We’re diving head first into a heavy hitter this week; Track 1 is NY Is Killing Me, by Jamie xx and Gil Scott-Heron, from our Album of the Week (as of tomorrow), We’re New Here. From there, we move through some more groovy tracks, before settling on a sizeable middle section of hip-hop spanning over 30 years – from the early 90s all the way to the present day. We segue into a few upbeat jazz picks, including the likes of Buddy Rich and Nina Simone, before a more relaxed final few tracks wraps up this edition of Waxing Weekly. New music comes from Ebi Soda, Kae Tempest and Wretch32. Save, share and listen on Spotify.
Tracklist
- NY Is Killing Me – Gil Scott-Heron, Jamie xx
- Gun – Gil Scott-Heron
- Unstoppable – FKJ Remix – Lianne La Havas
- Going Back to My Roots – Richie Havens
- feely – Ebi Soda
- Lessons – Loaded Honey
- Know Yourself – Kae Tempest
- Maintaining My Peace – Chaos in the CBD, Novelist, Stephanie Cooke
- I’ll Take Care of U – Gil Scott-Heron, Jamie xx
- Guns Are Drawn – The Roots, Son Little
- Television The Drug Of The Nation – The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
- Say No Go – De La Soul
- Black and British (feat. Little Simz & Benjamin AD) – Wretch32
- Roxbury – DJ Yoda, Edo. G, Nubya Garcia
- Accordion – Madvillain
- So Many People (feat. Bilal) – Common, Pete Rock
- 7th Seal – Freestyle Fellowship
- Stand up for Something (feat. Common) – Andra Day
- Nobody Knows (Ladas Road) – Loyle Carner
- Jazz (Interlude) – Gil Scott-Heron, Jamie xx
- The Beat Goes On – Live at Chez Club, Hollywood, 1966 – Buddy Rich Big Band
- Memphis Soul Stew – King Curtis
- A Change Is Gonna Come – Brian Owens, Thomas Owens
- Ain’t Got No / I Got Life – Nina Simone
- Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With That – The Marcus King Bing Band
- Friend of Foe – Jordan Rakei
- Mistakes – Lake Street Dive
- Four – Michael Mayo
- Heuristic – SwanNek, Ras Tex
- Oh My Actual Days – Alabaster DePlume
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