THE FRIDAY ROTATION | NOVEMBER 13TH: THIS WEEK’S TOP 3 ESSENTIAL TRACKS
THE FRIDAY ROTATION | NOVEMBER 13TH: Buffalo runs the table, a J Dilla beat resurfaces and Snoh Aalegra finally comes home.
Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, Offset, Vory and Sleepy Hallow all dropped projects today, and Snoh Aalegra ended a five-year wait for a new album. Our full rundown of everything that landed this week is live on Substack.
Here, we’re keeping it to three: a Griselda posse cut with a legend on it, a Detroit-meets-DMV link-up over a Dilla beat, and the R&B comeback of the week.
1. Westside Gunn ft. Nas & Rome Streetz – ‘MARTIN 4SESE’
West’s first tape for Mass Appeal, HEELMATIC, is Griselda at its most cohesive, and the two-part ‘MARTIN 4SESE’ is the moment it all clicks: Nas and Rome Streetz trading verses with Flygod over a beat that switches halfway through. Benny, Stove God Cook$ and the whole crew appear elsewhere on the tape.
- Sonics: Soul samples, piano loops and drumless coke rap, with a beat switch that turns one song into two.
- Where to watch/listen: Listen on Spotify · Stream HEELMATIC
2. IDK ft. Eminem – ‘WELCOME’
A J Dilla beat, an Eminem verse and a new home. ‘WELCOME’ doubles as IDK’s announcement that he’s partnered with Shady Records and Interscope, and it comes with a music video and a mini-documentary.
- Sonics: Dilla’s off-kilter swing under two rappers who clearly came to compete.
- Where to watch/listen: Listen on Spotify
3. Snoh Aalegra – ‘Supernova’
Snoh’s first album in five years, Legendary Love, is out today, written over two and a half years about a relationship that never fully happened. ‘Supernova’ gets the video treatment, with Snoh drifting through London. The credits include Babyface, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Raphael Saadiq and Nile Rodgers.
- Sonics: ’80s R&B through a modern lens: vintage synths, drum machines and guitars.
- Where to watch/listen: Listen on Spotify · Stream Legendary Love
Hear all 33 tracks from this week in one place: The Friday Rotation playlist on Spotify.
Full list of the week’s new music on Substack.
Check out last week’s 3 selects here.
THE FRIDAY ROTATION | NOVEMBER 13TH
