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Midweek music

These should get you to the end of hump day

Clinton Yates @clintonyates

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    4:56 PMEvery once and a while, I’ll drop in with some music suggestions to get you through the afternoon. Nothing crazy or over the top, just a few tracks as a pick-me-up in the afternoon. Today, we’re a little mellowed out on a couple fronts. This won’t necessarily be a weekly feature, but it might just end up being that way. In the meantime, enjoy. This is what I’ve been rocking today.

    First up is the latest from Curren$y Spitta. The New Orleans don has been dropping projects left and right, not dissimilar to his run eight years ago when he put out a tape a month, just because. He’s got five out so far in 2016: The Owners Manual, The Carrollton Heist, Weed & Instrumentals, Revolver (with Sledgren) and Bourbon Street Secrets. Frankly, we’ll take a mixtape a month with five to seven tracks over waiting two years for a 20-song album anytime. Far more digestible and exciting from a fan standpoint.

    Now, he’s got The Legend of Harvard Blue project dropping soon and his latest track is called “Supply and Demand,” produced by YoungStarr. It’s another smoked-out banger with a just ominous enough beat to make you want to make sure it plays in the ride after the sun goes down.

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    Secondly is Joyce Wrice, the 24-year-old Californian songstress who started off singing YouTube covers. Her latest extended play is perfect for riding to the beach, which makes sense, considering she’s from San Diego. It’s called “Stay Around” and features production from everyone listed above.

    Last is the homey Clams Casino who is one of the best in the game when it comes to instrumental hip-hop. His latest “Blast” delves into his dreamy, atmospheric zone, which works well with the long holiday weekend coming up. The new album 32 Levels is set to drop on July 15. The man they call “clammyclams” has done it again.

    Clinton Yates is a tastemaker at Andscape. He likes rap, rock, reggae, R&B and remixes — in that order.