Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken Tucker has a roundup of some current hip-hop hits he's enjoying. They're songs that range from upbeat dance music to a rap ballad with a moody sound. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LOOK ALIVE") DRAKE: (Rapper) 901 Shelby Drive, look alive, look alive. Came up on this side, now they on the other side. Oh, well, [expletive] 'em, dog. We going to see how hard they ride. I get racks to go outside and I split it with the guys. We up on the other side. [Expletive] acting like we tied. I've been gone since, like, July. [Expletive] acting like I died. They won't... KEN TUCKER, BYLINE: The 21-year-old Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB has one of the catchiest singles around these days with "Look Alive," a collaboration with the rapper, singer and actor Drake. The lyrics of "Look Alive" take a funny run through many of the material possessions a rap star might accumulate. There's also the occasionally
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