Heat Check Roundup: redveil, Armani Caesar, Wiki 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.

In this week's Heat Check selects, prodigies past and present connect with OGs and friends, rappers stretch the limits of genre, and young artists breathe new life into a few unmistakable samples. Elsewhere, Griselda's first lady stakes her claim, a rising Afropop crooner finds his niche, a tired Toronto singer takes on wastemen and more. Stream the playlist on Spotify. Check in.

redveil, "pg baby" (Remix) (ft. Denzel Curry)

Earlier this year, the Maryland rapper redveil emerged as a prodigious talent learning on the fly with his third self-released album, . Shared on his 18th birthday, part of its charm is that it feels like a bona fide album, its