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Rap essentials: tracks from Lancey Foux, Drake, Ice Spice, Wretch 32 and Avelino

The hottest rap, drill, grime and hip-hop tracks right now. Fully certified by 1Xtra. This is your essential weekly guide to what’s running the scene.

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. From bar-heavy bangers to viral heat, breakout names to legends still shelling it down, this is what’s moving the scene right now. Hear the likes of Wale, Dave, Lancey Foux,,Ice Spice, Wretch 32 & Avelino,
JayaHadADream, Mimi Mxnroe, D-Block Europe, Skepta, Cardi B, AJ Tracey, Pozer, Gunna and many more all doing their thing.

Handpicked by the team at BBC Radio 1Xtra, the Rap List is where you’ll find the records that matter. The ones your friends are posting, your timeline’s quoting, and your favourite artists are rating.

Stay ahead of the game or catch up on what you missed. This is your no-filler, all-fire rundown of what’s making noise.

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Music Played

  • Lancey Foux

    Daytona

    • Human Re Sources.

  • Drake

    NOKIA

    • OVO Sound/Santa Anna Label Group/Republic Records/UMG Recordings.

  • Avelino

    Fire In The Booth

  • Wretch 32

    Fire In The Booth

  • Wretch 32 & Avelino

    More Fire More Flamez

    • Wretch 32 Limited.

  • Pozer & Kasst 8

    What's Good

    • Pozer.

  • Central Cee

    Booga

    • Columbia.

  • Skepta

    Sirens (From Ireland) (feat. Finessekid)

    • Epic Records UK.

  • JayaHadADream

    The Bank

    • JayaHadADream.

  • Fred again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax

    Victory Lap

    • Atlantic.

  • Tsb, DC & Cristale

    Paper Planes

  • Mimi Mxnroe, Toddla T & Steeze Factory

    Parking Sensors

  • Ice Spice

    Baddie Baddie

    • 10K Projects/Capitol Records.

  • ODUMODUBLVCK

    Pay Me (feat. Stormzy & Zlatan)

    • 0207 DefJam.

  • Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug & Lil Baby

    TYCOON$

    • TYCOON.
    • Atlantic.
    • 6.

  • Wale

    City On Fire (feat. Odeal)

  • D‐Block Europe

    PRIVATE FLIGHTS (feat. Nemzzz)

  • JT

    Girls Gone Wild

    • Copyright Control.

  • ArrDee & Mazza L20

    Trouble

  • TeeZandos & Cristale

    No, Yes!

  • Kairo Keyz

    Float 2.0 (feat. Thiago Sub)

    • No Given.
    • © 2025 Isekai / broke.

  • Gunna

    wgft (feat. Burna Boy)

    • 300 Entertainment.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Knucks

    Cut Knuckles

    • Copyright Control.

  • Tyler, The Creator

    Mother

    • Columbia Records.

  • Lady Ice

    Brazy (Ya Na)

    • Lady Ice.

  • Cardi B

    Imaginary Playerz

    • Atlantic Records.

  • ODUMODUBLVCK

    Big Time (feat. Wizkid)

    • Native Sounds/Def Jam PS.

  • Dave

    Raindance (feat. Tems)

    • Neighbourhood Recordings.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Dec 202501:00
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  • Mon 29 Dec 202501:00
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