Daily Breakdown 10/11/11

1. Tyler, the Creator – She ft. Frank Ocean

The rise of Odd Future was almost inevitable in retrospect. Due to the sped up nature of today’s society (which is magnified in regards to pop culture) the hole of personality left by the Young Money crew into the commercial radio stations of America needed to be filled immediately. Along came Tyler, Earl, and Hodgy with a wild blend of synths and sinisterly clever lyrics along with the crooning of R&B protégé Frank Ocean, and it was just what we wanted and needed. This song combines hoodrat shit, teen love/lust and the joy of being goofy very well, and it’s the kind of songs that make me really like OFWGKTA.

2. TiRon & Ayomari – Jack Kerouac

Their album “A Sucker for Pumps” came out fairly recently and was one of the few albums I actually bought this year. I’ve been listening to TiRon for awhile and I was really impressed with MSTRD which why I ended up purchasing this. This song really sets the tone for the entire album, so I recommend you listen to it a couple times before you decided what to do with the rest of the music.

3. Blue Sky Black Death – Sleeping Children Are Still Flying

BSBD seems to have really mastered the art of weaving different song elements together. (Kno, the producer and sometimes rapper from CunninLynguists, is also quite good at this). This song deserves to be played with the lights off and also deserves your full attention.

4. Kendrick Lamar – Alien Girl (Today with Her)

One of my friends from high school begged me to listen to Kendrick Lamar. I heard some stuff the first time and hated it. He called me a douche and told me to listen to O.D. I did and my opinion of K Dot took a 180, and that’s advanced to the point that I honestly think he’s the best young rapper on the West Coast (with Fashawn right behind)

5. Charles Hamilton – She’s So High

The Dreams are the only thing keeping this from being a downtempo song. It’s that chilled out with it’s keys and disconnecting vocal sample. This is one of the rare songs where Sonic seemingly planned for what he was going to do before he started recording. It’s a song about biddies and partying, but it’s a really good song about biddies and partying.

6. CunninLynguists – Dance For Me

And of course I’m going to include a CL song. “Emily’s enemy was Emily, feelin’ me?”