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“A new artist! Went to a pop up show where they presented and it was so dope. The atmosphere in the room was crazy!!They just generated great energy. “
Adult Swim—Jon Bellion
“This song is the definition of perfection in my opinion so enjoy”
Always Wrong—Sx
Ayayai—Daniels’s Andrade
Beef Flo Mix—Flomilli
Bola Rebola—Tropkillaz, J Balvin, Anitta
“I've been finding some Portuguese gems that I wanted to share!”
"Anytime i hear Norah Jones it automatically brings me back to my elementary school P.E. Class. The teacher would always play her songs when it was time for us to cool down and get ready to leave, so now her songs are super calming to me. "
Crank That—Soulja Boy
Decode—Paramore
Do It To It—Cherish
Don’t Forget—Demi Lovato
Dont Know Why: Norah Jones
Doo Wop—Lauryn Hill
Get The Party Started—Pink
Ghetto Supastar—Pras
Hey Jude—The Beatles
Hot Boy—Bankroll Fresh
I'm Yours—Jason Mraz
In The End—Linkin Park
"Heard this almost everyday when I was little "
Kiss From A Rose—Seal
Laffy Taffy—D4l
Let’s Get Married—Jagged Edge
"My mom use to play this song 500 times a day"
Like You—Ciara
Lip Gloss—Lil Mama
Love—Keisha Cole
Macarena—Los Del Rio
Michael Jackson—You Are Not Alone
Misery Business—Paramour
Missing You—Case
No More—3lw
Nobody Supposed To Be Here—Deborah Cox
Nobody’s Perfect—Hannah Montana
Not Afraid—Eminem
"Was during my rebellious stage so it got me through somethings"
Pimp—50 Cent (Clean Version)
Pop—Nsync
Promise Ring—Tiffany Evans
Pump It—Black Eyed Peas
Put Your Records On—Corrine Bailey Rae
Ride Wit Me—Nelly
Rockstar—Nickelback
"Who doesn’t wanna be a rockstar when they’re little "
Romeo Show Theme—Lil Romeo
Satellite—Dave Matthews Band
"We were a military family and moved a lot. During long car rides my dad would always play the Dave Matthews band."
Say My Name—Destiny’s Child
Scene Two Roger Rabbit—Sleeping With Sirens
So Fresh, So Clean—Outcast
Soldier—Destiny Child
Still Ghettom—Jaheim
The Sweetest Thing—Lauryn Hill
That’s What You Get—Paramore
True Friend—Hannah Montana
Yeah—Usher
FEELING DOWN—Name a song you listen to when you feel down...
"I know all the words babbyyyyyyy. I get up there and sing this, ain’t no messing up (lies, I be having stage fright sometimes so I get choked up smh) Also, people know the chorus so they join in and help me out which I can appreciate. Love a good song that engages the audience since I can’t really sing (I’m only willing to admit this anonymously) "
If I ever Fall In Love—Shai
"I don't even know the words, but I can act it out and that usually gets the audience going."
If this world were mine—Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn
If you want me to stay—Sly and the family stone
Int'l Players Anthem–UGK
"Eeny meeny decisions with precision I pick (lol iykyk)"
It wasn’t me—shaggy
Jessie's girl—Rick springfield
Just Friends—Musiq Soulchild
Lay Me Down—Sam Smith and John Legend
Let it go—Frozen
"A lot of audience participation and a good laugh because I'm a man lmao."
"This song does it every time. We really don’t deserve God/his love, especially with the amount of times we sin against him, but despite us, he still loves us and wants us to yearn for him as much as he yearns for us. "
Dance with My Father—Luther Vandross
Duettino—Sull'aria (from The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
"A woman attends a masquerade (masked) party pretending to be a prostitute so she can seduce her fiancé to see if he will cheat on her. When she tries to seduce him all he does is brag about how he’s the luckiest man in the world to be engaged to his fiancé. The song is her telling her (I can’t remember if it’s her friend or sister) how happy she is that he proved his loyalty. Also I love that it’s all acoustic. Imagine how overwhelming it just have been to hear it for the first time 250 years ago."
Either Way—Chris Stapleton
Fix You—Coldplay
"For some reason this song makes me think about me dying."
He'll take the pain away—Kirk Franklin
Heaven—Beyoncé
"Heard this after she died. "
"Beyoncé really opened up with this Song. She sings about the loss of her unborn child. Everyone can relate, men and women, to the pain you feel when you lose something or someone. The pain you feel when something is growing inside of you and your body almost fails you. I have a lot of compassion for her. You can hear the pain and cracks in her voice as she sings."
Hide—Juice WRLD
Hurt—Christina Aguilera
I'll Never Love Again—Lady Gaga
It is well with my soul—Audrey Assad
"I don’t cry often, but I do get emotional with this song. "
It’s over isn’t it—Deedee mango hall
Lay Me Down—Sam Smith, John Legend
Let It Go—James Bay
Listen (From the Motion Picture ""Dreams"")—Beyonce
Lose You To Love Me—Selena Gomez
Love is a losing game—Amy Winehouse
Lovin’ Me—Jonathan McReynolds
Make you feel my love—Adele
Marvins room—drake
Mirrored heart—Fka twigs
Missing you—Brandy
Mourning doves—Jhené Aiko
"Jhene talks about a failing relationship that we all can relate to. She doesn’t want to let go, she wants to try again. The notes she hits are really beautiful."
New Balance—Jhené Aiko
"makes me think about the one that got away "
No Love—Lyves
One and Only—Adele
Photograph—Ed Sheeran
Promises—Jhené Aiko
"I’ve heard this song at least 20 times and I cry everytime. In the song she sings about the struggles of leaving her baby girl while she’s on the road. She’s worried that her baby will be affected by her absence and reassures her that even when she’s away, she’s always with her."
Resentment—Beyoncé
"It’s a crazy feeling loving the person that hurt you the most. Even crazier is staying with the person that hurt you the most. Resentment is that feeling. I cry at the end because she compares herself to her lover’s mistress. She feels inadequate and wants to know why her loyalty wasn’t enough. I feel like this song really gets to me because I’ve been cheated on twice and the confidence you’ve been building for years goes down the drain. You start second guessing your looks, your actions etc. You feel stuck because you don’t want to leave so now you lie down with your “abuser” every night."
Rise Up—Andra Day
Rivers and Roads—The Head and the Heart
Runaway—Ludacris
Save Myself—Ed Sheeran
"This reminds me of sacrificial love being taken advantage of. I hate it."
Say Something—A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera
"This makes me think of the moment before relationships end. Begging for something to grasp onto—Hope."
See You Again—Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa
Sending My Love—Zhane
Sleeping at last—uneven odds
Sorry—Teyana Taylor
Speak To My Heart—Donnie McClurkin
"While my Grandma was sick and dying, I remember this song playing. Hearing it makes me think of her and regretting not spending more time or having more patience. Love your loved ones while they are here guys. "
"I wouldn’t say it changed my life lol, but it def put things into perspective. Being in our 20’s is probably one of the weirdest, most transitional phases of our lives and we put so much pressure on it that we forget to enjoy it. This song helped me not stress the small stuff and just live and experience. “This time next year I’ll be living so good...” "
AntiDepressant—Londrelle
"I save a few lives with this song."
Apparently—J. Cole
"This song came out when I was at a really low point in my life, struggling to find motivation and purpose. It helped me to dig deep within and find the strength to push through "
Bigger than life—Nipsey Hussle
Black Woman—Nick Grant, Stacy Barthe
"it made me realize some black men are on our side, it was refreshing to hear"
Boss—The Carter’s
BROWN SKIN GIRL—Beyonce, Blue Ivey, SAINt JHN, WizKid
"this is the first time I’ve ever heard an artist so big spread a message that directly impacted colorism in the community"
Devil Is a Lie—Rick Ross ft Jay Z
"Was the first song I produced for major artists that kicked off my career"
East-west exodus—Billy Harper
"This song opened my eyes to another world. Jazz wasn’t something I grew up listening to. It made me realize it’s other genres I’m missing out on. This is one of my favorite jazz songs. I close my eyes and let my brain paint the picture. With No words to guide me it gave my mind freedom. "
Godspeed—Frank Ocean
Hold On—Teejay3k
I gotta find peace of mind (Live)—Lauryn Hill
I was Here—Beyoncé
Ill mind of Hopsin 5—Hopsin
"To me, these songs represent someone just going through life questioning things. And there's nothing wrong with that at all. That's the path to the truth. A lot of people have this moment in life, and it's usually life changing."
Ill mind of Hopsin 7—Hopsin
"This made me change my whole perspective on life period."
"To me, these songs represent someone just going through life questioning things. And there's nothing wrong with that at all. That's the path to the truth. A lot of people have this moment in life, and it's usually life changing."
Imagine Me—Kirk Franklin
In Too Deep—Trippie Redd
"Felt like I was going through a lot in high school going with the wrong crowd and this song kind of took me out of it "
Jukai—Jhené Aiko
Let it all work out—Lil Wayne
Not Afraid—Eminem
Often—Abhi/Dijon
"Just a song that will always be relatable and will never leave you."
Rise Up—Andra Day
Rose in harlem—Teyana Taylor
Run the World (Girls) Homecoming Live—Beyoncé
"Beyoncé has changed my life, upgraded it really!"
Sledgehammer—Rihanna
"This song is so powerful and motivational, I love it. I blast it everytime I play it"
So much things to say (Live)—Lauryn Hill
W.A.Y.S—Jhené Aiko
"I can always listen to this to shift my perspective of my current situation."
Who Says—Selena Gomez
"Was really instrumental in gaining my self confidence in high school lol"
"I love this song I hope you love it too, also I made it lol"
65th & Ingleside—Chance the Rapper
A long walk—Jill Scott
Anti-Depressant—Londrelle
"I send this song to everyone going through depression."
Bad blood—Nao
"I love this song because it has a much deeper meaning than you would initially think..and when you watch interviews and learn more about the artist, you understand what she was trying to convey through her lyrics"
BAD FOR THE SOUL—SIMBA SELASSIIE, Brother KAMAU
"A very cool ass Hippy girl from Phoenix shared this song with me."
Bag lady—Erykah Badu
Building a Ladder—Hiatus Kaiyote
Candles in the Sun—Miguel
Chanel—Frank Ocean
Cooked Smile—J. Col
Crossfire—Stephen
Dear Jasmine—Londrelle
"It's a vibe."
Dear Mama—Tupac
Demonz—Juice WRLD
F****d up outro—Mick Jenkins
Foreplay—Jalen Santoy
Hello - Live—J. Cole
"This entire album live is crazy."
I'll Keep You Safe—Sleeping at Last
Illest B*****—Wale
"You can tell wale probably wrote both of these songs as poems and transferred them into songs"
IMPORTED—Jessie Reyez
It’s complicated—Wale
Jealous—Labrinth
"So metaphorical!"
Juke Jam—Chance The Rapper, Justin Bieber, Towkio
Lotus Flower Bomb—Wale
"You can tell wale probably wrote both of these songs as poems and transferred them into songs"
Mystery of inequity—Lauryn hill
Next Lifetime—Erykah Badu
Nothing Even Matters—Lauryn Hill
On & On—Erykah Badu
Poetic Justice—Kendrick Lamar, Drake
Rather Be—H.E.R
River—Leon Bridges
Sacrifices—dreamville
Sun Come Down—Chance the Rapper
Turning Page—Sleeping at Last
Venus—Sleeping at Last
Walk on Water—Eminem
"Watch the video and read the lyrics to understand what he is saying. The level of venerability this song is about is crazy."
WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS—LED ZEPPELIN
You Are My Sunshine—Londrelle
WORKOUT—Name a song that is great to workout to...
"The title and the vibe of the song. Feels like summer. Love with always feel like summer."
All I Do is Think of You—Troop
"Old school loves songs are always the way to go!"
Always Be My Baby—Mariah Carey
"Old school loves songs are always the way to go!"
Beneath their beautiful—Labrinth, Emeli Sande
"I think this song accurately represents the process of breaking the walls down that each of us built from our past relationships...and falling in love with what we saw inside 😍"
Best part—Daniel Ceasar ft H.E.R.
By your side—Sade
Can’t take my Eyes Off of You—Lauryn Hill
Comfortable—H.E.R
"Guitar, low lights, vibrations high."
Dangerously In Love—Beyonce
"Feel like I want my wife/next girl to love me as deeply as Beyonce conveys her love in this song"
Drunk in Love (Homecoming)—Beyoncé
Earfquake—Tyler the creator
Every kind of way—H.E.R.
"This songs reminds me of bae because sometime we hide parts of ourselves for fear of being rejected by someone we love. I want to no every side of bae..good bad and the ugly and love and appreciate all that comes with it."
First Whip—CLEW
"I dropped some heavy hittas today boooooyyyyy I been bout this love song shit since I was ye high💪🏿😤"
For You I Will—Monica
"Old school loves songs are always the way to go!"
Frozen—Sabrina Claudio
Got me—dreamville
I Think I Love You—Phora
"This song reminds me of the thought process I went through before I asked her to be mine. Word for word."
I want you around—(ft. 6lack) Snoh Aalegra
I want you—Luke James
If I ever fall in love—Shai
If you let me—Sinead
Independent Women—Destiny’s Child
"Love? Bae? What’s that? DMs are open fellas..."
It’s Cool—Jhené Aiko
"The place we are both in right now calls for a very casual vibe. I love how cool Jhené is with the idea of being with the person or not. Either way they’re friends and she loves him. That’s how I feel ❤️"
Its You—Zayn
Let’s stay together—Al Green
Like That—Dojo
Love Again—Daniel Caesar
Love you down—ready for the world
Love—Music Soulchild
Mine—Beyoncé
Naked—Ella Mai
New balance—Jhené Aiko
"Jhené Aiko—new balance In the song she talks about her love reminding her of her deceased brother. I interpreted that as her love feeling familiar, warm, and like they’ve known eachother forever. She later talks about the love feeling like a new kind of love, he gives her balance. I chose this song because I’ve known my love since we were kids. He feels familiar, I feel comfortable around him and he’s really feels like family. Yet, our love is unlike a love I’ve ever felt before. Hes made me open up more than ever,He is my new normal...or new balance as Jhené says."
Overwhelming—Jon Bellion
"When I here this it’s hard to express to my shordi how I feel so it gets a lil overwhelming so this song is perfect"
Part ll on the run—Jay z ft Beyoncé
"This songs talks about the devotion and die hard nature of their love. In my case that’s exactly how I feel. No matter how hard or challenging life or the relationship gets, we’re always going to be on the same team. The relationship comes first then we tackle our problems keeping a solution—based attitude."
Proof—Chris Brown
Pussy is Mine—Miguel
San Pellegrino—Shane Garcia
"I dropped some heavy hittas today boooooyyyyy I been bout this love song shit since I was ye high💪🏿😤"
Saving All My Love for You—Whitney Houston
"Old school loves songs are always the way to go!"
So in Love—Jill Scott
"Old school loves songs are always the way to go!"
Superstar—Usher
Teach Me—musiq soulchild
Tell Him—Lauryn Hill
The Line—dvsn
The Right Way—PARTYNEXTDOOR
"This song was playing the first time he said he loved me 🥰"
Til the end of time—Trippie Red
"Its our song"
Turn your lights down low—Bob Marley, Lauren hill
Unravel Me—Sabrina Claudio
"This song played when we were on LSD lmao. And it was such a vibe. It made me feel closer to her because I felt like I really wanted to “unravel” her and see beneath her shell. But there was some reluctance. I’m glad she eventually opened up."
We Belong Together—Mariah Carey
Wouldn’t Mean a Thing—Bruno Major
"This song is an accurate representation of how I can sum up our relationship. A bunch of shared experiences. And I will always strive to experiencing more and more with her."
Wreckless Love—Alicia Keys
You’re Always on My Mind—SWV
EX THOUGHTS—Name a song that reminds you of your ex...
"One night while he was at work and we were on the phone, this song started playing in the background. He told me that it makes him think of me. Now every time I hear it, I think of him."
Another Lifetime—Nao
"LOL! I'm ashamed to admit I have a whole playlist 🙃."
"Sometimes I think about if we had another shot. This song makes me feel like one more lifetime is all I need, and I would find you earlier and never let you go."
Baby Love—Nicole Sherzinger
"This is the song we got our nickname for each other from."
Body Ain't Me—Pink Sweat$
"LOL! I'm ashamed to admit I have a whole playlist 🙃."
Brave—Jhene Aiko
Can’t be friends—Trey Songz
Come and see me for once—Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR
Could've Been—H.E.R.
"LOL! I'm ashamed to admit I have a whole playlist 🙃."
Cross my Mind- Jill Scott, blue -zayn
Deja Vu—Twenty88
"2:12-2:50 smh 🤦🏾"
Do for You—Avery Wilson
"Reminds me of feeling sorry, but my apologies not being taken as genuine."
Ex—Kiana Ledé
"...and the remix too."
"I would prefer to at least be friends with you because of how close we got to each other. Love always..."
F*ck you—CeeLo Green
Garden—SZA
"LOL! I'm ashamed to admit I have a whole playlist 🙃."
Godspeed—Frank Ocean
"No bad blood. Genuine love. It's all love, always. Wishing someone godspeed is wishing the best for them as they start a new journey in life."
He Deserves Your Love—SiR
"LOL! I'm ashamed to admit I have a whole playlist 🙃."
Honest—Bazzi
"We always listened to Bazzi together."
If the World Was Ending—JP Saxe, Julia
"With the world falling apart in front of our faces, I wonder if it occurred to you that all the bullshit doesnt matter and that we should just enjoy each other. You were the yin to my yang and I feel like external forces shouldn't separate yin / yang."
I'll Never Love—Lady Gaga
"She knows this was our song. It's crazy that it became so relevant now more that ever."
In Love—Aaron May
Intentional—Travis Greene
"This was his morning alarm and kind of became 'our song'"
Lost Ones—J. Cole
Loyal—Kodak Black
"lol listen to the song & you’ll understand."
Moonlight—Ali Gatie
My X—Rae Sremmurd
“Huuuuuuaaaahhhhh MY EX BITCH IM SHININ ON MY EX BITCH!!”
Need U Bad—Jasmine Sullivan
"It brings back memories smh."
Never Forget You—Zara Larsson, MNEK
"I attributed this song to us heavily after we broke up. I think it represents boundless love."
Never Recover—Lil Baby, Drake, Gunna
"My ex was way more hood than me lol, so he always knew the lingo that wouldnt makes sense to me. One day we were driving and I told him how much I liked this song, but i could not understand what they were saying. He had me start it over from the beginning, then line by line he went over what was being said, and what things meant... now i know what they mean when they say “boogers in the face.” Lol"
Nights Like This—Kehlani, Ty Dolla $ign
Not Sorry—Harmela
"Me feeling sorry / guilt but kinda just having to just move on from being sorry in general."
One Last Song—Sam Smith
One Wish—Ray J
Passionfruit—Drake
"It brings back memories smh."
Please—William Singe
Remedy—Ali Gatie
"Lol so we just automatically gotta have an ex? 😂"
Remember Me—UMI
Shackles—Mary Mary
Situationship—Snoh Aalegra
"LOL! I'm ashamed to admit I have a whole playlist 🙃."
Spotless Mind—Jhene Aiko
Sweet Thing—Chaka Khan
"It brings back memories smh."
Talking to the Moon—Bruno Mars
The Motive Used to Be the Melody—Sango, Xavier Omar
"It was a mellow song that also had an upbeat tone. Reminded me of the relationship. A bop, but still has that draining aspect."
The Need to know—Wale
The Worst—Jhene Aiko
Think About Me—dvsn
Too Many Reasons—B Smith
Unloving You—Alex Aiono
What if I told you I love you—Ali Gatie
MISSING OUTSIDE—Name a song that reminds you of outside...
Lol i just don’t like her music 🤷🏽♀️ Except this song lol
"Lol i just don’t like her music 🤷🏽♀️ Except this song lol"
Bed Peace—Jhene Aiko
Drgs—Cadillac Freeze
FEFE—Tekashi 69, Nicki Minaj
"I don’t like either artist two for one I suppose"
Gucci Flip Flops—Bhad Bhabie
"I don’t like lil uzi so bad and boujee lol"
In My Feelings—Drake
Jesus Walks—Kanye West
"That song hit! But that man be trippin lol"
Liquor Locker—Vic Mensa
LOVE AGAIN—Daniel Caesar
"I hate this ole “only a face a mother would love” ass nigga because he publicly went hard asf to defend his white friend who used the word “Nigga” publicly, goofy ass boi🤦🏿♂️. Then I don’t even think it was a childhood friend 😒"
Love Sosa—Chief Keef
Lover—Taylor Swift
Murder on my Mind—YNM Melly
No Flockin—Kodak Black
Our Song — Taylor Swift
Playing Games — Summer Walker
Roll in Peace — Kodak Black
Shake It Off—Taylor Swift
"Her voice is super annoying to me but this song is just so catchy"
Sucker—Jonas Brothers
Tenth Avenue Freeze Out—Bruce Springsteen
Unforgettable—French Montana, Swae Lee
"Swae Lee is cool, but I don't listen to French."
When A Woman Loves—R.Kelly
"Don't we all hate him?"
Woods—Mac Miller
You—Belly, Kehlani
"I don’t like Kehlani"
STORYTELLING—Name a song that has great storytelling...
"I want whoever hears it to know this system wasn’t built for us when Nip says, “I wonder what it come to in yo brain for you to run to, the ones that hate us, handcuff us and mace us, call us dumb niggas cause our culture is contagious...”."
"He’s telling a story so well you forget that he’s rapping and words are rhyming."
BRACKETS—J. Cole
Brendas Got a Baby—Tupac
"This song tells a raw story that a lot of people face but most people never get to hear."
Change—J.Cole
"He tells the story of his friend who killed at the age of 22. J Cole, in my opinion in all his music, always tells great stories."
Children’s Story—Slick Rick
"Intriguing story with a great lesson for young ones."
"Its the first song i learned word for word lol."
Lost Ones—J. Cole
"J Cole is the goat that’s why."
Love Yourz—J.Cole
"JCole is the best storyteller through lyrics and in this song he reminds us that happiness will only come when you appreciate where you are in life. I Think this is a reminder that we all need from time to time."
Mona Lisa—Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar
"They went psycho."
My Boo—Alicia Keys & Usher
Next Time Around / I Am PhaRii—PhaRii
"I know PhaRii, and this is a true representation of his life. He's a true artist.
On the Phone on the Toilet—Randy Kaplan
"It’s a good story lol 😂"
Power Trip—J.Cole
Remember the Time—Michael Jackson
Roses—Kanye West
"I could feel the emotion in his voice as he paints a picture with his words."
Runaway Love—Mary J Blige, Ludacris
"It’s a song I used to listen to when I was younger and could create a visual picture of each girl’s story. It’s kinda depressing lol but shows great storytelling skills."
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst—Kendrick Lamar
Stan—Eminem
U Remind Me—Usher
Wet Dreamz—J. Cole
Whiskey Lullaby—Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss
You Don't Know My Name—Alicia Keys
TURN UP GEMS—Name a song you turn up to that a lot of people probably haven’t heard of...
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