10 songs you need in your life this week

A guide to the tracks we love right now. In no particular order.

April 10, 2018
10 songs you need in your life this week Cardi B: YouTube; Drake: Mark Peckmezian; Kali Uchis: Tyler Mitchell; SOPHIE: YouTube

Each week The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can't stop playing. Here they are, in no particular order.

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Cardi B, "I Like It"

Only Cardi B could take Pete Rodriguez's classic "I Like It Like That" and elevate it to a stratospheric level. Her song-of-the-summer contender is pure fun and features great lines like "Spicy mami, hot tamale."

Drake, "Nice For What"

Woke Drake does New Orleans bounce over a Lauryn Hill sample. It's good.

Azealia Banks, "Anna Wintour"

Say what you want, but Azealia really knows how her shit. "Anna Wintour" and its slinking, dance-floor beat makes me wanna do splits in the club.

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Kali Uchis "Dead To Me"

"Dead To Me" is a song-length diss directed at an ex-lover, and Kali Uchis delivers the poison like it's a pink-colored cocktail.

SOPHIE, "Faceshopping"

SOPHIE's newest is kind of terrifying, in a good way. It's all sharp-angled, ruthless pop, smartly commenting on wack societal standards.

Girl In Red, "4am"

"4am" is a little ditty about the thought cycles we go through when we can't fall asleep, with upbeat guitar that makes the late-night anxiety sound sound strangely warm.

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Cuco, "CR-V"

"CR-V" reminds me of cruising around after school in my friend's SUV, going to Denny's and shit. It was extremely mundane yet magical, a paradox Cuco captures perfectly amidst the track's arcade-bright beats.

Smooky Margielaa ft. MadeinTYO, "How You Do"

Smooky Margielaa and MadeinTYO trade bars over a whimsical, flute-filled smoke screen.

Alison Wonderland ft. Chief Keef, "Dreamy Dragon"

Chief Keef's chopped, auto-tuned flow pairs beautifully with the rich, maximalist soundscape that Alison Wonderland crafts on "Dreamy Dragon." Its name says it all, kind of.

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DJ Enimoney ft. Tiwa Savage, Reminisce, Slimcase, "Diet"

DJ Enimoney makes perfect afropop on "Diet," which effortlessly bounces through three guest verses, maintaining a dance-y pulse through it all. (Tiwa Savage especially hits her verse out of the park).

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