Best Songs of the Week

With so much good music steadily coming through, it's easy to miss out on some of the best. To help prevent this, we've picked some of our favorite tracks from the week. Here are the songs you can't afford to skip, in no particular order.

YES. After many months and many replays of Cilvia Demo Isaiah Rashad is back and has a release date right around the corner (September 2). "Free Lunch" represents a huge sigh of relief for his fans—after a year or two without music, there were those among us (guilty) worrying that Rashad might do something drastic and come out with a country album.

Nope. TDE's brightest young star delivers with another thoughtful and totally addictive cut, his first in seven months. The smooth, sultry Cam O'bi production is right in line with Rashad's expressive delivery, as twinkling keys and guitar licks fill the space between Rashad's ruminations. September can't come soon enough.—Graham Corrigan

As the August 26 release date for De La Soul's upcoming album And the Anonymous Nobody… draws closer, the trio have shared yet another single with fans. The latest is a collaboration with Little Dragon titled "Drawn," and the results are as magical as one might imagine. This is the sort of "What if...?" collaboration that I could have dreamed of, but never expected to actually happen. And yet, here we are.

"Drawn" opens up with the delicate voice of Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano effortlessly blending in with the instrumentation. Because of their past legal issues with sampling, De La Soul took a step away from the old records and welcomed what sounds like a full orchestra for this single. In just under six minutes, "Drawn" creates a short symphony that transitions from a classical tune to a funkier ending. However, as the track comes to a close, it still only feels like a beautiful interlude—leaving listeners immediately eager for more.—Adrienne Black

Whenever we hit play on a Kaiydo song, we don't know what to expect. Over the past few months, the 19-year-old Florida rapper has shown some serious versatility, but the one consistent thing is that everything he's made has been high quality. His charisma is effortless, his beat selection is on point, and "Fruit Punch" is a feel-good anthem that adds to the growing list of accomplishments from this exciting young artist.—Jacob Moore

Chance The Rapper just keeps winning and winning and winning and winning. As we recently said, in 2016 artist brand partnerships don't have to suck, and Chance is one the best examples of that. He has partnered with Bud Light to throw a festival with a crazy lineup in Chicago in September and now he's collaborated with Nike to celebrate Team USA's Olympic efforts.

Flexing his singing and rapping skills (as he did during the Muhammed Ali tribute at the ESPYs) in a visual directed by the masterful Hiro Murai, Chance The Rapper wows us once again.—Alex Gardner

Songs like New York singer/producer Toulouse's "So I Know You Care" possess that spark often attributed to intangibles: the crackle or warp of old vinyl, the conditions of recording, how the performer felt the day of the performance. The marvel of "So I Know You Care" is its origin, not in the well-worn live room of a legendary studio, but in the digital workspace of Logic, Toulouse's musical weapon of choice.

"Being resourceful is my superpower, as un-sexy as that word is, and Logic is my cape and mask," he says. His dedication to craft and attention to detail result in the sort of warmth typically affiliated with releases from bygone eras when recording and mixing were matters of great care and considerable stakes. An intricate arrangement, lush and restrained in varying measures, showcases Toulouse's skill as a producer while leaving ample room for his most expressive instrument, a voice that lends emotional weight to every word. The enchanting end is greater than the sum of its parts, a reminder that there's still so much blood to squeeze from this stone called soul music.—Jon Tanners

We still don't know who 24hrs is, but at this point it doesn't even matter. he's killing it, plain and simple, from the explicit love songs on his debut Open EP to the dancehall influenced "Body." On "Right 4 Yu," 24hrs slows things down, delivering yet another smoked-out late night anthem.—Constant Gardner

Midnight spells trouble for Eli Sostre on "Victim of Love." He swerves down the freeway, intoxicated, while the allure of lust scatters his thoughts. Swapped secrets and a haunting score point to destructive conclusions, but the Brooklyn rapper never slams on the brakes. Guest artist Ashton Mills helps paint a bleak picture with wisps of melody on the verge of evaporating into nothingness. Above all else, Eli and company capture a sense of emotional drowning only malfunctioned love can bring.

Listen to "Victim of Love" below, and read our Daily Discovery feature on Sostre right here.—Alex Siber