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The Round-Up: Best Songs of The Week ft. Brent Faiyaz, King Krule and More [Playlist]
The Round-Up: Best Songs of The Week ft. Brent Faiyaz, King Krule and More [Playlist]

The Round-Up: Best Songs of The Week ft. Brent Faiyaz, King Krule and More [Playlist]

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Instagram

Featuring appearances from DOOM, SZA, The Wu-Tang Clan and more

Happy Friday, good people. Welcome to another guided cruise through the week's singles and deep album cuts.

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The charge was led by a tall stack of anxiously anticipated studio projects from St. Vincent, King Krule, Gucci Mane, Jon Bap, dvsn, Brent Faiyaz and the forever rugged and raw, Wu-Tang Clan. But the loosies were potent and plentiful alongside the usual haul; Towkio kept the faith with gospel-fueled footwork fodder, Maitri tapped Denmark Vessey for a cosmic jazz-leaning concoction, Jessie Reyez came through with a confident bid for rap stardom and H.E.R. snuck by with another sleek and buoyant gem that'll fuck up your face in no time at all. Naturally, we've gathered it all into one comprehensive sequence for your weekend rotations.

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Catch up on all of the week's finest frequencies in a new installment of The Round-Up below. Hit the link to follow along on our Spotify channel for even more hand-picked selections. Stay tuned for the next episode.

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