Best Songs of The Week: ft. Armand Hammer, serpentwithfeet, and More [Playlist]

The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Armand Hammer, serpentwithfeet, Vic Spencer, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Vel The Wonder, and more.

Scroll through selections from this week’s sequence below and subscribe to Okayplayer’s Spotify channel today.

El Michels Affair – “Ala Vida”

After backing Freddie Gibbs and Madlib on a pair of lush live outings, El Michels Affair returned today with the release of their third studio album, Yeti Season. And this jabbing, horn-heavy suite is the NYC-based soul ensemble at full force.

Vic Spencer – “The Unforgiven”

Vic Spencer delivers a quintessential smoker’s score on this easy-burning standout from his new project, Psychological Cheat Sheet 2.

Vel The Wonder featuring Rome Streetz, and NugLife – “Spittin Waves”

Vel The Wonder and Rome Streetz trade bars on a crawling loosie.

Georgia Anne Muldrow – “Mufaro’s Garden”

Georgia Anne Muldrow announces her third installment of the VWETO instrumental album series with a mid-tempo soul-jazz siren.

Rejjie Snow featuring Cam O’bi and grouptherapy – “Relax”

Cam O’bi and grouptherapy. join Rejjie Snow on a laidback, yet instructive, new single.

BROCKHAMPTON featuring Danny Brown – “BUZZCUT”

BROCKHAMPTON hosts Danny Brown for a masterclass in controlled chaos, the first glimpse at what’s to come on the group’s freshly-announced album, Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine.

Shelley (fka DRAM) – “Cooking with Grease”

The slinky-funk agent formerly known as DRAM dishes out a smoldering late-night r&b anthem as the latest single from his forthcoming debut album as Shelley.

serpentwithfeet – “Old & Fine”

serpentwithfeet stacks the harmonies sky high on this touching tender-trap from the new album, DEACON.

CRIMEAPPLE – “Talcum Jamal Warner”

CRIMEAPPLE cuts up a b-side soul ballad on the penultimate track of his latest tape, YDFWC?. 

Armand Hammer featuring Earl Sweatshirt – “Falling Out The Sky”

Earl Sweatshirt comes through with a batch of galaxy-brain bars on a breezy selection from Armand Hammer‘s new album with Alchemist.