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R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Lila Iké & H.E.R., Elijah Blake, Your Old Droog & More
Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like BIG30 & Deb Fan.
1 debut — alongside an ever-extending stint at the top of the zeitgeist thanks to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott — the Compton rapper’s musical scuffle with Drake continues to cast an unmistakable shadow over R&B/hip-hop and pop culture discourse. With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from Lila Iké & H.E.R.’s sultry “Boy Is Mine”-esque duet to Elijah Blake’s nostalgic reflection on two lovers who just can’t seem to make things work. Nearly four decades later, Eazy-E’ s classic single “Boyz N the Hood” is once again being revitalized in rap’s mainstream — but here, 2Rare flips the hardcore West Coast anthem into a raunchy club banger, with help from Skilla Baby and Rob49 looking to heat up just in time for the summer.
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