Drake Flips A Lauryn Hill Classic For A Hot New Song With That X Factor (Audio)

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let AFH fight through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, is better than it’s ever been. Not only are we able to go back and listen to all of our favorites, at the click of a button, there is also a ton of great music still being made by artists, young and veteran alike…if you know where to look. To help with that task, we’ve created a playlists with recent music—songs that have been released within the last year or so. We update it regularly, so, if you like what you hear, subscribe to follow us on Spotify.

After a mixed reception to his 2017 playlist, More Life, an album that Ambrosia For Heads named one of the best projects of the year, Drake has been begun another undeniable run. Earlier in the year, he served a number of his critics and foes with “Diplomatic Immunity,” a song loaded with subliminal shots at everyone from Joe Budden to J. Lo. That song was coupled with “God’s Plan,” a much softer and more positive record that has spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, and which yielded a feel good video featuring Drake giving away nearly a million dollars to several unsuspecting beneficiaries.

Last night (April 6), Drake announced he was finishing his next album and had a new single coming, and he has delivered. “Nice For What” is one of his bounciest songs in some time, and it is instantly catchy. The record features a prominent sample of Lauryn Hill’s classic “Ex Factor,” sped up for the kind of “Chipmunk Soul” that was a signature sound in a lot of Kanye West’s earlier work. Drake is in high spirits, and the song is the kind of feel good fodder that is likely to fill the airwave deep into the Summer.

In addition to new music from Drake, the playlist features recent music from Phonte, Royce 5’9 and J. Cole, Logic, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Black Milk, Eminem, Lute, Jeezy, Wiz Khalifa, Statik Selektah, Brent Faiyaz, Jaden Smith, CyHi The Prynce, Scarface, Rapsody, Gucci Mane, Evidence, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Big K.R.I.T., Nipsey Hussle, and a host of others.

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