Smoke x Mirrors ’19|09: II
It's Just Sen
I don’t know if you got my hint earlier, but this is the companion playlist to my previous submission. That’s because I had a few more projects I needed to…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|07: I
While chopping up with Buck about the direction of the playlist and the site in general, he brought to my attention that I never made a straight up hip-hop playlist.…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|03: I
In the spirit of celebrating the best of our humanity, I like to draw your attention to a recent discovery I made. Sampa Tembo, better known as Sampa the Great,…
R&Cs: Dangote
Hewa Yasin
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: Dangerous
When the dust settles, I’m pretty sure Meek Mill’s album will go down as one of the best hip-hop offerings of 2018 – even though fourth quarter albums make more…
Smoke & Mirrors, October: I
Just last week, I was salivating for the dope music to come as we close out 2018. And they were so many reasons to be hyped. First off, a new…
R&Cs: Living It Up
To further illustrate my point in the last edition, look no further than the leadoff single, Damian Marley’s “Living It Up”. Damian’s new album (2017’s Grammy-award-winning Stony Hill) has been…
R&Cs: Legbegbe
A couple days ago, I’ve alluded to the new crop of talent taking over airwaves, TV sets and hearts of the growing young populace. Today’s leading song, “Legbegbe”, the hottest…