The 25 Best New Songs To Blast in Your Car This Summer

The perfect tunes to cruise to.

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Here at Complex RIDES, the summer, more than anything else, means windows down, radio dials up. Well, that's if you even have dials in your car anymore, with all these touchscreens taking over. No matter, an ultimate summer evening in our world involves some great music, our girl in the passenger seat, and preferably a scenic road to cruise down. The music part is the key.

The radio these days is a black hole. You'll be hearing the same songs over and over and over, with commercials about community college and specials at the local nightclubs in between. Even satellite has become annoying with all the talking the hosts do. That's why it's essential to have some sort of aux or bluetooth hookup in your ride to connect your phone. To help you guys out, we've assembled the ultimate summer playlist. With some tracks made for gentle rides and others made for shaking every window in your neighborhood, (in no particular order) these are The 25 Best New Songs To Blast in Your Car This Summer

Related: The 25 Most Dangerous Songs To Drive To

Chance The Rapper "Favorite Song"

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If you still haven't caught up with Chance The Rapper, we're here to give you another reminder that this is somebody you need to be listening to. With the help of a solid verse from Childish Gambino, the upbeat "Favorite Song" is, not coincidentally, one of the best tracks on his Acid Rap project. The "this my jam, this my jam, this my jam, this my jam" is simple and easy to rap along to (probably because it's our jam) and pokes fun at the "white dude's harlem shake," which, if you've noticed, did not make the cut for our playlist. 

Rittz ft. Mike Posner "Switch Lanes"

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A smooth, laid back beat, Posner's smoky vocal's and Rittz's rapid-fire flow make this the ultimate ride-around-town track for the summer. This one's breezy y'all.



Stalley ft. Scarface "Swangin'"

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The 330 represented has an affinity for cars, so you already know he's making heat that'll sound wavy in whatever whip you're driving. The smooth beat behind "Swangin'," along with a classic appearance by Scarface, is made for a lazy summer afternoon riding through your city.



A$AP Ferg ft. A$AP Rocky, French Montana, Trinidad James & Schoolboy Q "Work (Remix)"

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Ferg, Rocky, Montana, Q and Trinidad James all on one epic track, so really what more explanation do you need? Let some of the hottest up-and-comers in the game right speak for you, as you show your neighborhood know how great your system sounds. 



DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil' Wayne "No New Friends"

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DJ Khaled probably thinks every track he makes is the next smash, but when he boasts "another one" at the beginning of "No New Friends," he means it. The track pairs Drizzy, Rozay and Wayne over drums that make your head knock. Drake doesn't need any new friends, and you probably won't need any other music in your car once you've got this one downloaded.



Ab-Soul ft. Mac Miller "The End Is Near"

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TDE connects with the Most Dope to warn us about the end. Ab-Soul's verse here is such fire that you have to roll your windows down and blast this song as loud as to not exclude anyone from its glory.

Daft Punk ft. Pharrell "Get Lucky"

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The French duo with an affinity for hiding their faces behind helmets bring Pharrell along for what feels like a modern reinvention of disco music. It works surprisingly well.



Little Green Cars "The John Wayne"

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What starts out as a slow paced Irish ballad turns into an absolute jam session about halfway through. Turn this one up, take a swig of whiskey (but not while you're driving) and shatter some windows. When Little Green Cars proclaim, "it's easy to fall in love," we're assuming they mean with this song.



Yelawolf "Way Out"

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It feels a little bit like Yelawolf is traveling through space when you hear his southern drawl over the intergalactic beat that makes up "Way Out." So what better reason to throw your car into ludicrous speed while this comes bumping out of your trunk?

Cold War Kids "Miracle Mile"

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Fleeting guitars, raging piano and Nathan Willet's high pitched squeals make the first track off of Cold War Kids' Dear Miss Lonelyhearts a three minute sprint to the finish line that will leave your head spinning, in the best way possible.



Schoolboy Q "Yay Yay"

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Though Schoolboy Q's first single from his highly anticipated upcoming album Oxymoron is an ode to pushing weight, Boi-1da's mesmerizing beat coupled with Q's melodic flow could make any topic bearable.



The Weeks "Brother in the Night"

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The Weeks' music harkens comparisons to Kings of Leon, and for good reason. "Brother in the Night," sounds like it could be a KOL song, if KOL could rock as hard as this. The Southern rockers go big here, and Cyle Barnes' booming voice will carry this tune miles away from your car window.



Macklemore ft. Schoolboy Q "White Walls"

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The Seattle native is getting a lot of love for "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us," but the only song you need to be bumping from The Heist this summer is "White Walls." Macklemore and TDE's Schoolboy Q trade bars professing their love for Cadillacs and the rims that come with them. When the chorus states "I'm rolling up, roof off, letting in shine," there's no reason this ode to one of the most classic cars ever built shouldn't be a part of your summer playlist.



BOY "Little Numbers"

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A hard-hitting piano mixed with captivating vocals makes this track from the all female duo of BOY one impossible to avoid this summer. Make sure you turn the volume up a few notches just as the chorus hits; your eardrums will be pleasantly surprised. You'll be singing "Woah-oh, woah-oh" all the way through August.



Pusha T ft. Rick Ross "Millions"

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Pusha and Rick Ross turn this track about wealth into what amounts to a perfect summer anthem. Even if you're not fortunate enough to be stuffing bundles of money above your ceiling, you can sure pretend for the duration of this heavy hitter.



PartyNextDoor "Make a Mil"

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Drake's most recent signee to OVO is PartyNextDoor, and he makes his presence felt in a big way with "Make a Mil." His R&B flavor has a little bounce to it, and the slight autotune coating his voice only enhances this new age sounding debut.

Drake "5 AM in Toronto"

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No hook needed for this one, just Drizzy dropping off something vicious over haunting production from Boi-1da. The title "5 AM in Toronto" is fitting, because it might just sound best vibrating out of your car stereo late night on your way back from the club.

Pusha T "Numbers on the Board"

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Chopped up percussion over a steady baseline allows King Push do what he does best: show off his wit with vicious lyricism, all packed into that gritty, DMV flow. This one will rattle your trunk as you roll through your neighborhood's side streets.



J. Cole "Kenny Lofton"

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A soulful sample gives way to Cole's effortless flow that'll have you reminiscing about those '90s summers when Kenny Lofton was losing his hat tracking down fly balls at Jacobs Field. 

Big K.R.I.T. "My Trunk" f/ Trinidad James

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Big K.R.I.T.'s production is made for tweeters and subwoofers. Few artists have a sound better suited for testing out just how loud those speakers can get, and "My Trunk is one of K.R.I.T's best from his most recent project King Remembered in Time

Mac Miller "S.D.S."

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Flying Lotus laces Mac Miller with a futuristic beat that feels right at home under Miller's raspy vocals, which he claims sounds like "it was a sample off a vinyl." As the release of Watching Movies With the Sound Off draws nearer, S.D.S. will be one of those tracks you'll have on repeat all summer long.



Vampire Weekend "Diane Young"

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Vampire Weekend is back, having just dropped their third studio album on Tuesday, and the band continues to pump out a sound unlike anything else in their genre. The lead single from Modern Vampires of the City sounds like a throwback to a bygone era of rock, and that's not a complaint.



Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay-Z "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix)"

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The original "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" was already one of the best tracks off of good kid, m.a.a.d. city, but that wasn't enough for Kendrick. He let the song marinate for a few months, then dropped the official remix back in March, complete with a verse from Hov. The beat was already perfect for a cool summer's eve. Now, with both Kendrick and Jay-Z floating over it, you'll want no one killing your vibe as you blast it through your stereo.



Kid Cudi ft. Haim "Red Eye"

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This record really should be Haim featuring Kid Cudi, considering Mr. Solo Dolo's vocals can only be found on the chorus and on some ad-libs toward the end of the track, but why nitpick at an otherwise outstanding song. Haim's haunting vocals pierce through a plodding, synthesized beat, one that will sound perfect coming out of your speakers during a late-night drive with the top down.



Kanye West "New Slaves"

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Kanye West pulled off one of the most incredible song debuts of all time last night. Projecting himself in 66 different locations, he released "New Slaves," the first single for his upcoming album. One of the best lines of the song is "you see it's leaders and it's followers, but I'd rather be a dick than a swallower," and better believe everybody will be spitting that to random people on the sidewalk while they're driving. 

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