R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Mobb Deep, Coi Leray, Connie Diiamond, 4batz & More

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Listen to caller must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists similar Moonchild and Raqbaby.

9/15/2025

Connie Diiamond attends All Black Birthday Celebration for Connie Diiamond connected May 12, 2025 successful New York City.

Awards play is successful afloat swing. Just a week aft the Caribbean Music Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards mounted their latest ceremonies — some honoring Busta Rhymes, nary less! — the 77th Primetime Emmys lauded immoderate of the buzziest names successful hip-hop and R&B.

Although some Beyoncé (Beyoncé Bowl) and Kendrick Lamar (Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show) lost outstanding assortment peculiar (live) to SNL50: The Anniversary Special, some artists took location immoderate hardware astatine the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys, which were presented connected Sept. 6 and 7. Queen Bey took location her precise archetypal Emmy for outstanding costumes for variety, nonfiction, oregon world programming for her 2024 Netflix-hosted Christmas Day NFL halftime extravaganza, bringing her halfway to EGOT status. Already an Emmy winner, Lamar took location a 2nd trophy (alongside Tony Russell) for outstanding euphony direction. Additionally, Doechii’s 2025 Grammy show earned choreographer Robbie Blue an Emmy for outstanding choreography for assortment oregon world programming.

Outside of the Emmys, Cardi B hosted an NYC pop-up successful anticipation of her Am I the Drama? album, The Carters graced the REFORM Alliance Casino Night Gala and Wyclef Jean wrapped a monumental, genre-fusing residency astatine the Blue Note Jazz Café.

With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to item immoderate of the champion and astir absorbing caller sounds crossed R&B and hip-hop — from Mobb Deep’s caller azygous to 4batz & Flo’s caller collaboration. Be definite to cheque retired this week’s Fresh Picks successful our Spotify playlist below.

Freshest Find: Moonchild feat. Jill Scott & Rapsody, “Not Sorry”

After blessing Camper and Ty Dolla $ign with her magic interaction connected past week’s Freshest Find, “Oowee,” neo-soul queen Jill Scott joins forces with Rapsody for Grammy-nominated R&B trio Moonchild’s caller “Not Sorry” joint. “No, I’m not sorry/ That each my hard work’s been paying off/ And I forgot to prime up your slack,” Moonchild’s Amber Navran coos successful the archetypal verse, perfectly encapsulating the tongue-in-cheek giddiness that comes with committing to their ain self-interest successful the look of a selfish lover. With a omniscient verse from Rapsody and the sultry glimmer of Scott’s voice, “Not Sorry” arrives arsenic 1 of the year’s astir alluring R&B collaborations. — KYLE DENIS
Raqbaby, “DoorDash (OMG)”

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