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Best New Tracks: JID, Yeat, Westside Gunn and More
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.New albums come from Westside Gunn and Wiz Khalifa, while solo new singles come from Yeat, JID and Lana Del Rey alongside a whole lot of link-ups.Statik Selektah, Rome Streetz, Joey Bada$$, Stove God Cooks and Westside Gunn teamed up on "The Louvre," with Ovrkast. and Samara Cyn connecting on "Small Tlk," Kilo Kish and Miguel on "negotiate," MIKE and Tony Seltzer on "Prezzy," Awich and Ferg on "Butcher Shop," Dom Dolla and Kid Cudi on "Forever," Leon Thomas and Halle on "Rather Be Alone," Tommy Richman and Sexyy Red on the remix to "ACTIN UP" and Pusha T, Jadakiss and Swizz Beatz on "Danger Danger."Westside Gunn – Heels Have EyesAfter unveiling 12 on Valentine’s Day, Westside Gunn has dropped off his second longform release of 2025. Heels Have Eyes spans five new solo cuts and marks just one of the Griselda rapper’s new releases of the week, also appearing on Statik Selektah’s “The Louvre.”Spotify | Apple MusicYeat – “The Bell”Since debuting the track at Coachella – in front of a larger-than-life gold bell, n fact – Yeat has officially dropped "The Bell." Signalling his first solo single of 2025, "The Bell" follows up Yeat's "5BRAZY" with Quavo and "Work" with Anyma.Spotify | Apple MusicJID – “WRK"For his first solo release since The Forever Story, JiD has lifted the veil on "WRK." The rapper shared more about the track in an Instagram post, indicating that the high-energy offering ushers in the start of a new era that the rapper feels to be "the first step into a world [he] can control."Spotify | Apple MusicWiz Khalifa – Kush & Orange Juice 2Landing as Wiz Khalifa's eighth studio album and the official follow-up to the rapper's 2010 breakout mixtape Kush & Orange Juice, on the heels of its 15th anniversary, Kush & Orange Juice 2 picks up right where Wiz left off 15 years ago. A stacked slate of featured artists includes Don Toliver, Larry June and Terrace Martin.Spotify | Apple MusicStatik Selektah, Rome Streetz, Joey Bada$$, Stove God Cooks & Westside Gunn – “The Louvre”Statik Selektah got the whole gang together for recent single "The Louvre." The new, just-over-four-minute song features verses from Rome Streetz, Joey Bada$$, Stove God Cooks and Westside Gunn.Spotify | Apple MusicOvrkast. x Samara Cyn – “Small Talk”For their first-ever collaboration, Ovrkast. and Samara Cyn cooked. "Small Talk" is a masterful mélange of both the California rapper/record producer and the emerging Tennessee talent's capabilities, making for a refreshing, jazz-influenced rap track.Spotify | Apple MusicKilo Kish x Miguel – “negotiate”Kilo Kish tapped Miguel for her third single of the year, "negotiate." The song follows up "digital emotional" and "reprogram."Spotify | Apple MusicMIKE x Tony Seltzer – “Prezzy”For the first peek into Pinball 2, the just-announced sequel to last year's Pinball, rapper/producer power duo MIKE and Tony Seltzer presented "Prezzy."Spotify | Apple MusicLana Del Rey – “Bluebird”Another week, another Lana single – luckily. On the heels of last week's "Henry, come on," the songstress has followed up with "Bluebird," the second new single from her forthcoming Americana-inspired LP.Spotify | Apple MusicDom Dolla x Kid Cudi – “Forever”A few weeks back, Kid Cudi popped out at Dom Dolla's sold-out Madison Square Garden set, where the duo debuted "Forever." Now, the song is officially out everywhere.Spotify | Apple MusicPusha T x Godfather of Harlem x Swizz Beatz x Jadakiss – “Danger Danger”For Pusha T's proper return to the music scene, he had to do it right. His first new studio single since It's Almost Dry, "Danger Danger," is even further elevated with contributions fromSpotify | Apple MusicLeon Thomas x Halle – "Rather Be Alone"As Leon Thomas still revels in the success of MUTT, he's released his first new music of the year, taking shape of a collaborative song with Halle entitled "Rather Be Alone."Spotify | Apple MusicTommy Richman x Sexyy Red – "ACTIN UP WITH SEXYY RED"There's no better way to level up a song than by giving Sexyy Red the mic. Ever-so-tapped-in Tommy Richman knows just that, having brought on the St. Louis rapper to add a verse to his "ACTIN UP."Spotify | Apple MusicClick here to view full gallery at Hypebeast
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.
New albums come from Westside Gunn and Wiz Khalifa, while solo new singles come from Yeat, JID and Lana Del Rey alongside a whole lot of link-ups.
Statik Selektah, Rome Streetz, Joey Bada$$, Stove God Cooks and Westside Gunn teamed up on "The Louvre," with Ovrkast. and Samara Cyn connecting on "Small Tlk," Kilo Kish and Miguel on "negotiate," MIKE and Tony Seltzer on "Prezzy," Awich and Ferg on "Butcher Shop," Dom Dolla and Kid Cudi on "Forever," Leon Thomas and Halle on "Rather Be Alone," Tommy Richman and Sexyy Red on the remix to "ACTIN UP" and Pusha T, Jadakiss and Swizz Beatz on "Danger Danger."
Westside Gunn – Heels Have Eyes
After unveiling 12 on Valentine’s Day, Westside Gunn has dropped off his second longform release of 2025. Heels Have Eyes spans five new solo cuts and marks just one of the Griselda rapper’s new releases of the week, also appearing on Statik Selektah’s “The Louvre.”
Yeat – “The Bell”
Since debuting the track at Coachella – in front of a larger-than-life gold bell, n fact – Yeat has officially dropped "The Bell." Signalling his first solo single of 2025, "The Bell" follows up Yeat's "5BRAZY" with Quavo and "Work" with Anyma.
JID – “WRK"
For his first solo release since The Forever Story, JiD has lifted the veil on "WRK." The rapper shared more about the track in an Instagram post, indicating that the high-energy offering ushers in the start of a new era that the rapper feels to be "the first step into a world [he] can control."
Wiz Khalifa – Kush & Orange Juice 2
Landing as Wiz Khalifa's eighth studio album and the official follow-up to the rapper's 2010 breakout mixtape Kush & Orange Juice, on the heels of its 15th anniversary, Kush & Orange Juice 2 picks up right where Wiz left off 15 years ago. A stacked slate of featured artists includes Don Toliver, Larry June and Terrace Martin.
Statik Selektah, Rome Streetz, Joey Bada$$, Stove God Cooks & Westside Gunn – “The Louvre”
Statik Selektah got the whole gang together for recent single "The Louvre." The new, just-over-four-minute song features verses from Rome Streetz, Joey Bada$$, Stove God Cooks and Westside Gunn.
Ovrkast. x Samara Cyn – “Small Talk”
For their first-ever collaboration, Ovrkast. and Samara Cyn cooked. "Small Talk" is a masterful mélange of both the California rapper/record producer and the emerging Tennessee talent's capabilities, making for a refreshing, jazz-influenced rap track.
Kilo Kish x Miguel – “negotiate”
Kilo Kish tapped Miguel for her third single of the year, "negotiate." The song follows up "digital emotional" and "reprogram."
MIKE x Tony Seltzer – “Prezzy”
For the first peek into Pinball 2, the just-announced sequel to last year's Pinball, rapper/producer power duo MIKE and Tony Seltzer presented "Prezzy."
Lana Del Rey – “Bluebird”
Another week, another Lana single – luckily. On the heels of last week's "Henry, come on," the songstress has followed up with "Bluebird," the second new single from her forthcoming Americana-inspired LP.
Dom Dolla x Kid Cudi – “Forever”
A few weeks back, Kid Cudi popped out at Dom Dolla's sold-out Madison Square Garden set, where the duo debuted "Forever." Now, the song is officially out everywhere.
Pusha T x Godfather of Harlem x Swizz Beatz x Jadakiss – “Danger Danger”
For Pusha T's proper return to the music scene, he had to do it right. His first new studio single since It's Almost Dry, "Danger Danger," is even further elevated with contributions from
Leon Thomas x Halle – "Rather Be Alone"
As Leon Thomas still revels in the success of MUTT, he's released his first new music of the year, taking shape of a collaborative song with Halle entitled "Rather Be Alone."
Tommy Richman x Sexyy Red – "ACTIN UP WITH SEXYY RED"
There's no better way to level up a song than by giving Sexyy Red the mic. Ever-so-tapped-in Tommy Richman knows just that, having brought on the St. Louis rapper to add a verse to his "ACTIN UP."
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