The Urban Retro Playlist

The song of the day is All I Want Is You by Miguel featuring J.Cole from the album All I Want Is You(2010). Wow Miguel's physical appearance has changed a lot but not his music though its still spot on. When I heard this song for the first time I was like wow this is good. He had amazing vocals asin it was nice.  This was the first time I heard something by him and I was impressed. Then I also like J.Cole's Verse on it though short but still cool.Their combo is good like in Power Trip  from J.Cole's Born Sinner (2013) they still had that thing going. The Song has a Neo-Soul vibe,its very slow and I recommend it for relaxing.



See link to the song here

I saw this picture and I couldn't stop laughing.

                                                    Born Sinner Vs Yeezus



I'm Just Gonna write two things about the two albums.
Born Sinner in total has sold more than Yeezus,Infact it has gone platinum.
Yeezus Has Better Review Scores then Born Sinner.

The song of the day is Is This Love by Bob Marley & The Wailers from the album Kaya 1978.
This is one of his most famous songs. It is a reggae song,Obviously its about Love. Its more old school if any thing. Well I woke up and I was in the mood for some Bob Marley and this was the first song that played from the playlist. Its a very slow chilling song.


See the link to the song here

The Song Of The Day is Rigamortis By Kendrick Lamar from the album Section 80(2011). This song is on another dimension of hip hop, clearly Kendrick understood what he was doing before he got into the booth. Though the title and the message is kinda weird,I think the context he was relating it to justifies it.The Flow,wordplay and how he rode the beat was too "mad" and the video explains it more. I recommend it for people that like rap.


See link to the song here

The song of the day is All the Above by Maino featuring T-Pain produced by Just Blaze,Nard & B from the album  If Tomorrow Comes(2009). It was a very "mad" collaboration ,asin  the sound was so catchy and T-pain killed it with the auto tune. Through the verses they we're talking about hardships and struggles they encountered and rising above it. It is meant to inspire the listener. My friend reminded me and made me sing along to the song. I don't know what has happened to Maino now but the song was actually very good.


See the link to the song here

Here are the few albums/mixtape's from this year that I've heard part of that are at least good ;


Born Sinner - J.Cole
The 20/20 Experience - Justin Timberlake
L.I.F.E - Burna Boy
Nothing Was The Same - Drake
Unorthodox Jukebox - Bruno Mars
Hall Of Fame - Big Sean
Magna Carta Holy Grail - Jay-Z
The Gifted - Wale
Kissland - The Weekend
Music In Session - J-Swiss & Nonso
Demi - Demi Lovato

And So on . . . .

The song of the day is Hold On We're Going Home by Drake from the album Nothing Was The Same(2013). The album was to come out on the 24th of September but sadly I have  the full album on my computer. They leaked it . The song is strictly R&B. Drake sang throughout the song , I prefer when he raps also. I heard this song like 2-3 weeks ago , but it sounds very old, like its from 2005 or so (but I like old songs anyway). I've not heard the song so much so I can't say too much but it is very cool and relaxing. I just got the full album today so I would listen to it more and review it later.


See the link to the song here

There are a lot of things I'm waiting for to come out or happen and I guess you are too.  Here are a few of them:


Nothing Was The Same - Drake
J.Cole & Kendrick's Mixtape
Fifa 14
G.T.A V
P.E.S 14
Oxymoron - Schoolboy Q
The first 'El Grand Classico' off the season.
Don Jon (movie)
The Season Premier Vampire Diaries
PlayStation 4
X Box 1


And so on. . . .

The song of the day is Apologize by One Republic the most famous version featured Timberland and it was added to his Shock Values album but it is originally from One republic's Dreaming Out Loud Album (2006). Wow, err I remember when I just heard this song for the first time I had never heard about One Republic at all, But I was amazed,the song was so good and the production was awesome ( at least the timberland version). The song is about some one who was trying to apologize for how they treated the other but it was too late. The vocals are very good with the whole slow rock or alternative vibe it had going.


See the link the to the song here

The song of the day was requested by a reader. Whoop whoop I have readers.
The song is All Of Me by John Legend from the album Love in The Future(2013). I actually just heard it recently and I was like wow what a great song. It had this soul vibe with a very calm tune. It had a very relaxing effect, I must say his voice is good . I'm glad I heard the song and if you like soul music I would recommend you listen to it.

See the link to the song here

The song of the day is Nobody Test Me by The Choc Boys from the album Jag of all Trades produced by Jesse Jagz(2010).Wow, all I can say about this song is "real,rap,raw. Bars!" *in Kevin hart's voice* Lol. But really I wonder how did everything change? Why did they stop making songs like this? It had everything you would expect in a good rap song: cool lyrics , a nice beat and an awesome chorus to sum it up. I think I still know all the lyrics to the song. I consider it a classic and if you haven't heard it you should listen to it.


See the link to the song here

I just saw the link to this mix and it was a very nice mix for chilling. Nice one by  DJ Maxjam. *Salutes*


See link to the mix here

The song of the day is Both of us by B.O.B featuring Taylor Swift produced by Dr Luke Cirkut from the album Strange Clouds(2012). The lyrics speaks about bullying and racism in a way. It has an alternative hip hop tune. It is a very calm and soothing song. It was quite unconventional for Taylor Swift to be in that type of song but the collaboration was beautifully pulled off. The vocals on the song are amazing.


See the link to the song here

Since Arsenal signed Ozil i've not heard anything else, this is what I mean:

The song of the day is Rotate by Wande Coal produced by Don Jazzy (2013). All I can say is that the beat was too mad! Asin the whole thing I can't even explain it. The Don Jazzy guy sef ehn.... Well Wande Coal was just having fun through out the song.It had an Afro-beat thing going on that was very upbeat. All I can say is it "burst my head!"

See the link to the song here

The song of the day is Superstar by Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos produced by Sound trail from the album The Cool (2007). Yeah, a few days back my friend mentioned the song and we were like "riiight?'' Then we began to sing it. It had very cool lyrics with a killer hook by Matthew. It had a slow Rap vibe but a very refined sound. I consider it a classic by Lupe.

See the link to the song Here

I'm just putting this out there sha...

The song of the day is Aston Martin Music by Rick Ross featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E League from the album Teflon Don(2010). I remember when I first heard the song, all I could think was Drake killed it! It is a rap song with a very R&B thing going on. It had very nice verses by Rick Ross,  Chrisette Michele's Voice on the chorus was cool,  but my favorite part was Drake's part. It is a chilling song I guess...


Find the the link to the song Here.

Recently I saw the notjustokay.com article on the Top 10 Most Gifted Nigerian Rappers. Note it says the MOST GIFTED not BEST. I don't know if its in any particular order, but I don't agree with it I feel some other guys should be on it. Well its their own opinion sha so... See the list below.


1. Modenine
2. Olamide
3. Phyno
4. M.I
5. Sinzu (Sauce Kid)
6. ShowDemCamp (SDC)
7. Ice Prince
8. Vector
9. Naeto C
10. Reminisce

 The song of the day is East To West by Casting Crowns  Produced by Mark A. Miller from the Album Altar And The Door(2007). This Song talks about the love of Christ which is definitely one of the most awesome things in life. Lyrically, it is about the concept of Forgiveness. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards. It is a very nice song , with an Alternative vibe to it.
Casting Crowns are my favourite Gospel Band and they had amazing vocals in this song.

See the link to the song here.

Over the past few weeks there has been an argument over two movies, Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down... WHICH IS BETTER?
What's your opinion?

The song of the day is; Share My Blessing by Naeto C featuring Asa from the Super C Season album. This is one of the Nigerian songs that actually has depth. It had more of a soul vibe to it if anything and a nice relaxing tune. This was one of my personal favorites of that year contrary to popular demand. I only wonder why there are not more Nigerian songs like this.

This is the link to the song.
http://notjustok.com/2011/01/01/naeto-c-ft-asa-share-my-blessings/

The song of the day is Fill Me In By Craig David Produced By Mark Hill from The Born To Do It Album(2001). Yeah I just heard the song again recently and I have not been able to stop listening to it.Craig had very cool lyrics and an appealing sound.I must say that song is a classic with the whole R&B,Pop Vibe it had going on and very nice subtle effects.I donno what has happened to the guy sha but there was a time he made very good songs and this is one of them. See a link to the song(video) below. http://www.youtube.ng/watch?v=YG8ll9EXMOw