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Songs & Albums That Move Me (and Inspire My Work)
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items These are the albums, artists, and tracks that I have on heavy rotation — the records that shape my creative flow, vibe, and mindset. From classic influences to makers who are pushing the culture forward, each pick resonates with my artistry and what...
Sections
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🎧 Hip Hop That Shaped My Mindset
🎶 R&B I Keep on Repeat
🎼 Songs I Create To (Focus & Flow)
🎙 Independent Artists I’m Paying Attention To
🎧 Hip Hop That Shaped My Mindset
These are the core hip pop/rap albums that I LOVE. These are hip hop albums and songs that influenced how I think, move, and create. The kind of records that carry lessons, perspective, and real-life insight — not just sound, but substance. This is t...
Blueprint-level discipline. This taught me precision, confidence, and knowing your worth before anyone else tells you.
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
No illusions, no safety net. This is raw survival music — teaches you to move smart and stay alert.
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, Pt. II
Soulful honesty. A reminder that vulnerability and growth belong in hip hop too.
The Roots - You Got Me (feat. Erykah Badu & Eve)
Pure energy and conviction. When motivation dips, this resets the switch instantly.
DMX - Ruff Ryders' Anthem
Growth mindset soundtrack. Aspirational without being fake — just honest hunger.
Wale - Ambition
Early lessons in awareness. Music that makes you question systems, not just survive them.
Goodie Mob - Cell Therapy
Life, loss, and spirituality wrapped in melody. This one hits different the older you get.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
Peaceful but powerful. A reminder that hip hop can heal, uplift, and still be authentic.
Arrested Development - Tennessee
Creative freedom in audio form. This showed me you don’t have to sound like everyone else to be respected.
The Pharcyde - Runnin'
Southern confidence with grit. This one reinforced owning your space unapologetically.
Mia X - I Think Somebody (feat. Fiend)
Smooth intellect. Proof that being cool doesn’t require noise — just confidence and style.
Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
That cruising focus. Music for staying locked in while the world moves fast around you.
DRE - Chevy Ridin' High (feat. Rick Ross)
West Coast hunger. Sharp bars and real presence — a reminder to stay hungry even when you’re winning.
Jay Rock - Wow Freestyle (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Street energy with personality. This one always brings me back to that raw Southern bounce.
Fiend - Mr. Whomp Whomp
Pressure music. Helps you push through when quitting feels easier than continuing.
Young Buck - Lose My Mind / Funeral Music
Pure fun. Sometimes mindset is about enjoying the moment and not overthinking everything.
Young Dro - Mucho
Southern introspection. This is growth music — reflective, grounded, and real.
Big K.R.I.T. - Mixed Messages
Legacy thinking. This taught me about vision, structure, and building something bigger than yourself.
JAY-Z - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
Comeback energy. Stays in rotation because it reminds me resilience always pays off.
Ace hood - We Ball
Raw creativity. This album showed me style, voice, and originality matter just as much as skill.
Method Man - Tical
A breath of fresh air in 2025. Cold precision. Music that sharpens your mindset and keeps emotions out of decisions.
Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out
One of my favorite no skip albums. Focus and execution. This one showed me mastery comes from repetition and discipline.
Twista - Adrenaline Rush
🎶 R&B I Keep on Repeat
Smooth, soulful, and emotionally honest music that stays in rotation — from timeless classics to modern joints that still feel intentional.
Spiritual, introspective, and grounding. This song feels like checking in with yourself and realigning your energy.
Erykah Badu - On & On
Classic R&B vulnerability. No gimmicks, just emotion and honesty. Still sounds just as real now as it did the first time I heard it.
Jodeci - Come & Talk to Me
Timeless R&B. Soft, romantic, and effortless — one of those songs that never gets old no matter how many times you hear it.
Tamia - So Into You
A straight classic. Vulnerable, melodic, and emotionally open — peak era R&B that still holds weight.
Jon B. - They Don't Know
Harmony and sincerity at its finest. This is real love music — no shortcuts, just feeling.
Shai - If I Ever Fall In Love
Pure confidence and self-worth. This track feels like choosing yourself without apology — grown energy, strong presence, no chasing.
Teyana Taylor - Gonna Love Me
Smooth, reflective, and atmospheric. Feels like late nights, long drives, and thinking about where you’re headed next.
SiR - Chasing Summer
A modern, smooth blend that stays in rotation. Subtle, intimate, and mood-setting — perfect for late nights or focused moments.
Afro Ambient - WHISPERS (feat. Avery Saint)
Low-key, reflective R&B that sneaks up on you. Calm confidence with a smooth edge — easy repeat.
greek - October/Hero
🎼 Songs I Create To (Focus & Flow)
Individual tracks and instrumentals I play when I need to lock in and focus. This is music that helps me stay in flow while designing, writing, or building without distractions.
My last project I was coming from a place of needing music to be my ultimate release
Shamon Dae - Brand New Dae
🎙 Independent Artists I’m Paying Attention To
Independent artists and smaller projects that have caught my ear. Creators doing meaningful work outside the mainstream that deserve more eyes and ears.
My bro keeps that fire on deck, a true artist of the community check out his work!
K.Carter - S.T.E.M. by K.Carter on Apple Music
Raw and honest. This one hits emotionally — reflection, growth, and real life layered over soulful production. Not background music, this is listen music.
Que Heff - Survivors Guilt
Cinematic gospel-trap story about survival, sin, and second chances. Across twelve tracks, Portre’ walks listeners through the rain of his reality: the grind, the grief, the guilt, and the grace that pulled him through it.
Portre' - Psalms Of The Pavement