a few of my all time favorite songs

Ok, thought I'd post an update.  Still too lazy busy to do some full reviews so here are a few of my all time favorite songs.

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)"

The Coup - "Me and Jesus the Pimp in a ’79 Granada Last Night"

Common - "I Used To Love H.E.R."

a couple random songs

I was listening to pandora earlier and got a song stuck in my head that kinda surprised me.

I'll start by saying I haven't really paid attention to or been all that interested in anything Swizz Beatz has put out since his early days with DMX and Ruff Ryders and I don't really even listen to any of that much anymore.  Then a couple weeks ago pandora played "Part of the Plan" in my stream.  It really surprised me.  Not because pandora played it, that was spot on.  I didn't expect quality music from Swizz Beatz.  I checked out some of the other songs off One Man Band Man, and they were about what I expected from him but this song was definitely a diamond in the rough.

"God's Bathroom Floor" is one of my favorite Atmosphere songs.  It's off the vinyl version of their Overcast album and was also on Sad Clown Bad Dub 7.  It's an anti-drug song which is not typical for hiphop.

I also picked those two videos specifically because they're fan made videos for songs that don't have official videos and I thought both were well done.

Deciding on a review style

I've always preferred to write out reviews on a track by track basis however it takes much longer and I don't really know if it's worth the effort.  It seems like I could just highlight a few of the best and worst tracks and give my overall impression and it would be just as informative while considerably cutting down on the time to write it.  What are your thoughts on this?

About this blog

I have been into hiphop for a very long time.  My tastes have varied from some of the most mainstream to the deepest underground.  I decided to start this blog as a way of sharing the music I like with others and possibly expanding what other people listen to.  I also hope that it will help me get back into the habit of buying music on a regular basis.  I'll try to post more current releases, however I'll delve into the classics on occasion when I feel like it.