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Listening to Shaqdi

I'm all about unique vocals in music. Swedish-born, UK-raised Shaqdi has uniqueness in spades. Looking at her I'm surprised by her voice. She another in a long line of young artists reshaping World Soul music in the 2020's.  https://youtu.be/xVKisbYFoWEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV2ay6JhR80

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ToddyAwards2021: Albums

I wasn't that big on albums this year. There were tons of singles that I loved but I feel I'm not really into full alums anymore. There's too many projects that broaden the songs, attempting to capture the biggest audience as possible. So when you find an album with a good number of songs that fit together, it's a strange thing. This year, a lot of 'albums' suffered from the Spotify effect: shortening the number of songs and the length of tracks to get as many full listens as possible. And this seems to have benefited more than a few…

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2021 Was The Year Of Lo-fi Beats

Lo-fi is the bastard child of 90's Boom Bap Hip-Hop. In the age of Trap and Drill rap, it became an alternative, something that pulled the needle to the other side of the meter. It was quickly adopted by college and graduate students and cool background beats to keep you calm and help you study. For us holder heads, it became the small island of what Hip-Hop we could still appreciate. A lot of my older beats still fit into the lo-fi genre which still makes me feel like I can keep making the music I love. My 2020 release, Lo…

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Song of The Moment: “Gravitate” by Jessica Domimgo

Jessica Domingo grew up with music from an early age. Filipina artist born in Seattle, Jessica immersed herself in musical skill, grasping a talent for the guitar, piano, and drums whilst still young, and now producing emotively heavy, melodic alternative RnB. — Liberty Music PR Download/Stream 'Gravitate' - http://smarturl.it/jdgravitate Follow Jessica Domingo: Facebook - http://facebook.com/jessicadomingomusic Twitter - http://twitter.com/jessicaadomingo Instagram - http://instagram.com/jessicaadomingo SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/jessicadomingo Website - http://jessicadomingo.com

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ToddyAwards2021: Songs

It's that time of year again! And man... was this a great year for music. Overall, there was a lot of quality music in all genres. This year for me? Neo-soul seems to make a quiet comeback, along with the official emergence of lo-fi beats.  Some of my stand out artists this year? Jean Deaux, Lucky Daye, Brainstorm, Tyler The Creator, Napolés, Moonchild, Men I Trust, quickly quickly, Kruangbin, Wun Two, and Flughand. 

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Music of the Moment: Khruangbin

I've been on a Neo indie pop soul mood as of late. Khruangbin fits that mold. I found them on Youtube during a live performance and it brought back that feeling i use to get with Trip Hop bands like Portishead, Massive Attack and D-Influence.  Khruangbin (/ˈkrʌŋbɪn/ KRUNG-bin; Thai: [kʰrɯa̯ŋ˥˩.bin], เครื่องบิน) is an American musical trio from Houston, Texas. The band comprises Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Ray "DJ" Johnson Jr. on drums. The band is known for blending global music influences, such as classic soul, dub, rock and psychedelia.[3][4] Their debut studio album, The Universe…

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Listening to Willow’s 2021 Rock Masterpiece: “lately I feel EVERYTHING”

I've had a weird fascination with the creative endeavors of Will Smith's kids, Willow and Jaden. The acting attempts weren't that great. But when they were allowed to explore music, they put together some great gems. Jaden's 2017 "Syre" had two of my favorite songs in recent times, Fallen and Ninety. And Wilow seemed to drop a dope single here and there at the same time, most notibly 9 and Surrender.  But Willow's 2021 rock full length, "lately I feel EVERYTHING" seemed to finally hit the mark. I'm in no way a rock music fan, but this album is so good it transcends…

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You should be listening to Jean Deaux

Jean Deaux has appeared on tracks by other artists including Smino, Saba, Mick Jenkins, and Isaiah Rashad.[2] She has noted Missy Elliott as one of her inspirations.[3] Jean Deaux is a stage name inspired by the line 'that's John Doe' in a track by Rick Ross which she previously used as a Twitter handle before adopting it as a stage name.[4] She is part of the hip hop collective The Village 777 with Alex Wiley, Monster Mike, Isaiah Rashad, Spiff, and The Magician. She is also part of the musical collective Medicine Woman with Ravyn Lenae, Drea Smith, and Via Rosa.[5] In 2017 she released a track titled Wikipedia, telling HotNewHipHop that "People are going to try…

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Song of the Moment: Apollo Brown feat. Stalley “No Monsters”

Once again, we're pairing up one of my favorite emcees with one of my favorite producers out right now. This joint popped up in my Spotify playlist and has been in rotation since day one. The full album, "Blacklight" should be out soon.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bk9JJmrqG0

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