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- J. Cole
The Off-Season
On J. Cole’s refreshing and lively new album, the rapper relaxes his grip around the mic and thrives when he’s collaborating, not when he’s making deadly serious legacy raps.
- DJ Khaled
Khaled Khaled
The producer and luxury furniture seller gathers the biggest names in rap once again for a market-researched album that’s as repetitive as his catchphrases.
- LSDXOXO
Dedicated 2 Disrespect EP
The Philadelphia-born, Berlin-based producer, a former GHE20G0TH1K affiliate, follows a run of incendiary mixtapes with a four-track EP of lacerating, irresistibly kink-positive techno.
- Contour
Love Suite
The South Carolina vocalist and producer presents an attainable vision of R&B on his latest EP, an unpretentious suite of pure bedroom music greater than the sum of its vibes.
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