Albums on my current Playlist

As i sit here and try to fight the every growing feeling of what I can only assume is an anxiety attack from not know what it is I'm doing with my life (I really don't know i can blame it on caffeine, not having anything to do, or a combination of both), one of the things I do to calm my nerves is listen to music. Today is no different. I really don't have a go-to genre preference of music I listen to. I think I'm the only person who can listen to slow jams and go workout or for a run. I guess it just depends on my mood. Today for example I listened to nothing but old school hip-hop. Yesterday, i listened to nothing but folk singers and song writers, James Taylor more specifically. So here are just a few of my favorite albums right now.

Aloe Blacc's Wake Me Up EP is probably my favorite album right now. Although it is just an EP (Only 4 songs) I don't really have anything bad to say about it except that I wish it was a full album. You probably have already heard his "Wake Me Up" single that was made popular by Avicii's more up-beat club friendly remix. If you haven't, first of all slap yourself, then I suggest you turn on the radio because its getting a ton of air play. The original version on his EP however is done in a slower acoustic style, but sounds just as good.

I just want to take this time to say that I've been a Drake aficionado for a long time now. Every since I heard Comeback Season, one of his very first mix-tapes to go viral, I've been hooked. Nothing Was The Same does not disappoint. I honestly have not stopped listening to it since it was released a couple weeks ago. Some people complain about how soft his music is starting to sound, but what do you expect?? Its Drake not Jay-Z! We're talking about Lil Wayne here with an actual singing voice. He does however have a few head nodding "hard-shit" type songs on here including tracks like "The Language," "All Me," "Worst Behavior," "Wu-Tang Forever," and of course his single "Started From The Bottom" that was released earlier this year. There are also the tracks where we hear Drake using more of his vocal skills in tracks like "Come Thru," "305 To My City," and of course the hit single "Hold-On, We're Going Home," which I think could be mistaken for a Sade track if you didn't know it was Drake.

Who doesn't love TLC? "Creep," "Red Light Special," "Diggin' On You," "No Scrubs," plus 10 more of their greatest hits. Do I need to go on? Oh and S/O to all the people in their 30s, early 40s, and late 20s that grew up during the 90s. I know this album is gonna bring back a ton of memories. Dammit time needs to slow down!

I stumbled on this album by accident. I didn't know John Mayer had released a new album in August, but when I found out, I popped it in one night while I was cleaning my room. I was not disappointed at all. This is more of the relaxing type music that you listen to unwind. What am I saying???, its John Mayer! I think that's what he aims for. This ladies man, no matter how much the tabloids call him a douche, makes pretty good music. This albums sounds a lot more country than anything he's ever made. Oh and there's a track on here called "Wildfire" (not track 1) with Frank Ocean singing a little snippet. If you don't already know who Frank is, all I have to say is that dude is one talented mofo. Enjoy! Til next time! Peace and Love people!