Retrieve → rerank funnel
Recommendationstop 10, audio-scored first
“stripped back, acoustic, intimate”
Directional steering, not a hard filter. Audio stays the heavier-weighted leg (α = 0.7), but because each leg is min-max-normalized within this batch before weighting, a strong text match can still reorder — even flip — the top rows. The text encoder is a deliberately weak signal; stronger LLM vibe-to-audio translation is a named v2 item. Badges show how far each track moved versus the plain run.
Birds & The Bees
Baby Keem
Strong audio similarity to HUMBLE. (0.869) and shared listener overlap on Last.fm connect Baby Keem's track sonically to the seed, though its vibe_text_similarity suggests it leans away from the stripped-back, acoustic feel you requested.
Listen on DeezerDNA.
Kendrick Lamar
The highest audio similarity of the entire list (0.93) makes DNA. the closest sonic match to HUMBLE. — unsurprising given it's from the same artist and era — though the low vibe_text_similarity signals it doesn't lean toward the intimate, acoustic vibe you described.
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21 Savage
Solid audio similarity (0.875) and Last.fm co-listening data link this to HUMBLE., suggesting fans of the seed regularly gravitate here; the vibe_text_similarity is modest, so it shares more sonic DNA with the seed than it does with the acoustic/intimate feel you asked for.
Listen on DeezerStir Fry
Migos
A high audio similarity (0.889) and Last.fm cultural overlap place this close to HUMBLE. sonically, though the low vibe_text_similarity indicates it sits far from the stripped-back, acoustic vibe you had in mind.
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Lil Uzi Vert
Among the stronger vibe_text_similarity scores here (0.372) alongside a decent audio similarity (0.831), suggesting it nudges slightly closer to the intimate feel you described compared to most other candidates, while still sharing sonic ground with the seed via Last.fm listeners.
Listen on DeezerThe Box
Roddy Ricch
Last.fm listener data and a solid audio similarity (0.858) tie this to HUMBLE.'s sonic world; the vibe_text_similarity is middling, so it's more of a cultural/sonic companion to the seed than a fit for an acoustic or intimate setting.
Listen on DeezerPlain Jane
A$AP Ferg
Backed by two cultural sources (Last.fm and ListenBrainz) and a strong audio similarity (0.878), Plain Jane has the broadest consensus as a companion to HUMBLE., though its low vibe_text_similarity means it doesn't particularly match the stripped-back vibe requested.
Listen on DeezerBounce Back
Big Sean
Agreement across Last.fm and ListenBrainz gives Bounce Back solid cultural grounding as a HUMBLE. companion; its audio similarity (0.843) is somewhat lower, and the vibe_text_similarity is modest, placing it squarely in the same rap lane without fitting the acoustic/intimate ask.
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DaBaby
Last.fm co-listening data and an audio similarity of 0.863 connect BOP to the seed's sonic profile, though the lowest vibe_text_similarity in the list (0.292) makes it a poor match for the stripped-back, intimate vibe you described.
Listen on DeezerMIDDLE CHILD
J. Cole
The lowest audio similarity here (0.811), partially offset by the second-highest vibe_text_similarity (0.359) — meaning MIDDLE CHILD drifts furthest from HUMBLE. sonically among these picks, but edges slightly closer to the reflective, less maximalist feel of your requested vibe.
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Snapshot provenance
- exported
- 2026-06-12 16:05:47 UTC
- git
- 13bf027
- model
- laion/larger_clap_music_and_speech+mean
- fusion
- α=0.7 · β=0.3 · N=75