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New Music Friday: New Music From Royce Da 5'9", Killer Mike featuring André 3000, and More

Published Fri, June 16, 2023 at 3:07 PM EDT

"No Love" - Royce Da 5'9" featuring 100 Kufis

Royce Da 5' 9" returns with his first new single of the year with underground MC 100 Kufis. The song was released as a collaboration with the Tully app, which is a music management app that helps artists and managers with industry business. Tully's co-founder is Joyner Lucas. "No Love" finds Royce and 100 Kufis exchanging clever bars over a stuttering drum beat with a sing songy hook.

"Scientists & Engineers" - Killer Mike featuring Andre 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane

Killer Mike has just dropped "Scientists & Engineers" featuring André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane, from his much-anticipated forthcoming solo album, MICHAEL, due out this today (6/16). André 3000 — who makes his first appearance since 2021's "Life of The Party" with Kanye West — is in top form as expected dropping a verse with his signature awkward cadence while Killer Mike ends the song with a dope verse filled with braggadocio as well as commentary on America's hypocrisy.

"DOWN BY LAW" - Killer Mike featuring CeeLo Green

Over a bouncy beat, Killer Mike delivers a sermon-like verse declaring that his woman is "pretty as Coretta Scott [King] with face a martyr and the heart of Assata [Shakur]. CeeLO Green delivers his gospel styled background vocals before ending the song with a solo thanking his home of Atlanta.