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Druggy, raw, slick and surreal, Future’s singular sound helped to redefine 2010s street rap as something strange and almost avant-garde. Imagine trap as modern psychedelia, though still naggingly melodic. Future has a way of bending his voice into soulful, often sad shapes that are half-rapped and half-sung—epitomised by his 2017 blockbuster “Mask Off”. His unwavering self-assurance continues to define his work as he settles into middle age. Rather than mellowing with the years, he remains outspoken and unapologetic about his rock-star lifestyle and chemical excesses, as heard on 2022’s “WAIT FOR YOU” alongside Drake and Tems, and 2024’s addled “Like That” with Kendrick Lamar and Metro Boomin. Showing unusual staying power across the shifting sands of smaller trends and wider eras alike, Future has lost none of his heavyweight status in the years since his groggy, grandiose breakthrough—whether he’s casually dropping labyrinthine mixtapes or commanding superstar cameos.

Kali Uchis didn’t make things easy on herself, marketing-wise. Was she a lovelorn soul-jazz singer in the vein of Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse? Sometimes. Was she a Latin crossover artist pulling on Colombian roots? OK, yeah. You could probably break it all down if you wanted. But the joy of Uchis’ music is how effortlessly she pulls her interests together, mapping space in a way that feels progressive but laidback and agenda-free. Turned up, chill, heartbroken and funny, with flashes of politics gendered, racial and class-oriented—you get the sense that Uchis does what she feels, and feels what she does, backing into pop stardom casually and on her own terms. Congratulations to the mainstream for catching up. Mixing solo tracks with guest spots and collaborations, here’s a playlist highlighting Uchis at her genre-blurring best.