a life retrospective told through sound & visuals
THE CRAFT
5 of my personal favorite / best songs I ever made (that I publicly released in my music career thus far in no particular order)
5 of the best beats I made in my career thus far (unfortunately my dj mixes aka Man + Phone series are held hostage behind soundclouds paywall that I refuse to pay for so if ya’ll are interested let me know and I’ll upload the best ones on here on my own website!)
5 of my personal favorite DigiGOODTimes pod episodes we ever did
THE INSPIRATION
10 of the songs that I literally and actually started rapping (taught myself to freestyle to half of these records) and inspired me lyrically and musically to create.
Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star – Twice Inna Lifetime (Instrumental) – (won’t allow me embed)
Pete Rock – Tha Game (Instrumental) – (won’t allow me embed)
Nas – Nas Is Like – (won’t allow me embed)
Little Brother – Whatever you Say – (won’t allow me embed)
Ras Kass – Rasassination – (won’t allow me embed)
Common – Invocation – (won’t allow me embed)
L.E.G.A.C.Y – Cold As A Butcher – (won’t allow me embed)
Elzhi – Over Wit – (won’t allow me embed)
Dead Prez – Hip Hop – (won’t allow me embed)
5 albums/sounds that push me to evolve musically
ASAP Rocky – LIVE.LOVE.ASAP
Radiohead – In Rainbows
Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
2014-2016 Soulection Regulars/Roster (Kaytranada, SANGO, Esta, Jrobb, Iman Omari)
10 of my favorite albums/songs of the last 4-5 years
Kaytranada – 99.9%
Tyler the Creator – IGOR
Freddie Gibbs – Alfredo
MIKE – Disco!
SALT Untitled (God) (But really Everything they Drop!)
Tyler – CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
Dijon – Absolutely
Kenny Beats – Rotten
Yussef Dayes – Black Classical Music
Tie – MIKE – Burning Desire & Earl Sweatshirt – VOIR DIRE
40 on 40.
