Hypetrak's Weekly Set - Volume 46

Welcome back to the latest edition of Hypetrak’s Weekly Set series. Mac Miller is in heavy demand these days, as he teamed up with Chiddy Bang and Wale to add more fuel to his hype. The Pennsylvanian joined forces with the Philadelphian duo for “Heatwave” to let the rest of the country know that the The Keystone State possesses enough high temperature to keep the industry shaking. In addition, Easy Mac shared a convincing verbal intercourse with Mr. Folarin on “So What.” Cementing his increasing reputation as a rapper, Donald Glover dropped one of his most sublime offerings to date. With his very original rendition of Kanye West’s “All of the Lights,” Childish Gambino goes H.A.M. and serves “Breaks.” Busta Rhymes came through with a special treat for the rap fans out there, as he unleashed his latest song “I’ll Know You Out” which features samples from the late and great Biggie Smalls. Listening to this tune, one might wish that these two esteemed emcees would have had more time to collaborate with each other. Wale rounds up this week’s top of five as he cements his status within his new label home Maybach Music Group. The DC native shares the mic with Ricky Rozay and Jadakiss to unleash the flamboyant “600 Benz.”

Further highlights encompass Mobb Deep’s long overdue reunion with fellow QB legend Nas for “Dog Sh*t.” Asher Roth teaches them younger folks of today a lesson on “Kidz These Daze” whereas bass aficionado Skrillex goes buckwild with his “Rufneck Bass.” A-Trak finally adapts to the season weather as he liberated the guest-heavy remix for his shade anthem “Ray Ban Vision.”

Regarding music videos, last week saw the musical comeback of Mary J. Blige as she unveiled her new visual for her new single “Someone to Love Me” featuring Diddy and Lil Wayne. Kelly Rowland released an intriguing visual for her addictive Weezy-powered single “Motivation.” Nas and Damien Marley took us to the “Land of Promise” whereas CyHi Da Prynce showed us the ATL way of life in “Bunch of Rounds.” 2011’s Cheech and Chong presented yet another herbal infused visual with “This Weed Iz Mine” and Chris Brown invited voluptuous ladies to get down on the pole with “Spend It All.” The Beastie Boys are making a full-fledged comeback as they present an entertaining rev-visited trailer for their timeless “Fight for Your Right.” Wiz Khalifa offered a detailed visual introduction to his “Taylor Gang” while eclectic songstress Erykah Badu fell in love in the studio. Last but not least, rising UK producer Star Slinger taught us never to trust a stranger in a trench coat with “Close To Me.” Now listen to the recap and find further audible highlights below.