Best New Tracks: Playboi Carti, The Weeknd, Eminem and More
Enjoy the weekend with these 10 music projects.
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.
This week’s lineup is led by Playboi Carti, The Weeknd and Eminem, who dropped the singles “All Red” and “Dancing In The Flames” and the album The Death of Slim Shady (Mourner’s Edition). Also joining this selection are offerings from Montell Fish, Joey Bada$$ with Chloë, keshi, Sexyy Red, RiTchie with FearDorian, Suki Waterhouse, and JOBA.
Playboi Carti – “All Red”
Playboi Carti kicks off the early rollout of his upcoming album MUSIC with the release of “All Red” and the unveiling of album merch bundles. The latest track clocks in at two-and-a-half minutes and features production work from F1LTHY, Ojivolta, Lucian, Lukrative and Twisco, while his bundle sets will be offered with either a hoodie, T-shirt or cap. It’s also revealed that MUSIC could drop some time in 2025.
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The Weeknd – “Dancing In The Flames”
The Weeknd delivers his latest Hurry Up Tomorrow single, “Dancing In The Flames.” The cut’s accompanying music video is helmed by Anton Tammi and is shot on the new iPhone 16 Pro by director of photography Erik Henrikkson.
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Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Eminem follows up his recent MTV VMAs performance with the expanded Mourner’s Edition of The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce). The updated version features a total of four brand new tracks, including one skit and “Fuel” with Westside Boogie and Grip and “Kyrie & Luka” with 2 Chainz.
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Sexyy Red - ”U Kno What To Do/Clouted Up”
Sexyy Red debuts a duo of new singles with “U Kno What To Do” and “Clouted Up.” The former features production from Mac Fly while “Clouted Up” hears the aritst reunite with “Hellcats SRTs” producer Shawn Ferrari.
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Joey Bada$$ x Chloë – “Tell Me”
Joey Bada$$ reunites with Chloë for the release of “Tell Me.” The track arrives about a year since the former teased it on Instagram to an excited crowd.
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RiTchie x FearDorian – “CC Me”
Injury Reserve/By Storm’s RiTchie teams up with 18-year-old phenom FearDorian for their collaborative single “CC Me,” which is set to join their upcoming joint EP Quiet Warp Xpress. The project drops September 27 ahead of the pair’s European and UK tour in October.
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Suki Waterhouse – Memoir of a Sparklemuffin
Suki Waterhouse officially drops her 18-track debut album, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin. “I came across the Sparklemuffin — which is wildly colored, does this razzle-dazzle dance, and its mate will cannibalize it if she doesn’t approve of the dance. It’s a metaphor for the dance of life we’re all in. The title felt hilarious, ridiculous, and wonderful to me,” she says of the album.
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Montell Fish – “What’s It Take To Be A Star?”
Ahead of CHARLOTTE’s release next week, Montell Fish drops the newest single “What’s It Take to Be a Star?” He says of the track, “What’s It Take to Be a Star?” was one of the first and only moments from the record I can think of where Jake (Portrait) changed the progression from what I originally had. And it felt good, like a clashing of our roots. I’ve always loved Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s production, choice of drums, chords and melodies and this felt like it could live in their universe in a weird way,” Fish had to say about the new single and working with Portrait on the project.”
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JOBA - RUSSELL BORING
JOBA of BROCKHAMPTON drops his debut solo album, RUSSELL BORING. The self-titled record features a total of 9 tracks and honors his upbrgining in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. “My dad put me on to so much music growing up, like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd,” he says in a press release. “I’ve always had a ravenous appetite for music, and I still do.”
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keshi - Requiem
keshi is back with his sophomore studio effort, Requiem. “I named the album after a song on it that’s dedicated to a friend and collaborator, who passed away just over a couple of years ago now,” keshi shares. “In classical music, a requiem is a piece that you play when laying someone to rest, and this whole record, the culmination of his and our efforts, is my way of doing that for his memory.”
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