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Rap essentials: ft Headie One, Lancey Foux, Skepta, Wretch 32, Little Simz, JayaHadaDream, J Hus, Glorilla, 21 Savage and more.

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. This week, the line-up is stacked with heavy hitters, rising stars and certified legends.

The UK scene is glowing right now. Central Cee is on fire, Dave has linked up with Kano, and JayaHadADream keeps levelling up. AJ Tracey, Skepta, Headie One balling hard. Meanwhile, the heat is coming from every direction across the pond - Lil Baby & G Herbo, 21 Savage & Glorilla, Gunna, Drake and more are all delivering.

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

  • Headie One

    Bellingham

    • Bellingham.
    • One Records.

  • Lancey Foux

    Daytona

    • Human Re Sources.

  • Pozer & Kasst 8

    What's Good

    • Pozer.

  • Rimzee & Tiny Boost

    Lonely Nights

  • Wretch 32 & Avelino

    More Fire More Flamez

    • Wretch 32 Limited.

  • J Hus

    Outside (feat. Skepta)

  • Skepta & Wizkid

    Energy (Stay Far Away)

    • Boy Better Know.

  • Central Cee

    Booga

    • Columbia.

  • 21Savage

    DOG (feat. GloRilla)

    • WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?.
    • Slaughter Gang, LLC/Epic Records.

  • Drake

    NOKIA

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

  • JayaHadADream

    The Bank

    • JayaHadADream.

  • Dave

    No Weapons (feat. Jim Legxacy)

    • Neighbourhood Recordings.

  • Dave

    Chapter 16 (feat. Kano)

  • Little Simz

    Free

    • Little Simz.

  • Chef BKay

    The Game Freestyle

  • Tsb, DC & Cristale

    Paper Planes

  • Mimi Mxnroe, Toddla T & Steeze Factory

    Parking Sensors

  • 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)

  • Doechii & SZA

    Girl, Get Up.

    • Top Dawg Entertainment / Capitol Records.

  • D‐Block Europe

    PRIVATE FLIGHTS (feat. Nemzzz)

  • 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.

  • D‐Block Europe

    Wrongs (feat. Lil Tjay)

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

  • 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.

  • Nemzzz

    ART (feat. Latto)

    • Elevated Music Limited.

  • 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.

  • Lil Baby & G Herbo

    All On Me

    • Quality Control Music.

  • Tyler, The Creator

    Mother

    • Columbia Records.

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