The Urban Retro Playlist

Jay-Z is someone that's been around for a very longtime, his understanding of his genre is pretty much unparalleled to none. You don't really need to be a fan to tell, the kind of success he's been able to amass is incredible; the connections at his disposal, the artist he's been able to bring up, the ones under his control among other lucrative ventures.
I've done a lot of musical research and  when it comes to hip-hop he's mention in numerous circles and has had strong influence on a lot of the present artists in this genre. And has that stopped him from making more music? No it hasn't, though obviously he hasn't been as dominant in recent times he's been able to still make his presence felt on a number of features while still trying to revolutionize music in form of his own streaming service.
What I like most about Jay Z is his charisma. Yes you might say its fundamental for every artist to have this but his is just different I don't think there's a way to explain it. When you hear him you just know its him. Also, his ties with Kanye West is worth a mention, he has contributed to a lot of his tracks in one way or another and they have their own peculiar story which I would go into another time. So here are some of my favourite Jay Z songs from over the years;

Davido emergence to the spotlight has been considerably different from other individuals.
A short while after he burst in to the scene he was able to cement his place among the most recognized in the Nigerian mainstream music industry. Though having just one album at the moment, he has been able to release dozens of hits and he has collaborated with number of artists in the continent and around the globe.
He's considered a hit maker and has proved this over the last few years, since his mega hot Dami Duro was released he has not looked back releasing more and more hit.
You know that moment when you want to do that fire dance playlist, Asin that one when you need ginger to move the one with the Afro beats you just have to have Davido on it. You can as the DJ's or any party rider around you they would tell you. So here is a playlist of some of my favorite Davido songs, hope you find some of yours on here too.

I'm going to start by saying I've been listening to Omari for give or take three years, though the style/approach might change the message is still the same. He's one of the only new school, urban Nigerian conscious rappers I really listen too. His music is too content filled. Recently he released a new project; No Mans Sorrow which is still in line with his first mixtape.
I remember the first song by him I heard "Church Is For The Wild", then listening to subsequent songs and how his sound has improved from that point. His music is usually heavily sampled cutting across various genres of music and sometimes not even music. He's almost always sending a message with the music be it creating awareness, educating individuals about day to day vices, the arts and so much more.
This article wouldn't be complete without mentioning his long standing partnership or relationship with his producer CODED who has been present and played a pivotal role in every project Omari has released till date. He has released over twenty different songs that they have worked on together.
Omari is not just a musician but an artist, as his music is well arranged and  designed in a particular way that's pretentious but in a good way I guess . Also, he does the designs for his album artworks and his digital booklets and trust me they are really high end.
I can talk continually talk about the artist in focus, I mean I haven't even really talked about the music or the skits he's done but I've got to conclude. I would say you should listen to Omari and he would take you on several journeys. So here are some of my favorite songs by him, enjoy!

I wonder how Chris Brown is still just 26 and he's been around soooo long, I mean howw?
That's posterity right there, I mean he's found a way to just remain relevant irrespective of the way he's chosen to do that. Though he has tarnished his squeaky clean image, people seem to love his bad boy phase even more.
The area that concerns me most is his music with everything that my be going on with him he finds his way to consistently drop new projects that are just "bam". There was the dance phase were he had songs like kiss kiss, wall to wall the more emotional songs like don't judge me, no air, deuces and a lad of smash hits that I don't know where to start mentioning from.
So Ive selected randomly some of my favorite songs by and that include Chris from over the years, hope you enjoy.