New Hip Hop Songs - Hitmaker
Wyclef ft. T.I. & Trae The Truth - I Wish It Was Music
Whenever I get into my car, I plug in my iPod as quickly as possible, as I refuse to listen to the radio. On the off chance I do check out a hip-hop station, I am invariably disappointed; like Wyclef, I Wish It Was Music....Read More
Jay-Z - $100 Bill
A Little Party Never Hurt Nobody, the last single off the official soundtrack to The Great Gatsby, met an ambivalent reception in The DJBooth; the combination of 1920s jazz and contemporary club music was intriguing but,...Read More
Janelle Monáe ft. Erykah Badu - Q.U.E.E.N.
Has it really been three whole years since Janelle Monáe unleashed her electrifying major-label debut, The ArchAndroid, upon an unsuspecting populace? To answer my own rhetorical question: damn near. Having kept in fighting...Read More
Mavado ft. Akon & Rick Ross - Rise Up
On May 1, International Worker’s Day, labor supporters worldwide hit the streets to demonstrate in support of worker’s rights. (In the U.S., it’s known by the less politically-charged moniker, “May Day”)...Read More
Flo Rida ft. Future - Tell Me When You’re Ready
Before listening to the latest promo single from Flo Rida, you should prepare yourself by putting on your dancing shoes and mixing up your favorite drink. Tell Me When You’re Ready, you can click “play.” Over...Read More
J. Cole - Cole Summer
According to Al Gore and just about every climate scientist not on the GOP’s payroll, man-made pollution has caused temperatures to rise all over the globe. That theory, however, may run into a challenge if J....Read More
B.o.B ft. 2 Chainz - Headband
According to the latest scientific findings, your average man thinks about sex somewhere between 13 and 19 times daily. B.o.B, on the other hand, has “p**sy on [his] mind” on a more or less constant basis. On Headband, a...Read More
Wyclef Jean - Bang Bang Bang
Though Booth readers and staff appreciated the brutal honesty Wyclef Jean brought to his last mixtape single, February’s Mid Life Crisis, his self-examination ultimately failed to strike a chord, and the record won...Read More
Sean Kingston ft. Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa - Beat It
In the works since way back in 2010, Sean Kingston‘s junior studio album has been plagued with setbacks and false starts from the get-go. Determined to get the project on the release calendar once and for all, the...Read More
Ludacris - If I Aint F**ked Up
I used to be down to party all night, but now at the ripe old age of 24, I have unofficially retired from non-celebratory boozing. I just can’t do it, as the next day I will be completely unable to function due to a...Read More
Wiz Khalifa ft. Problem & IAMSU! - Bout Me
Back in the 17th Century, Galileo upset conventional astronomical wisdom with his theory that Earth orbited the sun, rather than vice versa. Now it seems he may have got himself condemned as a heretic and put under house...Read More
French Montana ft. DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Mavado, Wale, Nicki Minaj - Freaks (Remix)
Summer is fast approaching and, well, that means a few things as the temperature begins to heat up. First, drinking an ice cold beer (or seven) after you get off of work is perfectly normal and acceptable. Second, songs we...Read More
Busta Rhymes ft. Future & Trey Songz - Shake It
Last week, Funkmaster Flex made up for eight years without a fresh mixtape by unleashing Who you Mad At? Me or Yourself, a compilation featuring upwards of 50 original tracks from some of the biggest names in the game. Along...Read More
Juicy J ft. Young Jeezy, Pimp C & T.I. - Show Out (Remix)
If you are going to make a song called Show Out, it only makes sense to have the man who practically invented showing out take part. While Juicy J forgot that rule when he created the original version with Big Sean and Jeezy,...Read More
Mac Miller - S.D.S.
Sixteen months after the release of smash-hit debut set Blue Slide Park, Mac Miller has liberated the lead single off studio album number two. S.D.S. (Somebody Do Something) reveals that the introspective, occasionally...Read More
Alicia Keys & Maxwell - Fire We Make
Girl on Fire, the title track and lead single off Alicia Keys’ fifth studio album, depicted a young pop starlet struggling to keep her artistic spark alive despite the burning stares of the people around her. Her latest...Read More
Jason Derulo - The Other Side
Ladies and gentlemen, Jason Derulo has crossed over to The Other Side. No, not the Jim Morrison, “spirit world” other side—I’m talking about the other side of the friend zone. On single numero uno off his third...Read More