Best Songs Of The Week: 5/18/2012

Catch up on this past week's finest cuts.

May 18, 2012
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With all the great new music dropping every week, we wanted to make it easy for you to find the finest tracks that dropped in the past seven days. As such, we have put together a list of the week's best songs to help you stay up to date.

Related: Top Songs This Week

5. Lemonade "Softkiss"

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Brooklyn three-piece Lemonade bring the '80s-indebted grooves here on "Softkiss," the latest tune to leak off their upcoming Diver album. While it's destined for late-night dance parties, it's really a perfect tune for any time you're craving some well-executed electronic pop. The songwriting on "Softkiss" is just too good.

4. Juicy J "Bands A Make Her Dance"

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Juicy J continues his reign as the king of ratchet anthems with the Mike WiLL-produced "Bands a Make Her Dance." The track was already wild enough as a strip club-ready banger, but it gets taken to another level thanks to one of the most absurd "Juicy J can't" lines yet.

3. Cocaine 80s "Queen To Be"

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Cocaine 80s -- the R&B group led by producer No I.D. -- returns after seven months off with a breezy, hip-hop-leaning new track, "Queen to Be." Hats off to lead vocalist James Fauntleroy II for showcasing both his singing and rapping chops on this one.

2. Curren$y f/ 2 Chainz "Capitol"

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Curren$y's The Stoned Immaculate, which drops June 5, is shaping up to be another winner for the New Orleans MC. Case in point: Yacht-rap burner "Capitol," which features a subdued 2 Chainz who probably caught a contact high from recording with Spitta.

1. Future f/ Diddy & Ludacris "Same Damn Time (Remix)"

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Future's Pluto banger "Same Damn Time" received a face-lift featuring not one but two of the best rappers when it comes to remix. Ludacris is on closing duties with a fiery verse while Diddy introduces the track with a sharp verse and, of course, plenty of shit-talking. Who rants better on a record than Diddy?

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