Goapele, known for her enviable bone structure and sultry voice, is a top-shelf goddess. “Play,” from her forthcoming album Break of Dawn, is a very quick way to take your thoughts from afternoon grind to late night slow wind. In this rework, Dun and Rich of Los Rakas give it to us in Spanish over a subterranean bassline while Goapele breathily croons, This is what I’m dying to do. We’re in too. Los Rakas’ new EP, Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada is out now.

The video, which was directed by John Mazyck and Dahveed of Detail Shoppe, was shot in a graphic black and white. It showcases Goapele in a glamorous, high fashion themed setting that gives both an evocative and sensual visual to the pillow talk vibe of the song.

Goapele sings the Prince written Sinead O’Connor song “Nothing Compares 2 U” over Kanye’s “Runaway” beat.

Whosane, who you should remember from his feature on the Mos Def x Ski Beatz track “Taxi,” is readying the release of his LP, Black Diamond. The album will be comprised of a 4 part series. Today we get a sample of the first part, Spirit + Soul…

This year we were a late edition to KMEL’s House of Soul. Part of the reason was we really were contemplating possibly waiting to do the show for KMEL until we had our first official single release. Fortunately we decided to do the show it turned out to be the best show of the summer so far. The whole thing was kinda magical. The audio for the video doesn’t do the crowd justice but the imagery does. Enjoy!