R&Cs: Slow
Hewa Yasin
I didn’t expect a new Rayvanny single when he just a release a couple of those a week or so ago. But he’s hooked up with Phyno (who just released…
Hewa Yasin
How I Fell in Love with AmaPiano, Pt. 2
Earlier, I shared my earliest recollection of taking to amapiano. By now, the sub-genre has spread out of its local confines. Indeed, amapiano has traveled far beyond the streets of…
How I Fell in Love with AmaPiano, Pt. I
Over the past three years, culminating in 2018, South Africa took the continent by storm with its gqom music sub-genre. Originating from Durban, it’s a branch off of the kwaito…
R&Cs: RNP
‘R&Cs: RNP’ 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. Personally, YBN Cordae’s…
R&Cs: LYXRD
Ça fait un bon moment que j’espérais pondre une playlist menée par Dip Doundou Guiss, un rappeur sénégalais que j’ai découvert l’année dernière et que j’apprécie énormement. Et voilà que…
R&Cs: Chuchumaa
Another one from the Wasafi Records hit factory! Behind Diamond Platnumz and Harmonize, Rayvanny has been a consistent hitmaking machine. He’s barely allowed us to take in “Vumbi” and “Girlfriend”,…
R&Cs: BGM
“BGM”, which stands for “Black Girl Magic”, is Wale’s latest single, off of his (already!) much-touted Wow… That’s Crazy. It’s tough to follow a Wale special that’s just as admirable…
R&Cs: Playing Games
From a breakout hit (“Girls Need Love“), to an impressive mixtape (Last Day of Summer), a companion EP (CLEAR), and a coveted Drake cosign… For Summer Walker, it all culminated…
R&Cs: YES
Fat Joe has had an admirable career. He’s maintained and held his own over the decades. And he’s been able to adapt through the changes from the boom bap years…
R&Cs: Joro
As far as I’m concerned, Wizkid is arguably the best Afro Pop ambassador we have. (By the way, we argue a lot about that here.) First off, consider that he’s…