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Twin Shadow channels Tom Petty, plus new jams by Matt & Kim, Lou Phelps and more

Lou Phelps feat. Jazz Cartier: Come Inside Canadian rapper Lou Phelps joins forces with KAYTRANADA (who also happens to be his brother) and Jazz Cartier for the buoyant bop “Come Inside.” Seemingly crafted for a summertime outdoor dance floor, the tune is bouncy and sunny. Phelps borrows some lines from Missy Elliott’s “I’m Really Hot” and name-checks Rick James, while maintaining a smooth, effortless flow. …

Czarface + MF DOOM: Bomb Thrown

Hip-hop supergroup Czarface (7L, Esoteric and Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck) have teamed up with masked rapper MF DOOM for the potent “Bomb Thrown” from their upcoming collaboration Czarface Meets Metal Face! Booming and gritty, the song makes mention of Spiderman and Atari while also sending support to A Tribe Called Quest via the line, “very necessary like a Q-Tip Grammy rant.” Perhaps not for …

Craig Mack feat. Notorious BIG, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes + Rampage: Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)

Craig Mack—the first artist signed to Sean Combs’ Bad Boy label—has passed away at just 46 years old. First making waves when he was featured on a remix of Mary J. Blige’s “You Don’t Have To Worry” (1993), he rose to fame at the same time as Notorious BIG and Puff Daddy, who featured on perhaps his most famous track, a remix of his own …