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KAZI Heat: Top 10 Hottest Artists in New York hip-hop
Edition · Nov 2, 2026
- No. 1: Fergie Baby, Heat 80, Up 1
- No. 2: JayBay, Heat 76, Down 1
- No. 3: Sixbill, Heat 69, Steady
- No. 4: Judah Weston, Heat 69, Up 1
- No. 5: KillaMoe, Heat 55, Down 1
- No. 6: ksuuvi, Heat 46, Up 1
- No. 7: Kenzo Balla, Heat 43, Down 1
- No. 8: Dee Billz, Heat 42, Up 1
- No. 9: Bay Swag, Heat 39, Down 1
- No. 10: Jay Critch, Heat 37, Steady
Bubbling under: No. 11 Ron Suno (Heat 29), No. 12 Sha Gz (Heat 29), No. 13 ScarLip (Heat 27), No. 14 TaTa (Heat 23), No. 15 Smoove'L (Heat 21).
- AURORA and Bear McCreary Share "Morning Shall Come" for The Rings of Power
AURORA joins Bear McCreary on "Morning Shall Come," a new Rings of Power song released November 6 ahead of the November 13 soundtrack.
- Comeback Kid Share "Shedding Season" Video With Courtney LaPlante
Comeback Kid pair with Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante for "Shedding Season," from Chosen Hell, released November 6 through SharpTone.
- Faust Releases "Close Wasn't Close Enough," Following "90210"
Faust releases "Close Wasn't Close Enough," his third single since September, following "Fahrenheit" and "90210."
- Schola Cantorum Announce Missa Pro Defunctis for November 27
Massimo Palombella and Schola Cantorum Venerandae Fabricae will release Missa Pro Defunctis on November 27 through Decca Italy.
- Star's Revenge Share "Don't Worry Dynamite," Announce Second LP
Star's Revenge share "Don't Worry Dynamite" ahead of their second album, due November 27, and a four-night December residency at Hart Bar.
- Fendi P and MonstaBeatz Team Up on New Mixtape "Monsta P"
Jet Life Recordings rapper Fendi P has released Monsta P, an 11-track project produced entirely by MonstaBeatz. It carries the singles "Favors and Funerals" and "Cassette Deck 2," with no guest features.
- Spice Girls Release The Singles Collection for Spice Anniversary
The anniversary collection brings the group's original singles and B-sides together with unreleased archive material.
- Hologram Teen Releases Pyramid Disko Remix Album
Morgane Lhote revisits Captain Fluo with a nine-track collection of remixes.
- Bo Staloch Releases Eight-Song EP Too Big, Too Big
The Austin-born songwriter worked with Brad Cook and a close-knit band at Puff City in Durham.
- Meels Releases "Northern Star" After Grand Ole Opry Debut
The new Lost Highway single explores leaving home while staying connected to the people who matter.
- Towa Bird Shares Sisterhood Tribute "Deep Blue"
Towa Bird follows Gentleman with a standalone song about the bond she shares with her sister.
- Novelist and Skepta Build "Diamonds Dancing" Around Baile Funk
Novelist and Skepta turn a shared inspiration into the first official track from Scenes.
- Heavy Music Update: The Funeral Portrait, thrown, Resolve and More
New heavy releases range from The Funeral Portrait and Showing Teeth singles to thrown's album and deluxe editions from Finger Eleven and Sabaton.
- MICO, Presley Haile and Olivia Rodrigo Start the Holiday Season
MICO, Presley Haile and Olivia Rodrigo offer three different approaches to holiday music, from new originals to Christmas standards.
- Rex Orange County Releases Dream Fatigue With a Wider Circle
Rex Orange County releases Dream Fatigue, a twelve-song album shaped with Mustafa, Dylan Wiggins and a wider group of collaborators.
- Cage The Elephant Announce Dying In Reverse for February 2027
Cage The Elephant announce Dying In Reverse for February 5, 2027, with new single Make It Easy and production from Justin Raisen and SADPONY.
- Kid Yugi, Leblanco, Corridos Ketamina and Täbï Yösha: New Releases
Kid Yugi, Leblanco, Corridos Ketamina and Täbï Yösha bring new chart milestones, albums and French-language music to this week's releases.
- daine Release In Endless Awe and Agony and White Collar Video
daine releases debut album In Endless Awe & Agony alongside the White Collar video, with Australian and North American dates ahead.
- John Mackk and Mike Sherm Team Up for Belt 2 Ass
John Mackk and Mike Sherm return with Belt 2 Ass, leading Mackk's upcoming Last Call project and arriving with a new video.
- Cruel Santino Expands His World With K.O.T.B
Cruel Santino releases K.O.T.B - The Bomberman Chronicles, connecting his Subaru Boys mythology with reflections on grief and community.
- SOB X RBE Reunite for From The Land
Yhung T.O., DaBoii and Slimmy B reunite on SOB X RBE's thirteen-track From The Land, their first album together in seven years.
- Coi Leray and Molly Santana Open New Chapters With November Singles
Coi Leray releases Spin Back ahead of MULTI, while Molly Santana introduces Black Punk with A Girl Is A Gun.
- B2K Return With ECLIPSE, Their First Album in Nearly 24 Years
B2K reunite all four original members for ECLIPSE, a thirteen-track album released alongside the new single Co-Sign.
- Coco Jones Expands Love Me Through With Four-Version Collection
Coco Jones releases Love Me Through (The Collection), gathering the original song with acoustic, instrumental and acapella versions.
- Flo Milli Releases Throw That Money Ahead of FLO STATE
Flo Milli adds Throw That Money to the singles leading toward FLO STATE, her forthcoming fourth studio album.
- Ella Mai Marks Her Birthday With Surprise EP 3two
Ella Mai celebrates her 32nd birthday with three new songs on 3two, continuing the birthday-release tradition she began in 2024.
- GloRilla and Sexyy Red Reunite for Jiggly Bow Bow
GloRilla and Sexyy Red share their fifth collaboration, with production by Ace Charisma and a retirement-home video directed by Arrad.
- Burn Eternal Share Wounds I've Made, Debut Album Due February 26
Burn Eternal, the project of Howard Jones and Adam Dutkiewicz, have shared the lyric video for "Wounds I've Made" and set a February 26, 2027 date for their debut album. The self-titled record follows their work together in Killswitch Engage.
- DAWGLET Signs and Shares Eyesore Video
DAWGLET, the project of Angela Phillips, has shared the official video for "EYESORE," recorded at Silver Cord Studios by Jamie Uertz and Johann Meyer. The announcement also confirms a new label partnership.
- Matt Copley Announces Act II Broadway Does Punk for November 18
Matt Copley has announced Act II (Broadway Does Punk), due independently on November 18, 2026, with a guest turn from Blake Roman. The album reworks Broadway and stage songs as rock and punk arrangements.