GRRRL PRTY - Nightwatch

This will always and forever be one of my favorite tracks. Individually they are all so talented but when they come together it's an epic explosion of noise for your brain space. 

K.Flay - Black Wave

New K.Flay....yaaass$sss

6LACK - Worst Luck

I'm really digging this entire album, FREE 6LACK by 6LACK but if I was forced to pick one track it would have to be Worst Luck...I think 

Sims - Scope Or Claw

Scope Or Claw will forever be one of my favorite songs. This whole album (Field Notes) hasn't been talked about enough...this shit is timeless and I'll continue to share it whenever I get the chance to do so. Do yourself a favor and buy the album here.

Lizzo - Good As Hell

Just when I think that I couldn't possibly love Lizzo anymore than I already do...this happens...

Prof - Gasoline

"All these bad ideas have me so inspired..."

The Weeknd - Wicked Games

In a throw it back type of mood today. The Weeknd's House Of Balloons mixtape will forever be in rotation at my house.

Lizzo and Caroline Smith - Let 'Em Say

Today's mood. Also, shout out to Broad City for reminding me how much I adore this jam. You can download the song here!

Sadistik - You Dead

This beat has me feeling real reckless at 4:00 am. This track, You Dead ft. Nacho Picasso & Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire is off of Sadistik's most recent EP, "Salo Sessions." You can download the EP here here!

Aesop Rock - Rings

I am insanely excited about Aesop Rock's new single, Rings. Also, this video might be one of my favorite things I have ever laid my eyes on...such a unique and artistic concept. I am very much looking forward to the release of his new album "The Impossible Kid." The album will be released on April 29th, 2016. You can preorder the album here!

Astronautalis - Sike!

...well, Astronautalis pulled a Beyonce and surprised us with a majestic grip of new thangs. Yaas$s. Astronautalis dropped the Sike! EP, as well as a new video, and an upcoming tour schedule. For more information click this---> [astronautalis.com]. And if you're lucky enough to have him grace your space/state on a future tour date, I recommend you check that shit out...you can thank me later.

You can download and stream the EP here:

iTunes

Spotify

Soundcloud

Mr. Lif - Because They Made It That Way

This song, along with a few others, is responsible for sparking my initial interest in hip-hop. It opened up a whole new world for me and made me realize that there was tons of amazing music out there...I just had to be open to it and/or willing to find it on my own. Now let me take you on a trip down memory lane...I put this song on the first cd I ever burned. I listened to it on my walkman everyday on the bus ride home from school. Don't judge me, but I miss spending time building epic playlists to burn onto CDs. I get it, we can just make digital playlist now, but nothing compares to the process of burning the perfect cd and decoratively labeling it. There was a whole science to it.

Miguel - Simplethings

Mood. Motto. Always. I'll never get tired of this song.

Gayngs - No Sweat

Shout out to my hairdresser for putting me onto this recently...kept me mellow as fxck when I was traveling during the holidays. Couldn't even hear any of the hundreds of children running around like wild animals in the airport or crying on the plane. Speaking of crying, you should also check out their track Cry. Shit is so mellow it's solid.

X Ambassadors - Low Life

Came across this the song the other day during a random shuffle session. Thank the god damn universe because I have been in dire need of some new tunes. So far I dig X Ambassadors' stuff, as well as this Jamie Commons dude. k byeeeeee

P.O.S. - Bush League Psyche-Out Stuff

In my opinion this is one of the best songs ever fucking written.

Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead (hip hop politics)

So, I'm posting this song for a few reasons. The first one being, that I was listening to my headphones while cleaning and this song shuffled through. I haven't heard it in a while and it took me back to awesome, younger memories of when this song was all over the place...however my current/older/more experienced self, started thinking about how my musical journey has lead me to a point where I don't fully agree with Nas' entire message here. I do agree with his point that the music that's constantly on the radio and on every DJ's playlist, is played out and usually lacks any real talent or unique quality. However, I don't agree that hip-hop is "dead"... (Bare with me here because this whole train of thought will start to turn into a giant run-on sentence, but if I stop to worry about punctuation and all of that shit...my point will lose its intended value.)

In this song, Nas is referring to hip-hop as being the type of music that you hear on a constant loop on the radio, in department stores, and every stereotypical "bar."(Ya know, that type of bar you never plan on going to but somehow end up there late night/early morning...those gathering holes that try to portray a "club vibe" but in reality it's just an overpriced bar with an awkward strobe light, that's always too crowded and severely lacking of any type of seating...the places you have to throw bows like a claustrophobic Moses parting the drunk sea in hopes of finding a slightly less occupied space just to have it Christopher Columbused by a space cadet in search of their cellphone or a conversation about their feelings.) Holy shit, I digress..those types of places are literally my nightmare.

Back to my point, what Nas is referring to as hip-hop here...I like to refer to it as Rap. Hip-hop is good music...it has an intelligent message and a captivating beat. Rap music is played out pop-hop (I don't know if that makes sense but I'm saying that it's "pop-ish" in the sense that it lacks substance. There aren't any meaningful lyrics, and the beat is probably chopped from the same sample as the four songs played before it on the radio loop.

At the time this song was made, hip-hop wasn't dead but it was close to being buried and forgotten. I think that Nas could have used this track as an opportunity to talk about something better...not to shine more light on the radio pop rap community. When you talk about something it gains more popularity..in this case, it just helped to further burry real hip-hop's image. Nas should have just ignored all of that annoying shit and stuck to his old school hip-hop roots. With this track, I feel like Nas was fxcking with rap-pop himself. A wise man, Murs once said, "I coulda done a Nas and scream hip-hop is dead, but I got up off my ass and did something instead" (Song: Can It Be). Just something to think about...highdeas are the realist.

Dead Prez - Mind Sex

Woodkid - Iron

I still think that this is the greatest/most creative music video ever created....I don't know how anyone could even attempt to step to this...

Atmosphere - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer 2

Currently, I am obsessed with this beat.