Heat Check Roundup: Baby Rose, R.A.P. Ferreira, Arima Ederra and more
The Heat Check playlist is your source for new music from around the worlds of hip-hop and R&B with an emphasis on bubbling, undiscovered and under-the-radar acts. Who's got the hot hand? Who's on a run? It's a menagerie of notable songs curated by enthusiasts from around NPR Music.
This week's Heat Check selects features grounded wordsmiths, emergent L.A.-based chanteuses, auto-tuned misfits and songs of self-care. A rap thinker flexes his muscle, another reflects on his stereo past, an unlikely yet welcome soul collaboration bears fruit, a gaggle of nu-trap imitators try to replicate a singular star and more. Stream the playlist on Spotify. Check in.
Baby Rose, "Fight Club" (ft. Georgia Anne Muldrow)
On Baby Rose's latest single, in collaboration with genre-fluid experimentalist Georgia Anne Muldrow, the
