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Download: After The Smoke – Microwaves Alternative hip hop and R&B project After The Smoke drops a spacey new mixtape titled Microwaves via the link above. Download and enjoy!
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Beyoncé Knowles’ latest album is easily her most sexual and personal.
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In “Mr. Wonderful,” previously mentioned electronic music producer Saint Pepsi combines a snappy trap beat with some schmaltzy synth leads. There’s a tight vocal sample that gives way to a fun, little drop in the song’s middle as well. Really melodic, smile-inducing production here!
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Janelle Monáe’s new music video for The Electric Lady cut “PrimeTime” is unabashedly mushy, and it’s all the better for it. The story follows android nightclub worker Cindi Mayweather (Monáe) as she falls for punky, but charming patron Joey Vice (Miguel). Monáe’s vision of the future is,
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One of the most underrated producers out there right now just dropped a new music video for the track “Erica,” and it’s just great on all fronts. Not only is a soulful, sensual tune that features a bit of heartbreak, but the song’s got this bitterness to it
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Above, stream “Keep Moving,” a sexy cut from Hyperdub artist Jessy Lanza’s latest LP Pull My Hair Back. The fluttering synth, bubbly bass, and Lanza’s breathy vocals add up to one of the most seductive pieces of electro-R&B you’ll hear all year. Enjoy! Pull My
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The Canadian experimental R&B project the Weekend goes from riveting to underwhelming in its transition from its last mixtape to its first new commercial studio album.
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With the Electric Lady, singer-songwriter and composer Janelle Monáe adds two more suites to her ongoing metropolis series. This time, she seems to embrace her classic influences in the worlds of R&B and soul closer than ever.
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R&B and art pop princess Janelle Monáe drops a new single featuring Miguel singing wonderfully on the second verse here. It’s a sensual, pretty, and melodic slowjam whose only sin is being so short! Look for this track and others on the new Janelle Monáe album dropping
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Drake drops a new track with Sampha that’s easily one of Toronto rapper’s best. Not only is it moving and introspective look into Drake’s current state of mind, but the tender beat and vocal contributions from Sampha set the tone perfectly. Enjoy!
