Lately, I took a large step outside of the type of music I listen to. Hip Hop still appeals to me, but I needed to find more artists that I could rely on. In that spectrum, I could only rely on a few artists for music I could consistently admire (as in, I enjoy all their songs, and not just an album/mixtape). Some of these include, in order: Charles Hamilton, Rihanna, Ne-Yo, and maybe Mickey Factz..(there's more, such as Joe, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, and maybe Fabolous, but those are the most notable ones for me)..
So I started listening to to different genres..moving from trip-hop, to electronic, and to Dubstep. Some rock and progressive house as well.
I must say, I enjoy ALL of these. And I feel less one-dimensional about what I listen to.
Adding on to my favorite artists: Skrillex and deadmau5
I could name about 10-15 artists whose music I like as well in these genres, such as Flux Pavillion, but when I stand by an artist, I need to have listened to about 90% of their material, and have enjoyed about 70-80% of it. Flux might be added soon tho..
Going back to that first category of music I mentioned, for example, I DO like most of Kanye West's, Eminem's, and even Drake's material..but..
There's a difference between liking their music and HAVING to put their music into your mp3 player..It's a necessity that you have their music playing in your ears on a daily basis.
I can live my life without Kanye, Eminem, or Drake..I feel the need to have Charles Hamilton, Rihanna, Skrillex, etc..on my Music library..
Anyways, Music is fucking awesome. In every shape and form. It's an art (yes, just used a cliche)..
We should be able to spread our horizons and learn more about the types of music out there. I've always been tolerable to all types of music, but now I can say I'm a fan of different genres.
I am, and probably will forever be, considered a Hip Hop Head...you know, the "true" hip hop fan who knows the difference between a Nas and a Lil Wayne or Waka Flocka..
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