Every week, Hype Monitor wades through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet. This week: a few choice picks from some buzzworthy acts on the Hype Machine.

The Band: Wale
The Buzz: DC rapper with nimble flow nips funk and go-go, proving brainy and fun aren't mutually exclusive.
Listen If: You used to go straight from debate meets to nightclub teen nights.
Key Track: "D.C. Gorillaz," with it's wise-ass chorus, "You ain't got a chance, if you ain't got a dance." Wale's Seinfeld-sampling Mixtape About Nothing is available for free at elitaste.com.

The Band: A-Trak
The Buzz: Kanye's touring DJ nets a Nike mixtape and a tiny sliver of the spotlight.
Listen If: You fully believe in the ability of synthesizers to be funky.
Key Track: "Say Whoa," which is that "Oh Yeah" song from Ferris Bueller updated for the 21st Century.

The Band: Seun Kuti
The Buzz: Son of Afrobeat great carries on father's legacy, band, sound.
Listen If: Two drums are two too few, and you often fantasize about creating a James Brown marching band.
Key Track: "Mosquito Song," where scurrying percussion and hazy brass wrestle for supremacy against a busy, bobbing bassline.