The Final Playlist: Soundtrack to 3L Year

Greetings! 

I am back after a joyous and hectic week to post the soundtrack to the 2011-2012 school year. I compiled this list after flashing back in my memory to car rides to the HUSL, jammin at 3L Thursdays, solo dance sessions etc. My LONG flight(s) back to CA gave me time to reflect. So here it goes:

1) N*ggas in Paris - Jay Z & Kanye West

   [I almost forgot that this album dropped in August. So people were playing it out in the beginning of the   
   year.]

2) Hear My Call - Jill Scott

   [This was my go to emo song. Beautiful lyrics.]

3) Take Care Album - Drizzy

   [I couldn't choose one song. But the notables that were on heavy rotation during the year

    were: Take Care & Practice. I flash back to days in wack CRT class jamming with Piks and Ms.

    Perez shaking our invisible maracas. Oh and I people hated on Practice but I was a fan.

    "Yea you workin with some ass yea, you're bad yeaaaa." Oh and shoutout to Ghostface

    for his hilariously rude review of this album!]

4) Ambition Album - Wale

   [Most notable, Bait and the title track. Bait is still my jam and it got me hype in the 

    gym while Ambition made me want to kill all my exams and graduate!]

7) Tupac Back - Rick Ross ft. Meek Mill

   [This song was on heavy rotation in the gym and it always made me want to get mad and

    punch someone in the face.]

8) Bad Girls - M.I.A.

   [Live fast, die young, bad girls do it well. Hot track and a great video to match. I

    remember seeing it for the first time after our Superbowl party.]

9) Rack City - Tyga

   [I will NOT say the line that Pikachu Sims always says when singing the ratchet version

    of this song. This song is alright..wasn't my favorite but it had to make the cut.]

10) Talk That Talk Album - Rihanna

   [Couldn't leave ratchet Rihanna off the playlist. Who can reminisce on 3L year without

    hearing "It's not even my birthday...he want that cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake..."

    Orrrr "I love it, I love it, I love it when..." yea, you know the rest. This album was

    full of jams."]

11) On The Floor - J-Lo ft. Pitbull

    [ I am not longer ashamed to admit that I really like this song. I listened to it

     countless times on metro rides to HUSL.]

12) Paradise - Coldplay

    [I love this song so much! And Mylo Xyloto is a great album, although I wasn't sold at

     first.]

13) Camp/Culdesac/EP Albums - Childish Gambino

    [This man made my school year! These albums were on HEAVY rotation, especially Les,

     Letter Home, You See Me, Break (AOTL), and Firefly. Don't sleep on Childish G aka

     Donald Glover!]

14) We Are Young- FUN

    ["...So let's set the world on fire, we can burn brighter than the suuuuun..." The lyrics

     say it all; so appropriate for graduation.]

15) Ayy Ladies - Travis Porter

    [This beat goes hard. Period. And it will FOREVER remind me of a certain flashmob that

     occurred in the cafeteria :)]

16) Wobble - V.I.C.

    [Clearly this song is old BUT, it still reminds me of 3L year! People will jammin at

     McFaddens to this on the last day of class and the dance floor packed when this

    song dropped at Barrister's Ball.]

17) Love Out of Lust - Lykke Li

    [Great song from a great album!]

18) The Party & The After Party - The Weeknd

    [ This was one of my fave tracks off of House of Balloons; I appreciated the length and

     the switch up in the second half of the song.]

19) Round of Applause - Wacka Flocka Flame

    [ Buss it, Buss it...]

20) PP 1.5 - Kendrick Lamar

    [Alien Girl was also my jam but I decided to pick this track]

21) Up! - Loverance ft. 50 Cent

    [ This was the party jam so it had to make the cut]

22) Cashin' Out - Ca$h Out

    [So I had to Google this artists name several times...didn't realize his stage name was

    really Ca$h Out *scratches head*.]

23) Spend It - 2 Chainz

    [It's mine, I spend it. Ha! People were always jamming when this song came on. Oh

     memories.]

24) Glad You Came - The Wanted

    [Ummm this is just an infectious song as evidenced at the last 3L Thursdays of the year]

25) Girlfriend - Justin Bieber

    [Had to put this track on here because it's a solid one. Cheers to Bieber for his

     Justin Timberlake-esque transition cc: his more R&B feel and being on the Money Team]

26) Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

    [This is a recent popular wholesome jam. It's random and so catchy! Didn't know this

     girls name until I Shazamed it.]

That's all folks. These songs will forever remind me of my final year of law school. 

Drumrollllllll: Soundtrack to 2L Year!

Here is our ECLECTIC soundtrack to 2L year. These songs will always bring back some pleasant/ratchet/emo memories of the 2010-2011 school year:

1. No Hands ~ Wale [This song was a banger and got tons of radio play (maybe too much). It’s the appropriate kickoff to the playlist because it will always remind me of the start of 2L year (and gettin it in the club)]
2. Pretty Boy Swag ~ Soulja Boy [I have soooo many memories of dudes getting it to this song in the beginning of the school year]
3. G.O.O.D. Fridays & My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ~ Kanye West [Mr. West helped us get through fall semester by dropping bomb tracks for FREE every Friday around August through early December. It made study sessions so much better. Some notables from GOOD Fridays also appeared on MBDTF (i.e. So Appalled, Devil in A New Dress etc.) My favorite, which only came out as a GOOD Fridays release was “Christian Dior Denim Flow” #JAM]
4. Man On The Moon, Vol. II: The Legend of Mr. Rager ~ Kid Cudi ~ [Hey Mr. Raaaaaaaaaaaagerrrr. I just could not pick one track from this album. It led to many emo rages…particularly “All Along,” which has a special place in my heart. This album also reminds us all of fall semester of 2L year…Yeeeeaaah Wooah Oooh Wooah *kudi voice*]
5. Victory ~ N.E.R.D. [I was going to put the whole “Nothing” album on here, but this song always stood out because of its lyrics. It was one of the most motivational songs during the first round of finals: “Victory, I can smell it in the air. In my mind it surrounds me everywhere…and what a wondrous occasion this could be, in fact I know it will be..cause this is my victory. The Limit is the skyyyy.” Other notables: “Hypnotize U” and “I’ve Seen the Light.”]
6. Motivation ~ Kelly Rowland [aka Ni-Cole’s Anthem. This is a recent hit and it had to make the cut due to some spectacular dance moves I have witnessed to this song haha. Glad Kelly finally got a hot track after 15 years lol.]
7. Hustle Hard~ Ace Hood [I’m pretty sure that EVERY student at the law school loves the fact that our law school’s acronym is HUSL and so of course this is the HUSL anthem. The line “same old sh!t, just a different day” is PERFECT for finals period]
8. Make it Rain~ Travis Porter [Ratchet. See previous post. This song had to make the cut…it is def a guilty pleasure type of song that you know you shouldn’t be dancing to but just can’t help it]
9. Bring it Back~ Travis Porter [This man had to make the list again *sigh*. These songs always get it poppin…the best part of this track is: “Ohhh oh oooh ohhh.” LOL]
10. Racks on Racks ~ YC (Young Chris) [ This song inspired the “Books on Books on Books” blogpost; Bravo, Bravo, Bravo.]
11. 21 ~Adele [Adele finally got her shine this year. This album is amazing and it had the perfect melancholic flow for second semester]
12. Deuces Remix ~C. Breezy & Friends [This was a fall anthem…favorite verse was from my beloved Andre 3000 and Drizzy’s verse wasn’t half bad either ;)]
13. Till the World Ends ~ Britney Spears [This was one of our favorite tracks off of Femme Fatale. And a staple in our gym playlist!]
14. Like a G6 ~ Far East Movement [Spinning Jam]
15. In the Morning ~ J Cole [Baby you summer time fine ;) one of my fave tracks off of Friday Night Lights]
16. Sleazy~ Ke$ha [Pikachu’s jam. I still don’t get how Ke$ha got Andre 3000 on this remix but I love it!]
17. All Black Everything ~ Lupe Fiasco [This was a great song to study to]
18. What’s My Name ~ Rihanna [The Loud album was great for second semester; this song was great till they played it out..but it still had to make the cut]
19. Balance ~ Sara Tavares [This is a personal choice...this song always made me happy and it's simple and beautiful. Nuff said]
20. Black and Yellow ~ Wiz Khalifa [duh. This had to make the cut]
21. The Black and Gold ~ Wale [Hear ye, Hear ye (inside joke ]
22. How I Got Over ~ The Roots [technically this album dropped the summer after 1L year BUT it was a great and it was played throughout 2L year. No album fillers, just great music.]
23. Hustle Blood ~ Big Boi [The Sir Lucious Leftfoot, the Son of Chico Dusty album took me by surprise. I love love this album. It reminds me of moving into the new apartment before 2L year officially commenced]
24. Stereo Love (lol) ~ Groove Amanda [this random track was ALWAYS on the radio when Pikachu and I drove to school. And it’ll always remind me of partying it up with a bunch of Bulgarians in Adams Morgan lol]
25. My Dougie (Remix) Lil Will [Club jam and another track that probably reflects adversely on our character and fitness *sigh*]
26. Beautiful People~ Chris Brown [cause we’re beautiful! Lol, jk (kinda). This was a feel good song to close out the school year]

And there you have it folks! Can’t wait to see what lands on the list for our final year…till next time.

In Happiness Because School is Over,

UBU