Heat Check Roundup: BROCKHAMPTON, $ilkmoney, LOLA and more
NPRHeat Check Roundup: BROCKHAMPTON, $ilkmoney, LOLA and more Enlarge this image toggle caption TORBEN CHRISTENSEN/AFP via Getty Images TORBEN CHRISTENSEN/AFP via Getty Images The Heat Check playlist is your source for new music from around the worlds of hip-hop and R&B with an emphasis on bubbling, undiscovered and under-the-radar acts. — Sheldon Pearce YouTube LOLA, "Alpha" The London singer-songwriter LOLA feels uniquely in touch with the UK's contemporary R&B scene. — Sheldon Pearce RRR, "GILBERT ARENAS" RRR Music Group, a New York music collective composed of rappers YL and Starker and in-house producer Zoomo, is set on injecting their youthful style into the city's classic sounds. — Sheldon Pearce YouTube Awon & SOUL.DOPE.95, "You'll Never" Sometimes it's simple. Much of Kenzo Balla's new project, Mr. Ready to Blitz, functions in this way, with everything from vocal chops to twisting strings, but few songs feel as dutifully assembled as "Krash Out."
Discover Related