R&Cs: East Atlanta Love Letter
Hewa Yasin
Let’s kick off proceedings with the title track of one of the most anticipated albums of 2018 — at least to me and, frankly, that’s all that matters here. “East…
Roll and Coasters
R&Cs: Ça va
When Naza, one of the main stars in the current wave of French African-influenced pop, R&B and rap delights, dropped his second album in a as many years, I feared…
R&Cs: Fela in Versace
There’s a clear track record now: you’re guaranteed a vibe whenever we jump off with a Msanzi jam. Don’t believe me! Just go back to The Vibe, AmaBlesser, Abangani and…
R&Cs: Barbie Dreams
Shout out to Nicki Minaj for this “Barbie Dreams”, another standout cut off her latest album. A little history note if I may, this is Nicki’s take on a concept…
R&Cs: Wake Up
Before we get going, here’s a little motivation for a change. By his latest album (ISM this year), dancehall legend Mr Vegas had endeavored on an introspective and reflective spiritual…
R&Cs: Electricity
You’d have a hard time finding a better title for the latest — and kids these days would say epic — collaboration between Diplo, Dua Lipa and Mark Ronson, arguably…
R&Cs: Gets Getsa 2.0
At the risk of sounding stale, let me repeat myself. At the end of the day, It’s all about the music. No stranger to homages, with “Gets Getsa 2.0”, Cassper…
R&Cs: Lionne
If you count his work as part of the duo The Shin Sekai, Dadju has been raining hits on us for two years straight! His solo debut album (Gentleman 2.0)…
R&Cs: Low Key in Love
I was late to take notice of Jaira Burns. But with the momentum she’s built in such a short period, you best believe she’ll be featured a bit more prominently…
R&Cs: Get the Strap
I would have loved to get another rap-only ‘Roll & Coasters‘ to start the week, but I can settle for this: a heavy serving of rap, a dash of electro…