Soulpolitan

Celebrate the depths of modern soul—documenting the intimate frequencies of R&B, hip-hop soul, neo-soul, and groove-centered art across the diaspora.

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Plus Snoh Aalegra’s sixteen past lives, a Durham singer who took her name from Showgirls, and one candlelit slow jam we couldn't get behind.

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JID runs Joyce Wrice down across state lines, Laila! stretches summer into October, and three more R&B songs about wanting a little more.

The list: https://t.co/MHmzOpmJCN

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Plus Victoria Monét’s filthy Brandy flip, Nao’s living-room hymn for D'Angelo, and Lucky Daye getting blocked on a trap phone.

The list: https://t.co/srmEtSHlh8

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Plus, Maeta wants her cake and to eat it too; Mai Anna stays on her colorway, and an EarthGang rapper writes a love song to a brain chemical.

The list: https://t.co/XwFU7qOLSR

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LAYA drags R&B to the rodeo, PJ counts the time she can’t get back, and the youngest voice in the batch makes the most grown promise.

The list: https://t.co/mzSkxrP0cq

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Jhené Aiko and Kendrick Lamar throw the function of the year. Plus, Tinashe files for her freedom, and Danielle Ponder puts a false god on trial.

The list: https://t.co/PaK8xVlw65

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Beyoncé unseals a Pharrell duet from 2006. Plus: Joyce Wrice catches flight, Daley comes home, and EARTHGANG’s Olu can’t sleep.

The list: https://t.co/bJctcOvgcK

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Tamia ends an eight-year silence with a vow, Lalah Hathaway heads home, and a Tottenham loverboy gets left on read.

The list: https://t.co/JhCAmTZaQ3

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Lucky Daye and Leon Thomas fly someone out, Coco Jones counts her grievances, and Dani Offline can’t explain it.

The list: https://t.co/akgc8H8CPg

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Plus: Erykah Badu’s first new album in 11 years is finally happening, a Brooklyn producer taking the board for somebody else, a guest verse that disputes the count, and more.

The list: https://t.co/2TS1jG2UuB

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Joy Denalane cut the year’s most beautiful record in Berlin, in German. Plus: Jagged Edge without JD, Ledisi’s mainstream turn, the entire Norwood family on one tracklist, and more.

The list: https://t.co/i13QGnJKeg

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The legacy of Static Major turns up in the credits of a new Brent Faiyaz single, while Lalah Hathaway gives her first verse of the week to the Bronzeville corner where the Regal Theater used to stand.

The list: https://t.co/M1FXndT07R

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Rapsody sings over a D’Angelo sample, Ari Lennox lies about leaving the party in five minutes, and Wale counts what it costs to put a woman in your songs.

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Summer situationship ultimatums, 1 a.m. rescue missions, and a courtship strategy with a syllable count.

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A wildfire survivor turns grief into a gospel come-on, two 2000s hitmakers age their seduction into something warmer, and a Raphael Saadiq production sells a relationship its singer knows is doomed.

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Tank flips a Floetry classic into a question only you can answer. Plus: Coco Jones’s two-minute glow-up, Masego’s basement-party invitation, and a Tottenham soul anthem with an L.A. cosign.

More: https://t.co/e5TqRy1Epo

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Jorja Smith stays up all night with Wizkid, Fana Hues torches an ex, and Manchester’s finest soul duo ends a long quiet spell. Summer R&B is here.

More: https://t.co/1YA54qY04N

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Daye stretches a come-on, Muni can’t get the words out, and Dixon would rather lose than cry. Plus, Harnett learns love like a second language, and Khamari stuck to a magnet he keeps trying to leave.

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Masego grieves on a studio deadline, Dawn Richard goes giddy with Durand Bernarr, and Kelela frees a song she’d kept in a drawer since 2016.

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A four-time Grammy nominee gets political, a Hackney busker stalls at the edge of love, and three women sing themselves out of bad situationships.

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