Royce da 5'9" - Cocaine

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Without getting into it… I relate to this song.  Almost too much (minus the happy ending so to speak).  Royce is brilliant on this track. Melodic, deep, inspiring without being preachy… and the song breathed Hip Hop.

I heard the album and was blown away. I heard the song and almost cried.  A notable MC came out last year and had the audacity to say that Hip Hop doesn’t have songs that make you feel like this. I don’t know what’s in his Hip Hop, but mine helped to raise me.  I sure Royce’s last album, Book of Ryan, does the same. Press Play

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Nas - Everything

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“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

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

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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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