Way more vulnerable than the final cut; it’s raw and unfiltered.
Sorry (Original Demo) Lyrics - Beyoncé
It’s chaotic in the best way; playful, bold, and experimental. You can tell Doechii’s just having fun with her freedom.
Doechii – FIREFLIES Lyrics
Nile is haunting and healing at the same time. Only from the mind of Beyoncé do you get that combination. 🫰🏽✨🫰🏽✨🫰🏽✨
Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar – NILE Lyrics
Soul-stirring and timeless. It’s survival, pride, and grace all in one. Andra Day did her big one by breathing life into this classic.
God Bless the Child (Music from the Motion Picture "The United States vs. ...
This one hits deep, like a Sunday morning breakthrough. It’s pure testimony energy, the kind that reminds you redemption is real.
I Know I've Been Changed - song and lyrics by LaShun Pace
This one feels like rest I don’t want to wake up from. Much love to Random Acts of Flyness for putting me onto this gem.
Solange's Onyx Performance from Random Acts of Flyness
Dance 🕺🏽🪩💃🏽
Kaytranada has been around since I was in high school, but his BUBBA album made me a certified stan of his and house music. This album carried me through 2019 and the pandemic. Leading me to discover more black house artists. My fav is “Worst In Me” ...
BUBBA - Album by KAYTRANADA
Amine doesn’t get enough credit, man. The way his music just makes you feel good is magical. My favorite song on this album is “13MOS.” It’s catchy, rhythmic, and lighthearted.
“SPRING, AMINE, FALL, WINTER!” iykyk!
13 Months of Sunshine - Album by Aminé
Chill 😎
Electric from the first note. It’s got that energy that makes you feel like you can take on anything; confident, charged, and full of motion.
Stream Powered by Mad Keys
It’s the sound of being in liminal spaces in life, caught between gratitude and longing, looking forward and glancing back.
Wishful Thinking - song and lyrics by Mad Keys
Laid-back and bittersweet. It’s got that hazy afternoon feel, like reflecting on something beautiful that didn’t quite last.
Skinshape - How Can It Be? Lyrics
Feels like floating through starlight; radiant, steady, and a little otherworldly. It’s electronic music with real warmth in it.
Radiant Pulse - song and lyrics by donushi
It’s like groovy and sad at the same time. It’s hard to explain… you just have to feel it. I think BadBadNotGood kinda owns this feeling of music tbh. Music you can dance and cry to lol. Maybe it’s just me though.
Boogie No. 69 - song and lyrics by BADBADNOTGOOD
A breath of peace. It’s the kind of track you play when your mind’s running wild and you just need to feel grounded again.
Find Rest | Mad Keys
Dreamy and a little messy. It feels like craving closeness but fearing what it’ll cost.
Nick Hakim – Needy Bees Lyrics
This one right here is real R&B! Her mainstream music is good, but there’s nothing like SANGING ‘Lani. My favorite on this mixtape is “Slow Dance.” Sultry. Romantic. Warm. Whew! Listen to it.
While We Wait 2 - Album by Kehlani
Experimental and hypnotic. It feels like jazz pulled apart and rebuilt in slow motion, strangely comforting once you surrender to it.
THEEM PROTOTYPE - The Doober | Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes - Bandcamp
Smooth and soulful with a down-south throwback bump to it.
E. Jones's 'SLD (Quiet Storm Hour)' sample of Take 6's 'A Quiet Place'
Another haunting but healing kind of song. It’s soft, mysterious, and reminds you that love, in all its forms, is the greatest experience.
Nature Boy - song and lyrics by Nat King Cole
This song is like getting advice from the cool uncle who really gets it.
A Few [MORE] Ideas Vol. 1 (Deluxe) - Mad Keys - Bandcamp
I’m ashamed to admit that I got on the Kehlani train kind of late, but Ms. Blue Water Road had me HOOKED! “Everything” and “Get Me Started” still have me in a chokehold to this day.