It’s very right now, which is an accomplishment. Also, he’s out here talking about gangster rap in 2014, showing sadness about Arsenio getting canceled, and matching his shirt with his Compton cap. DJ Quik, “Pet Cemetary”ĭJ Quik is still such a good rapper.

And then that’s followed by Gambino rapping over two great beats, Ludacris’s “Southern Hospitality” and Rich Kidz’s “My Partna Dem.” It’s a fun five minutes that serves as a good opening for a very above-average mixtape. The first track from Gambino’s new mixtape, STN MTN/KAUAI, is a dream sequence in which Gambino brings back all the things he missed from his old life in Atlanta. Childish Gambino, “Dream/Southern Hospitality/Partna Dem” Also, there are but a few things that make me happier in 2014 than acknowledging something good in the world (a sunset, a perfectly made grilled cheese sandwich, an email inbox at zero) and saying “Look at God.” That’s what the video (and the overall delivery) of “Look at Wrist” evokes, brought to you by three perfectly weird Atlanta boys: Father, ILOVEMAKONNEN (recently signed by Drake after Drake hopped on his song “Tuesday”), and Key!. You know, just sitting in a room, doing things, making things, and then falling asleep. Also, Aubrey Drake Graham likes the song, which probably means a remix is coming, followed by a record deal, further expanding his OVOmpire.

And one of the lines is “rock that all-white when I’m feeling godly,” which I think she incepted from the soul of Kanye West. It’s a mystifying song, because you spend the first four to five listens just trying to place her accent. “Try Me,” by Detroit rapper-crooner Dej Loaf, is having a moment right now. Not since “Shmoney Dance” have I heard a song blare from so many car radios in New York. These aren’t even the newest songs of the week.

Dej loaf try me vevo