I stumbled across Latif a few years ago when he came up on Pandora. In the meantime, he’s become a Grammy-nominated songwriter & a winner of Teen People’s “Who’s Next” award. Oh yea, did I mention he’s from Philadelphia? If you’ve never heard him sing…think Trey Songz + Lloyd after a songwriting lesson from Frank Ocean….injected with soul.
I respect his journey to illuminate, elucidate upon and expand Philadelphia’s cultural significance. I’ve been saying that Philadelphia has been lacking a strong musical/cultural foundation for a long time and anyone who’s trying to restore us to our rightful place is more than okay in my book. This project is definitely worth some space in your iTunes.
I’ve been listening to Cyhi since “Royal Flush”. I know that doesn’t make me an expert, but it gives me enough experience to know that “Open Letter” isn’t his finest lyrical work. He’s given us some lyrical gems in the past and I expect nothing less than that at all times. I’m sure he’ll come out with something amazing an a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy the video.
Btw, if you don’t already have them…
I have fond memories of listening to the original “Party & Bullsh*t” whilst riding around in the summertime with the windows down….five guys in a car living life, hands out the window pretending to be overweight BK natives. I never thought it would be a pop song. Hmmm… Do you think Biggie would approve of this usage of his classic?
01 – The Ignorant
02 – Show Must Go On
03 – Hitman For Hire
04 – The Pay Back
05 – No Hook
06 – What Up
07 – Break Beat Free Style
08 – I Go Off
09 – B Boy Stance
10 – Analyze The Situation
11 – Mack Bitch
12 – Ready For War
13 – The Demons
14 – Oceans 7
15 – Industry
16 – Rush
17 – Children Are The Future
Just in time for 420.
01 – 1st We Blaze It Up
02 – Stoner’s Anthem
03 – Show You How a Gangsta Do
04 – Make It Hot (feat. Snoop Dogg)
05 – Breathe It In
06 – It’s Gettin’ Harder (Interlude)
07 – Weekend Lovers
08 – Need It In My Life
09 – Really Wanna Be with You
10 – Can You Take Me
I’m not a DJ, but this is what happens when I let my iTunes play on shuffle and then start dragging and dropping. There are some oldies, some newer songs, some fast, some slower, but all good.
Tracklist:
Music- Eric Roberson
Higher- Jhene Aiko
Pusherman-Curtis Mayfield
Got To Give It Up (extended version) -Marvin Gaye
Sing A Song-Earth, Wind & Fire
Flash Light-George Clinton
Cocaine-Robin Thicke
Girlfriend-Pj Morton
Keep It Flowin-The Isley Brothers ft Mr Biggs
Pantyhose-Jesse Boykins III
On & On-Erykah Badu
As-Stevie Wonder
If Kanye and Jayz thought they were badass for making millions of hip hop heads listen to three minutes of silence and not skip the song, Miguel is at least a serial jaywalker for giving us a three song mixtape. If you’re looking for something to turn on a rock out all night to, this won’t cut it, but if you need something fly to get dressed to..check this out.
I bumped Ace Hood’s first album like most of my Penn State peers. Then I let his second one sit around when I wasn’t trying to hustle hard or my girlfriend wasn’t screaming the lyrics to “Body To Body”. Now I guess it’s time to listen again. Ace is back and he hasn’t lost a step.
Mickey Factz “Mickey MauSe” Mixtape
1. “Memoirs of Entry I”
2. “Union Square”
3. “Hulk Hogan & Crack”
4. “Chalk”
5. “Dreams of Money”
6. “The Factory”
7. “Memoirs of Entry II”
8. “Crowded”
9. “Heart 10. “3rd 3y3”
11. “Memoirs of Entry III”
12. “Memorabilia”
13. “Mickey MauSe”
14. “Taking Pictures of Girls Naked”
15. “The Art of Death”
16. “A.I.D.S”
17. “Memoirs of Entry IV”
18. “The Arts (Avant Garde)”
YG ft DJ Mustard “4 Hunnid Degreez” mixtape
Mac Miller – Macadelic Track List
01 Love Me As I Have Loved You (prod. Ritz Reynolds)
02 Desperado (prod. ID Labs)
03 Loud (prod. ID Labs)
04 Thoughts From A Balcony (prod. Sap)
05 Aliens Fighting Robots f. Sir Michael Rocks (prod. Brandun Deshay)
06 Vitamins (prod. ID Labs)
07 Fight The Feeling f. Kendrick Lamar & Iman Omari (prod. Iman Omari)
08 Lucky Ass Bitch f. Juicy J (prod. Lex Luger)
09 The Mourning After (prod. Two Fresh)
10 1 Threw 8 (prod. Black Diamond)
11 Ignorant f. Cam’ron (prod. Cardo)
12 The Question f. Lil Wayne (prod. Wally West & ID Labs)
13 Angels (When She Shuts Her Eyes) (prod. Clams Casino)
14 Sunlight f. Iman Omari (prod. Teddy Roxpin)
15 Clarity (prod. ID Labs & Ritz Reynolds)
16 America f. Casey Veggies & Joey Bada$$ (prod. Hannibal King)
17 Fuck ‘Em All (prod. ID Labs)
I love listening to live versions of my favorite artists’ songs. Growing up in Philly playing music, I had no choice but to love all things Roots. I love this live version of “Essaywhuman”. From the chordal dissonance to ?uest’s perpetual pocket, this version is definitely worth a listen or hundred.
