;em you better, don&#8217;t show &#8217;em you even.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271097\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNew_Cash%E2%80%9D_tana\"><\/span>\n        <center>\u201cNew Cash,\u201d tana<\/center><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"tana - New Cash (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VJXqdTxscfc?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>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            tana, FKA BabySantana, has been making waves in the underground since he was 14, collaborating with SoundCloud A-listers like Lil Tecca, tdf, skaiwater, and more. The Georgia native\u2019s last album <i>BANA<\/i> showcased his love for Atlanta trap and Chicago drill, but his latest sxprano-produced single \u201cNew Cash\u201d strikes out in the opposite direction: a brash, in-your-face knocker that turns a Yeat-worthy bell into a metronome. The flexes are ridiculous (\u201cgot some fine shit tying my shoes\u201d) and the bars long (\u201cif she yo bitch but fucking with me I don\u2019t think she the riiiight hooooo\u201d), but tana\u2019s swooping flow turns them into magnetic earworms. \n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271098\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSomebody%E2%80%9D_Latto\"><\/span>\n        <center>\u201cSomebody,\u201d Latto<\/center><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Latto - Somebody (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qB7kLilZWwg?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>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Latto\u2019s biggest secret? She\u2019s a lover girl through and through. I\u2019ll be the first to admit that her new single \u201cSomebody\u201d is almost <i>too<\/i> sappy, but maybe romance should be a little embarrassing: \u201cDamn \/ sheesh \/ you make it so hard to be P,\u201d Latto groans. Impressionistic details sketch out the contours of a fragile relationship, like how fitting the dude into her schedule is like fitting all that ass in those jeans. \u201cSomebody\u201d definitely gives the impression that this guy isn\u2019t worth Latto\u2019s time, but the way she sings about him so tenderly could almost convince you otherwise.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271099\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLMK_U_MADE_IT_HOME_OKAY%E2%80%9D_Devstacks\"><\/span>\n        <center>\u201cLMK U MADE IT HOME OKAY,\u201d Devstacks<\/center><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LMK U MADE IT HOME OKAY (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CfQVhlk_VdE?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>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cDamn my family need me \/ it\u2019s like everybody need me,\u201d Devstacks sighs partway through \u201cLMK U MADE IT HOME OKAY,\u201d the obvious standout from his new album <i>4SouljasOnly<\/i>. The Massachusetts producer has gifted his moody instrumentals to everyone from OsamaSon to Kevin Abstract but like Pi\u2019erre Bourne, he always saves himself the best bites. The song is one of total abandon, about free-falling head over heels for someone so bad that you need every bit of them you can get. The topline evokes sweeping, cinematic emotions even though the instrumental, Dev revealed on X, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/devstacksx\/status\/1922441503030280379\">only uses five sounds<\/a>. His bars here show similar restraint, refreshingly direct without being belabored, or worse corny. There\u2019s something deliriously heartfelt about his hook: <i>I need to know you\u2019re safe, I need to know you have what you need.<\/i> Being nonchalant is out! Wearing your heart on your sleeve is in!\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271100\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNO_FILLINS%C2%B2%E2%80%9D_seiji_oda_feat_Trunk_Boiz\"><\/span>\n        <center>\u201cNO FILLINS\u00b2,\u201d seiji oda feat. Trunk Boiz<\/center><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"seiji oda, Trunk Boiz ~ NO FILLINS\u00b2 (music video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C_HkJhiULLU?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>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Oakland rapper seiji oda has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passionweiss.com\/2024\/08\/29\/seiji-oda-interview-oakland-hyphy-last-summer-a-gentle-gigg\/\">spoken in past interviews<\/a> about how \u201cmusic is meant to move people\u201d and that he sees creating as \u201copening up the channel for whatever wants to come through.\u201d It makes sense then that \u201cNO FILLINS\u00b2,\u201d off his electric new album <i>HUMAN+NATURE<\/i> shimmers and accelerates, frothing vocal chops and ambient chords into a deceptive dance floor heater. The track flips the iconic Bay Area record \u201cCupcake No Fillin\u201d relying heavily on the sample\u2019s hyphy bass. Meanwhile Trunk Boiz\u2019s mini-guest verse places seiji in a lineage of NorCal players and pimps.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271101\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGame_Time%E2%80%9D_AZ_Chike\"><\/span>\n        <center>\u201cGame Time,\u201d AZ Chike<\/center><br \/>\n      <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AZ Chike - Game Time (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w5RbIIon4Mg?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>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Of the various rappers Kendrick Lamar spotlit on <i>GNX<\/i>, AZ Chike is the one who\u2019s seemingly capitalized the most. \u201cGame Time\u201d is his latest single to drop since inking a new deal with Warner Records in the wake of the release. And last week, Lamar brought Chike onstage to perform in Los Angeles. \u201cGame Time\u201d is more a casual-scrimmage than highlight-reel song but it\u2019s still a treat to hear AZ Chike unspool bars over the sparse beat. \u201cTryna copy what I do, n***a you is not a printer,\u201d Chike rolls his eyes early on. When we spoke at Rolling Loud back in March, I got the sense that Chike is laser-focused on maximizing his career\u2019s second wind. If \u201cGame Time\u201d is any indication, his in-the-works album could take him from California icon to national name.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-271102\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"headline\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CALIVE%E2%80%9D_Playboi_Carti_feat_NBA_Youngboy\"><\/span>\n        <center>\u201cALIVE,\u201d Playboi Carti feat. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJ7XyJlSnTB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by @opium_00pium<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p>Was \u201cALIVE\u201d Carti\u2019s or Ye\u2019s song first? Does it even matter? The old garde is dying and the young and hungry are more than ready to replace their forebears \u2014 and Carti, whose influence nowadays feels like a gravitational singularity swallowing planets and suns and digesting them into infinitely dense 808s \u2014 is a formidable challenger. Right now, it feels like the only rapper who could claim to be bigger than him is evil twin K. Dot \u2014 even an especially impassioned verse by NBA Youngboy on \u201cALIVE\u201d can\u2019t stand up to Carti\u2019s ultra-deep voice here which sounds like a demonic, four-story-tall toad croaking. \u201cThey kicked dirt on my name, studied my fame, I ain\u2019t worried about it,\u201d he yawps. Later: \u201cI\u2019m the reason YNs went fashion \/ now pop your shit.\u201d More than a repurposed Kanye diss (\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJ7XyJlSnTB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=invalid&amp;ig_rid=19e08744-9c97-42a0-bca1-9d13d3b382da\">THIS MY SONG LIL BRA<\/a>\u201d), \u201cALIVE\u201d is an excerpt from Carti\u2019s manifesto, a declaration of world-conquering intent.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Vivian Medithi<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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