2011 Favorites

Albums/EP’s (No Particular Order)

Blum-First Blum

The Roots-Undun

Common-The Dreamer, The Believer

SBTRKT-SBTRKT

Jesse Boykins III- Way of a Wayfarer

BLU- J e s u s/ NoYork! /Give me my flowers while I can still smell them (ft. Exile)

James Blake- James Blake

Muhsinah- Gone

Little Dragon-Ritual Union

J*Davey- evil christian cop/new designer drug

Frank Ocean-Nostalgia/Ultra

Open Mike Eagle- Rappers will die of natural causes

recess-recess

Childish Gambino -EP

Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX- We’re new here

Lupe Fiasco- Friend of the people

Toro Y Moi - underneath the pine

Raphael Saadiq-Stone Rollin’

Kendrick Lamar-section.80


Singular Favorite Songs from 2011:

Bilal- “Levels (Sonnymoon Rmx)”

Incubus- “In the Company of Wolves”/ “Switchfoot”

Monroe- “When There Is War (Body Snatchers)

C.9ine- “Wonder”

Mar & INT- “Harbor” —(every Mar Variation from this year)

Albums from 2010 that remained in 2011 rotation

Mara Hruby from her eyes (11/2010)

Full Crate & Mar- conversations with her (1/2010)

The Roots- how i got over (2010)

The Black Keys- brothers

Can’t believe I  let October past without continuing my tradition of posting this monthly.

but tonight…i needed it. therefore, here it is :) again.

” I Said” -Full Crate & Mar.

Live At The Loft video’s (NYC!)

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LIVE AT THE LOFT! What an amazing show that was. Here are two songs and a interview me and Mar did on June 24th during our live show at Live At The Loft in New York City (Well, Hoboken New Jersey ;)). Check some pictures of the show here.
Big shout out to Tone for inviting us. 

Yay! Everyone should watch these! I’m so happy I got to be a part of the night! Def one of the most amazing nights of my life! Can’t wait for these boys to come back to the US.

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Currently jammin’ to the Full Crate & Mar mix “Lovely Steps.”

always a nice remedy to a slow-moving day.

Full Crate  & Mar Live at the Loft 6/24/11

Full Crate  & Mar

Live at the Loft 6/24/11

another picture from Full Crate & Mar at the loft last week :) still in awe and living off that high. love these dudes :)

another picture from Full Crate & Mar at the loft last week :)

still in awe and living off that high. love these dudes :)

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a peak of the pictures from Full Crate & Mar at the loft on Friday… I would do a photo spam right now but…i have reading to do. but i will later :)

a peak of the pictures from Full Crate & Mar at the loft on Friday…

I would do a photo spam right now but…i have reading to do. but i will later :)

tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow!!! aka in exactly 24 hours!!

already anxious and full of chills! ahhh!!

“Surreal Moments”-Full Crate & Mar

FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY!! i see them Friday :) such a dream come true. I swear, this is too much to handle. Can not wait.

“I Said”-Full Crate & Mar.

they don’t even need to be speaking english…

Mar comes to New York in June and I can not wait. I will skip both work and class to see/meet him.

i shouldn’t have watched this…

all i want to do now is skip life and hit the Netherlands…tomorrow

“she was fly”-Full Crate & Mar ft. Eric Roberson

interview with the lovely Vashtie.

One of my primary inspirations.

They also used a Full Crate & Mar song for the video (“she was fly”), so i’m BEYOND content with this.

just keeping up with the monthly tradition.

“i said”-full crate & mar

today’s soundtrack:

Mar (solo stuff and Full Crate & Mar’s “Conversations with her”)

The Foreign Exchange (daily ritual)

Jesse Boykins III

and of course

Three Stacks :)

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