Aural pleasure is sensing your emotions ignore restraint and melt into a chord. It’s hearing an Einstein sixteen and feeling your brow wrinkle like a three-hour soak. It’s a verse that tempts your tears or woos your hips. The rhythms we want when tonguing a crush, pulling a friend’s palm to the dance floor, warming heartache, trashing a sour love, throwing a middle finger to the world … embracing the world. It’s good fucking music, literally and sentimentally.

Peep Honey’s weekly three-track play list and start lusting hard. After all, who can resist great aural?

Diddy ft. Dawn Richard — “Hair Down”
Some years back we wouldn’t have bet in favor of Dawn surviving the curse of broken girl groups, but ultimately that ardent, angelic voice floated above the rest.
Listen while … dollin’ up for a date

Skillz — “2009 Rundown”
We may only care about this VA rapper once a year, but once a year is a huge accomplishment to some.
Listen while … procrastinating on your 2010 resolution.

Missy Elliott ft. Lil Wayne — “All 4 U”
Sounds like a super rough copy, but seems like Missy’s found her bottle of never-ending hit fluids. Let’s just hope a solidd album follows with that.
Listen while … starting a misdemeanor marathon.

Drake — “It’s Been A Pleasure”
Aubrey blesses the internet streets with a track that’s both regal and retrospective.
Listen while … wondering if Drizzy will live up to the hype for the new year.

Tayma Loren ft. The-Dream — “Tipsy”
As much as we wish we could say, Terius makes dreams comes true, (we miss you Electrik Red) there’s also a chance he jinxes them. For this Detroit chick we hope it’s not the latter.
Listen while … pouring out a lil liquor.