The Round-Up: Best Songs of The Week - ft. Danny Brown, Anna Wise, Channel Tres and More
Rap renegades, jazz misfits, and purple pop disciples run the show.
Happy Friday, good people. And a righteous Release Day unto you. With Jesus is King still missing in action, the altar's clear (for now.) And we've got plenty to praise at the moment. So let's get to these blessings.
Danny Brown's twisted and testing uknowhatimsayin¿ is here in all its psychedelic spaghetti western glory, complete with appearances from JPEGMAFIA, Blood Orange, Standing on The Corner, Run The Jewels, Flying Lotus, Thundercat, and, of course, executive-producer, Q-Tip. Meanwhile, Robert Glasper rallied his own jazz misfits and masters for the surprise Fuck Yo Feelings mixtape, featuring Herbie Hancock, Chris Dave, Yasiin Bey, Bilal and more. billy woods' is two-for-two in 2019 with the winding and cinematic, Terror Management.
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But the singles side of the week is just as potent. Channel Tres delivers an entrancing Tyler, The Creator-sanctioned house edit of "EARFQUAKE." Anna Wise offers another glimpse at her upcoming full-length debut with the glistening, Denzel Curry-assisted, "Count My Blessings." Klassik and Saba deliver a sobering, slightly-swung send-up with "Noise." Kumail and Pink Siifu are lo-fi rap kings on "Same Shit." And a batch of purple-crushed gems from Samantha Urbani, Diamond Cafe, Slow Hollows, and Sam O.B., respectively, are tailor-fit for the dance floor. But that's just half the script.
Hear it all in this week's episode of The Round-Up below. Hit the link to subscribe to Okayplayer's Spotify channel and never wonder what's next in the rotation.
