A$AP Rocky: "Everyday" [feat. Rod Stewart, Mark Ronson & Miguel]

About that byline: it's pretty clear that Rod Stewart is only present via an old 70's sample, but Mark Ronson and Miguel definitely make their contributions felt (and would Rod Stewart really be any kind of coup collaboration in 2015 anyway?). I'm usually not a big fan of "ballad rap", ie mixing rhymes with weepy R&B vocals, but only because they're rarely done this well. Nothing about this song comes off as overwrought, just introspective and mellow.

Schoolboy Q: "Hands on the Wheel" [feat. A$AP Rocky]

Bi-coastal, y'all!  Schoolboy Q (Los Angeles) and A$AP Rocky (Harlem) collaborate on this latest from Q's soon-to-be breakthrough album Habits & Contradictions.  I'm still feeling out whether I consider A$AP Rocky to be overrated or not but there's no question in my mind that Q has been slept on so far.  The album should change that: co-signs from Rocky, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock underscoring Q's own immaculate flow... this ought to be up there with the best releases of 2012 at the end of the year based on what we've heard so far.