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

[SHOOTER]

Slow dancin' in this burnin' house
I don't wanna go nowhere
It's hard for me to listen
When there's miles and miles of distance...





7. Leon Thomas - "Breaking Point" (127 Points)
Written by: Leon Thomas, Scotty Lavell Coleman and Milos Angelov
Produced by: COLEMAN and Don Mills

𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 4
bat1990 : 5
wrip : 6
BB🌕 : 7
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 8
Soulsista : 9
singingrulebritannia : 10
newpower : 10

.indulgecountry : 13
SHOOTER : 13
Ty : 14
wavey. : 17

Stuck at Harry's House
HamedM1 💔
kimberly

You may know Leon Thomas as André Harris from Victorious or as a songwriter, having co-written many records across Ariana Grande's catalog alone. He's also a singer in his own right, previously signed to Rostrum/Columbia. Breaking Point is his second release under his new partnership with Motown Records.

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: December 2022 (Top-6)

[wrip]

1 2 3 4 5 … 17 lol. i’m hoping my 17 is #6 so then my top 5 is the top 5!

[Ty]

I'm rooting for RAYE and FLO this month!

[kimberly]

yes a RAYE, FLO, SZA top four would be stellar. capital letter girls club.

Feb 8, 2023 23:46:07 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Stuck at Harry's House
HamedM1 💔
kimberly

I ain't ever been to that man's house 😠 this is slander, libel, defamation at the highest level...

[singingrulebritannia]

Feb 9, 2023 0:25:00 GMT -5 wrip said:

1 2 3 4 5 … 17 lol. i’m hoping my 17 is #6 so then my top 5 is the top 5!

I feel like we have the same low ranking except I put it at 13 instead of 17

[wrip]

Feb 9, 2023 17:37:57 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

Feb 9, 2023 0:25:00 GMT -5 wrip said:

1 2 3 4 5 … 17 lol. i’m hoping my 17 is #6 so then my top 5 is the top 5!

I feel like we have the same low ranking except I put it at 13 instead of 17

I think we do haha

[SHOOTER]

You should be worried 'bout him
Who I've been sitting down low on
If you're worried, don't worry
You already lost me...





6. iyla feat. Benny the Butcher - "Breaking Point" (141 Points)
Written by: Iyla Blue, Thamar Noel, Jason Michael Robinson and Jeremie Pennick
Produced by: Kadis

SHOOTER : 3
newpower : 4
Ty : 4
wavey. : 4
.indulgecountry : 5
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 6
bat1990 : 7
Soulsista : 7
jtd Thee Stallion : 10

𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 : 12

singingrulebritannia : 13
BB🌕 : 14
wrip : 17

Stuck at Harry's House
HamedM1 💔
kimberly

After finishing at #10 last April, iyla storms the top-6 with Lost Me, the third release from her new EP, Appetite for Destruction, out at midnight!

[singingrulebritannia]

I hate ranking Benny low, but Iyla continues to not impress me

[SHOOTER]

Said simmer down, little homie, simmer
All that talk get you rubbed out quicker, I'm cut with a different scissor
From the same cloth as my dear ancestors
That's why this shit gives you the shivers, I'm that cold...





5. Little Simz - "Gorilla" (157 Points)
Written by: Simbiatu Ajikawo and Dean Josiah Cover
Produced by: Inflo

BB🌕 : 1
singingrulebritannia : 1
wrip : 2
newpower : 3
jtd Thee Stallion : 5
SHOOTER : 5
bat1990 : 6
𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 : 7
Ty : 9
wavey. : 9

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 11

Soulsista : 14
.indulgecountry : 17

Stuck at Harry's House
HamedM1 💔
kimberly

Mercury Prize, Ivor Novello, NME, and Brit Award-winning rapper Little Simz dropped her fifth album, No Thank You, on her fans as a surprise last December with Gorilla pushed as the lead single in America. Condolences to bb and gates.

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Feb 9, 2023 23:00:20 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

I hate ranking Benny low, but Iyla continues to not impress me

did u like sad bitch bad bitch

[SHOOTER]

Text me like I'm waiting for you to come lie to me
Ruin my day sayin' shit to hurt me, I can't compete
Still on the way, I lay awake if you're not around me
I'm so on to you, still gone for you...





4. SZA - "Love Language" (168 Points)
Written by: Solána Rowe, Carter Lang, Cody Fayne, Jakob Rabitsch and Jazzaé De Waal
Produced by: ThankGod4Cody, Yakob and Carter Lang

.indulgecountry : 2
wavey. : 2
jtd Thee Stallion : 3
Ty : 3
wrip : 3
singingrulebritannia : 4
Soulsista : 5
BB🌕 : 6
newpower : 6
bat1990 : 9
SHOOTER : 10

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 12

𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 : 14

Stuck at Harry's House
HamedM1 💔
kimberly

Love Language quickly emerged as one of the leading fan favorites from SZA's sophomore album SOS, a song which curiously samples her own 2020 single, Hit Different, that was noticeably absent from the album's final track list.

[singingrulebritannia]

Feb 9, 2023 23:12:17 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

Feb 9, 2023 23:00:20 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

I hate ranking Benny low, but Iyla continues to not impress me

did u like sad bitch bad bitch

that was my 19/20 in its month lol

[SHOOTER]

Feb 9, 2023 23:12:17 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

Feb 9, 2023 23:00:20 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

I hate ranking Benny low, but Iyla continues to not impress me

did u like sad bitch bad bitch

hatin bitch ranked it 19 out of 20.

[SHOOTER]

If I take a step back to see the glass half-full
At least it's the Prada two-piece that I'm trippin' in
And I'm already actin' like a dick, know what I mean?
So you might as well stick it in...





3. Raye x 070 Shake - "Escapism" (190 Points)
Written by: Rachel Keen, Danielle Balbuena and Mike Sabath
Produced by: Mike Sabath

newpower : 1
𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 : 1
Ty : 1
bat1990 : 2
BB🌕 : 2
singingrulebritannia : 2
SHOOTER : 2
wavey. : 3
Soulsista : 4
wrip : 4
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 5

Hatin' From Outside the Club
.indulgecountry : 14
jtd Thee Stallion : 16

Stuck at Harry's House
HamedM1 💔
kimberly

Fuck the Patriarchy keychain on the ground of the club as indie queen RAYE proves all the Polydor execs wrong by snatching a #1 hit in the UK and #3 hit here with Escapism, the lead single from her debut album - My 21st Century Blues - out now.

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Feb 9, 2023 23:13:38 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

Feb 9, 2023 23:12:17 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

did u like sad bitch bad bitch

that was my 19/20 in its month lol

....boy aaaaain't no way...

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Feb 9, 2023 23:19:16 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

3. Raye x 070 Shake - "Escapism" (190 Points)
Written by: Rachel Keen, Danielle Balbuena and Mike Sabath
Produced by: Mike Sabath

also am I a flop for loving "people" by libianca because boy I thought it would at least be top 10

[SHOOTER]

With just FOUR points, SIX #1s and ONE rank outside the top-10 between them, the winner is...





*insert suspense*

[singingrulebritannia]

Kill Bill is the right answer here!

but Losing You is good too, so I won't be mad if it wins

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

if FLO wins it will be such a gag, I would be down

[jtd Thee Stallion]

Definitely would have Escapism between 5-7 if I ranked this list today

[Ty]

"Love Language" is the superior SZA song here...

[SHOOTER]

But, damn, you was out of reach
You was at the farmer's market with your perfect peach
Now I'm in amazement, playin' on my patience
Now you layin' face-down, got me singin' over a beat...





2. SZA - "Kill Bill" (195 Points)
Written by: Solána Rowe, Carter Lang and Rob Bisel
Produced by: Carter Lang and Rob Bisel

.indulgecountry : 1
SHOOTER : 1
wavey. : 1
wrip : 1
newpower : 2
jtd Thee Stallion : 2
bat1990 : 3
BB🌕 : 3
singingrulebritannia : 3
Soulsista : 6
Ty : 6
𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 : 8

Vernita's Revenge
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 15

Stuck at Harry's House
HamedM1 💔
kimberly

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Don't bother callin' on my phone
I'll put you straight to busy tone
Ain't with the games, I'm way too grown
Quit playin', you don't want no smoke...





1. FLO - "Losing You" (199 Points)
Written by: Talay Riley, Monique Lawrence, Oladayo Olatunji, Stella Quaresma, Joe Gosling and Tyler James Hotston
Produced by: Joe Gosling, MNEK and RELYT

bat1990 : 1
jtd Thee Stallion : 1
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 2
Ty : 2
Soulsista : 3
BB🌕 : 4
.indulgecountry : 4
SHOOTER : 4
singingrulebritannia : 5
newpower : 5
𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 : 5
wrip : 5
wavey. : 7

Stuck at Harry's House
HamedM1 💔
kimberly

It literally came down to the final list with Ty breaking the TIE for #1 and giving FLO their third win in this series with latest single Losing You; both Summertime and Not My Job also finished at the top in back-to-back wins last summer. SZA was on the verge of her third win as well after Shirt winning last October and I Hate U sharing a win with Summer and Ari's Unloyal in the December 2021 rankdown.

[SHOOTER]

New R&: January 2023 (SEVENTEEN DAYS LEFT)
1. SHOOTER
2. jtd Thee Stallion

Don't forget to also rank the #2s of 2022 which will absolutely be a bloodbath all its own!

#2s of 2022
Bliss (Amber Mark)
Naturally (Tinashe)
Cardboard Box (FLO)
Treat Me (Chlöe)
Make a Move (Yuna)
Surprise (Chlöe)
CUFF IT (Beyoncé)
Ce Soir (Duckwrth x Syd)
Waste My Time (Ari Lennox)
Happy Ending (Kelela)
try. (Phony Ppl feat. JoJo)
Kill Bill (SZA)

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[Ty]

My impact! Glad I submitted and secured the FLO reign for another month 😎

[singingrulebritannia]

Feb 9, 2023 23:32:42 GMT -5 jtd Thee Stallion said:

Definitely would have Escapism between 5-7 if I ranked this list today

It could've won if you did 😩

[.indulgecountry]

Wow SZA was fucking robbed. 🚮

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Glad FlO made it to #1!!

[jtd Thee Stallion]

Well… OOPS

[bat1990]

This result mirrors the Hot 100