Music / PlaylistThe only tracks you need to hear this weekNew tracks by GAIKA, J Hus, FaltyDL and Rosie Lowe feature in our roundup of the week’s best musicShareLink copied ✔️August 5, 2016MusicPlaylistTextSelim BulutIllustrationMax Rawlins This week, UK vocalist/producer/rapper GAIKA celebrated signing to Warp with an explosive new track, “3D”. It’s a banger, but it comes as part of an unusually banger-heavy week that saw East London rapper J Hus return with his first track in seven months (the triple AAA-rated belter “Playing Sports”), Swet Shop Boys (the duo of British-Pakistani actor/MC Riz Ahmed and Indian-American former Das Racist rapper Heems) release the powerful “T5”, and West Coast rappers Cam & China make their second playlist appearance in as many weeks (last week they featured on Rushmore’s “Grindin’ All Day”). Listen to the playlist below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORETOMORA are the dance-pop superduo out to ‘connect unexpected people’If Geese are a psy-op, so is everything else Nike Nike’s ‘wild card’ Team Kits are already in actionA deep dive into the fan-led SOPHIE archive projectThe secret history of Black British musicSilvana Estrada: ‘Bad Bunny is my hero, but Latin America is a continent’ The ultimate guide to music festivals in 2026Stop calling Justin Bieber’s Coachella set ‘lazy’Xaviersobased’s online obsessions: NBA 2K, skate videos and NickelodeonQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsThe rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracksSwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-setEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy