Tobe Nwigwe - SHINE. ft. Madeline Edwards (The Originals)

I hope everyone’s vibe today is THIS song.  Happy Martin Luther King Day!

Past few years I’ve made it my business to celebrate MLK day.  Reflect, realize and remember...never forget. I wanted to find a song that captures that but also one I can keep on repeat.  Tobe Nwigwe makes soundtrack music. Let it play in your car. Turn it up on your headphones. Don’t forget to shine.

Special shout out to Lacresha Berry for putting me in to Tobe last year.  Real friends put real friends on to real music. - Salute

“Don't let them make you colorblind and not adore your skin” - Tobe

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Alice Russell - Crazy

You know the song. You know the artist (I hope).  Now meet both of them together. Different.  Powerful. MAGIC.

Low volume or high volume,it doesn’t matter.  This version moves me. Physically. Emotionally.  I hope it does the same for you. Press Play

Anderson Paak - Tints Ft. Kendrick Lamar

“I got way too much to lose, so roll your window up real quick
I need tints (windows tinted) I need tints “

-Anderson Paak

When I first heard tints, I liked it.  When I watched the video, I LOVED it. Sometimes the visual can just...enhance things.  

Now, I’ll be honest, Anderson Paak and Kendrick Lamar can do and have done no wrong in my eyes.  So I was waiting patiently for this release. I’m so glad it didn’t disappoint.

“(I need tint) so I can live with a peace of mind
Without niggas takin' a piece of mine “

-Kendrick Lamar

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Fkj & Masego - Tadow

I mean...you hear it.  The funk. The Jazz. The Hip Hop.  The Vibe. I need this today. If you need something smooth in a drink...I recommend 44 North and lemonade (for those 21 and up).  If you need it in the form of music… Fkj & Masego… inhale

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Daniel Caesar - Best Part Ft. H.E.R.

This song...gives me what I need. Vibes, lyrics and harmony...Just take it in for 4 minutes and 3 seconds.

if I was floating...this would be the song. If I want to be in that love to love to love you mood...this gets played. A lot. On high volume. Keep it right there… Press Play

Nas - Everything

“When the media slings mud, we use it to build huts/

Irrefutable facts, merciful, beautiful black/”

- Nas

This song...this video...reminds us of who we are.  Powerful. Resilient. Successful. TARGETED. We all know it but sometimes, it can feel too real and too hard to look at.  

Nas,  Kanye and Dream...powerful combination that created a masterful track.  I know the EP hasn’t been for everyone but this song grounds me when the world is a lil upside down. Everything is connected. When it doesn’t feel like it, music paves the way and bridges the gap. This song...is that.

Honestly?  I adore this song.  Not love. Love has been watered down lately.  ADORE. Everyone deserves this song as a reminder so… Press Play

“Dark boy, don't you die

They're just human, let them lie

You just know your world and speak your truth

Let them come to you

For your love and your heart”

-Nas

Mike WiLL Made It - On The Come Up Ft. Big Sean

Swag. No other way to describe it. Most song that make the billboard have some level of it...whether it's your vibe or not. This is one of those songs that epitomizes it for me.  Had to just let this rock a lil before I walk in to the job… bout to do my thing today...and they never saw it coming:-)

“I cut off all my distractions… and started attacking” - Big Sean

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