A svelte release week was led by hip-hop's newest media mogul,Chance The Rapper, and his surprise four-track EP, closing today with The Internet's latest full-length, Hive Mind, along with polished pieces from Buddy and jitwam. (But the prospect of a new album from her holiness, Sade, is probably enough to just sign the fuck off until further notice.)
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Elsewhere, we see the return of Ciara, a choice new morsel from r&b upstarts, Radiant Children, psychedelic synth pop experiments by way of Portland's Hosannas, and a dash of (far from domestic) bossa-infused house sounds from VHOOR, off the Brazilian producer's stellar new EP.
All this and more can be heard in this week's installment of The Round-Up. Plug into the latest episode below. Hit the link to subscribe to Okayplayer's Spotify channel and never wonder what's next on the rotation.