This one’s all about contrast. There’s a heavenly cloud of skittering hi-hats and Clams Casino-esque haze suspended above cavernous bass from producer of the year evilgiane, and some of Maxo’s smuttiest bars pitched against a swooning, deeply emotive Imogen Heap sample.⁠ ⁠ On “Bang The Bus,” the Houston emcee floats along on a cloud, sending down perfect little non-sequiturs with a wide grin: “Doja pack, stash it in her pussy, call it Doja Cat.” Dreamy and horny rarely sound this good together.⁠ ⁠ See our full Best Songs of 2024 list at the link in bio, or head to TheFADER.com.⁠ ⁠ #MaxoKream⁠