5 Songs that are Guaranteed to Positively Change Your Mood!
I am a music lover and want to share some of the music I love with you every Monday. #musicmondays will be something we can look forward to on an otherwise mundane Monday. These 5 songs are slightly misleading to the music I normally listen to. I am an R&B head, but these songs are heavier on the rap side. Hell I’m not one dimensional and I love a good rap, gospel or neo soul song. I don’t discriminate when it comes to good music. Disclaimer: I also do not own the rights to any of these songs.
Well lets get into it:
Double Up by Nipsey Hussle ft. Belly and Dom Kennedy. Nip’s voice by itself is different, special and over this beat is a complete vibe. In this song he is talking about doubling up his money and never letting a hard time humble us. Those words hit for me because I’m always trying to double up. With 4 kids that haven’t slowed down growing or eating I need all the help I can get. I also have to quickly move past rough times, no time to let them humble me. The song gets a little grimy but that is another reason why I like it.Dom Kennedy’s verse is dope too. Love that he states that he grew up to be what he wanted to be. Not many people can say that. His confidence was felt. Belly crooning in the background brings this song home.
Let go by D Smoke Ft. Sir. D Smoke’s voice lured me in on Hustle and flow and that continues in this song. It always sounds like he is almost teaching you. This is a new song bred out of pain. The need to share the experiences bred by the pandemic. Students finishing classes on zoom and graduating virtually. Depression piquing due to the effects of quarantine. The resounding message was the pain that black people continue to feel as we lose our loved ones by the hands of the police. The grief we feel at losing yet another black men. The fear we have that it could happen to us or one of our family members.
Dear God by Terrell Grice ft. Makenzie Thomas. The first words she sings are, “ Holy Spirit won’t you rain on me.nConstant Reassurance in my time of need. You are all I Need and more.” You can immediately feel it in your bones, in your spirit. During these heavy times we just need to lean into God. This song does that for me. Her voice is so beautiful she croons like an angel. So many songs on this album feel like they touch your soul. Do yourself a favor and get ya life by listening to Invitation to the cookout by Terrell Grice and multiple artists it does not disappoint. https://youtu.be/dpsHsRb7QBQ Plays at 23:26.
Black Magic by Tone Stith. Listen the production on this song in combination with Tone’s confident braggadocios lyrics and I am all in. When he posted the first 60 seconds of the song and said “Hey Baby that's that black magic dripping off of me. Yeah Black Magic, No it ain't secret. Black Magic no you can not keep it.” I felt like he was singing it for me for us. Right now we could use a positive song where we are feeling ourselves and this is the song for that. Also Tone Stith is one of R&B’s best kept secrets, I’ll do a full post on him later. In the mean time enjoy the song. https://youtu.be/YjTdqyYtH4A
BIFA (Amazing) by Samuel David ft. Kyle Ellison and Freddy High. I’m back in the rap bag which is crazy because I don’t listen to that much rap, but when I need a mood changer this song is it. On the chorus they boast “B*** I feel Amazing, Yes, Blessed I ain't worried bout shi* .” We all want to be that carefree and embrace the blessings that we have received. Later in the song Freddy raps “I'm from the Dub. Southside Rider… Never was I ever supposed to make it but I won.” I felt that because where I grew up and where my kids are growing up is night and day, and I feel like I won. The entire song is homage to my hood. All the streets I grew up on, the visuals in the video, the rappers all represent the Dub! Hardly home but always reppin and this song allows me to do so with extreme swagger. https://youtu.be/0royBnbRcno
