Pinata

Here's another playlist I've been sitting on for a while. It's Freddie Gibbs inspired, mainly the album with Madlib called Pinata. If you haven't heard that gem yet, give it a listen. It won't disappoint. 
"Ride the Harley into the Sunset..."

1)Easy Rider- Action Bronson

2)Who Do You Love?- YG Feat. Drake

3)Multiply- ASAP Rocky

4)High- Freddie Gibbs and Madlib Ft. Danny Bronw

5)My Nigga (Remix)- YG Ft. Lil Wayne, Rich Homie Quan, Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj

6)Deeper- Freddie Gibbs and Madlib

7)Studio- Schoolboy Q

8)Hella Hoes- ASAP Mob

9)Shame- Freddie Gibbs and Madlib

10)Left right- YG

11)BFK- Freddie Gibbs

12)Los Awesome- Schoolboy Q Ft. Jay Rock

13)Move That Dope- Future Ft. Pharrell Williams, Pusha T

14)Hoover Street- Schoolboy Q

15)Xscape- ASAP Mob

16)God Sent/Hunger- Slum Village

17)Thuggin'- Freddie Gibbs and Madlib

18)Forever- Slum Village

19)Carry On- Stakik Selektah Ft. Joey Bada$$ and Freddie Gibbs

20) Break the Bank- Schoolboy Q

21) Survival Tactics- Joey Bada$$ and Capital Steez

22)Reppin'- Slum Village

23)Big Dusty- Joey Bada$$

24) Herb Shuttles- The Underachievers

25) KK- Wiz Khalifa Ft. Project Pat and Juicy J

26) Scholarship- Juicy J Ft. ASAP Rocky

27)I Just Wanna Party- YG Ft. Schoolboy Q

The Golden Hour

Here's the November playlist. I know, it's been a while since I've posted, so as a treat, I have three playlists lined up. Enjoy, The Golden Hour:

1)The Anthem- Guru

2)It Ain't Hard to Tell- NAS

3)Christ Conscious- Joey Bada$$

4)Fakin' the Funk- Main Source

5)Where I'm From- Digable Planets

6)Doomsday- MF Doom

7)Pad and pen- ATCQ

8)Ego Trippin' Pt. 2- De La Soul

9)The Look of Love- Slum Village

10)Rosa Parks- Outkast

11)Represent- NAS

12)Real Hip Hop- Das EFX

13)Wrekonize- Smif-N-Wessun

14)Keep it Real- Jamal

15)Phenomenon- One And One

16)Livin' Proof- Group Home

17)Neva Faded- Lord of the Underground

18)Born 2 Live- O.C.

19)Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)- De La Soul

20)Otha Fish- The Pharcyde

21)Funky Child- Lords of the Underground

22)All Caps- Madvillian

23)Won't Do- J Dilla

Summertime Vibes

Here's July's playlist (late again) and it's perfectly filled with summertime jams and good old-school vibes.

1)Zambezi (Fools Gold Remix)- Tinashe

2)Meteorite (Q-Tip version)- Mariah Carey

3)Country Grammar- Nelly

4)As We Enter (Tinie Tempah Remix)- NAS and Damian Marley

5)California Love- 2 Pac Feat. Dr. Dre

6)Summertime- Kreayshawn Ft. V-Nasty

7)West Coast- Lana Del Rey

8)Back That Ass Up- Juvenile

9)It Wasn't Me- Shaggy

10)Ride Wit Me- Nelly Ft. St. Lunatics

11)Work It Out (Stint Remix)- Q-Tip

12)Female$ Welcomed- Trinidad James

13)I Wish- Skee-Lo

14) Light Your Ass On Fire- Busta Rhymes

15)My You- Joey Bada$$

16)That's Sexy- Q-Tip Feat. Andre 3000

17)A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"- De La Soul Feat. Q-Tip

The Format

Late like usual (except I had this prepared weeks ago), here is one of the June playlists. A Storm Brews is inspired by the intense spring thunderstorms and old school jams. Most of these go out to D-Star, the ultimate hip-hop appreciator. 

1)The Format- AZ

2)Ain't No Half Steppin'- Big Daddy Kane

3) Paid In Full- Eric B. and Rakim

4) The Reminisce Over You- Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth

5) Chief Rocka- Lords Of the Underground

6) I Used To Love HER- Common

7) Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)- Craig Mack Ft. The Notorious BIG, Mack, Rampage, LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes

8) They Want EFX- Das EFX

9) Drop- The Pharcyde

10) Hits From the Bong- Cypress Hill

11) Stakes is High- De La Soul

12) Worst Come to Worst- Dilated Peoples

13) The Most Beautiful Thing In This World- Keith Murray

14) Music- Erick Sermon Ft. Marvin Gaye

15) Da Joint- EPMD

16) Lyrics To Go- A Tribe Called Quest

17) The Choice Is Yours- Black Sheep

It's A Shame

And at long last, here is the playlist for April. Mainly soul or neo-soul, this playlist is all good vibes and heartache. It's the perfect mix to pump you up in the morning during your morning coffee or wind down to after a long day. Many of these have been my jams for years. Enjoy!

1)Doing What I Can- Raphael Saadiq

2)It's a Shame- The Spinners

3) How Long Do I Have To Wait- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

4) Stoned- Macy Gray

5)I'll Be Around- The Spinners

6) It's Madness- Marvin Gaye

7) Still Ray- Raphael Saadiq

8) Could It Be I'm Falling in Love- The Spinners

9) Soul Donkey- Sugarman 3

10)The Game Gets Old- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

11) Ain't No Woman Like The One I Got- The Four Tops

12)Revolution (darkstarr mix)- Mavis ft. Candi Staton

13)Got To Give It Up- Marvin Gaye

14) Chicago Falcon- The Budos Band

15) I Try- Macy Gray

16) The World (Is Going Up in Flames)- Charles Bradley

17) Trouble Man- Marvin Gaye

18) Up from the South, Eastbound- The Budos Band

19) I Can Be Cool- Bob and Gene

20) Strawberry Letter 23- Shuggie Ottis

21) Better Things To Do- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

22) Sitting on the Dock of the Bay- Otis Redding

23) Good Man- Raphae Saadiq

24) Kilmanjaro- The Shaolin Afronauts

25) Cupid- Sam Cooke

26) These Arms of Mine- Otis Redding

27) Heartaches and Pain- Charles Bradley

28) Body Parts- Raphael Saadiq

29) More Mess on my Thing- Poets of Rhythm

30) I Learned the Hard Way- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

Blue Skies, Sunshine

So, 12 days too late, here's the March playlist. Hoping for "blue skies and sunshine."


1) Runnin'- The Pharcyde
2) It's Yourz- Wu-Tang Clan
3) Nas is Like- NAS
4) Take a Walk- Masta-Ace
5) Break the Bank- ScHoolboy Q
6) 95 Til Infinity- Souls of Mischief
7) Let it Go x Greatness- Slum Village
8) Big Momma Thang- Lil' Kim
9) How Do You Want It- 2Pac ft. K-Ci and JoJo
10) Pop Shit- Dirt McGirt ft. Pharrell
11) Funky For You- Nice & Smooth
12) Reppin'- Slum Village
13) Buddy- De La Soul Ft. A Tribe Called Quest and the Jungle Brothers
14) Crooklyn- Crooklyn Dodgers
15) Got Ir Self a Gun- NAS
16) Hot Sex - A Tribe Called Quest
17) Oooh- De La Soul ft. Redman
18) Nothin'- NORE
19) Yes Yes- Slum Village
20) Dear Dilla- Phife Dawg
21) Hit Em' Up- 2Pac

Find a Way

Continuing on our new year neo-soul journey, here is the playlist for February 2014. Yes, more Tribe, Busta, Fugees, and Raphael, thrown in with some new jams.

1) Doo-Wop (That Thing)- Lauryn Hill

2) Rifle Love- Raphael Saadiq

3) Damn You're Cool- Q-Tip

4)Let's Get Down- Tony Toni Tone

5) What You Want- Mase Ft. Total

6) Fall In Love- Slum Village

7) Gone Baby, Don't Be Long- Erykah Badu

8) Stressed Out- A Tribe Called Quest Ft. Faith Evans and Raphael Saadiq

9) How Do You Want It- 2Pac

10) Fu-Gee-La- The Fugees

11) Gimme Some More- Busta Rhymes

12) Ijustwannachill- Large Professor

13) Luck of Lucien- A Tribe Called Quest

14) I Want You Back- Raphael Saadiq

15) You Got Me- The Roots Ft. Erykah Badu and Eve

16) Renaissance Rap- Q-Tip

17) Be Here- Raphael Saadiq Ft. D'Angelo

18) Like It Like That- A Tribe Called Quest

19) Turn Me Up Some- Busta Rhymes

20) If I Ruled the World- Nas Ft. Lauryn Hill

21) Faithful- Raphael Saadiq

22) Gettin' Up- Q-Tip

23) Electric Feel- Preston Pohl

24) Ex-Factor- Lauryn Hill

25) Vibes and Stuff- A Tribe Called Quest

26) Ready Or Not- The Fugees

27) Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See- Busta Rhymes

28)Sunshine (Always Be My)- Jay-Z Ft. Foxy Brown and Baby Face

29) What's Happenin- Method Man Ft. Busta Rhymes

30) Find a Way- A Tribe Called Quest

Memory Lane

Let's take a trip down memory lane...
Here's the January 2014 playlist, mainly Q Tip inspired.

1) Get Involved- Raphael Saadiq ft. Q-Tip

2) Dance Tonight- Lucy Pearl

3) Oh My God- A Tribe Called Quest

4) Move- Q-Tip

5) Thank You- Busta Rhymes ft. Q-Tip, Kanye West and Lil Wayne

6) Love Of My Life- Erykah Badu ft. Common

7) Memory Lane- Nas

8) Electric Relaxation- A Tribe Called Quest

9) 3005- Childish Gambino

10) Award Tour- A Tribe Called Quest

11) In Love With You- Erykah Badu ft. Stephen Marley

12) Life is Better- Q-Tip ft. Norah Jones

13) Midnight- A Tribe Called Quest

14) Trillmatic- ASAP Nast ft. Method Man

15) 1nce Again- A Tribe Called Quest

16) Rumble in the Jungle- The Fugees ft. A Tribe Called Quest and Busta Rhymes

17) Can I Kick It- A Tribe Called Quest

18) Me, Myself and I- De La Soul
19) Get Down- Q-Tip ft. Busta Rhymes

20) Check the Rhyme- A Tribe Called Quest

21) Killing Me Softly With His Song- The Fugees

22) I Left My Wallet in El Segundo- A Tribe Called Quest

23) Got Til It's Gone- Janet Jackson ft. Q-Tip

24) Other Side of the Game- Erykah Badu

25) Shaka- Q-Tip

26) Lady- D'Angelo

27) Bonita Applebum- A Tribe Called Quest

28) Strawberry Letter 23- Shuggie Otis
29) We're Taking Off- Busta Rhymes ft. Q-Tip
30) You- Lucy Pearl ft. Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip
31) Good Man- Raphael Saadiq
32) For the Nasty- Busta Rhymes ft. Q-Tip
33) Smoke Again- Chance the Rapper ft. Ab-Soul

The Light

So late as usual, here's the November playlist. Mainly ASAP Mob inspired, it has a chill/trillwave golden-era vibe. Most of the tracks are easy listening - perfect for a night in, listening to music, and vibing out. 

1)N.A.S.A.- The Underachievers

2)Death- Flatbush Zombies

3)Dip- Danny Brown

4)Angels- ASAP Rocky

5) Sunday's Best/ Monday's Worst- Black Milk

6)The Way It Go/ Trillmatic- ASAP Ant and ASAP Nast

7) 95 Til Infinity- Joey Bada$$

8) Jay Reed- ASAP Twelvyy feat. Da$h

9) Get No Better- Clear Soul Forces

10) A Hundred Million Roses- ASAP Ferg

11) The Proclamation- The Underachievers

12) YNRE- ASAP Twelvyy

13) Forever- Gensu Dean feat. Large Professor

14) Thrilla- Bodega BAMZ feat. Flatbush Zombies

15) Pretty Flacko Remix- ASAP Rocky feat. Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka and Pharrell

16) I Left My Wallet In El Segundo- A Tribe Called Quest

17) In the Sun- Large Professor feat. Q-Tip

18) Turn it Up- Papoose feat. DJ Premier

19) 25th Hour- Reks

20) Moment of Truth- Gang Starr

21) Electric Relaxation- A Tribe Called Quest

22) Kick Push- Lupe Fiasco

Unknown Pleasures

Ah yes, the October playlist and it's a day early. Here are many of my favourite autumn-like songs in one place:

1) Disintegration- The Cure

2) The Killing Moon- Echo and the Bunnymen

3) How Soon is Now- The Smiths

4) What's a Girl To Do- Bat for Lashes

5) Love Fade- Tamaryn

6) PDA- Interpol

7) Tape Song- The Kills

8) Shadowplay- The Killers

9) C'mere- Interpol

10) I Wanna Be Adored- The Stone Roses

11) About Her- Malcolm McLaren

12) Slow Hands- Interpol

13) Mild Confusion- Tamaryn

14) This Charming Man- The Smiths

15) URA Fever- The Kills

16) 7/4 Shoreline- Broken Social Scene

17) Reel Around the Fountain- The Smiths

18) She's Lost Control- Joy Division

19) Black Balloon- The Kills

20) Heavenly Bodies- Tamaryn

21) Obstacle 1- Interpol

22) Last Day of Magic- The Kills

23) The Headmaster Ritual- The Smiths

24) Jesus Fever- Kurt Vile

25) The Waves- Tamaryn

26) Jane Says- Jane's Addiction

27) We Used to Wait- Arcade Fire

28) Undertow- Warpaint

29) I Wanted Everything- Kurt Vile

30) The Last Goodbye- The Kills

This Night Has Opened My Eyes

Here's the playlist for September-- partially hiphop au courant, tracks I secretly jam to and some real end of summer heartbreakers. Cheers and enjoy!

1) We Them Niggas- P. Reign Ft. ASAP Rocky

2) Ridin'- ASAP Rocky Ft. Lana Del Rey

3) Bass- ASAP Rocky

4)Summertime Sadness- Lana Del Rey

5) Bookfiend- Clams Casino and MF Doom

6) Burning Desire- Lana Del Rey

7) Yay Yay- Schoolboy Q

8) This Night Has Opened My Eyes- At the Drive-In

9)Shabba- Ft. ASAP Ferg Ft. ASAP Rocky

10) Built Pyramids- NORD Ft. Large Professor

11) Trouble Man- Marvin Gaye

12) ADHD- Kendrick Lamar

13) Collard Greens- Schoolboy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar

14)Young and Beautiful- Lana Del Rey

15)Fromdatomb$- Joey Badass Ft. Chuck Strangers

16)Terrorist Threats- Ab- Soul Ft. Danny Brown

17) I'm God- Clams Casino

18) Word is Bond- Joey Badass

19) Black and Brown- Black Milk and Danny Brown

20) Get Like Me- Nelly Ft. Pharrell and Niki Minaj

21) Just What I Am- Kid Cudi Ft. King Chip

22) Harlem Roses- Vinny Chase Ft. Kid Art

23) Feds Watching- 2 Chainz Ft. Pharrell

24) Turn Me Up- Ab-Soul Ft. Kendrick Lamar

25)Hands on the Wheel- Schoolboy Q Ft. ASAP Rocky

26) Cola- Lana Del Rey

27) Say Wassup- Jay Rock Ft. Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar

Last Night

Here's the playlist for June. Mostly compiled of Vancouver punk gems and of course the legendary Ramones, this playlist is for the high-speed, hard hitting summer.

1)Barbra- The Modernettes

2)Last Night- The Scientists

3)You Were So Young- The Cigarettes

4)Frantic Romantic- The Scientists

5)Where Do We Go From Here- DEATH

6)Arabian Knights- Siouxsie and the Banshees

7)Politicians in My Eyes- DEATH

8)I'm Stranded- The Saints

9)Ever Fallen In Love- The Buzzcocks

10)77 Sunset Strip- The Riptides

11)These Boots are Made For Walking- The Boys Next Door

12)Know Your Product- The Saints

13)What Do You Want Me to Do- The Pointed Sticks

14)Teen City- The Modernettes

15)Let Me Take Your Photo- The Speedies

16)Nobody Loves Me- The Letters

17)Let's Wreck the Party- DOA

18)Rock and Roll High School- The Ramones

19)Hello Mr. Johnson- The Shades

20)Judy is a Punk- The Ramones

High Lives

April Playlist:
I'm pretty hopeful that spring will soon be here and I can begin to drink mojitos on my patio and bask in the sun. That's the basic premise of the playlist: bask in the sun, skateboard around, lie on the beach, drink on the patio and hope and pray that summer comes soon.

1)Chinatown- Wild Nothing

2)Dropla- Youth Lagoon

3)Nancy From Now On- Father John Misty

4)Treetop Flyer- Stephen Stills

5)Freedom- Jimi Hendrix

6)Afraid of Heights- Wavves

7)Freedom at 21- Jack White

8)Walking on a Dream- Empire of the Sun

9)Waking on a Pretty Day- Kurt Vile

10)Weekend Wars- MGMT

11)Careless- Beach Fossils

12)Native America- Dog Bite

13)Should Have Taken Acid With You- Neon Indian

14)Let's Go Surfing (Raveonettes Remix)- The Drums

15)Where I'm Going- Cut Copy

16)Judy is a Punk- The Ramones

17)Sail to the Sun- Wavves

18)Little Bit (AutoErotique Bootleg Remix)- Lykke Li

19)Ride- Lana Del Rey

20)Staring at the Sun- TV on the Radio

21)Strawberry Letter 23- Shuggie Otis

22)Belong- Washed Out

23)When You Were Young- The Killers

Let the World Turn

Without further ado, here is the March playlist. Add one part Warriors, two parts sad pedal steel guitar, and one half of soul and you've got some classics.

1)Let the World Turn- Death

2)Ain't It Fun- Rocket from the Tombs

3)The Stars (Are Out Tonight)- David Bowie

4)Rock n' Roll Victim- Death

5)Little Queen- Heart

6)Storms Never Last- Waylon Jennings

7)Kill City- Iggy Pop

8)A Soldier's Burden- Brett Detar

9)The World is Going Up in Flames- Charles Bradley

10)These Eyes- The Guess Who

11)Shadowplay- Joy Division

12) City of Lakes- Matt Mays

13)We've Got a Bigger Problem Now- The Dead Kennedys

14) 5 Days in May- Blue Rodeo

15) In the City- Joe Walsh

Radio Silence

Another month has spun by and here we are the shortest one of the year. This playlist for the month of love is 80's pirate ( a la The Cult) meets early punk, meets new wave, meets "Rock Lobster" meets introspective self-loathing ballads.

1) "She Sells Sanctuary"- The Cult

2) "High School Confidential"- Rough Trade

3)"I Wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna Get Read of You"- Tim Timebomb and Friends

4)"In Between Days"- The Cure

5)"Rocky Lobster"- The B-52's

6)"Ain't You"- Kleenex

7)"Safety Pin in My Heart"- Tim Timebomb and Friends

8)"Just Like Honey"- the Jesus & Mary Chain

9)"Rock the Casbah"- The Clash

10)"Fairytale in the Supermarket"- The Raincoats

11)"Trust Tissue"- I Scream Ice Cream

12)"Primitive"- The Cramps

13)"Shout"- Tears for Fears

14)"I Just Can't Be Happy Today"-The Damned

15)"Typical Girls"- The Slits

16)"Cool Jumper"- Wavves

17)"Please Don't Touch"- Motorhead and Girlschool

18)"The Killing Moon"- Echo and the Bunnymen

19)"Levi Stubbs Tears"- Billy Bragg

20)"Someone Great"- LCD Soundsystem 

Things Done Changed

Almost on time for once, here is the January playlist. I've never dropped a solely hip hop based playlist so here it is. Mostly ASAP Rocky inspired (as he is the freshest) but sharing time with Lil Wayne, Juicy J, Chief Keef and 2 Chainz, this playlist has some heavy hitters, some mindmelters and of course so old school jams. Enjoy!

1)Bath Salts feat. Flatbush Zombies- ASAP Mob

2)Make it Stack feat. ASAP Rocky- Lloyd Banks

3)R.I.P. feat. 2 Chainz- Young Jeezy

4)Leaf- ASAP Rocky

5)Swimming Pools (Drank)- Kendrick Lamar

6)The Motto feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga- Drake

7)Bangin on Waxx- ASAP Mob

8)Love Sosa- Chief Keef

9)Skills- Gang Starr

10) King Wizard- Kid Cudi

11) Bandz a Make Her Dance feat. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz- Juicy J

12) I Like the Way- NORE

13) Flying Overseas- Theophilus London

14)Kissin' Pink feat. ASAP Ferg- ASAP Rocky

15) U Trippy Mane Feat. Kreashawn- Juicy J

16) Paid in Full- Eric B and Rakim

17) Roll One Up- ASAP Rocky

18)Everything feat. Dosage and Born I Music- Young Gliss

19)Yellow Tape feat. Lil Wayne, ASAP Rocky and French Montana- Fat Joe

20)Get High feat. ASAP Ferg- ASAP Rocky

21)Ball feat. Lil Wayne- T.I.

22) Full Metal Jacket- ASAP Mob

23)Birthday Song feat. Kanye West- 2 Chainz

24)I Don't Like feat. Lil Reese- Chief Keef

25)Persian Wine feat. ASAP Ferg- ASAP Mob

26)Forever-Cities Aviv

27)All Over feat. Kassia Conway- IamOMNI

28)Things Done Changed- the Notorious B.I.G.

29)Aye, Aye, Aye Nigga- Saigon

30)Fuckin' Problem feat. Drake, Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz- ASAP Rocky