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FUTURE HNDRXX- THE WIZRD It has been almost 2 years since Future blessed us with the double album experience of HNDRXX/FUTURE. With those two projects, we got a few bangers in Mask Off, Draco and PIE to name a few. We also got a couple emotional ballads with Feds Did a Sweep, Turn on Me and Fresh Air. In the time since those albums we've been treated to a few Future collabs (JuiceWRLD and Young Thug) and Beast Mode 2 but none have quite built me back up to what I felt when I listened to previous Future albums or mixtapes. Let's get back to the recent drop of The WIZRD which came out with little to no warning we get this 20 song album and all is good with the world. Interestingly the two songs I heard first from this album were Jumping on a Jet and Crushed Up neither song is a favorite for me on the album. Both feel a little too repetitive with other songs on the album a lot better. Below are my favorite tracks, favorite lines and what they emote inside me. Tempta...

Over the holidays I went out a few times to various parties/bars which was a lot more than my washed self had done in the past few months. While being out late I had the thought I've had numerous times before "I want to DJ at bars/parties". I'm sure it's much harder than it appears but I think I could spin some heat to get the party started. During my time in college in northwest Ohio night out consisted of way to much garbage music being played at bars/parties. I think I heard Tio Cruz/Jason Derulo/Flo Rida enough for 100 lifetimes. Here are my suggested 10 songs that I think DJs should play each night. Slow Jamz- Kanye West Rockin' That Thang- The Dream Dilemma- Nelly/Kelly Rowland Suga Suga- Baby Bash Danza Kuduro- Don Omar Swag Surfin- FLY What About Your Friends- TLC Stay Fly- Three 6 Mafia Dance with Me- 112 If you want me to DJ your upcoming function I can be paid in everything bagels.

This blog is going to be a little different then previous blogs mainly focused on my music interests. The subject of this blog is going to be shoes on my wish list. A few years ago I got really into the culture of shoes specifically the rare shoes that are released in limited numbers typically a collaboration between a small brand and a big sneaker brand. The first shoe that I was lucky enough to get through one of these drops was the Kith Aspen Ultraboost Mids pictured below. I instantly loved how unique the pattern on the upper and already loved how comfortable the other pairs of Ultraboosts were. It also was an extremely popular shoe since this was the first time Adidas made an Ultraboost as a mid. The original Ultraboosts are extremely popular and that made this pair hard to get. Currently they are going for about $500 on StockX almost three times what retail was. This year the hypest shoe released were the Nike/Off White collection. The deconstructed Nikes...

C'MON! A few days ago Trey Songz dropped two mixtapes with little to no warning. This isn't the first time he's done this. Trigga has came out with numerous mixtapes that went under the radar from his Anticipation series to collabs with Chris Brown and Fabolous. If you haven't peeped those give them a listen. The Anticipation series will have you and your boo feeling romantic or have you texting your ex at 4 AM. The two EPs with Chris Brown and Fabolous will get you ready to turn up for the night. Mixtape links: Trey Songz- Anticipation: https://www.datpiff.com/Trey-Songz-Anticipation-mixtape.53232.html Trey Songz/Chris Brown TRGA X BRZY: https://www.datpiff.com/Chris-Brown-Trey-Songz-TRGA-X-BRZY-hosted-By-Dj-Kam-Bennett-mixtape.655181.html Trey Songz/Fabolous Trappy New Years: https://www.datpiff.com/Fabolous-Trey-Songz-Trappy-New-Years-mixtape.820652.html My hottest songs on the two mixtapes that came out on his bday on Tuesday. Trey Songz- 11 ......

What is a megamix? You may be asking... Well, glad you asked, a megamix is a song that was remixed to feature a ridiculous amount of rappers normally at least 6 or more. Sometimes these are mixed together from various "freestyles rappers did. These types of songs peaked in late 2000s and you even saw people pull a verse from one song and put it to another beat to make it seem like a mega mix Racks on Racks  YC (Feat. CyHi Da Prynce, Young Jeezy, Bun B, Twista, B.o.B., Big Sean, Yo Gotti, Cory Gunz, Nelly, Trae The Truth, Waka Flocka, Wale, Wiz Khalifa, Cory Mo, Dose & Ace Hood) - Racks on Racks (Remix) The YC hit mega remix features 13 artists and lasts almost 13 minutes. I am slightly embarrased to admit how many times I've listened to this song and that it's downloaded onto my iTunes. Best verse: Young Jeezy or Big Sean A Mili While this one is the least official and a blend of every rapper who spit a verse over this Wayne beat I'll still consider it. ...

Every year there's an album or artist the captures the culture. From people carrying around gas containers with Crunk Juice to everyone trying to get a pair of Gucci flip-flops. Currently, ASTROWORLD has people going crazy, just watch Travis Scott's recent Lollapoloza performance as proof. Today I am going to try my best to determine which moment/album/artist had us the most hype/crunk/lit. I'll also highlight which song Waka Flocka- Flockaveli The first album from Waka came hard with banging beats from Lex Luger. Biggest hits on the album were Hard in the Paint and No Hands. Since this album came out we haven't see Flocka come with nearly as much fire as this. But when this first came out he had people going crazy. The album also had a few hidden jams like TTG and Snakes in the Grass. Final Hype rating: 7/10 My rating is due to the fact that most songs were overtly about violence so not everybody was trying to go crazy. Most of the songs hold up we...

Once in a while, I'll go for about of week or so listening to a certain type of music. A couple weeks ago I listened to dancehall for a few days straight. This isn't a completely new genre of music for me. I listen Popcaan regularly but I did find out who Vybz Kartel is earlier this month. Below are my favorite dancehall songs: Butter Flies- AJ Tracey Pon De River Pon De Bank- Elephant Man Pon De Replay- Rihanna No Letting Go- Wayne Wonder Turn Me On- Kevin Lyttle Pon De Floor- Major Lazer Like Glue- Sean Paul Make it Clap- Busta Rhymes/Sean Paul Romping Shop- Vybz Kartel/Spice Nobody Has to Know- Kranium/Major Lazer Only Man She Want- Popcaan Ova Dweet- Popcaan