R&Cs: SMA
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When it’s so nice, you play it twice! A couple of days ago, I featured “SMA”, Nasty C’s latest single with his label signee Rowlene. I always felt that the…
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R&Cs: YUSO
Kudos to Kid Ink for bringing together one of the more exciting up-and-coming talents in Saweetie with her idol, the Hollygrove legend Lil’ Wayne. You couldn’t have a better line-up…
R&Cs: Tipsy
With his critically-acclaimed debut album, Odunsi brought widespread recognition to the alté movement that he’s part of; it also heightened anticipation for whatever would be next. As “Tipsy”, a smooth…
R&Cs: Kainama
Tanzanian crooner Harmonize has recently released an EP (Afro Bongo) with the intent to conquer outside shores and maintain the Wasafi Classic Baby imprint’s reputation as a hit factory. On…
R&Cs: Ayò
On the heels of her “shock” wedding to (it turns out) longtime bae and fellow singer Adekunle Gold, Simi is gearing up for a new album starting off with “Ayò”…
R&Cs: Dangote
Burna Boy had a great year and, by all indications, he’s still on tear. After his firecracker collaboration with the Zanku champion Zlatan (on “Killin Dem“), Burna Boy reloaded with…
R&Cs: Middle Child
J. Cole has firmly established himself in the upper echelon of emcees. He’s arguably one of the few artists out that enjoys adulation and respect from the old guard as…
R&Cs: Thotiana Remix
You know you have a mega hit when it spawns countless remixes or when casual music listeners start arguing about the demerits of rapping offbeat. I’m interested to see where…
Our Final Goodbyes to the Year Past
This is coming a tad bit late, but this is a DJ R-Tistic mix. (I might be introducing all future DJ R-Tistic posts that way 😅). With the first major…
R&Cs: First Days
We start off on a somber with a couple of tribute songs from UK rappers Deno and Clue to their peer Cadet who tragically passed away in a car crash.…