Megan Thee Stallion & Lupe Fiasco Drop Bombs On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream

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We're officially halfway through the year, and we couldn't have asked for a better match of new rap music to round up on our latest Fire Emoji playlist update. Leading the way is Megan Thee Stallion's new album MEGAN, which has a lot of fiery, dense, and vulnerably triumphant bangers. On that bombastic tip, the catchy flows and bounce on "Figueroa" is a really solid taster you should try out. But if you're looking for something more chilled-out and lyrically acrobatic, look no further than Lupe Fiasco's new album Samurai and the tender and breezy highlight "No. 1 Headband" for a mindful experience.

Furthermore, another big Fire Emoji highlight this week is Roddy Ricch's new single "911," a warm West Coast-influenced jam with some nice vocal dynamism. Heading down South with a drill flair and light guitars is the latest Latto song of 2024, "Big Mama," and the flow is pretty infectious. Of course, we'd be remiss not to mention Lil Durk's new track "Went Hollywood For A Year" and its reflective but confident lyrical matter. While a lot of fans didn't mess with it as heavily as they wanted, we know that we can never count Smurk out from coming back strong.

HNHH Fire Emoji Playlist: Stream

 

Elsewhere on Fire Emoji this week, you can find more surefire heaters like 42 Dugg's chemistry-filled new collab with Sexyy Red, "N.P.O." But that's not the only exciting collaboration this time around; in fact, we got a couple of notable link-ups this Friday (June 28). One of these is Jeezy's remix of JT's "OKAY," a boisterous and grand track that feels all the more larger than life with the Atlanta legend's contributions. Also, Offset and Gunna continued to show off how well they bounce off one another on their latest record, "Style Rare."

But while we're talking about collabs this week, there's no better example than Lil Yachty and James Blake's new album Bad Cameo and its title track. Finally, we wanted to highlight yet another great Chance The Rapper single in 2024, as this week's "Stars Out" and its relaxed style indicates that his upcoming album will be very special. Let us know what your favorite Fire Emoji pick was this week, as well as what else we missed, down in the comments section below. Check the playlist out above and, as always, come back to HNHH for more great hip-hop drops around the clock.

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KILLER MIKE DETAILS GRAMMYS ARREST ON POWERFUL NEW SONG 'HUMBLE ME'

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Killer Mike has addressed his controversial arrest at the 2024 Grammy Awards on his new song “Humble Me.”

The Atlanta rap legend released the track after winning Album of the Year at the BET Awards on Sunday (June 30), which was coincidentally held at L.A.’s Peacock Theatre, the same location as his arrest.

Featuring Muhammad Ali on the intro giving a speech about humility, the song and accompanying black and white video capture the Run The Jewels rapper in a braggadocious yet reflective mood.

“I won at the Grammys/ For spitting my grammar/ Did that for Atlanta/ Swept up like a janitor/ Got sent to the slammer / Treat me like an animal or some kind of Hannibal,” he raps over muscular production from Tec Beatz, Cory Henry and Cuz Lightyear.

On the God-fearing track, he adds: “The Devil be doing you right when you doing it/ The Devil will ruin you/ Behind me Satan/ I walked out the door, my head up and handcuffs with pride.”

The song also sees Mike recalling his mental state during his brief incarceration: “I had to quiet my mind, I prayed and I prayed and I prayed/ The liars were lying their lies/ I kept on just keeping my faith/ The Devil put me on this whipping post/ The Lord did not lie on there with me/ So I went to sleep as free as can be and the next day my son got a kidney.”

It was recently confirmed that Killer Mike will not be charged in relation to his Grammys arrest, which came after an alleged confrontation with a security guard.

The rapper also referenced the arrest in his BET Awards victory speech after winning Album of the Year for Michael.

“Technically, I was not supposed to be here,” he said. “I was put in handcuffs and I was marched out of this building. But I wanna tell you, look at God because I’m back, baby. I’m back.”

He added: “I wanna tell Black people that it’s because of BET I’m back, not ’cause of no white person. A Black man runs this business, a Black company puts this show on, and they got my Black ass back in here. Thank you.”

“I’m moved and compelled to say this in this moment, a lot of people gonna say, ‘Who was he? Why did he get it?’” Mike continued. “I am a representation of one of the finest things God has ever made. And that’s one-half of the Black family.

“Black men and women, I am you. Whether you’re young, whether you’re old, whether you like me, whether you don’t like me, I am absolutely you, and this win is absolutely ours.”

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