Don Data, host of No One Man, shares his twenty projects that deserved your attention, in no particular order.
L.T.Z - Love & Best Wishes
favorite tracks : Paid in Fool (Jenny Oliver), Opera Raider, Direct Deposit
Ebony Tusks - Heal Thyself
favorite tracks : Heir Apparent, Chuck Ds, HDF (2020 single)
Bartees Strange - Live Forever
favorite tracks : Kelly Rowland, Boomer, plus Say Goodbye to Pretty Boy EP
Nnamdï - BRAT
favorite tracks : Wasted, Gimme Gimme, Everyone I Loved
Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas
favorite tracks : Bittersweet, Can’t Fight, Sour Flower
Moses Sumney - græ
favorite tracks : Conveyor, Cut Me, Polly
Quelle Chris & Chris Keys - Innocent Country 2
favorite tracks : Sudden Death, Mirage, Sacred Safe
JYOTI - Mama, You Can Bet!
favorite tracks : Mama, You Can Bet, Hard Bap Duke, Ra’s Noise
Soul Glo - Songs to Yeet at The Sun
favorite tracks : The EP is only 12 minutes
CHIKA - Industry Games
favorite tracks : Industry Games, Songs About You, Crown
Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony
favorite tracks : Flux Capacitor, Ghost of Soulja Slim, A.P.I.D.T.A.
Westside Gunn - Pray For Paris
favorite tracks : Euro Step, LE Djoliba, plus WHO MADE THE SUNSHINE (LP)
Benny the Butcher - Burden of Proof
favorite tracks : Legend, One Way Flight, Where Would I Go
Armani Caesar - THE LIZ
favorite tracks : Simply Done, Mac 10s for Everybody, THE LIZ
Conway the Machine - From King To A God
favorite tracks : Lemon, Front Lines, LULU (EP)
Yves Tumor - Heaven To a Tortured Mind
favorite tracks : Gospel For a New Century, Strawberry Privilege, Kerosene!
Kassa Overall - I Think I’m Good.
favorite tracks : Got Me a Plan, Show Me a Prison, Landline
Princess Nokia - Everything Is Beautiful/Everything Sucks
favorite tracks : I Like Him, Soul Food y Adobo, Balenciaga, Sugar Honey Iced Tea
Homeboy Sandman - Don’t Feed the Monster
favorite tracks : Waiting on My Girl, Hello Dancer, Trauma
Dua Saleh - ROSETTA
favorite tracks : umbrella, cat scratch, hellbound
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