R&Cs: BGM
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“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…
Roll and Coasters
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…
R&Cs: Family and Loyalty
I can’t quite describe the delight that takes hold of me whenever I hear a DJ Premier trademark production. I’m talking about the buttery soul sample chops. I’m referring to…
R&Cs: Another Story
Just as the homie remarked, we’ve been quite enthused with Burna Boy and his African Giant album. And the videos keep rolling in much to our delight. The album’s opening…
R&Cs: No Bap Freestyle
Set aside her massive breakout hit “OOOUUU” for a second; you might not have realized that Young M.A has sustained a run of solid rap releases that spans over three…
R&Cs: Benjamin
We’re still on that Akon tip; it’s a given that a multi-album rollout will demand numerous singles being released at the same time. “Benjamin” is meant to bring forth Akon’s…
R&Cs: Can’t Say No
After a relatively long absence from music, save a few cameos here and there, Akon has decided to get back into the ring and go straight for the jugular with…
R&Cs: Go Dance
Going back to what I wrote a couple hours ago… It’s always a delight to build a playlist when you’re spoiled for choice. The Afro B and Busy Signal leads…