Best Songs of the Week - ft. Earl Sweatshirt, Benny The Butcher, and More [Playlist]

The Round-Up playlist is Okayplayer’s weekly haul of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Earl Sweatshirt, Benny The Butcher, Curren$y, Space Captain, Jessy Lanza, Koncept Jack$on, and more. Scroll through selections from our latest sequence below and subscribe to Okayplayer’s Spotify channel today.

Jessy Lanza - "All The Time"

Sweeping synth patches and punctuating drum programs are the bedrock of Jezzy Lanza's new album,All The Time. But the closing ballad caps the voltage with a dissolving dose of minimalistic R&B.

Gaidaa feat. Saba - "Stranger"

Saba and Jarreau Vandal bless a smokey and soulful dispatch from Dutch singer, Gaidaa.

Space Captain feat. Sly5thAve - "Chester Springs"

Space Captain returns from orbit with a tender, two-headed transmission. The shifty Sly5thAve collaboration jumps from roomy float to trap-laced trance and back again in a haze of airy harmonies and arpeggiated synthesizers.

Jay Worthy - "Mastro's"

A kush-crushed and clav-happy selection from Jay Worthy and Shlohmo's new collaborative project, Til The Morning. 

Earl Sweatshirt feat. Navy Blue - "GHOST"

Earl Sweatshirt and Navy Blue trade wisdom over a glitchy soul loop on this bonus track from Earl's newly expanded version of Feet of Clay..

Nowaah The Flood - "The Vow"

Nowaah The Flood makes his pledge to the game over a gorgeously gritty production from Stu Bangas. Hear their recently released collaborative album, Respectfully. 

Black Soprano Family feat. Benny The Butcher, Heem, and Rick Hyde - "It's Over"

Benny The Butcher's Black Soprano Family charts a glorious hustle over a spotless soul-soaked backdrop from the legendary DJ Drama. Their new Gangsta Grillz tape arrives on July 31st.

Curren$y - "Pound of Paper"

Curren$y and Harry Fraud tap back into the lux life on their new joint project, The OutRunners. "Pounds of Paper," one of a handful of the tape's brightly-lit standouts, is a potent distillation of the duo's respective powers; the rapper's effortless precision, the producer's time-bending stitch-ups.

boylife - "boston"

Over sunken keys and staggered harmonies, boylife howls a preciously intimate ballad that's almost too easy to get lost in.