7 Hip Hop/R&B songs you need to hear right now

Chris Brown’s forthcoming 10th studio album is expected to drop later this year. His latest single “Iffy” is set to appear on the project. "Pinky ring worth ’bout two-fifty/Two-tone my Lambo’, that’s drippy/Bottle after bottle, now she tipsy/Can’t trust these hoes ’cause they iffy,” Brown rhymes at the beginning of the record. The new single comes three years after last solo project Indigo, released in 2019.

Taken from her first-ever mixtape CAPRISONGS, “Jealousy” is a captivating single featuring Nigerian Afropop star Rema. According to The Fader, FKA twigs refers to the record as the soul of CAPRISONGS. The 17-track mixtape was released last month. It additionally features The Weeknd, Daniel Caesar, and Jorja Smith.

Joey Bada$$ made a comeback with “The Rev3nge”! Produced by Powers Pleasant, the track commemorates his musical return. The Brooklyn-born rapper previously confirmed that he’s dropping his third studio album this year. His last full-length project was 2017’s ALL-AMERIKKAN BADASS.

“Chronicles” is an impressive track from Cordae’s latest album From A Birds Eye View. The collaboration features H.E.R. and Lil Durk. “As soon as I made ‘Chronicles,’ I was like, ‘Yo, I gotta put H.E.R and Lil Durk on this, even though it may sound like a weird combination,’” he told NME in an interview.

Queen Naija teams up with Big Sean on the “Sounds Like A Love Song” sample “Hate Our Love.” The ​​sentimental song celebrates love despite external doubts. “They hate our love / Want to see us fall / They want to see us fall / They be hating on us / Wishing we would fall/ Can’t wait to see us fall,” Queen Naija sings on the chorus.

J.I.D flawlessly put his spin on Mos Def's 1999 track “Ms. Fat Booty”, which originally samples Aretha Franklin’s “One Step Ahead.” On “Surround Sound” the rapper links up with 21 Savage and Baby Tate. The song also debuted at No. 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 last month.