Every week, AskMen highlights the rad, the bad and the straight-up sad in music. Thisweek: Diplo gets psychedelic, Lana Del Rey gets sultry for H&M and Kanye’sCruel Summer is officially here.-->Download This

"About That Life" by Diplo feat. Jahan Lennon Diplo takes thehip-hop phrase du jour, “about that life,” and flips it into an unexpectedlychill, psychedelic number. Groovy, man.
"Blue Velvet" by Lana Del Rey Lana Del Reycovers the 1950s standard for her fall partnership with H&M. How do you think thepouty siren's rendition stacks up to Bobby Vinton’s classic?"NewGod Flow" by Kanye West feat. Pusha T and Ghostface KillahThis track leaked earlier, but theofficial Cruel Summer album version features an amazing verse from GhostfaceKillah. We’d be just fine with Tony Sparks joining G.O.O.D. Music."Where Were You" by Drake feat. Dawn RichardThis synth-y explosion ofnostalgic love came from out of nowhere. Drake and former Making The Band/Diddyfly girl Dawn Richard apparently recorded this Boi-1da-helmed track ages ago, which justsurfaced. Colin Munroe put his own spin on it later, but we prefer the original. “Pyramids” by Frank Ocean feat. John Mayer (live onSaturday Night Live)FrankOcean performed one of our favorite songs of the year, “Pyramids,” onSaturday Night Live this past week. Frank was joined by JohnMayer on the guitar, but was a little distracted by the video games on set. Continue Reading

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