“Hot Box”, new from L.A. emcee Bobby Brackins, has hip-hop radio hit marked all up and down it. From it’s “2 On”-styled off-beat instrumental to its mainstream radio-flavored hook from rising songstress Mila J of “Smoke Drink Break-up” fame. Give “Hot Box” your time below.
Bobby Brackins 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.1
The Chef loves a ballad. As part of his current “Throwback Thursday” series Rae spins a couple Moscato-ref’ing verses around the 2010 Fantasia R&B joint.
Raekwon 
(Twitter)
Rating 8.4
BK band Salt Cathedral release second single from upcoming “OOM VELT” EP. “Holy Soul” further explores the modern alt R&B/2014 indie blend that set the Brooklyn apart on previous single “Tease”. “OOM VELT” is out September 25th.
Salt Cathedral Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.3
SAFIA’s silky tenor vocal inhabits JVM’s “Cavalier” like the most beautifully-toned ghost over future beats production. Do not miss this one.
Safia
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.7
Twin Sister a/k/a Mr. Twin Sister a/k/a Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty, channel dreamy ’70’s R&B like Latimore or Minnie Riperton on the delicate, strings-driven “Blush”. Mr. Twin Sister will release their self-titled sophomore on September 23rd on Infinite Best.
Mr. Twin Sister (Soundscloud)
Rating 8.4
’90’s rap-referencing “Big Dusty” is the lead single from Pro Era-affiliate Joey Bada$$’s first proper LP B4DA$$.
Joey Bada$$ (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Joey Bada$$
Celeste Waite an aspiring alt-pop songwriter melds an interesting mash of jazz and robotussin R&B on “Born Again”; infusing ideas and a palette unique to the genre’s current dense population.
Celeste Waite 
(Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
Wildcat! Wildcat!, the L.A. band first reported to the internet by B3SCI, releases today their first LP No Moon At All and to mark the album’s debut drop the excellent magnetic indie pop track “Circuit Breaker”.
Wildcat! Wildcat! (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Black Honey, the great Duly Noted Records band (The Night VI, IYES) and author of “Sleep Forever”; one of our favorite track debuts of the year so far, are equally strong on jangly and melodic UK rock of “Teenager”.
Black Honey (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.8
Tei Shi, the Brooklyn-based quickly-rising songstress who impressed earlier in the year on singles “Nevermind The End” and “M&Ms” and on a great feature for Glass Animals, turns in a great cover/remix of Bync’s “No Angel” constructed in Tei Shi’s distinctive modern pop style.
Tei Shi (Soundscloud)
Rating 8.4
‘Yonce comes with the predictable, hip-hop linkbait, “elevator incident”-referencing new remix to her hit “Flawless”. The remix’s feature artist Nicki Minaj is the track’s clear victor as the young Ms. Miraj puts down an immediate set of some of her best bars to date. Beyonce and Nicki Minaj, google’em.
Beyonce 
(Official)
Rating 8.5
Internet lightning rod Trinidad Jame$ is no longer a component of the roster of Def Jam. Jame$, who signed a reported $2 million deal w/ the label in 2012, released the decidedly contemplative “Doin’ Me” shortly after announcing the Def Jam departure over the weekend. We like it.
Trinidad Jame$ 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4938
