My Taste in Music

Songs of the day, albums of the month, and why I like them

rap

  • The Question – Mac Miller feat. Lil Wayne I miss Mac Miller. I get rap isn’t for everybody, and my consumption of it these days is nothing compared to what it was in high school. Mac Miller remains one of my all-time favorites, not just in terms of rap and hip hop but also just Read more

  • An appreciation of Action Bronson It took me a while to really “understand” Action Bronson, but once it hit me, he became one of my favorite rappers of recent times. His whole “thing,” for the most part, is just saying random lines, oftentimes completely unrelated to each other, that just sound really damn cool. Lyrically, Read more

  • Prayer – Kendrick Lamar Inspired by a conversation In the era of the internet, it seems that seemingly no one who is “on top” can sustain it for more than a few years, most of the time no more than a few months. This can be for a multitude of reasons; shifts in cultural tastes Read more

  • DUCKWORTH. – Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar is, in my opinion, and many others’ opinions, one of the most significant artists of all time, and I think he has the potential to go down as the greatest rapper of all time. I really only hold Andre 3000 in higher regard, but I think within 10 years Read more

  • Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit, C.R.E.A.M, Method Man, Protect Ya Neck – Wu-Tang Clan In my post yesterday, I said I would include a bonus song since I missed the SOTD yesterday. However, I decided to choose four songs from one of the greatest and most influential rap albums of all time, by Read more

  • Me and Your Mama (Let Me Into Your Heart) – Childish Gambino Today’s song is by one of my favorite creators of art of all time, Donald Glover. His body of work is absolutely incredible. Growing up in Stone Mountain, GA, and starting out as a writer for 30 Rock, he then went on to Read more

  • Holdin On – Flume Feat. Freddie Gibbs Happy Monday! I believe I first heard the original version of this track while on a spring break trip with some good friends in high school, and it was one of the first dance/electronic songs that I really enjoyed upon first listen. One of my favorite things in Read more