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Probably best for the tournament that Eriksen and Denmark have qualified ahead of the Irish... their limitations were shown up fully tonight!

He's worked with quite an impressive list already. I can think of RAYE, Yungen, Major Lazer, French Montana, Stefflon Don and Ty Dolla Sign this year alone.

Agree with Not3s and Yxng Bane, both are probably next in line to fully cross over although that depends how long the trend for UK afro rap will continue. Hopefully 'My Lover' becomes a big chart hit for Not3s, it certainly sounds like it could. More recommendations from me are: Avelino (biggest songs: 1 in a Million/Energy) MoStack (biggest songs: Liar Liar/Screw & Brew) Kojo Funds (biggest songs: Dun' Talkin/Warning) Lotto Boyzz (biggest songs: No Don/Birmingham) Mr Eazi (biggest songs: Leg Over/Skin Tight)

Is she actually though? Really want that new Not3s song to be a hit, it's very catchy!

Still 12 hours to vote!

I consider four nations to be the cornerstone of any World Cup: Brazil, Germany, Italy and Argentina. To see one of these miss out is such a shocker, and the tournament will be a poorer spectacle without the Italians. They always bring drama or controversy or sublime skill and unlikely results. On another note, all these goalless play off games... doesn't bode well for the World Cup does it. :lol:

Kurupt FM are great though!

Hoping against hope this is something like his Dutty Rock era or like 'Temperature'.

Good to see a variety of nations who don't normally qualify get there! Will be interesting to see the likes of Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal alongside teams like Panama and Saudi Arabia and hopefully Peru too. This qualifying campaign is exactly why the World Cup shouldn't expand to 48 teams. These qualifiers have felt like part of the actual tournament with big teams already knocked out.

GF8aaTu2kg0 3. Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (11 Votes) 4. King Kunta 5. Backseat Freestyle 6. Alright 7. Poetic Justice 8. DNA 9. i 10. LOYALTY. 11. LOVE. 12. The Blacker The Berry Falling at the penultimate hurdle is one of my favourite Kendrick classics! I remember this receiving an all-star remix from Jay Z (and Emeli Sande) which is perhaps indication of how popular this song was. Such a chilled listen, a chorus to chant and a eye-catching video... it's not hard to see why this is so high up. Final closes at midnight on Tuesday, giving you almost three days to vote. Lets try and get at least 25 votes on this!

I don't think 'Lay Down Your Weapons' is that bad, but wow it sounds so dated now. It happened because K Koke had been signed to Roc Nation (where Rita Ora was too) and this was the attempt to break him in the UK. The single he released before (Turn Back with Maverick Sabre) was ten times better than this, and he was dropped soon after. I think the problem was K Koke literally only rapped about one subject - his hard upbringing and had no real pop sensibilities. He needed to release a lighter-hearted track before trying something like this. Not surprised to see it last, but probably shouldn't be (not when Poison is here).

Some good adds this week for Dave, Fredo, Lotto Boyzz, Nadia Rose and Yungen. Not really heard 'Gucci Gang' yet, I imagine it's a mumble rap American hit though. Great to see 'My Lover' on the A-List so soon, it's my favourite song right now and I can genuinely see it being a chart hit!

It's very un-Buzzjack friendly isn't it? It's okay, underwhelming but I can see myself getting into it.

Great to see Dave & J Hus added! Surprised Travis Scott has been A-Listed, is that only because he is headlining 1Xtra Live tomorrow?

I heard its premiere, it was catchy on first listen and sounds like a grower! Ed Sheeran sounded really good on it too.

I like the song but I can't disagree with that.

First Top 40 for Dave and Mostack. :cheer: Both have had big years, with a number of popular songs impacting, so this is just reward. Could see 'No Words' sticking round for a few weeks too.

Voted Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe, almost impossible at this stage. I think HUMBLE. is probably the most basic song left, but I get so much enjoyment banging that out I can't say it's my least favourite.

I don't think 'Havana' has anywhere near the crossover appeal of a Shape Of You, Despacito or even a One Dance... it's hardly been unavoidable. I'd argue something like 'New Rules' has felt bigger and I say this as a person who doesn't go out the way to hear either songs. Obviously 'rockstar' feels bigger to me and I hear it loads but I can accept it doesn't really have multi-age crossover appeal. In my peer groups though, it has had massive hype.

hRK7PVJFbS8 4. King Kunta (7 Votes) 5. Backseat Freestyle 6. Alright 7. Poetic Justice 8. DNA 9. i 10. LOYALTY. 11. LOVE. 12. The Blacker The Berry One of my Kendrick favourites falls just before the semi finals. If I remember rightly, King Kunta impacted the UK during a rare April heatwave in 2015 and this song sounded perfect in the unseasonably warm sun. Funky and with high replay value, this cemented myself as one of my favourites from that year and it still holds up today! Semi Final will close on Thursday at midnight, let's get as many votes as possible!

It's a shame and reinforces my belief the R&B forum mods are on a hiding to nothing. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't get it to appreciate any Lil Uzi Vert.

The whole club is dysfunctional - the board, management, players, stadium. I think we are in real danger of going down. This reminds me of when Newcastle appointed Steve McClaren.

David Moyes is our new manager... this reminds me of Roeder and Grant - the last two managers to relegate us. Better prepare for Shrewsbury next season.

I don't feel like 'Havana' sounds like a #1 and I haven't heard it around that much surprisingly. As much as I love rockstar neither did that! Sam Smith and that Dua Lipa song do feel like genuine #1s though, its hard to explain.

'Told You So' sounds both perfectly suited to Miguel and very fresh!