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, is a young supremely talented Australian multihyphenate of Zambian origins. She kinda inspired the direction of this whole playlist and tilted it to that good ol raw hip-hop (Freeway, Method Man, Pro Era, Wretch 32, etc.) I also salute the latest efforts from Burna Boy (a definite anthem with “Dangote“) and R2Bees (new album, Site 15).

If you’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. Let these joints make your commute smooth and rock you into reflection and meditation. As always, I’ll be back next week.

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01. Sampa the Great ::: Energy (feat. Nadeem Din-Gabisi)
02. Street Life & Method Man ::: Squad Up (feat. Havoc)
03. Method Man ::: Episode 4 – Drunk Tunes (feat. Noreaga, Joe Young, Mall G, Jessica Lee Lamberti & Deanna Huntt)
04. Leikeli47 ::: Don’t Do It
05. Jim Jones & The Heatmakerz ::: Cristal Occasions
06. Giggs ::: Gwop Expenses (feat. Wretch 32)
07. Chip ::: My Girl (Remix feat. Stefflon Don, Alkaline & Red Rat)
08. Nowdaze ::: Ooh Wee
09. Freeway & Jake One ::: She Makes Me Feel Alright
10. A.CHAL ::: 000000
11. ADÉ ::: Something Real (feat. GoldLink & Wale)
12. Pro Era ::: Like Water (feat. Capital Steez, Joey Bada$$ & CJ Fly)
13. Octavian ::: 54321 (feat. Swift)
14. R2Bees & Wizkid ::: Straight from Mars
15. Burna Boy ::: Dangote
16. AUGUST 08 ::: Blood on My Hands (feat. Smino)
17. Octavian ::: This Is My World
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