Rihanna’s eighth studio album is due out later this year, but in the meantime enjoy this crazy remix.

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This track flew under RESPECT.‘s radar, but thankfully the internet never forgets. Produced by Grandtheft and Christian Rich, “Deep” is an aqueous song that submerges the listener in a torrent of bass, hi-hats and warped vocals. Trap songs may be saturating the web right now, but when executed with such finesse , we can remember that trap’s rise to prominence wasn’t perchance; there really is something inherently engaging to the genre [when done right] . Watch the White Buffalo and Christian Rich-directed video below or purchase/stream the track here.

Afterthought: Wouldn’t it be interesting to hear Azealia Banks on this beat? She’s not doing the seapunk thing that much anymore, but it’s nice to speculate.

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DJ Skratch Bastid and Grandtheft have given us another track to add to our summer twerk playlists. Their new remix of Jay Z‘s “Somewhere in America” uses a sped-up version of the Hit-Boy beat with a new bassline and samples from other classic booty poppin, twerk- themed jams. As the song says, “All the Miley Cyrus‘ around the world, this shit’s for you!” But even if you’re not a Miley Cyrus fan, this song is definitely a must have for any summer rump shaking session.

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