Navy Blue has long been an artist that when I hear a track of his, I stop for a brief moment and just recognize how dope he is. His music is a wave that I stay on all the way until it crashes into the shore. I usually am able to label somebody who is “hip hop” and somebody who is “rap” but with Navy Blue, I don’t even try to label him. He’s almost like a Jay Electronica to me… Somebody who moved me the first time I heard them and then will always have that special place in my Walkman anytime I see his name.
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Vince Staples
This is a story about how I first heard Vince Staples in the early 2010’s. From there I discovered who Larry Fisherman was. For those unaware, Larry Fisherman was one of Mac Miller’s aliases where he lived as a beatmaker meshing samples and live instrumentation into his work. Vince and Larry had collaborated on a mixtape called Stolen Youth in 2013 which was a project that I feel doesn’t get enough shine. Especially the track “Thought About You” which to me is a song is a forever classic.
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