What I'm Listening to This Week: Kevin Abstract, Bea Miller, and the Booksmart Soundtrack

True story: when I interviewed Ryan Phillippe in 2017, he recommended that I check out an up-and-coming hip-hop group called Brockhampton (and when Sebastian Valmont tells you to do something, you listen). I've loved them ever since, and when one of its founding members, Kevin Abstract, dropped his Jack Antonoff-produced solo album recently, I was completely in.

Arizona Baby is a dreamy, self-reflective project that will take you all of 32 minutes to listen to. The 22-year-old Texas native raps openly and fearlessly about love, life, and being gay, and I highly recommend lighting one up and laying your head back to his emotional and inspiring lyrics.

Standout track: "Crumble" — because I love a sad song with an upbeat hook.

Listen now on Spotify.