The latest winner to surface from good kid m.A.A.d. city finds Kendrick reaching for the swagger lines on top Hit Boy’s beat. Hit Boy’s beat, it should be said, is off the fuckin’ chain. Hit Boy’s in some kind of top of the game zone right now. Great look to see these dueling singularities of hip hop hype connect on a track (and for the track to be so good.)
Kendrick Lamar – Backseat Freestyle (Prod. Hit Boy)Kendrick Lamar 
(Facebook)
Rating 9.0
The beautiful Tammi Terrell recorded this flawless version of the Stevie-penned “All I Do Is Think About You” for Motown in 1966.
Tammi Terrell – All I Do Is Think About You
Snoop producer (and sax man) Terrace Martin offers up the jazzy 9th Wonder-produced vibes of latest track “It’s Real”. No word as to whether the song is related to the West Coast artist’s oft-delayed 3 Chord Fold project.
Terrace Martin – It’s Real (Feat. Punch)Terrace Martin (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Burn Boyz sink their teeth into the juiciest. (The juiciest being Chromatics’ nice Uncle Neil cover of “Hey Hey My My”.) The duo’s selection for a minimalist tech-house-y sort of beat underneath the track really works here. b3sci wouldn’t steer you wrong.
Chromatics – Into the Black (Burn Boyz Re-Edit)Burn Boyz 
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Rating 8.2
Project 46 have released their latest creation “Feel The Fire”. With plenty of feel good climbs to the top of the world the song beckons for any reality outside of a dance club. “Feel The Fire” will see release via Armada/Zouk Recordings on November 5.
Project 46 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8
Kumra really brings out the ballad in “Wildest Moments” by Jessie Ware with this latest interpretation. Without it’s body-moving shell, the track’s melody and vulnerable subject matter swell in a sea of Josh Kumra’s blue eyed croon. Highlighting Jessie Ware’s contention at this year’s Mercury Prize table, with some serious writing chops to boot.
Josh Kumra 
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Jessie Ware (Official)
Rating 8.1
War on Drugs member Dave Hartley readies the release of his second solo LP Oak Island with new single “So Far So Long”. The breezy track adeptly straddles multiple spheres of influence including 60’s pop, Brazilian music, and more modern indie rock.
Nightlands – So Far So LongNightlands 
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Rating 8.3
Check out the latest from Romanian producer ViLLΛGE, the vibes down Usher-sampling “Dive”.
ViLLΛGE – DiveViLLΛGE 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.6
French producer Animal Sons flips “Hammers & Vogues” originally from Stalley’s Savage Journey to the American Dream project. Get into it.
Stalley – Hammers & Vogues feat. Curren$y (Animal Sons Remix)Stalley 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
Willy Mason keeps the songwriting train a’rollin’ with new single “I Got Gold,” taken from his much anticipated third studio album Carry On (12/3 via Fiction Records). The track is both animated and engaging with counter instrumentation exploring various time period themes in a theatrical manner. You can catch the great story man and songwriter on tour in the UK at dates with Mumford and Sons and Ben Howard, as well as on his short UK headline stint (see dates below).
TOUR DATES
12/1 King Tuts, Glasgow UK
12/2 Ruby Lounge, Manchester UK
12/3 Glee Club, Birmingham UK
12/4 Thekla, Bristol UK
12/5 Scala, London UK
Willy Mason 
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Rating 8.4
RZA links up with The Black Keys for the bluesy hook on “Baddest Man Alive” previewed here from the soundtrack of Terntino’s forthcoming The Man With The Iron Fists soundtrack. The famed WU-man hits the silver screen in the flick as well coming out November 2.
RZA featuring The Black Keys – Baddest Man AliveRZA 
(Facebook)
The Man With The Iron Fists (Info)
Rating 8.3
Fresh west coastin’ sounds here from Venice Beach collective Terraplane Sun. The song “Ya Never Know” is previewed from the band’s forthcoming new Friends EP (10/16). The crew has been riding high off the heels of their July residency stint at LA’s influential venue The Satellite. Turn up this keen soul-strut of a cut and keep these dudes on your radar as ones to watch.
Terraplane Sun – Ya Never KnowTerraplane Sun (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
