New R&B Releases RD: October 2024 (Due December 8th)

[SHOOTER]

Meet me down in Jamaica, yeah
Might drown how it wave up
If you like her, we could gang up
I swear to God it's what we pray for...





19. Mario x Lil Wayne feat. Tyga - "Main One" (72 Points)
Written by: Mario Barrett, Alexander "AE" Edwards, Dwayne Carter and Michael Nguyen-Stevenson
Produced by: Mike Crook, Extendo Beats and A1

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 7
Kanenrá:ke : 10

Soulsista : 11
.indulgecountry : 12
jtd Thee Stallion : 12
newpower : 14

SHOOTER : 18
BB🌕 : 19
kimberly : 19
Ty : 19
singingrulebritannia : 20
HamedM1 💔 : 20
wrip : 20

After a decade as an independent artist, Mario returns with Main One, the first single under a new joint venture between his New Citizen label and Epic Records.

[SHOOTER]

Just last night, you said you was done with me
Now it's ten minutеs 'til you come over
You were just sayin' that it's a dub
Now I got your legs over my shoulders...





18. Zae France - "Give It Up" (82 Points)
Written by: Xavier France, Remo Green, Avery Segers, Anthony Nixon, Calvin Hay and Muhssiah "Mizzy" Lott
Produced by: Remo The Hitmaker

Kanenrá:ke : 7
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 10

singingrulebritannia : 11
jtd Thee Stallion : 11
.indulgecountry : 13
Soulsista : 14

SHOOTER : 16
BB🌕 : 17
Ty : 17
wrip : 17
newpower : 19
HamedM1 💔 : 19
kimberly : 20

Zae France is fine as fuck a singer/songwriter from North Carolina who took his viral success from a Shade Room post and networked it into a record deal with Ne-Yo's Compound Entertainment banner under Def Jam. Give It Up is the first single from his latest EP, Rhythm n Backwoods Szn II, out now.

[SHOOTER]

I crop a nixxa out like Diddy, ballin' and one
He text me, "I'm in your city", I said, "have fun"
He not shit but he real pretty so I act dumb
He tryna go 50/50 but fuck fractions...





17. Amindi - "diddy crop" (84 Points)
Written by: Amindi Frost
Produced by: SuperSmashBroz

BB🌕 : 8
newpower : 10

HamedM1 💔 : 12
singingrulebritannia : 13
kimberly : 14
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 14
wrip : 14
SHOOTER : 15
Soulsista : 15

Kanenrá:ke : 16
.indulgecountry : 19
jtd Thee Stallion : 19
Ty : 20

Amindi is my homegirl from Inglewood. I'll let her know y'all said she needs to try harder. You may know her for her 2017 dancehall hit, Pine & Ginger, released via Big Beat. She's since transitioned to EQT Recordings (home of Masego); diddy crop is the third release from her new mixtape, Take What You Need, coming later this year.

[SHOOTER]

Can't remember shit past eleven thirty
What I don't know won't hurt me
If I did something real bad, I'm sorry
Life of the fucking party...





16. PJ - "Drunk AF" (92 Points)
Written by: Paris Jones and Michael Holmes
Produced by: DZL and Luca Mauti

singingrulebritannia : 7
jtd Thee Stallion : 8
SHOOTER : 10

HamedM1 💔 : 11
BB🌕 : 12
Soulsista : 13
Ty : 15

newpower : 16
kimberly : 16
.indulgecountry : 18
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 18
wrip : 18
Kanenrá:ke : 19

After finishing top-10 last month, PJ has to settle for the bottom-5 this month with Drunk AF, a new tune written for the soundtrack of They Cloned Tyrone, a sci-fi comedy out now via Netflix.

[SHOOTER]

Shе got an Eastside address but the Wеstside the best
She got a Southside ass with some brand new breast
And she built like a model and she fine like Tyra
And she told me I'm her idol, now she wanna meet my mama...





15. VIC MENSA feat. Ty Dolla $ign - "Eastside Girl" (94 Points)
Written by: Victor Mensah and Tyrone Griffin Jr.
Produced by: The mxnxstxr, VIC MENSA, LPeezy and Subroza

newpower : 8

.indulgecountry : 11
kimberly : 11
Soulsista : 12
Kanenrá:ke : 13
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 13
HamedM1 💔 : 14
jtd Thee Stallion : 14
SHOOTER : 14
wrip : 15

singingrulebritannia : 16
Ty : 18
BB🌕 : 20

VIC MENSA puts his crooning skills to work on Eastside Girl, the bonus track on his sophomore album, Victor, out September 15th.

[SHOOTER]

Fightin' for affection from you never been easy
Givin' me impressions that I gotta work hard
If I could pick you up, we'd be in Malibu speedin'
You show me directions 'til I don't know where you are...





14. Khalid - "Silver Platter" (96 Points)
Written by: Khalid Robinson, Jason Kellner, and Denis Kosiak
Produced by: Jason Kellner, Denis Kosiak and Chase Worrell

HamedM1 💔 : 2
kimberly : 8
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 8

wrip : 11
Ty : 12
singingrulebritannia : 15

BB🌕 : 16
.indulgecountry : 16
jtd Thee Stallion : 17
SHOOTER : 17
Soulsista : 17
newpower : 18
Kanenrá:ke : 20

Khalid makes the top-15 for a third time with Silver Platter, his contribution to Barbie: The Album.

Khalid: New R&B RD History
#8 Skyline (April 2022)
#11 Be the One (April 2023)
#14 Silver Platter (July 2023)

[SHOOTER]

You should've said that, why did you beg me?
You shouldn't have did that, you shouldn't have let me
Let me believе that, thought I was carried
You held the truth back, shouldn't havе spared me...





13. Tanerélle - "For Sport" (119 Points)
Written by: Tanerélle Stephens and Coco Clauseille
Produced by: Yuli and Monro

wrip : 6
.indulgecountry : 7
HamedM1 💔 : 8
jtd Thee Stallion : 9
kimberly : 9
BB🌕 : 10

singingrulebritannia : 12
Kanenrá:ke : 12
SHOOTER : 12

Ty : 16
newpower : 17
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 17
Soulsista : 19

Tanerélle is a singer/songwriter/instrumentalist from Atlanta who's been self-releasing music since 2015. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2017 produced her 11:11 EP, she was able to earn placement in H&M stores nationwide with her song In Women We Trust, the first of multiple placements and sync deals. For Sport is the title track of her latest EP out now.

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: July 2023 (Top-12)

Angels & Queens (Gabriels)

Be My Summer (Snoh Aalegra)

Control Freak (FLO)
cut (Tori Kelly)

Dancing at a Funeral (Liana Banks)
Do Your Worst (Vagabon)

F'd Up (LAYA)

Juicy (The Shindellas)

Right Back in It (Leela James)

Talk to Me Nice (Tinashe)

Wassup (Mahalia feat. Kojey Radical)
What You Done (Rochelle Jordan x Keys N Krates)

August's list will be posted later tonight.

[Ty]

Honestly, none of the early exits surprise me. But the remaining list is stellar! I'm rooting for The Shindellas and Tori Kelly.

Sept 6, 2023 21:28:05 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Amindi is my homegirl from Inglewood. I'll let her know y'all said she needs to try harder.

We love her!

[SHOOTER]

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Rank 1-25 (Due October 1st)
How We Roll (Ciara x Chris Brown)
Good Good (Usher x Summer Walker x 21 Savage)
Affirm Me (Jade Novah)
Angel (Halle)
Need 2 Know (LAYA)
Be Somebody (Emotional Oranges x Tkay Maidza)
Sweet Tea (Snoh Aalegra)
happy im (UMI)
Blue Hundreds (Leon Thomas)
Boomerang (Jamila Woods)
Number 9 (Miguel feat. Lil Yachty)
Wait a Little Longer (Snoh Aalegra)
Boyfriend (Usher)
BRB (Ciara)
Needs (Tinashe)
Ooh La La (The Shindellas)
Unfamiliar (AMAKA)
Whine (Mýa feat. Bounty Killer)
Moment of Your Life (Brent Faiyaz feat. Coco Jones)
More (Chxrry22)
Alright (Victoria Monét)
Glory (Yuna)
How Does It Make You Feel (Victoria Monét)
Water Into Wine (KeKe Wyatt)
Ya Ya (Dinah Jane)

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Been a minute since we had a supercharged month. R&B was working overtime in August between new drops and multiple drops plus requests so I stretched it to 25. I'm sorry and you're welcome. Have fun!

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[SHOOTER]

I had a party for you today
I wore a black dress and Versace shades
Washed your scent right off of me
And didn't leave no flowers at your grave...





12. Liana Banks - "Dancing at a Funeral" (129 Points)
Written by: Liana Banks, Dominique George, Kevon Hart, Kory Hart, Roger Kleinman and Zachary Seman
Produced by: Roger and Zach


Soulsista : 1
SHOOTER : 5
kimberly : 6
Ty : 6
.indulgecountry : 9
Kanenrá:ke : 9

wrip : 12
HamedM1 💔 : 13
BB🌕 : 14
newpower : 15

jtd Thee Stallion : 16
singingrulebritannia : 18
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 20

Liana Banks finishes one spot higher than her debut appearance with Dancing at Your Funeral, her second single released in 2023. Petty made it to #13 in the May 2023 rankdown.

[SHOOTER]

Baby girl is fine and nineteen
Raised on catfish and collard green
Brown eyes, smelling real sweet
Kitty tight with a strong heartbeat...





11. Gabriels - "Angels & Queens" (135 Points)
Written by: Jacob Lusk, Ryan Hope, Ari Balouzian, Mark Anthony Spears and John Anderson
Produced by: Gabriels and Sounwave

newpower : 2
SHOOTER : 4
BB🌕 : 5
Kanenrá:ke : 5
Ty : 7
Soulsista : 8
singingrulebritannia : 10
wrip : 10

kimberly : 13
HamedM1 💔 : 15

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 19
.indulgecountry : 20
jtd Thee Stallion : 20

Gabriels is a British-American R&B trio composed of singer/songwriter Jacob Lusk (who placed fifth on American Idol S10) and songwriters/producers Ryan Hope and Ari Balouzian. While working together on a film in 2016, Hope and Balouzian went in search of a choir for the soundtrack and came across Lusk's work. They asked him to come to Hope's music studio in Palm Springs to make more music and, when he declined, they camped outside Lusk’s church with a remote recording studio until he agreed to work with them. They soon decided to become an official group, naming themselves after the street Hope grew up on.

Angels & Queens is the title track of their debut album which debuted at #3 on the UK albums chart in July. They also received a 2023 Brit Award nomination for International Group of the Year.

[SHOOTER]

Almost lost it
All those nights that we wasted just beefing
I was here, you were there, we were sinking
What were we thinking?





10. Leela James - "Right Back in It" (136 Points)
Written by: Francesca Richard, Alecia Campbell and Rex Rideout
Produced by: Rex Rideout

Ty : 4
Soulsista : 5
.indulgecountry : 6
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 6
jtd Thee Stallion : 7
SHOOTER : 7
Kanenrá:ke : 8

newpower : 12
singingrulebritannia : 14
kimberly : 15

HamedM1 💔 : 16
BB🌕 : 18
wrip : 19


Leela James nets her third consecutive top-10 finish with new single Right Back in It. It's the lead single from her eighth studio album, Thought U Knew, out October 27th.

Leela James: New R&B RD History
#1 Reach for Me (November 2022)
#9 You're the One (July 2021)
#10 Right Back in It (July 2023)

[wrip]

I really just can’t get into Leela’s voice tbh

[SHOOTER]

'Cause, boy
You never know it's love until you're in it
So don't be scared to go all the way
Put this yummy all in your face...





9. The Shindellas - "Juicy" (151 Points)
Written by: Kasi Jones, Stacy Johnson, Tamara Williams, Claude Kelly and Charles Harmon
Produced by: Louis York

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 1
Ty : 2
Soulsista : 3
.indulgecountry : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 4
SHOOTER : 6
newpower : 7

BB🌕 : 13
wrip : 13

singingrulebritannia : 17
HamedM1 💔 : 17
kimberly : 17
Kanenrá:ke : 18

The Shindellas rack up a third top-10 finish with Juicy, the second release from their sophomore album, Shindo, out October 20th.

The Shindellas: New R&B RD History
#3 Last Night Was Good for My Soul (March 2023)
#5 Win My Heart (September 2021)
#6 When You're Lonely (July 2021)
#9 Juicy (July 2023)
#13 Volcano Love (June 2021)

[SHOOTER]

Naked walls at my place where you met me
Now they're dressed up with my mama's poetry
You were oceans away but you fell deep, didn't you?
I know we both not sure what lies ahead of us...





8. Snoh Aalegra - "Be My Summer" (156 Points)
Written by: Snoh Aalegra and Ari PenSmith
Produced by: Ari PenSmith, Michael Uzowuru, Michael Heldman and RⱯHM

jtd Thee Stallion : 1
singingrulebritannia : 2
wrip : 3
newpower : 6
HamedM1 💔 : 6
.indulgecountry : 8
BB🌕 : 9
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 9
Ty : 10

kimberly : 12
Kanenrá:ke : 14

Soulsista : 18
SHOOTER : 19

Be My Summer is the first of several new singles Snoh Aalegra has dropped ahead of her fourth album coming soon.

Snoh Aalegra: New R&B RD History
#3 LOST YOU (June 2021)
#3 NEON PEACH (July 2021)
#8 Be My Summer (July 2023)

[SHOOTER]

Now we're touching in the dark, stole my heart
Feel that love, what you done
All the passion when we fuck, drop the guard
Feel this love, it's what you done...





7. Rochelle Jordan x Keys N Krates - "What You Done" (169 Points)
Written by: Rochelle Fearon, Adam Tune, Dave Francois and Gregory Dawson
Produced by: Keys N Krates

BB🌕 : 1
singingrulebritannia : 3
HamedM1 💔 : 3
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 4
wrip : 4
.indulgecountry : 5
kimberly : 7
Soulsista : 10

newpower : 11
SHOOTER : 13
Ty : 13
Kanenrá:ke : 15
jtd Thee Stallion : 15

Canadian chanteuse Rochelle Jordan earns a top-10 debut in this series with What You Done, the first single from her fifth album expected later this year.

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: July 2023 (Top-6)













Will Flo or Tinashe snag another win? Will Mahalia finally get hers? Will Tori, Laya or Vagabon pull off a surprise? Stay tuned.

[Ty]

The Shindellas >> FLO this month.

[SHOOTER]

Tequila with no chaser, I might beat my face up
Thought you had me love locked down but I'm out on bad behavior
I hope I see you out tonight 'cause you gave me this appetite
Don't be naïve, if you make me, I might...





6. Mahalia x Kojey Radical - "Wassup" (175 Points)
Written by: Mahalia Rose Burkmar, James Essien, Jordan Reid and Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah
Produced by: JD. Reid

SHOOTER : 1
jtd Thee Stallion : 3
Kanenrá:ke : 4
newpower : 5
kimberly : 5
Soulsista : 7
wrip : 7
singingrulebritannia : 9
HamedM1 💔 : 9

BB🌕 : 11
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 11
Ty : 11
.indulgecountry : 15

Y'all said Mahalia will never see the mountaintop! Wassup marks her 7th top-10 finish in this series.

Mahalia: New R&B RD History
#2 Terms and Conditions (April 2023)
#2 Cheat feat. JoJo (June 2023)
#6 Wassup feat. Kojey Radical (July 2023)
#7 Bag of You (November 2022)
#8 Whenever You're Ready (July 2021)
#8 Roadside feat. AJ Tracey (November 2021)
#9 In the Club (April 2022)
#11 Whatever Simon Says (March 2022)

[SHOOTER]

Every time we talk there's something missing
How the fuck did we get by?
You turn me into someone I don't like when
You sing my praises then you try to slide...





5. Vagabon - "Do Your Worst" (176 Points)
Written by: Laetitia Tamko, Jakob Hersch and Sadek Massarweh
Produced by: Rostam Batmanglij and Vagabon

BB🌕 : 3
kimberly : 3
singingrulebritannia : 5
HamedM1 💔 : 5
Ty : 5
wrip : 5
Kanenrá:ke : 6
jtd Thee Stallion : 6
Soulsista : 6

SHOOTER : 11
newpower : 13
.indulgecountry : 14
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 15

After barely making the top-15 last month, Vagabon rockets into the top-5 with Do Your Worst, the second release from her third album, Sorry I Haven't Called, out this Friday.

[SHOOTER]

Try to find better, ain't none if you noticed
Better when we keep our secrets in the open
Ride for ya, I done kept the whole thing in motion
Ride on ya, when we gettin' high, we the closest...





4. Tinashe - "Talk to Me Nice" (192 Points)
Written by: Tinashe Kachingwe, Christopher Terrel-Fumbanks, Jason W. Chung and Elijah Blue Molina
Produced by: Nosaj Thing and Scoop DeVille

singingrulebritannia : 1
HamedM1 💔 : 1
kimberly : 1
wrip : 1
BB🌕 : 2
Kanenrá:ke : 2
SHOOTER : 2
newpower : 4
Ty : 8
jtd Thee Stallion : 10

Talk to You Never
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 16
Soulsista : 16
.indulgecountry : 17

I could've sworn Tinashe won before but I misremembered; y'all hate her, too. Talk to Me Nice does net her a fifth top-10 finish though!

Tinashe: New R&B RD History
#2 Pasadena feat. Buddy (June 2021)
#2 Naturally (February 2022)
#4 Talk to Me Nice (July 2023)
#5 New to You New to You (Calvin Harris x Normani x Tinashe x Offset) [July 2022]
#7 I Can See the Future (July 2021)
#12 HEAT (DIXSON feat. Tinashe) [August 2022]

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: July 2023 (Top-3)







Flo vs. Tori vs. Laya. Stay tuned.

[singingrulebritannia]

Oh come on "Talk To Me Nice" should have won in a runaway it's one of the best songs we've ever ranked in this series

4 vs 6 vs 8 for the rest

[.indulgecountry]

"Talk to Me Nice" was a very disappointing track imo from Tinashe who usually never misses. I love "Needs" though so she at least bounced back with that one.

[HamedM1 💔]

Oh that's not-

[kimberly]

2 vs 4 vs 10.

y'all are so messy for tanking "Talk to Me Nice" oh my god. not only one of the best songs we've ranked in this series, one of the best songs of the year as well — in any genre.

[SHOOTER]

Maybe I calculated wrong. I'm sure y'all will let me know. :kii:

But I knew Talk to Me Nice was a bit too low-key and left of center to take the crown; Pulse is gonna Pulse no matter the genre.

[SHOOTER]

I tried communication
You burning bridges
I'm 'bout to lose my patience
Came for my bitches...





3. LAYA - "F'd Up" (195 Points)
Written by: Lauren Ayala, Dante Carter, Derrell Hudgins and Chad Paul
Produced by: Chad Paul, ORA Sounds, Dante Carter & LVLS

.indulgecountry : 2
Soulsista : 2
wrip : 2
Kanenrá:ke : 3
Ty : 3
singingrulebritannia : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 5
BB🌕 : 7
newpower : 9
SHOOTER : 9

HamedM1 💔 : 10
kimberly : 10
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 12

LAYA snags her second top-10 finish with F'd Up, one of seven new tracks on her Bet That EP out now. Her rendition of Missy Elliott's Sock It 2 Me made it to #7 in the June 2022 rankdown.

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: July 2023 (Top-3)





Lowest SD vs. 7th-lowest. With 7 points, 4 #1s, and 2 ranks outside the top-10 between them, the winner is...