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

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

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

Like That

"Like It Like That"- 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