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Rush Davis and Kingdom send the summer off in a blaze of blissful club fodder.
With a new solo album en route, Syd continues to warm the water for her next chapter with an early-2000s r&b flashback, featuring a quick verse from Smino.
Common seamlessly melds afrobeat and funk on a standout from his new album, A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2, which is out today via Loma Vista Recordings.
Ari Lennox channels divas of every era in a time-jumping visual for her sultry new single.
Hawa joins Tony Seltzer on a sleek and shifty selection from the producer’s stellar new album, Hey Tony, out today via NSP.
BADBADNOTGOOD enlists Karriem Riggins and Arthur Verocai for a lushly orchestral and urgent new single from their forthcoming album Talk Memory, which arrives on October 8th via XL Recordings.
Pink Siifu and LNDFK join forces on an entrancing one-off for Bastard Jazz.
Maxo Kream keeps the singles campaign alive with another burly cut, featuring bars and a beat from Tyler, The Creator.
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