summer music

the thing i love most about the coming of summer is summer music. for some reason i don't like winter hip-hop/rap. maybe because niggas are crusty in the wintertime and the music reflects it. i was talking to one of my girls last night and we were talking about this song "slow down" by bobby valentino. it's a really good song. well, it has a dope beat. we were decided what makes that song so hot is that you can do any dance to it. you get your two step on. you can be fly and sexy to it. you can be leaning on the bar nodding your head with a drink in hand. it's a very versitile beat. not demanding at all on the listener. there are so many summer songs that i love to dance to. maybe i'll make a comprehensive list later. right now, here are my top 5 summer jams:

1. Lean back- Terror Squad...that song is so fucking hot. you have to sweat the line, "said he liked my necklace, started relaxing. now that's what the fuck i call a chain reaction."

2. Beautiful- Snoop Dogg and Pharell. I challenge anyone stay crusty to this song.

3. Slow Down- Bobby Valentino...see above.

4. Lose My Breath- Destiny's Child. The song is fairly generic, but that beat is off the hook.

5. Girls Dem Sugar - Beenie Man. Man! talk about a song that requires loose hips and rhythm. in the club, in the car, in the shower, in brooklyn with my girls, there's no place i won't dance to this song. this song is strictly for the grown and sexy.

Runner Up: Never Leave- Lumidee...this shit is strictly nostaglic. me and massandje blazing down the Bruckner with the windows rolled down clapping and singing at the top of our lungs.

confession: i'm a sucker for songs with lots of clapping and complicated beats. it sort of reminds me of hand jiving when i was a kid. Lumidee and Jo-jo's "Baby It's You" fall square into this category.

p.s. if you don't know these songs...get familiar.