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In recent interviews rapper Post Malone was quoted saying " Hip Hop isn't the music you go to for emotion or important things," immediately after this statement hip hop fans expressed their outrage. For over a decade now hip hop heads have pondered the direction of the genre. The release of the 2006 Nas album 'Hip Hop is Dead' forced the question of whether the genre is going, and 11 years later we hear the answer. Many like Post Malone believe that the essence and messages in hip hop are lost, but here are 10 modern hip hop songs that stir up several emotions, while maintaining their messages. The statement is disrespectful because Hip Hop grew based off of the messages it provided, and still to this day is used as a political voice. Rapper Logic song "1-800-273-8255" is the number for a suicide prevention hotline, the hip hop single 3x certified platinum. Drake - Jungle (2015) J. Cole - 03 Adolescences (2014) Xxxtentacion - Jocely...

After a four year hiatus from releasing any solo music Frank Ocean finally surprises us with his highly anticipated sophomore album Blonde, which was originally titled Boys Don't Cry. You know how they say all great things take time? Well if you're anything like me who specifically signed up to Apple Music for Frank Ocean's sophomore debut, you're already in love with Blonde. Great things are not done overnight and Blonde proves that with every song being completely in sync with one another, there's not a single song on the album that's out of tune or out of place. Frank Ocean perfected the dynamics of his artistic vocals and the soulful harmony in his music. The multi genre feeling that the instruments provides throughout each beat instantly grabs the audience attention. Incorporating several genres like Jazz, Blues, Rock, and Hip Hop to portray his life story and also others, especially at such a critical time. Involving his struggles with his sexuality and o...

Frank Ocean  Channel Orange  In his unique style and such a short time frame, Frank Ocean became the most anticipated RnB singer of 2012. Prior to the release of his debut album Channel Orange, Frank collaborated with multiple artists imprinting his classic sound into the music. Instantly standing out making audiences fall in love with him. After exceeding the expectation of Channel Orange Frank’s fan base have grown and since has been waiting on a follow up sophomore album. Channel Orange released on July 10, 2012 and since then Frank has only been heard on features. Where are you!?!? He's teased fans suggesting that a new album will soon be released, in 2015 he announced that an album would be released July of 2015, personally I downloaded Spotify just for this reason, but it's April 2016 and still no album. Frank Ocean's classic album Channel Orange has created music most patient fans since Dr. Dre's Detox.  Miguel  Kaleidoscope Dream The artist tha...

Day 20 My music shuffled  Jay Z & Kanye West - Murder to Excellence My initial thought was "Dag what happened to Kanye", how do you go from creating this great song to making Facts? Kanye has proven in No Parties that he still "got it" but Watch The Throne is and iconic legendary album. One of the best collaborative albums ever created. From the lyricism, to the beat, the album is pure golden, with not a single song that's worth skipping. The album not only addresses constant struggles that we as humans are fighting for, but also displays a story of the creation of man and where it currently stands. Frank Ocean - Thinking about you Instantly I thought “WHERE TF IS FRANK OCEAN"?!??! I've been waiting on a follow up album for Channel Orange since 2012. Frank has literally been absent from the music industry for about 5 years at this point. I feel mislead, deprived, and distraught from words. Thinking about you was the lead singl...