Summer is here…. Grab your keys to that lowrider and let’s cruise through town together with the new playlist. Nothing but sunny Cali vibes here. Summer BBQ good weather type waves.
Read moreCLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYLIST
My buddy Tony recently asked me if I had a Spotify playlist full of Classical Music. I didn’t and I felt like I was letting him down being his main music plug. So this morning I put my Classical Music playlist together. All mellow calming piano type of vibes. But before we get to the playlist I need to chat with you about something…
Read moreTOO $HORT - GREATEST HITS
San Diego snapback looking dope on Short Dog
These are my favorite songs from the Bay Area legend, Too Short. Too $hort was at the forefront of the 80’s rap and hip hop movement and deserves his respect.
Read moreFREDDIE GIBBS & THE ALCHEMIST
Any day you get a surprise album with Alchemist beats and Freddie Gibbs rhymes is a good day. Sprinkle in some Griselda features from Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine and I’m a happy man. But oh wait… We got Rick Ross and Tyler, The Creator on here too? Okay…. I see what’s going on here. Trying to take the game over with this and I’m here for all of it. I love Gangsta Gibbs’ work with Madlib on that jazzy hip hop tip but sometimes I need my music to be a bit more gully and ALC will bring you that fire on the production.
Read moreGRISELDA RECORDS - THE WRESTLING MIXTAPE
This is for fans of NY grimy razor-under-the-tongue rap and also for fans of wrestling whether it be WWF, WWE, WCW, ECW, or AEW. Griselda Records whole crew includes Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, El Camino, and of course, their in-house producer Daringer. They work closely with Alchemist out on the West Coast and kick a lot of wrestling bars over some gritty 90’s type beats.
Read moreCLASSIC FUNK SOUL JAZZ PLAYLIST
Do you ever have racing thoughts taking over your mind? I sure do! If you’ve read any of my stories you probably know by now that I love beats and instrumentals to calm my mind.
Read moreERYKAH BADU - GREATEST HITS
The Erykah Badu and Jill Scott IG live battle has me going back through both of their catalogs. I made a Badu playlist years ago so I thought this was a good time to revisit that one. If you want more background on Erykah please head over to the SONGS tab on my site to read a bit more. This post here is simply providing you easy access to my Erykah Badu Spotify playlist.
Read moreMOTHER'S DAY - A RAP & HIP HOP PLAYLIST FOR MOM
To celebrate Mother’s Day this year, I wanted put a full Spotify playlist together of all of my favorite rap and hip songs about mom. This playlist will forever live in my music library and I can pull it out each May for Mother’s Day. I think I captured all of the top mom hits but if I missed some please drop them in the comments!
Read moreBEATS TO CREATE TO
Do you write raps? Are you an emcee? Do you freestyle? Are you just a fan of beats and instrumentals for working, relaxing, gaming, and studying? Well this is for all of you. Covers all types of beats... Now go get your study on…. Go get your work on…. Play some video games…. Draw a little bit….
Relax! I got your eardrums covered with beats and instrumentals for the next hour or so….
Read moreJAZZ RAP AND CHILL HIP HOP PLAYLIST
When Sunday comes I know it’s still the weekend but also know I need to slow things down to prepare myself for the work week. I usually kick things off with a nice cup of coffee and clean up the living room from the night before. Nothing crazy… Just folding up some blankets and straightening up a bit. I might also get some ironing in which to me is one of the more mindful chores I have in my arsenal. I surprisingly love ironing! In the kitchen I put all of the dishes away and start to think about what I’m going to make for breakfast. But breakfast will have to wait as I like to let my wife sleep in. Once I know she’s getting ready to get up, I will start the breakfast process and get some tunes going on the Sonos speaker.
Read more1998 RAP MIXTAPE
n 1998 I thought I had it made. I was a senior in high school and drove a red 1991 Volkswagen Fox with a 6 disc CD changer in the trunk. I had a case logic full of CD’s to sift through so I could pick out my music for the day. I had Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine stickers on my car just to let people know what vibe I was on. But inside of the whip don’t get it twisted! Rap and Hip Hop was getting bumped out of that detachable face radio in my dashboard and my mids and tweeters throughout the car made sure my music was bumpin’ out the speakers no matter where you were seated.
Read moreLOFI HIP HOP BEATS TO QUARANTINE TO
Part of my daily routine is cleaning up the kitchen and straightening up our living room while my coffee brews. This whole time I’m doing my chores you can find me listening to lofi hip hop instrumentals as I get ready for my day. You know the old saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away?” Well, mine is more like, “lofi beats everyday keep the therapist away!”
Read moreKALI UCHIS - TO FEEL ALIVE
Now I was officially a Kali Uchis fan and was ready to listen to any song she dropped or any feature she had. That’s how I roll with artists… If you catch me at first listen and you deliver on an album I become a hypebeast for you. I start sharing songs to homies… I started putting you on playlists… I check to see when you are touring. I start researching your background to find out where you’re from and what possibly inspired you. I support you 100% because I love good music and feel others need to hear your music too. When musicians go all in on their craft they need support. If they are dope and they don’t get the support they might give up and the world will forever miss out on their potential talent.
Read moreCLASSIC R&B AND SOUL MUSIC PLAYLIST
It is now early on Sunday morning and I seriously need to mellow out and set the tone for a chill day. When I need to slow down the pace I like throwing on some old 70’s soul music while I do my chores around the apartment. My wife loves some good 70’s R&B as well so we can throw music on the Sonos speakers around the house and vibe out.
Read moreMODERN JAZZ & FUNK BEATS PLAYLIST
Yussef Kamaal
Around a year ago on a Spotify rabbit hole adventure I came across an album by a group named Yussef Kamaal. The artwork on the cover of the album didn’t tell me anything about the band but the drummer told me all that I needed to know. The first song I heard from Yussef Kamaal was called Remembrance and it’s from their brilliant album called Black Focus. I didn’t go into my usual research self that morning because I didn’t want to leave the music. This album was beautiful. I didn’t know if it was new or old and it really didn’t matter because I loved it. I do like a lot of older jazz but hadn’t listened to too many modern jazz artists outside of BADBADNOTGOOD and Kamasi Washington. After listening to the Black Focus album for a good week straight I decided I needed to find out what this group was all about.
Read moreRZA VS. DJ PREMIER PLAYLIST
RZA Vs. DJ Premier... Who takes the beat battle? I thought it was a good time to go deep into their production over the years. They are two of my favorite producers and were behind some of my favorite hip hop songs and albums of all time. Peep the Spotify playlist I made between the 2 legends. For fans of golden era hip hop, Wu Tang, and Gang Starr.
Read moreJAZZY HIP HOP BEATS FOR WORK
Shout out to Hardihood Cowork for always supporting the movement!
When I’m working thee ole 9-5 I need to have some music in my headphones that won’t distract me. If I have music with any lyrics it becomes a major distraction so I like to have beats and instrumentals in my earbuds while I grind at the office or while I work from home. I also like starting my day with some beats while I sip on my coffee and make some avocado toast as I think it’s a good way to spend my morning to ensure a great day.
Read moreTHE HOMIE TAPE
I have surrounded myself with a lot of people who are really into music. And music has been a bond with friends that even if we haven’t talked in years, we can bounce right back by sending each other a new song. Some of these friends are ones that I haven’t seen in over 15 years. But we remain connected as there’s always some good songs waiting to be heard. There is nothing that makes me happier than an out-of-nowhere text from a homie with only a Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud, or YouTube link to a song.
Read moreORIGINAL RAP SAMPLES
I wanted to create a playlist that contained the original samples of all of the hip hop and rap songs that I love. This is a playlist that will always keep building because I am always digging in the digital crates for the originals. These samples turned me on to many Soul, Funk, R&B, Jazz, Soft Rock, and Classic Rock songs from the ‘60’s, 70’s, and 80’s.
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