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♫ They Kept Me Company ♫


to the artists that have helped me make it to another winter, I am grateful to you all. What an absolutely beautiful disaster of a life we share. Please, don't ever stop expressing your perspective on that experience. I want to hear it.
In 2026, I will explore a lot more music history like I did in 2025, but I will being endeavoring to explore current Philadelphia artists, specifically.
Lists made in this post are based on frequency of listen paired with the transformation they brought on. They are not in order.

  • GOODBYE HORSES: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) - Q LAZZARUS (2025)

  • TIMELESS - THE WEEKND, PLAYBOI CARTI, DOECHII
  • HAVE A TALK WITH GOD - STEVIE WONDER
  • GOLDEN LADY - STEVIE WONDER
  • KITCHEN - SZA
  • MY TURN - SZA
  • STAY WITH ME - DEBARGE 
  • JONZ IN MY BONZ - D'ANGELO
  • GREATDAYNDAMORNIN'/BOOTY -D'ANGELO
  • BALLOON - TYLER THE CREATOR, DOECHII
  • I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU - TYLER THE CREATOR, YEBBA
  • JAGUAR II - VICTORIA MONET
  • DIVA - PRINCESS NOKIA
  • NO EFFORT - PRINCESS NOKIA
  • PRO FREAK - SMINO, DOECHII, FATMAN SCOOP
  • WORTH IT - OFFSET, DON TOLIVER
  • EXPERIENCE - VICTORIA MONET, KHALID, SG LEWIS
  • FULL MOON - BRANDY
  • LIFE IS A DANCE (REMIX) - CHAKA KHAN
  • WHAT CHA' GONNA DO FOR ME - CHAKA KHAN
  • SOMETHING REAL - DOECHII
  • MPH - DOECHII
  • FREEDALL - KAYTRANADA, DURAND BERNARR
  • BAD PREMONITION - TEI SHI
  • REVENGE - MUNI LONG
  • SIMPLE - HOMESHAKE
  • OUT OF TIME - KAYTRANADA REMIX - THE WEEKND, KAYTRANADA
  • CHUNKY - BRUNO MARS
  • LOVE'S THEME - THE LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA
  • IS THAT ENOUGH - MARVIN GAYE
  • BACK STABBERS - THE O'JAYS
  • NO DEBATE - RICO NASTY
  • CAN'T WIN EM ALL - RICO NASTY
  • ME - JUNGLEPUSSY
  • WORK FOR LOVE - SQUIRRELY VERSION - MINISTRY
  • WORK IT OUT - SHALAMAR
  • FRIENDS - SHALAMAR
  • SISTERS - ANGIE STONE
  • COOL IN YOU - MARLON COLES
  • I BELEIVE TO MY SOUL - DONNY HATHAWAY
  • COME AND GET YOUR LOVE - REDBONE
  • WOUNDED KNEE - REDBONE
  • ARE YOU LIVING - THE GAP BAND
  • YEARNING FOR YOUR LOVE - THE GAP BAND
  • ONE DAY - UGK, MR 3-2, RONNIE SPENCER
  • STILL - DEETRANADA
  • REAL COLD - THE REALEST BRAT
  • BLAME IT TO THE CITY - MAKEUP AND VANITY SET, MITCH MURDER, YATTE
  • SOMETIMES - L.T.D.
  • SHARE MY LOVE - L.T.D.
  • NEVER BE YOURS - KALI UCHIS
  • BE REAL - GANGSTA BOO, CRUNCHY BLACK
  • I GET HIGH - GANGSTA BOO
  • BUSS IT - GANGSTA BOO, LA CHAT
  • DOLLAR SIGNS - BEATKING, GANGSTA BOO
  • DON'T PLAY WITH IT - LOLA BROOKE, BILLY B
  • MO' LIQUOR - KARI FAUX
  • TOO POOR TO DIE - THE 5TH DIMENSION
  • PUT YOU ON - COCO JONES
  • BARELY FRIENDS - NANI GOINS
  • WITCHOO - DURAND JONES & THE IMPLICATIONS
  • IN MY BAG - LION BABE

⛥ IN MEMORIAM 

When artists become angels, an immortal imprint is left on earth...

ANGIE STONE
BRIAN WILSON (THE BEACH BOYS)
D'ANGELO
DANIEL WILLIAMS (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA)
GARTH HUDSON (THE BAND)
OZZY OSBOURNE
ROBERTA FLACK
TERRY REID (LED ZEPPELIN)
TOBY KEITH
SLY STONE

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