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In the hook of “Cannot Do,” the opener of his widely praised recent EP Boys Wear Pearls, $avvy hits the nail on the head: “If I was like you / And couldn’t be me / That is something / I cannot do.” His distinctive, laid-back style eradicates the boundaries between hip-hop and R&B — it might remind you a little of Snoop Dogg sometimes, but it’s very much $avvy’s own. It serves him extremely well as he navigates contemporary dating and sex with an easy grace that makes the whole thing feel like a dance.

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