Like the Miles Davis album from which it takes its name, this playlist doesn’t capture a specific sound so much as a set of possibilities, a juncture at which a variety of black American styles—hip-hop, jazz, funk, soul—can conjugate. Progressive but tied to tradition; felt but also considered; mellow but brimming with life: Here’s the sound of bright contemporary minds pointing the way forward. Our editors update these tracks regularly, so if you like something, add it to your library.