Keithan Samuels

Rated R&B is bringing you the most essential releases this week. From the traditional R&B that purists love to the boundary-pushing sounds of the alt-R&B scene, this new music roundup keeps its pulse on the essence of R&B. Dive into it below. The-Dream, Usher – “Tampa” Jacquees, Juvenile – “Lick Back” Jacquees travels to New Orleans on his Bounce-inspired single “Lick Back,” featuring Juvenile.

Eric Benét isn’t shy about using his platform to challenge the political system. Check his Instagram or TikTok, and you’re bound to see him calling out everything from the Trump administration’s corruption to the lack of transparency surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files. In his powerful new single “Who’s Gonna Save Us?” produced by Camper, Benét turns a rhetorical question into a call to action.

Love has Dave Hollister on lock in his new single “Voodoo Magic,” out via Death Row Records/gamma. Produced by Snoop Dogg and Soopafly, “Voodoo Magic” captures love’s powerful magnetic pull and how it sometimes keeps us coming back even when we want to break away. He sings: “Every time I wanna leave, your love pulls me back in / Is it voodoo or magic? / Girl what is this?