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#Music #BestOf #BestOf2015 #MusicNerdFamily Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly THIS ALBUM IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HIP HOP ALBUMS OF ALL TIME! "Alright" is the song that is apart of a movement. This album delves so deeply into black consciousness that I'm shocked that people don't still talk about it to this day. The word around "To Pimp A Butterfly" has cooled as time has passed but it's still momentous, spectacular, and splendiferous #ToPimpAButterfly #KendrickLamar (@KendrickLamar)

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#NewMusic #MusicNerds #MusicNerdFamily Hi, @indiaarie just dropped an EP out the clear blue sky. I'm gonna check it out. Don't let the album cover fool you, it looks like the old one. #indiaarie #Songversation #Medicine

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#JayZ #Kanye #KanyeWest #NewMusic #MusicNerd #MusicNerdFamily

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THIS IS TOMORROW?! I thought it was happening on Monday... I guess I should clean my schedule...

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#MusicNerdFamily Honestly, these are albums that I've had in rotation all year. There's only one album in here that came out this year, so.............. Yeah...

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#music #MusicNerds #MusicNerdFamily AYE FAM, WHATS ABOUT TO DROP?!

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Can we talk about music for a sec... - When white people cover songs originally performed by black artists, can we call those the gentrified versions? Because it fits... - Don't get me wrong, I like some gentrified versions of songs... But people need to know what time it is. I was at a Jason Mraz show a few years back and heard someone say, "How did he write this?!" when he performed "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye". - I'm finally starting to understand this Future wave. I'm only eight years too late. Prescription drugs, prescription drugs, depression, prescription drugs, and a clean trap beat. - I'm seriously sick of competing streaming music apps. I'm gonna go into more detail later, but the idea of having to sign up for an app subscription to listen to an album is insane... - Prince's music is on streaming services now. I still haven't listened to it. The man had a specific way he wanted his art represented and putting it on every streaming service at the will of the record label wasn't it. He picked Tidal for a reason. I'll keep paying for his music if I want to listen to it. - Still not diggin' anything too much this year. Heard that new GoldLink is droppin' soon, though... - Here are the albums that I have been revisiting... Alessia Cara - Know it All Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book ... Let's take a quick detour right here. Did Future jump on "Smoke Break" and diss Ciara and talk about perscription drug abuse? What's wrong with this cat?! GoldLink - And After That, We Didn't Talk Jon Bellion - The Human Condition ... Another quick aside... This cat is basically gentrified Chance the Rapper. He's Chance the Rapper from the Hamptons. This album growing on me though... Eryn Allen Kane - Aviary Act 1 and 2 ... Stop... Go listen to Eryn Allen Kane right now if you haven't yet. Vulfpeck... Vulfpeck is a lot. They make music that sounds like it should be in every 80's and 90's sitcom and I love it so much... Maren Morris - Hero - Hero That's just a small section of what I've dipped back into this year. - An interesting year for smaller artists... I'll go into more detail later. #MusicNerds #MusicNerdFamily

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#MusicNotes #CanWeTalkAboutMusic - Just want to say @corinnebaileyrae still hasn't done a solo show in ATL... And I'm waiting... - I've seen three or four shows (IN MARCH ALONE), and far and away the best show I've seen was @ValerieJune. She's one of the most amazing vocalists I've seen in a long time... - Speaking of Valerie June, her new album, "The Order of Time" just came out! Pick it up! - When you're at a concert, be polite... Respect people's space even when you're close. AND IF YOU GOT THERE 30 MINS AFTER THE SHOW STARTED, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAND IN THE BACK! - These standing room only concerts are getting harder, y'all. Harder... - Can't lie, nothing released in 2017 has grabbed me yet. By this time last year, I had faves in rotation. Anderson.Paak, Allen Stone, Esperanza Spalding, and Corinne Bailey Rae... Guess 2017 is gonna be lite compared to that... - I've been going back to a lot of good stuff, like Alessia Cara, Emily King, Valerie June's first album, the last two years were too good to us... - Just so you know, "mumble rap" is what Bone Thugs sounded like to our parents. - And stop trashing mumble rap. Let these folks do what they do, if it ain't for you, it ain't for you. Everybody we used to listen to wasn't great either. Or did you forget that Ja Rule used to be popular? - Remember when 50 Cent ended Ja Rule's career for being a singing ass rapper and then he immediately became a singing ass rapper?! - REMEMBER WHEN 50 CENT TRIED KANYE AND ENDED HIS OWN RAP CAREER?! HE PAID CATS BUYING DOZENS OF HIS ALBUMS! That's all I got for y'all today. If you'd like to see concert videos posted here, let me know. I got a couple... Buy music. Streaming is cool, but ask any indie artist and they will tell you that streaming don't pay the bills. Buy an album, go see 'em live! Tell people about 'em! Lastly, go get Radius Deluxe Edition... It's really good. #Music #MusicNerds #MusicNerdFamily

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Go ahead and drop that tax refund money and catch @emilykingmusic live! #MusicNerds #MusicNerdFamily #EmilyKing #TheSwitch

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#NewMusic #MusicNerds #MusicNerdFamily Valerie June - The Order of Time I know I haven't posted much, but I did get a chance to see Valerie June live recently and, y'all, she's​ fantastic. I'm diggin' all the way in to this album. Take a dash of Corinne Bailey Rae, mix it with Dollie Pardon and you get Valerie June. #ValerieJune (@ValerieJune) #TheOrderOfTime

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#GRAMMYs This has happened so many times now, I can't keep count...

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And to send the year off with a bang, here are some of the most memorable hits of the year. I'm sure I missed a bunch, but here's all the stuff I could remember in a semi chronologically organized list... https://open.spotify.com/user/onelegend/playlist/04dP63tCQ3leXPlMeVRkt5

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This is is! I'm putting a wrap on 2016 music... Here's are my faves from the year #5 #CorinneBaileyRae (@corinnebaileyrae) #TheHeartSpeaksInWhispers #THSIW #4 #Beyonce (@Beyonce) #Lemonade #3 #EsperanzaSpalding (@esperanzaspalding) #EmilysDPlusEvolution #2 #AllenStone (@allenstone) #RadiusDeluxe #1 #AmosLee (@Am0sLee) #Spirit

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#MusicForecast #MusicNerdFamily #NewMusic Twenty Seventeen is already looking like a bright year for music. Let's take a look at what's on the horizon. - Lupe Fiasco's next album, "DROGAS Light" is coming Feb. 10th. So his retirement lasted about a month... - Valerie June, my bluegrass hero is dropping her second album, "The Order Of Time" soon. I'm excited to see where she will go with her sound. Her first album is one of the most unique albums I've ever heard. - Ed Sheeran's back. ÷ (Division) is dropping March 3rd. "Shape of You" is a hot track. "Castle on the Hill" is meh. He said he wrote "Shape of You" thinking about Rihanna. Bruh, make your move. If Serena can marry a weirdo so can Rihanna. - Bernhoft is back at it with another EP. "The Morning Comes" is worth checking out. While you're at it, check out "Stop/Shutup/Shout it Out". My man is soulful - I think John Mayer did something? I can't bring myself to care. Check out "The Search for Everything - Wave One". (That's a dumb title) - I think Alina Baraz is getting us ready for an album. Check out her new song "Electric". - The "Fifty Shades Darker" soundtrack is looking wonderful. Got more stars than the Milky Way. And Corinne Bailey Rae decided to drop in?! Let me go ahead and preorder that. - RTJ3 did sneak out, but it is out there and available for free from runthejewels.com. No excuses, check it out. - Last but not least, Carolyn Malachi also snuck out an album. She's a living inspiration. An amazing muse. Check out her album "Rise: Story 1" Did I miss anything?! Let me know! I don't like to be left out! #LupeFiasco (@LupeFiasco) #DROGASLight #ValerieJune (@TheValerieJune) #TheOrderOfTime #EdSheeran (@TeddysPhotos) #Divide #Bernhoft (@jarlebernhoft) #TheMorningComes #JohnMayer (@JohnMayer) #TheSearchForEverything #WaveOne #AlinaBaraz (@AlinaBaraz) #Electric #Everybody #FiftyShadesDarker #RunTheJewels (@RunTheJewels) #RTJ3 #CarolynMalachi (@CarolynMalachi) #RiseStory1 #MusicNerds

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#MusicNerdFamily #MusicNerds #Music #TopFives #BestAlbumOfTheYear Just to review... #5 #ChildishGambino (@ChildishGambino) #AwakenMyLove #4 #AndersonPaak (@anderson._paak) #Malibu #3 #CorinneBaileyRae (@corinnebaileyrae) #TheHeartSpeaksInWhispers #THSIW #2 #EsperanzaSpalding (@esperanzaspalding) #EmilysDPlusEvolution Winner --- #1 #Beyoncé (@Beyonce) #Lemonade

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#MusicNerdFamily #MusicNerds #Music #TopFives #MyFaves Amos Lee - Spirit I've been a fan of Amos Lee ever since I heard "Sweet Pea" on an AT&T commercial. I didn't know it at the time, but I had stumbled onto one of the boldest artists around. I hadn't kept up with all of his past albums, as they went a little to hard into the "mountain music" concept for me to relate to. "Spirit" is a return to form for Lee. It's just country enough to add familiar guitar chords and just modern enough to be hypnotic. Each song on that album had me wrapped up for its entire play through. It's my favorite because it's gripping, delightful, sad, and just plain catchy in some spots. It ain't perfect by any stretch, but it's special, and that's what really matters. What a year, what a year! Congrats to Amos Lee. I will send Donald Glover's Golden Globe once I steal it. Winner --- #AmosLee (@Am0sLee) #Spirit