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Smoke x Mirrors ’20|05: II

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Before we get into this, let me acknowledge all the positive feedback I got for my playlist a couple of days ago. It’s always a pleasure to put people on to the sauce down here. Today, I felt like hightlighting music that treads off the beaten R&B and hip-hop path. Nowadays, where catering to...

Hazy Hues 02: Feeling Yourself

April 17, 2020September 23, 2020Hazy HuesLeave a comment

You look good, you feel good, u feel good, u play good, u play good, they pay good – Deion Sanders...

Smoke x Mirrors ’20|02: II

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Let’s pick up where we left off yesterday, shall we? I’m sure that by now, with that last Smoke x Mirrors, you are loose and giddy to get the weekend underway. But then, those pesky nerves have found (yet again!) found a way to creep up and got you a little jittery. Don’t sweat...

Smoke x Mirrors ’20|02: I

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

I know a bunch of us are plotting for this Valentine’s weekend 😈😈😈. I’m pretty sure another bunch is agonizing and devising evasion tactics for the same occasion 😅😅😅. The homie Yoshi has already laced y’all up with a spectacular playlist to rock for the later hours — add that to your arsenal! So...

Smoke x Mirrors ’20|01: I

January 24, 2020January 29, 2020Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Happy new year! Let’s pick where we left off, shall we? I’m starting off my 2020 today for a couple of reason. Closing last year was an otherwordly riot and I had to take the proper amount of time to recover. Also, I stumbled on a loooot of great songs over the past few...

Flying Over 2019, Pt. IV: Rap N****!!!

January 12, 2020September 23, 2020The SandboxLeave a comment

We conclude our playlist series of 2019 faves here. It should be clear by now that there was a lot of music to take in. Collectively, it was also a good way to get an idea of the major tides last year. Indeed, the songs we liked reflected the continuous shift towards a more...

Smoke x Mirrors ’19|12: I (The Finale)

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

Our French brethen have a saying: “Jamais deux sans trois” (Never two without three). So you best believe I had to crank out another one out! And to sign off, I’ll stick to the rhyme animals and lyrical savages. Recommendations? Why, yes off course! Let me see, there’s Fat Joe & Dre (Family Ties),...

Smoke x Mirrors ’19|10: II

October 31, 2019November 1, 2019Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

I’m just in time to close the month of October 😅😅😅. If you’ve been keeping up, then you will agree that this last quarter has been replete with good music projects. They are being released at a breakneck pace too! Certainly, we might need to gasp for air at some point; I just have...

Smoke x Mirrors ’19|09: II

September 12, 2019September 13, 2019Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

I don’t know if you got my hint earlier, but this is the companion playlist to my previous submission. That’s because I had a few more projects I needed to gush about. I wrote about how surprised I was with Sy’s joint opus with Paxquiao, and I was just as pleasantly astonished with the...

Smoke x Mirrors ’19|09: I

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019Smoke x MirrorsLeave a comment

And just in case it hasn’t dawned on you, we’re about to get into the last quarter of 2019! So far the year has been equal parts trying and productive for me: a lot of sweat and a lot of tears…but there’s great music to console and cheer me on throughout. And that’s the...