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Rap essentials: ft. Sexyy Red, Gunna, AJ Tracey, Ice Spice, Megan Thee Stallion, Drake

Rap, drill, grime and hip-hop with zero skips. Featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Drake, Cristale, Sexyy Red, Shenseea, Gunna, AJ Tracey, Ice Spice and more. Certified by 1Xtra.

This is 1Xtra’s Rap List your weekly fix of the biggest rap, drill, grime and hip-hop tracks shaking the culture.

Megan Thee Stallion flips the script, Sexyy Red brings the attitude, and Ice Spice doubles up with Latto on a heavy new collab. Drake teams with Yeat for something dark and unfiltered, while Cristale and TeeZandos deliver pure shellings. Shenseea levels up, Skepta connects with FinesseKid, and JayaHadADream links with Frisco on a serious statement.

There’s bold new energy from TKandz, Lady Ice, B.A.B.Y and Ps Hitsquad, plus big moves from Knucks, Blaqbonez, Gunna and Cardi B.
Every track is handpicked by BBC Radio 1Xtra — no skips, just the sounds driving the scene forward.

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Music Played

  • Ice Spice

    Baddie Baddie

    • 10K Projects/Capitol Records.

  • Gunna

    wgft (feat. Burna Boy)

    • 300 Entertainment.

  • Latto

    Gyatt (feat. Ice Spice)

    • StrameCut / RCA.

  • Megan Thee Stallion

    LOVER GIRL

    • Hot Girl Productions.

  • Skepta

    Sirens (From Ireland) (feat. Finessekid)

    • Epic Records UK.

  • TeeZandos & Cristale

    No, Yes!

  • Shenseea

    Boss Up

  • Drake

    Dog House (feat. Yeat)

    • Iceman.
    • OVO Sound & Republic Records.

  • Sexyy Red

    For No Reason

    • Rebel /Gamma.

  • ODUMODUBLVCK

    Pay Me (feat. Stormzy & Zlatan)

    • 0207 DefJam.

  • Dave

    Raindance (feat. Tems)

    • Neighbourhood Recordings.

  • Blaqbonez

    Consistency (feat. AJ Tracey)

    • Chocolate City Music.

  • JayaHadADream

    Hideout (feat. Frisco)

  • ArrDee & Mazza L20

    Trouble

  • Tsb, DC & Cristale

    Paper Planes

  • Knucks

    GOLDTOOTH (feat. Blaqbonez)

    • No Day Off Ltd.

  • Nemzzz

    8PM

    • Atlantic.

  • Armani White

    Say It To Me

    • Def Jam.

  • Cardi B

    Safe (feat. Kehlani)

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

  • Drake

    Which One (feat. Central Cee)

    • OVO/Republic.

  • JID, Clipse, Pusha T & MALICE

    Community

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

  • JayaHadADream

    The Bank

    • JayaHadADream.

  • Sarz

    Getting Paid (feat. Wizkid, Asake & Skillibeng)

    • 1789.

  • Tkandz & CXSPER

    NOW OR NEVER

    • Everything's Yours Entertainment.

  • Blxst

    Aye Girl

    • Blxst LLC / Empire.

  • JT

    Girls Gone Wild

    • Copyright Control.

  • Wale

    City On Fire (feat. Odeal)

  • Knucks

    Cut Knuckles

    • Copyright Control.

  • Lil Baby & G Herbo

    All On Me

    • Quality Control Music.

  • Knucks

    FRIENDS (feat. Tyler Daley)

    • No Days Off Ltd.

  • Lady Ice

    Brazy (Ya Na)

    • Lady Ice.

  • Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug & Lil Baby

    TYCOON$

    • TYCOON.
    • Atlantic.
    • 6.

  • Mobb Deep

    Down For You (feat. Jorja Smith & Nas)

    • Infinite.
    • Mass Appeal.
    • 6.

  • ODUMODUBLVCK

    Big Time (feat. Wizkid)

    • Native Sounds/Def Jam PS.

  • J Emz

    Up & Stuck

  • Meekz

    Bk2life

    • TRU ENT.

  • Cardi B

    Imaginary Playerz

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Digga D

    DPMO

  • JayG

    B.A.B.Y

  • Tyler, The Creator

    Mother

    • Columbia Records.

  • PS Hitsquad, Skengdo & AM

    123

    • House Anxiety.

  • Yeat

    COMË N GO

    • Capitol Records.

  • Scorcher

    No More Parties (feat. Jme)

    • Lizzy Records.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Nov 202501:00
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  • Mon 1 Dec 202501:00
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  • Fri 2 Jan 202601:00
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