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Rap essentials ft. Dave, Ice Spice, Skepta and Cardi B

The hottest rap, drill, grime and hip-hop tracks right now. No filler, just fire. Fully certified by 1Xtra. With Dave, Ice Spice, Stormzy, Knucks, J Hus and Skepta all inside.

This is 1Xtra’s Rap List, your essential guide to the week’s biggest rap, drill, grime and hip-hop records. If it’s in the culture, it’s on the list.

Only the hottest, heaviest and most talked-about tracks make the cut. This is what’s running the scene, brand-new heat from Dave & Kano, Ice Spice, Skepta, Cardi B, Drake & Central Cee, ODUMODUBLVCK x Stormzy, and Fredo. Plus fire from J Hus x Asake, ArrDee, Blaqbonez, Nemzzz, Knucks, Ty Dolla $ign and more.

Handpicked by BBC Radio 1Xtra, these are the tracks your friends are posting, your timeline’s quoting, and your favourite artists are rating.

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Music Played

  • Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug & Lil Baby

    TYCOON$

    • TYCOON.
    • Atlantic.
    • 6.

  • Dave

    Chapter 16 (feat. Kano)

  • Lady Ice

    Brazy (Ya Na)

    • Lady Ice.

  • ArrDee & Mazza L20

    Trouble

  • Bryson Tiller

    I Need Her

    • Solace & The Vices.
    • RCA Records.
    • 4.

  • Skepta

    Sirens (From Ireland) (feat. Finessekid)

    • Epic Records UK.

  • Ice Spice

    Baddie Baddie

    • 10K Projects/Capitol Records.

  • J Hus

    Gold (feat. Asake)

    • Militér Music / EMPIRE.

  • Knucks

    GOLDTOOTH (feat. Blaqbonez)

    • No Day Off Ltd.

  • JayaHadADream

    Hideout (feat. Frisco)

  • JID, Clipse, Pusha T & MALICE

    Community

    • God Does Like Ugly (Preluxe Edition).
    • Dreamville/Interscope Records.

  • Nemzzz

    8PM

    • Atlantic.

  • Cardi B

    Safe (feat. Kehlani)

    • AM I THE DRAMA?.
    • Atlantic.
    • 8.

  • ODUMODUBLVCK

    Pay Me (feat. Stormzy & Zlatan)

    • 0207 DefJam.

  • Fredo

    No Comment

  • GloRilla

    Typa

    • CMG/Interscope Records.

  • Kairo Keyz

    Float 2.0 (feat. Thiago Sub)

    • No Given.
    • © 2025 Isekai / broke.

  • Drake

    Which One (feat. Central Cee)

    • OVO/Republic.

  • Kacie

    Tamper (feat. TFace)

    • I Like to Tamper.
    • Moves Recordings.

  • D‐Block Europe

    Wrongs (feat. Lil Tjay)

    • PTSD 2.
    • D-Block Europe.
    • 3.

  • Blxst

    Aye Girl

    • Blxst LLC / Empire.

  • TeeZandos & Cristale

    No, Yes!

  • Asco & Young Adz

    High End Fashion

  • Offset

    Different Species (feat. Gunna)

    • Motown Records.

  • Pozer

    Jersey King

    • ADA Music.

  • Blaqbonez

    Consistency (feat. AJ Tracey)

  • Knucks

    Cut Knuckles

    • Copyright Control.

  • A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

    Part Of Me

    • Atlantic / Highbrigde The Label.

  • Finessekid

    Linked In

    • US NEVER DEM RECORDS.

  • Cardi B

    Imaginary Playerz

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Dave

    No Weapons (feat. Jim Legxacy)

    • Neighbourhood Recordings.

  • Drake

    DOG HOUSE (feat. Julia Wolf & Yeat)

    • OVO/Republic.

  • JayaHadADream

    The Bank

    • JayaHadADream.

  • Sainté

    DSM (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

    • YSM Sound/broke.

  • EsDeeKid & Rico Ace

    Phantom

    • Phantom.
    • Lizzy Records.

  • Scorcher

    No More Parties (feat. Jme)

    • Lizzy Records.

  • FamousSally

    Wassup Gway

  • PS Hitsquad, Skengdo & AM

    123

    • House Anxiety.

  • tim duzit

    Kat Slater (Native Remedies Remix)

    • The Foreigners Corp.

  • Blanco

    Regime

  • Lethal Bizzle & Zero

    Bun It Down

    • Dench Records.

  • Wohdee

    Ewww

  • Tkandz & CXSPER

    Now Or Never

    • Everything's Yours Entertainment.

  • JID

    Sk8 (feat. Ciara & EarthGang)

    • Dreamville / Interscope Records.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Nov 202501:00
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  • Mon 17 Nov 202501:00
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  • Fri 12 Dec 202501:00
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  • Christmas Eve 202501:00
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