Before you hit that “out of office” notification for the holiday weekend, we have just a few music releases to get through. Brent Fiayaz tapped Drake for “Wasting Time,” a new slow-burning track with production from The Neptunes. DVSN and Ty Dolla Sign linked up for “I Believed It,” featuring a posthumous verse from Mac Miller. And 28 years after starting “Life Is Like a Dice Game,” Nas officially released the track with new verses from Cordae and Freddie Gibbs. This week’s list also features new music from Lil Yachty and Rico Nasty.
Check out the best new music this week. And if you’re look for a playlist for the long weekend, follow ours on Spotify here.
Brent Faiyaz f/ Drake, “Wasting Time”
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“Wasting Time” is a slow-burning, yet danceable track that unites Brent Faiyaz with Drake. After a symphony of strings ushers in the beat, Brent delivers sweet and melodic notes over production from The Neptunes. “If you’re gonna waste your time/ Then waste your time with me/ You can all the space/ More than you need,” he sings. Meanwhile, Drakes skates over the scattered beat as he vows to buy his girl anything she needs. “The boy is back, I never turned my back/ I just lapped em, so now all that they see is my back,” he spits. “Wasting Time” is expected to appear on Brent Faiyaz’s upcoming project.
DVSN & Ty Dolla Sign f/ Mac Miller, “I Believed It”
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“I Believed It” is a new track from DVSN and Ty Dolla Sign that has an old school feel. On the track, Ty Dolla Sign lays down syrupy vocals as he sings about the trust issues in his relationship that have resulted from infidelity. DVSN’s Daniel Day slides on the record so effortlessly, you barely recognize the transition. The track also features a posthumous verse from the late Mac Miller, who spits, “Tell, me is it worth it? I ain’t perfect/ Know that I ain’t been a nice guy/ All the time, that’s the way the life it goes.”
Nas f/ Freddie Gibbs & Cordae, “Life Is Like a Dice Game”
In 1995, Nas recorded the original version of “Life Is Like a Dice Game,” but the track was never officially released—until now. Over a new beat courtesy of Hit-Boy, Nas raps about maintaining fame in the industry. He also touches on the original track, spitting, “This original recording hit the street round 93/ Was just a leak, the verse was incomplete, reconstructed the beat/ So we can fuck up the street.” The updated version is rounded out with two new verses from Cordae and Freddie Gibbs, who discussed the gambles we all take in life. “Life’s a bitch, disconnection is the price of bliss,” Cordae raps. Read more about how the song came to life via the Spotify Singles program and Carl Chery here.
Rico Nasty, “Magic”
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“Magic” is a bouncy and melodic record anchored in sweet guitar strings that finds Rico Nasty romanticizing about the sparks in her relationship. “Time and time again, you let it show/ I don’t never gotta look for love no more,” she sings over an Avedon-produced beat. “Magic” is a fun, summer anthem that is expected to appear on Rico Nasty’s upcoming mixtape Rx, which is slated to drop this year.
Lil Yachty, “Love Music”
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“Love Music” is a mellow track that finds Lil Yachty tapping into his romantic side. The track leans on pop-rock sounds ,with Yachty singing over an electronic guitar. “All I ever do is think of you/ Think of you and me holding hands,” he sings in a whisper. “Love Music” is the perfect song for love-sick listeners. It’s the type of record that brings you back to high school days of roaming the halls and dreaming about the perfect love.
