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New song from London music producer, composer and artist Kwes featuring Sampha & Tirzah for the film Rye Lane! __ ryelane.kwes.info

Atlanta-based Baby Rose leaked this new song on Instagram! __ Official Visualizer! www.youtube.com __ babyrose.bandcamp.com

The latest from Washington D.C. born and New York-based artist, rapper and poet KAMAUU! __ www.kamauu.world

Released in 2006, 'Atlantis: Hymns for Disco' is the third studio album by Toronto hip-hop artist k-os. __ IG: kostelevision

From Black Thought and El Michels Affair's collaborative album 'Glorious Game'! __ elmichelsaffair.bandcamp.com

From Tyler, the Creator's 'Call Me If You Get Lost,: The Estate Sale,' which includes songs recorded for Tyler, the Creator's Grammy-award-winning 'Call Me If You Get Lost' album which didn't appear on the final album. __ callmeifyougetlost.com __ IG: feliciathegoat

Brooklyn-based (Oakland-born) emcee Nappy Nina with Seattle's own Stas THEE Boss! __ nappynina.bandcamp.com

"Cypher 1: Ella" joins Mabiland, Mare Advertencia Lirika, EMJAY and Delfina Dib. __ Visualizer: www.youtube.com __ Mabiland is Colombia-born and currently based in Medellin and one of the few visible Black lesbian women in Latin America. __ IG: @Mabiland __ EMJAY is Mexican-born, Jersey raised. __ open.spotify.com __ Mare Advertencia Lirika is a Zapotecan rapper and songwriter from Oaxaca, Mexico. __ IG: @mare.advertencia.lirika __ Delfina Dib is an Argentinian singer, composer and rapper based in Colombia. __ IG: @delfina.dib

Video! www.youtube.com __ Wendy Sulca is a Peruvian singer of Huayno music who found fame from Youtube. __ IG: wensulca __ Lido Pimienta is a Columbian-Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. __ lidopimienta.com __ IG: Nero Lvigi MGV

Happy birthday to Ghostface Killah! __ Ghostface Killah brings fresh verses to a classic Wu-Tang Clan beat on a new version of Nicole Bus’ “You.” The track utilizes the same soul sample – The Charmels’ “As Long As I Got You” – that served as the foundation of Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers‘ classic “C.R.E.A.M.” __ www.nicolebus.com

This exclusive bonus mix of "Ex-Factor" that didn't make it on the original project, samples a little bit of Gladys Knight & Pips and Wu-Tang - and Lauryn and Nina, of course! The work of American producer and emcee Amerigo Gazaway, The Soul Mates Project traces the roots of hip-hop and the history of music by imagining “collaborations that never were” - this one an imagined studio session between The High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone, and living legend, Lauryn Hill. __ amerigo.bandcamp.com

New music from Atlanta-raised rapper and songwriter Damon Turner! Cover of Lauryn Hill's "I Get Out." __ iamdamonturner.bandcamp.com

Durand Jones' solo album is about his hometown of Hillaryville, Louisiana. "Someday We'll All Be Free" is Durand Jones' cover of Donny Hathaway's track and also features the rapper Skypp, who pays homage to victims of police killings George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tamir Rice. __ durandjonesandtheindications.com

From Lady Wray's latest album! Lady Wray will be in Seattle at Tractor Tavern on August 7! __ bigcrownrecords.com __ IG: Lady Wray

"Lucha, Y La Bamba's seventh album, is a thematic narrative that explores multiplicity - love, queerness, Mexican American and Chicanx identity, family, intimacy, yearning, loneliness. Born out of isolation during the COVID-19 lockdowns, the album reflects the artist's struggles and growth as a person and artist. The album is a battle cry to fight in order to be seen and accepted, and is a collection of sonically sprawling and bold tracks that document the parallel trust the artist has built with herself to allow the songs to guide how they should be sung or sound." __ ylabamba.bandcamp.com

Montreal-based MC Vox Sambou writes and performs in Haitian, French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. __ IG: Vox Sambou

Alfa Mist's fifth album 'Variables' just released last month! Alfa Mist notes: "I've been focused on who I am in my music, but now I'm exploring where I am. I'm asking: how did I get here?" __ alfamist.bandcamp.com

Bongeziwe Mabandla is a South African musician based in Johannesburg fusing traditional Xhosa folk music with R&B, soul and electronic production. "amaXesha" means “The Times" and was written during South Africa's stringent pandemic lockdown. __ blackmajor.co.za __ bongeziwemabandla.bandcamp.com

From rum.gold's new album, dedicated to Washington DC, "a dedication to the city that shaped me." rum.gold teamed up with Los Angeles artist Mereba for "Water My Heart." __ www.rum.gold __ Mereba will play a show in Seattle at the Crocodile on July 16. More info and tour dates: www.merebamusic.com

From Seattle's B3LINA! __ linktr.ee __ IG: B3LINA

1977 debut from Dayton, Ohio funk band Faze-O, was produced by the Ohio Players. "Riding High" charted in 1978, hitting the top ten at number 9. "Riding High" went on to be an often sampled song for many hip hop and R&B acts from the late 1980s onwards.