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R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Tank and the Bangas, Sleepy Hallow & Babyface Ray, Kalan.FrFr & More


Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Sugarhill Ddot and Star Bandz.

The impressive news comes the day after husband Jay-Z ‘s attorney Alex Spiro spoke out Roc Nation’s New York headquarters, reiterating that the minor rape allegations levied against the rap mogul are “provably, demonstrably false” and “never happened.” Jay wasn’t the only rap icon in the news this week; Lil Wayne cleared the air on his friction with Kendrick Lamar after the latter secured the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show and name-dropped Tunechi in his “Wacced Out Murals” verse. Ddot and Star pass the mic back and forth living as young, wild and free teens figuring out life on the fly: “Yeah I like yo energy/ You bring out the best in me/ This s–t feel like destiny,” Bandz raps on the previously teased tune.

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