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Last year, without a doubt, the song of the summer was Meek Mill and Rick Ross’ smash hit “Ima Boss,” beating out dope summer heaters like Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Otis” and DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Drake and Ross’ star-studded anthem, “I’m On One.” 

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You want to know the craziest thing about “Ima Boss?” That song was bubbling months before even the sun came out.

That’s the beautiful thing about summer bangers — they could come from anywhere at anytime.

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2 Chainz and Drake’s “No Lie” could be the hottest song of the summer, but then a giant like a Jay-Z can drop a banger at anytime and shut the whole summer down.

So, when looking through our hottest songs of the upcoming summer list, take this in consideration: this is for now and this might change.

With that being said, as of Memorial Day weekend, here are the 20 tracks that we feel like we’ll bang throughout the summer.

A$AP Rocky “Goldie”

Wiz Khalifa “Work Hard Play Hard”

2 Chainz & Drake “No Lie”

Ca$h Out “Cashin’ Out”

Kanye West,  Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz “Mercy” 

Rihanna “Where Have You Been”

Usher “Scream”

Kendrick Lamar & Dr. Dre “The Recipe”

Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa “Payphone”

Iggy Azalea & T.I. “Murda Bizness”

Nas “The Don”

Lupe Fiasco “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)”

Kanye West “Way Too Cold” 

Rick Ross & Usher “Touch N You”

Flo Rida “Whistle”

Swizz Beatz & A$AP Rocky “Street Knock” 

Chief Keef, Kanye West, Pusha T, Jadakiss & Big Sean “I Don’t Like (rmx)” 

Justin Bieber “Boyfriend”

Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”

Future, Diddy & Ludacris “Same Damn Time (Remix)”