First, albums that I've been put on or listened to in the past few weeks, shoutout to everybody who suggested something or listened to me chat/talk/text about it.
A Strange Arrangement - Mayer Hawthorne
Until like the last 3 weeks I'd never heard of this guy, then all of a sudden everyone's saying "You've never heard of Mayer Hawthorne?" No, I hadn't. I get on the spotify and find this dude and the first thought is "Did I get the right guy?" Google confirmed pretty much that I had and, honestly, it's something that I thought I would hear my mom or aunts call oldies. I really like it and get the appeal. Lots of really simple love songs with older melodies. Everyone recommended the A Strange Arrangement album, so yea, I do too, mostly because a lot of the songs remind me of cleaning up on weekend mornings to songs like this...
Or this...
Except, you know, it's a guy.
Express Yourself - Diplo
After hearing the song from the commercial (don't remember which one and I'm too lazy to look it up) and all of the beats he's done for hip-hop/r&b artists (Wale's Slight Work, Chris Brown's Look At Me Now) I finally got around to listening to a Diplo project. I mean, it's Diplo (if you're on twitter, follow him, he's funny as shit for a music guy), so the beats are dope and the drops are sick. Your local party DJ probably has remixed the single (can it be a single if it's an EP?) already and if they haven't, they will soon. The whole EP a time or two through (6 songs, about 25 minutes) will push you through that workout too.
Triple F Life: Fans, Friends and Family - Waka Flocka Flame
I had to listen to it because everyone is on it. Seriously, I got through the first seven songs and had to turn it off because, well, Flocka didn't give me any reason to change my mind about him. Some of the beats are dope and the features save it, for me at least. My opinion. Not up for debate, I don't care. But really, the constant yells of "Flocka" "Brrrriiiiiiicccccckkk Squuuuuaaaaadddd" "Flex" "Riverdale" and various gun sound ad-libs kinda keep me up at night. I still haven't heard a Waka Flocka song where I thought, "you know, that Flocka... he spit on that". Nope. Not once. I would have to say that if I describe 2 Chainz (and I really like 2 Chainz, aka Tity Boy, aka Tity 2 Necklace, aka 2 Christ the Gawd) as rap for the kids in class who don't read out loud well, then Flocka would be the kid with Tourette's and no fucks to give. And doesn't he look like Kel in Good Burger?(Obviously, I wasn't the first to think it). Not that it has anything to do with the album, which I don't like much except for the features, but hey it's funny. And it's my opinion, so check it out for yourself.
Maybach Music Group Presents: Self Made Vol. 2
"What is this? Maybach Music? I like this Maybach Music. Sweet!" I think I have a crush on the girl who says that, sight unseen. And the "MMMMMAYBACH MUSIC" drop in every song brings a smile to my face. After last summer's Self Made Vol. 1 brought tons of summer anthems like Ima Boss, 600 Benz and Tupac Back, I expected Self Made 2 to have that fire. I was a little disappointed, but there are a lot of bangers nonetheless. My favorites: Power Circle - an 8 minute welcome to the album that has everyone on the label getting off and a Kendrick Lamar feature, "This Thing of Ours" by Omarion, Wale, Ross and Nas is also fire. All Birds is the first song on which I've liked French Montana and he makes a few songs on the album for real. Anyway, check that Power Circle link, some of these dudes gas on that track. "Tell my enemies 'Fuck 'em', they know already but fuck 'em. Tell em again with a middle finger and chuckle" is probably my second favorite line(s) of the song, other than Wale's part, which, if I still had a tape deck, would get the rewind button broken.
If you got something for me, hit me up and let me know. It's about the discovery for me.
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