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There’s plenty of new music to sift through. How do you know what is good or bad? Well, that’s where we come in.

Aside from a busy week of interesting news, there’s always a plethora of dope music that drops. Sometimes it’s out of nowhere, and sometimes it is promoted and released right when we expect it. As rap heads, we are all for it and love to talk about the new ish that comes out. In an attempt to keep you up to date with everything, we are going to round up our favorite tracks that we’ve been bumping in the offices. Click through for the best songs of the week.

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Riff Raff & Action Bronson, "Rookies Of The Future"

The oh so colorful rapper, Riff Raff, is back with a new track featuring Action Bronson called "Rookies Of The Future". The Alchemist produced track premiered last night (Aug 31) on DJ Skee's Dash Radio (If you haven't already, check out XXL's new station on Dash Radio). Rumor has it Riff Raff is working on a single titled "Blue Jays" featuring Drake, Action Bronson, and Justin Bieber...hmm only time will tell.

Check out the new song above.

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Joell Ortiz Featuring Royce da 5'9", Joe Budden & Crooked I, "Brothers Keeper"

Joell Ortiz and the rest of the Slaughterhouse crew are back with a vengeance with this latest track, "Brothers Keeper." The song is featured on Joell's forthcoming album House Slippers, set to hit stores Sept. 16.

Your Old Droog Featuring Prodigy, "Hoodie Weather"

The mystery of Your Old Droog ended this Wednesday when he performed his first show in NYC. Your Old Droog teams up with Mobb Deep's Prodigy for "Hoodie Weather." This one is for all the real hip-hop heads.

Octave Minds Featuring Chance The Rapper & The Social Experiment, “Tap Dance”

Boys Noize and Chilly Gonzales—aka Octave Minds—enlist the help of Chance The Rapper and his band, The Social Experiment, for “Tap Dance.” The song is pretty solid and falls in the same line as Chance’s “Wonderful Everyday: Arthur” as a fun, feel good record.

Take a listen below. Octave Minds drops their self-titled project Sept. 15.

Chano has been pretty active since becoming a 2014 XXL Freshman; he recently dropped a new verse on Lil Herb and Common’s “Fight Or Flight (Remix),” met his idol Kanye West and tore down the house at his hometown show at this year’s Lollapalooza, plus there is always the possibility of his dropping a rumored EP with Childish Gambino some time in the near future.

Yelawolf, "Money" (Freestyle)

Yelawolf wants to prove that he's more than just a rapper. Lately, the Shady Records signee has hopped on different genres outside of hip-hop. First, he did his thing on "Primus", and now he tries his hand on Pink Floyd's classic song "Money." As we would have guessed from Yela, he rides the beat with no troubles and delivers some slick lines. Listen above.

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Flying Lotus & Kendrick Lamar, "Never Catch Me"

This song is pretty incredible.

Over crisp, almost intoxicating production from Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar drops some though provoking bars that makes you wish these two will continue to work together. “Never Catch Me” is worth the hype. Listen above.

K.Dot isn't the only rapper who will appear on the album; Snoop Dogg will also appear, with another 12 songs set to feature on the LP. FlyLo’s new studio album, You’re Dead!, due out Oct. 7. His last release came last December, when the DJ/producer leaked a folder with more than 20 unreleased tracks on it featuring the likes of Thundercat, Earl Sweatshirt and more.

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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Good Kid, m.A.A.d City’ Is The Subject Of A College English Class
Flying Lotus Claims Kendrick Lamar Stole All The Beats To His Captain Murphy Album
MC Eiht Talks Kendrick Lamar, L.A. Rap And New Album With DJ Premier
Pete Rock Is On Kendrick Lamar’s Next Album

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