The Toronto Hood Pop artist Ekelle turns self-worth into a sleek, dance-ready reset with help from producer Audio Gibbs. Ekelle does not tiptoe out of a bad situation on "(Turn Me) Loose". She throws on confidence, checks the mirror, and makes the exit feel like a party that started without the person who failed to value her. The Toronto rapper, singer, and songwriter has built her...

LoDeck & The Golden Godz have offered up "Viscera Cera", a new video single plucked from their album "Dinner at Dorsia", and I have spent the afternoon letting its bruised nostalgia entirely reconfigure my mood. https://open.spotify.com/track/5BkXL2bOstPvHXJfd1cPAu?si=e49710028f0f4c72 You hear a lot of artists attempt to bottle the underground magic of golden-era NYC hip-hop, but usually, you only get the sediment. Here, you get the actual marrow. The...