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Rap essentials: ft. Shenseea, TeeZandos, Knucks, Nemzzz, D-Block Europe, Cardi B

The boldest rap, drill, grime and hip-hop tracks right now. With Dave, Ice Spice, ODUMODUBLVCK, Skepta, Shenseea, Knucks and more.

his is 1Xtra’s Rap List, your essential guide to the biggest rap, drill, grime and hip hop tracks of the week. If it’s making noise in the culture, it’s on the list.

Only the hottest, most talked-about tracks make the cut. This week features brand new heat from Dave, ODUMODUBLVCK x Stormzy x Zlatan, Ice Spice, Skepta x FinesseKid, Cristale, Drake x Central Cee and Gunna featuring Burna Boy.

Plus fire from Shenseea, TeeZandos, Knucks, Nemzzz, D-Block Europe, Cardi B, Blaqbonez, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, JayaHadADream, Pozer, Tyler The Creator, Lil Baby, Offset, and Scorcher x JME.

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

  • ArrDee & Mazza L20

    Trouble

  • Dave

    Raindance (feat. Tems)

    • Neighbourhood Recordings.

  • Ice Spice

    Baddie Baddie

    • 10K Projects/Capitol Records.

  • Skepta

    Sirens (From Ireland) (feat. Finessekid)

    • Epic Records UK.

  • TeeZandos & Cristale

    No, Yes!

  • Kairo Keyz

    Float 2.0 (feat. Thiago Sub)

    • No Given.
    • © 2025 Isekai / broke.

  • Gunna

    wgft (feat. Burna Boy)

    • 300 Entertainment.

  • Tsb, DC & Cristale

    Paper Planes

  • D‐Block Europe

    Wrongs (feat. Lil Tjay)

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

  • Shenseea

    Boss Up

  • ODUMODUBLVCK

    Pay Me (feat. Stormzy & Zlatan)

    • 0207 DefJam.

  • Fred again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax

    Victory Lap

    • Atlantic.

  • Nemzzz

    8PM

    • Atlantic.

  • Knucks

    GOLDTOOTH (feat. Blaqbonez)

    • No Day Off Ltd.

  • A Boogie Wit da Hoodie

    Part Of Me

    • Atlantic / Highbrigde The Label.

  • Kairo Keyz

    3AM In South

    • New Jazz.
    • Hitmaker Music Group /Graduation / Hitmaker Distro.

  • JayaHadADream

    Hideout (feat. Frisco)

  • Blaqbonez

    Consistency (feat. AJ Tracey)

    • Chocolate City Music.

  • Drake

    Dog House (feat. Yeat)

    • Iceman.
    • OVO Sound & Republic Records.

  • Strandz & Teejay

    Rebel

    • Strandz Music Ltd.

  • Cardi B

    Safe (feat. Kehlani)

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

  • Drake

    Which One (feat. Central Cee)

    • OVO/Republic.

  • Pozer

    Jersey King

    • Pozer.

  • Scorcher

    No More Parties (feat. Jme)

    • Lizzy Records.

  • JID, Clipse, Pusha T & MALICE

    Community

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

  • Offset

    Different Species (feat. Gunna)

    • Motown Records.

  • Sarz

    Getting Paid (feat. Wizkid, Asake & Skillibeng)

    • 1789.

  • Blxst

    Aye Girl

    • Blxst LLC / Empire.

  • Wale

    City On Fire (feat. Odeal)

  • Mobb Deep

    Down For You (feat. Jorja Smith & Nas)

    • Infinite.
    • Mass Appeal.
    • 6.

  • Knucks

    Cut Knuckles

    • Copyright Control.

  • Lil Baby & G Herbo

    All On Me

    • Quality Control Music.

  • Tyler, The Creator

    Mother

    • Columbia Records.

  • JT

    Girls Gone Wild

    • Copyright Control.

  • Lady Ice

    Brazy (Ya Na)

    • Lady Ice.

  • JayaHadADream

    The Bank

    • JayaHadADream.

  • Knucks

    FRIENDS (feat. Tyler Daley)

    • No Days Off Ltd.

  • Asco & Young Adz

    High End Fashion

  • Kasst 8

    They're called 110s

    • Kasst 8.

  • Cardi B

    Imaginary Playerz

    • Atlantic Records.

  • ODUMODUBLVCK

    Big Time (feat. Wizkid)

    • Native Sounds/Def Jam PS.

  • Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug & Lil Baby

    TYCOON$

    • TYCOON.
    • Atlantic.
    • 6.

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