{"id":1006,"date":"2018-04-11T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2019-02-22T21:25:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T21:25:06","slug":"smoke-mirrors-april-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/2018\/04\/11\/smoke-mirrors-april-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke &#038; Mirrors, April: II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second &#8216;Smoke &amp; Mirrors&#8217; edition of the month is coming at you loaded like a freight train. As the second quarter of 2018 gets in full swing, I tried to bring together the best of what you may have missed these past few months and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to this, every week, I try to put together songs that push the envelope, that are dope and that have lots of replay value. You can always <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/2018\/03\/14\/smoke-mirrors-v1\/\">go back<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/2018\/03\/21\/smoke-mirrors-v2\/\">and check<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/2018\/03\/28\/smoke-mirrors-v3\/\">the previous<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/2018\/04\/04\/smoke-mirrors-v4\/\">volumes<\/a> but, for now, let these joints make your commute smooth and rock you into reflection and meditation. As always, I&#8217;ll be back next week.<\/p>\n<p>[tabby title=&#8221;The Playlist&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><b><u>Pick your preferred platform:<\/u><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-align: center;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ng\/playlist\/smoke-x-mirrors-april-ii\/pl.u-MDAWWkNFWoVvoRv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"648\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/2018\/01\/04\/teintee-africaine-3-soiree\/apple-music\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-music.png?fit=256%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"256,256\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"apple-music\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-music.png?fit=256%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-music.png?fit=256%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-music-150x150.png?resize=80%2C80\" alt=\"Apple Music\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-music.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-music.png?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hewayasin.com\/buckstop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-music.png?w=256&amp;ssl=1 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a> &nbsp; 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Amaarae ::: Sundays (feat. Fingers)<br \/>\n02. AYL\u00d8 ::: Gardens (feat. Tau Benah &amp; Chris Generalz)<br \/>\n03. Ro James ::: Outside the Box (How Bout That)<br \/>\n04. H.E.R. ::: Avenue<br \/>\n05. Tory Lanez ::: 4 Me<br \/>\n06. Not3s ::: Sit Back Down (feat. Maleek Berry)<br \/>\n07. Magnom ::: Knack<br \/>\n08. Yxng Bane ::: Vroom<br \/>\n09. A$AP Rocky ::: A$AP Forever (feat. Moby)<br \/>\n10. Half-A-Mil ::: The Hills (feat. Quentin Miller)<br \/>\n11. Corleone ::: Medellin (feat. Young Adz)<br \/>\n12. Dom Kennedy &amp; Hit-Boy ::: Fix Me a Plate (feat. Larry June)<br \/>\n13. Young M.A. ::: Praktice<br \/>\n14. Sneakbo ::: I Heard (feat. Yungen)<br \/>\n15. MoStack ::: What I Wanna<br \/>\n[tabbyending]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second &#8216;Smoke &amp; Mirrors&#8217; edition of the month is coming at you loaded like a freight train. 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