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Beats by Georgia Anne Muldrow and Shit Robot to philosophical musings by Alan Watts in our picks for music this week

Shit Robot feat. Reggie Watts: Where It’s At Irish DJ and DFA Records regular Shit Robot (aka Marcus Lambkin) collaborates once again with the talented Reggie Watts for the single “Where It’s At.” Watts pokes fun at the historic Chicago dance genre by articulating words and phrases in a melodramatic, sexy voice over Lambkin’s gritty house beats, and throwing in a few catchy choruses. Mixed …

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A stunning guitar duet at TED 2015, Kendrick Lamar's powerful new record and more of what was in our headphones this week

Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar’s new album has been hotly anticipated ever since he closed out the final episode of the Colbert Report with the anthemic line, “We don’t die, we multiply.” The wait is over a week earlier than expected, with Lamar dropping To Pimp a Butterfly late Sunday night. Spitting hyper-aware lyrics with his signature acrobatic flow, Lamar brings in …

Black Milk: I Guess

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Ahead of his upcoming tour—happening thanks to his 2014 album If There’s A Hell Below—rapper/producer Black Milk (aka Curtis Cross) has released the predictably solid “I Guess.” Like much of Black Milk’s music, the track seems entirely effortless while being meticulously layered. As he says, “You could say I’m in the zone, I guess.”