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Songs of the Week:

“Hair Down” by SiR (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)

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Following in the footsteps of fellow TDE artist SZA, SiR just inked a new deal with RCA records and is celebrating with a new album titled Chasing Summer expected to drop on August 30th. The first single from the Inglewood native was released this week and features Top Dawg’s top dawg, Kendrick Lamar. On “Hair Down” SiR picks up where he left off on 2018’s November with a soulful and moody track that uses beautifully layered vocals to gracefully present us with important messages about self-confidence and expectations. Kendrick is himself on the second verse and enforced the image of the self-conscious superstar numb to their impressive accomplishments. All-in-all, this is an excellent song that should have hip-hop fans everywhere anxiously awaiting Chasing Summer.

“Skeletons in your closet but your past don’t exist
Got a pad on your list, got a pad on your lock
Calabas’ ain’t the move, that’s where everybody live
Plus the mountain is hot, you forgot what you got, ah!”

— Kendrick Lamar "Hair Down"

“White Lines” by Rick Ross (Feat. DeJ Loaf)

This week, Rick Ross dropped his highly anticipated album Port Of Miami 2. While the whole album is solid, the vibe that the Miami rapper manages to create on the fifth track “White Lines” is unmatched. The veteran emcee raps about an excellent weed high filled with coked out girls and luxury shopping over a dreamy instrumental. This track is an automatic add to smoke sesh playlists everywhere.

“I flew her here to take her shoppin’
My credit card done got it poppin’
I put that pussy in my pocket
Cartier bracelet and locket
We like to film it, then we watch it
Tell your friend come join the party
You a freak and I’m a prophet
Painted the Chevy doo-doo chocolate”

— Rick Ross "White Lines"

“SoHo Freestyle” by Pivot Gang (Feat. Kota The Friend)

Saba’s talented clan “Pivot Gang” dropped two songs this week with “SoHo Freestyle” being the clear winner out of the pair. This track is my favorite posse cut of the year and sounds like everything Revenge Of The Dreamers 3 wanted to be but couldn’t quite achieve. While all four emcee’s snap on their respective verses, Saba and Mfn Melo slightly edge out Kota The Friend and Frsh Waters but it’s very close. All hip-hop fans should find this cut fun and enjoyable encouraging us all to revisit Pivot Gang’s 2019 album, You Can’t Sit With Us.

“I get paid every K, then you hatin’ and shit
Got a care on my head, but this Bape on my fit
Runnin’ laps ‘round the lands, on some Daytona shit
We fight wars with my boys, so I’m takin’ the risk”

— Saba "SoHo Freestyle"

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