Kendrick have a dreammmmmmmmmmmm!

It seems the top albums of the year for me are all going to be in the 'urban' genre. I hate the word 'genre'. And 'urban'. Anyhow I liked 'Section.80' by Kendrick Lamar but mostly because I heard he recorded it after Tupac visited him in a dream and told him to make the album. I always have dreams where people visit me and tell me things, so I liked him right off the bat.

Since 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City' was released it's been in rotation almost constantly. I like it more than the first album. Personal favourite track 'Backseat Freestyle' makes me want to go outside and kick dustbins around. Hitboy can do no wrong at the moment, in my opinion. What an excellent year for him. Does this make anyone else want to go outside and kick dustbins around?

 

Amy, Amy, Amy...

While I was working for EMI MP we published the majority of tracks of her post-posthumous album. I was skeptical of the release at first, still so sad over the loss of such a great. However after a few listens, I realized it would be impossible not to share these songs with the world

'Like Smoke (Feat. Nas)' was one of my favourite tracks on the album. I was excited then, to hear that Nas would be releasing another track that the pair had recorded. The song is called 'Cherry Wine' and it's perfect. Her vocals and the lyrics are quintessential Amy. It's like she's still her and unchanged. The perfect homage to one of the greatest ever.