This weekâs episode of OVO Sound Radio got off to a great start.
On Saturday night, host Oliver El-Khatib opened the 44th show with the latest EP by John McSwain, a.k.a. Vacations. The five-track project is titled More Love and is made up entirely of Sade and Drake mashups. We already know Drizzy, a well-known Sade stan, would approve of these masterpieces.Â
Things started out with âLoverâs Smoke,â which mixes the rapperâs âFree Smokeâ More Life track with the singerâs âLovers Rock.â It was followed by âGylaskinâ (a mashup of âGyalchesterâ and âSkinâ), âGet It Together, Give It Upâ (self explanatory), âCanât Cherish Everythingâ (âCanât Have Everythingâ and âCherish the Dayâ), and âNever Thought I'd See the Passionfruitâ (âPassionfruitâ and âI Never Thought I'd See The Dayâ).
You can download More Lovehere or stream it below.
Vacations is a Brooklyn-based DJ/director/editor whose known for his easy-listening mixes, which include everyone from Jeremih, Sango, J Dilla, and, of course, Sade. He also DJs the regular Sade Night at Kinfolk.
âI wasnât really into much R&B back then, most of it was just too cheesy for me, but I always liked Sade. I grew up with my parents listening to lots of Gloria Estefan and Sade and I always appreciated both but didnât think too much of them at the time,â he explained in an All Day Every Day interview. âBut when âLovers Rockâ came out I was consumed, and it brought back all kinds of memories for me. Sade has always had this mystique, this all-powerful cool. I think the musicâs held up unbelievably well over the years, and itâs no wonder she has such a cult following.â