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Roy Woods Shows Potential on ‘Nocturnal’ EP

Canadian up-and-coming urban artist Roy Woods shows potential on his second EP, Nocturnal. Woods is still a work in progress.

British electronic producer and singer/songwriter Sampha drops an extraordinary gem with “Blood on Me,” from his forthcoming debut, PROCESS.

Chris Brown returns with yet another predictable new single, “Party,” assisted by colleague Usher and prolific rapper Gucci Mane.

While 21-year old rapper-singer Post Malone shows potential on his debut album ‘Stoney’, he has plenty of room to improve in the future.

Up-and-coming rapper Post Malone drops one final single, “Leave” ahead of his highly anticipated debut album, ‘Stoney.’

“Aces High,” a song performed by Serayah on the third season of Empire, suffers from the pitfalls of the soundtrack cut.

Lin-Manual Miranda and a star-studded cast strikes gold with ‘The Hamilton Mixtape,’ a compilation of covers, reinterpretations, and newbies.

Donald Glover – aka Childish Gambino – trades rhymes for singing on his ambitious third studio album, “Awaken, My Love!”

John Legend delivers another captivating solo album with Darkness and Light. While his sound is tweaked, fundamentally he remains the same artist.

R&B singer-songwriter John Legend makes genuine love sound both respectable and desirable on his fourth solo album, ‘Love in the Future.’

Canadian R&B standout The Weeknd Returns with ‘Starboy,’ an album filled with intriguing lyrics worth analyzing.

Jhene Aiko is unafraid to get ‘down and dirty’ on risqué new single, “Maniac.” Innuendo runs rampant here.