R&Cs: Poke It Out

‘R&Cs: Poke It Out’ is part of a trove of playlists we just recovered. While it may be…ancient, we still believe it holds value in helping with music discovery.

If you qualify as an old head as I do, from the first notes of Wale’s single “Poke It Out”, you’d be quick to remember the Q-Tip bouncy hit “Vivrant Thing“. Wale’s latest album, the excellent Folarin II, is full of such déjà vu moments.

This playlist doesn’t linger into hip-hop though. The Wale and J. Cole team-up quickly makes way for dancehall and competent offers from the likes of Chronic Law, Shatta Wale, and Teejay. Then we make a few little detours into R&B highlighted by the promising Magixx, sunny pop music, and North African rap, before lingering in flirtations with African gospel.

Let’s hit the road then!