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R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Cochise, Mac Ayres, Leon Bridges, Toosii & More
Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Powers Pleasant and Cochise.
Speak of Diddy, his mother released a statement in his defense on Sunday night, writing, “To bear witness [to] what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. A 2017 SoundCloud loosie that has finally made its way to streaming, Mac Ayres’ “Alone With You” is a luscious amalgam of twinkling piano, steady percussion, and a lead vocal that prioritizes highlighting standard R&B chords with a delicate approach that forgoes the flourishes of attention-grabbing riffs and runs. The starry ride or die anthem serves as a bright spot on Toosii’s JADED album, which saw the 24-year-old take a creative leap of faith straying from the typical melodic sound his day one fans became used to.
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