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2015, 31 days of good, 35mmbeats, best of 2015, music

(31) Days of Good//12.12.15

December 12, 2015 Bfay Leave a comment

If I was a professional athlete this would be my hype music. The aggression of this song sounds like Yeezus meets grime…I’m very curious to see what SWISH will sound like.

♩ Kanye West ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney – All Day [single]

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I cannot get enough of this song…aside from Adele’s “Hello”, this has to be the most covered/talked about song of the year…this version is so good that I like it much better than the original.

♩ Erykah Badu – HOTLINE BLING BUT U CAINT USE MY PHONE MIX [from BUT U CAINT USE MY PHONE]

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It only makes sense that a smooth British band signed to Dr. Dre’s label would collaborate with some hip hop artists.

♩ Glass Animals &Joey Bada$$ – Lose Control [single]

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One of the only rappers today still doing 90s style gansta rap, and it doesn’t sound dated from Mr. Gibbs. This guy can rap, and he could have gone the major label route but chose to keep things small and do things his way…which I love

♩ Freddie Gibbs – 10 Times (ft. Gucci Mane & E-40) [from Shadow of a Doubt]

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2015, 31 days of good, 35mmbeats, best of 2015, music

(31) Days of Good//12.9.15

December 9, 2015 Bfay Leave a comment

Song of the summer (‘15) right here, love the homage to MJ. Almost sounds like ’83 Quincy Jones was in the studio. (bren)

♩ The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face [from Beauty Behind The Madness]

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I am still continually listening to Disclosure’s debut album Settle, but the brothers from across the pond didn’t fall into the sophomore slump with Caracal at all. This record is a more straightforward pop/dance record compared to the soulful house music we all came to know and love but I love it. Miguel is one of the better artists working in R&B today and he lends his voice to this moody dance track. With big collaborators like Sam Smith, Lorde, and The Weeknd,this track might get overlooked but it might be my personal fave from the album.

♩ Disclosure ft. Miguel – Good Intentions [from Caracal]

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Fresh off his new Age of Transparency album, the follow up to his spectacular 2013 album Anxiety. “Panic Room” is an intense soul song with the same abstract production that we have come to know from Arthur Ashin. The Brooklyn producer also shares an incredibly awkward yet hilarious video for “Panic Room”.

♩ Autre Ne Veut – Panic Room [from Age of Transparency]

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My favorite song right now…with my favorite female vocalist and a rad producer. Also check out the Chet Faker cover of “No Diggity” if you haven’t already

♩ Chet Faker ft. Banks – 1998 [single]

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2014, 31 days of good, best of 2014, music, Uncategorized

(31) Days of Good//12.18.14

December 18, 2014 Bfay 2 Comments

His sophomore album may be closer to a release than expected and if the first few tracks are any indication, Kendrick will be holding onto his throne as hip hop’s new king.

♩ Kendrick Lamar – i [single]

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I hope these two never stop making music. Some producers and MCs just click…similar to the vibes that Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar have, Freddie and Madlib keep old school gangster vibes going on Pinata. I love the sample on this track too (Thuggin is also on this record but that song has been out forever)

♩ Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Shame (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid0 [from Piñata] (via soundcloud)

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The T.D.E. crew continues to impress with every release. Obviously King Kendrick is still killing it with his various features and collabs with Flying Lotus, but his labelmates do not disappoint either. Schoolboy Q’s debut full length had features from fellow T.D.E. cohorts Jay Rock and Kendrick and other big names in hip hop like 2 Chainz and Tyler, The Creator.

♩ Schoolboy Q – Man of the Year [from Oxymoron] (via soundcloud)

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I love when it’s obvious that rappers have beat envy. 0-100 was one of those tracks that every rapper wanted when they heard it because everyone soon released their own freestyles or remixes over that beat. Say what you want about Drake, but he can rap (sometimes) and he always gets dope production.

♩ Drake – 0 to 100 / The Catch Up [single] (via soundcloud)

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2014, 31 days of good, best of 2014

(31) Days of Good//12.11.14

December 11, 2014 Bfay Leave a comment

I do a radio show once a month and I was playing a bunch of recent music I was stuck on and had to play this song…the only problem is that she drops like 5 f-bombs, but I was determined. I imported the track and edited the song myself just so I could play it. Granted it was a crude radio edit, but I was able to play it. (also has an awesome video)

♩ FKA Twigs – Two Weeks [from LP1]

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Jay Z actually rapped on this song…like when he used to talk about selling drugs.

♩ Rick Ross – The Devil is a Lie (feat. Jay Z) [from Mastermind]

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“With his rhymes just cruising effortlessly over the beat, this slick verse from Gibbs gives this ultra smooth remix its necessary street flavor while still retaining that nostalgic ’90s R&B vibe.” (via Jonathan Viray, Hypebeast)

♩ JMSN – Street Sweeper (Remix feat. Freddie Gibbs) [Single]

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Easily one of my favorite tracks of the year and the entire is album is solid, which is hard to say these days. Her voice is brooding and the production is almost cinematic.

♩ Banks – Warm Water (Snakehips Remix) [Single]

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2012, 31 days of good, music

(31) Days of Good: 12.19.12

December 19, 2012 Bfay Leave a comment

Part of the TDE crew of LA rappers including Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul continues in the ways of socially conscience rappers like Mos Def. Be sure to check out his side project Black Hippy with his TDE label mates, and frequent collaborations with the likes of A$AP Rocky and Childish Gambino.

♩Ab-Soul – Illuminate (feat. Kendrick Lamar) [from Control System]

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Life Is Good is Nas’ best album in some time featuring guest stars ranging from Rick Ross to Mary J. Blige. “A Queen’s Story” sounds as big as a film score with a string heavy beat under stories from the street.

♩Nas – A Queen’s Story [from Life Is Good]

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El-P produced Killer Mike’s entire 2012 release R.A.P. Music, mixing the MC’s southern styling alongside El-P’s experimental production. This does not sound like Top 40 Hip-Hop and that is why we love it.

♩Killer Mike – Big Beast (feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble) [from R.A.P. Music]

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Mixing house music and Hip-Hop, Banks has become arguably the best in a group of new female rappers to burst onto the scene in the past couple years. Banks is the real deal and could hold ground with any of her Harlem cohorts. She has been a muse of fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld and is currently in London working with Florence and The Machine producer, Paul Epworth.

♩Azealia Banks – 1991 (feat. Lazy Jay) [from 1991 EP]
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