Songs the youth aka me listen to for my elder father:
Boston Rappers:
No Bells - Cousin Stizz
Lambo - Cousin Stizz
Cell Phone - Michael Christmas
Michael Cera - Michael Christmas
Cousin Stizz and Michael Christmas represent two very different sides of the Greater Boston Area youth. Coming from Fields Corner, Stizz represents the gritty side of the underground with songs about doing bad things. Christmas has a much goofier, sort of Berklee-an vibe to his music, mostly talking about being nerdy and overweight much of his life.
Hip with the kids (I haven't listened to a lot of new mainstream music but here is what we got):
Look At Me - XXXTENTACION
- one of the premier singles by emerging and now deceased rapper XXX, this song was the first of many that some would argue blended elements of Rap and Hardcore music, mixing the stylistic choices and flows of more modern rap with the raw aggression often related in the post-punk era. Last night XXX was gunned down in florida, leaving many music fans at a strange moral crossroad as while he was the victim of a murder, he was also a notoriously awful person, most notably an abuser and homophobe. While I personally do not enjoy his music, I also have to recognize that while many are coming to criticize his mourners for not taking a moral stand, most musicians throughout history, and people for that matter, that are universally mourned are pretty awful people.
Story of Adidon - Pusha-T
Another moral conflict - Pusha T, a rapper (one I do like) who made a career out of cocaine cowboy stories of selling crack in Virginia Beach, VA took aim at other millionare Drake for not raising his child. Lowkey problematic. Other notable songs by Pusha come from his time in Clipse - mainly Grindin' but Virginia and What Happened to That Boy are also great.
Tay K - The Race
Tay K is a young man who has become a Martyr in the rap world as he was just sentenced to double life for homicide shortly after the success of his song about beating the law after committing homicide.
Kanye, Jay Z and Beyonce, as well as NAS also just released albums but we are moving on.
Heres my favorites to listen to here:
***Seniorita Music Video . - Vince Staples***
Kick Out The Jams - MC5 . - great radical band
Obstacle 2 - Interpol *relaxin*top*
Cop Killer - John Maus (actually a Dr. of Political Science)
Disorder - Joy Divison
Norf Norf - Vince Staples *top notch***
Banned in DC - Bad Brains
Rejoice - Julien Baker *sad*
Irene - Beach house *relaxing*
Wish That You Were Mine - The Manhattans *old school men who cheatin songz*
We No Who U R - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Very good also listen to Up Jumped The Devil, much angrier)
Kill for Peace - the Fugs *late 60s/early 70s
Hard Times - Baby Huey and the Babysitters *oldschool*
Blue Skies - Floyd Dixon
2:45 AM - Elliott Smith *sad*
The World Is Mine - Shinobi (My actual family) https://shinobiband.bandcamp.com/
We Only Come Out at Night - The Smashing Pumpkins (Dr.Silver era)
This Must Be the Place - Talking Heads (baby v likes them)
Agony - Yung Lean *sad*
Rubbin Off The Paint - YBN Nahmir
Maybe - The Chantels *old*
Loud Places - Jamie XX
Cont.
Come Out Ye Black and Tans - The Wolfe Tones
TUI - Trapped Under Ice (hardcore) also see Believe
Thuggin - Freddie Gibbs - his song Shame samples The Manhattans song above
This Charming Man - The Smiths
Angel of Death - Slayer
9.24.13 - Action Broson
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