The Fugees and similar artists

Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love (Bonde Edit)

Sounds like: Bob Marley, Ulf Bonde, MNDSGN

house beats funk chill house r&b remixes

I've been listening to Bob Marley for about 6 months straight. Literally every day for 6 months straight, and I don't just mean a song here or there, ...

Snoh Aalegra

Sometimes (Ft. Logic)

Sounds like: Oghorse, Sabrina Claudio, MF Doom, Sinead Harnett

R&B beats lo-fi rnb kendrick lamar

Yesterday I gushed about Govi's remix of this song. Today I've decided that Snoh Aalegra's original version is the coolest thing ever and needs a plac...

Black Eyed Peas

Positivity

Sounds like: Murs, De La Soul, Jurassic 5, Scratch Bandits Crew

hip-hop beats lauryn hill underground rap de la soul

By 1999 The Black Eyed Peas were, to many, already highly uncool. Where I came from, I’d get teased endlessly if I mentioned listening to them let alo...

ntourage

woodop

Sounds like: Smoke Trees., Spaze Windu, Made in M, jonwayne

hip-hop remixes chillout soul female vocalist remixes

Could not be better timing for "woodop"- ntourage's re-imagined version of Lauren Hill's "Doo Wop." Must be that collective conscious sort of thing, ...

The Age Of L.U.N.A.

Freddie

Sounds like: Public Enemy, The Fugees, Koi Child

rap jazz-hop UK hip hop conscious hip-hop the fugees

With all the inert booze n' benjaminz braggadocio rap that's been flowing through the mainstream, it's become increasingly rare to find hip-hop artist...

Scratch Bandits Crew

Algorithmic (Poldoore Remix)

Sounds like: A Tribe Called Quest, Jurassic 5

electronic hip-hop hip-hop remixes chillstep samples mos def

There are too many things I love about this track. First, they're rapping about math and science. Second, the exotica vibes in Poldoore's remix are co...

Jorja Smith

A Prince (Ft. Maverick Sabre)

Sounds like: RAYE, Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Fugees

female vocalist male rapper beats soulful rnb

I was introduced to Jorja Smith a couple of weeks back with her debut single "Blue Lights." Now, the 18-year-old new-comer shares a brand new offering...

Jorja Smith

Blue Lights

Sounds like: Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Fugees

female vocalist hip-hop R&B soul neo-soul

It has been a while since I have been this enthusiastic about a debut single, but Jorja Smith hit an absolute home run with her first track "Blue Ligh...

Nat King Cole

A Cradle In Bethlehem (Lauryn Hill Cover)

Sounds like: Erykah Badu, The Fugees, Jhene Aiko

female vocalist soul neo-soul covers Erykah Badu

From new Radiohead, Grimes, and LCD Soundsystem, to The Beatles finally appearing on streaming services, Christmas 2015 has been incredible for music ...

Fugees

Rumble In The Jungle (Beshken Remix)

Sounds like: Flume, Chrome Sparks

Electronic hip-hop electronic hip-hop future beats flume

This is the perfect track to close out the month, the week, and the hour. "Rumble In The Jungle" not only rumbles, but glows, glimmers while it simmer...