You know what it is. Playlist below and tracklist after the jump. As always, new songs have been added to the top of the playlist. Scroll further down to find old playlists. Vol 41 is here and Find all playlists here.
I'm *kind of* able to do these with a little bit of regularity, but not as frequently as I want. I had most of these tracks selected a few weeks ago but am only now getting around to putting everything together.
The 25th playlist includes some really amazing work from Takeoff of the Migos ("Infatuation" is probably the most fully realized track I've ever from Migos/Migos members), new/newer artist like Glowie and Kiiara, house/dance artist Robyn (probably best known for "Dancing on my Own" and whose new album, Honey, is up there as one of the best albums of 2018) and amazing new sounds from Icona Pop and Empress Of. Check out the earlier Top One Percenters Playlist here.
Tyga was trash during his Kardashian/Jenner time. Now, all the man does is make hits. There's "Taste" with Offset, "Swish," and now "Dip." "Dip" was dope before they got Nicki Minaj for the remix/music video, and now this is an even better song. Nicki came with the flame that was so often missing on her most recent album, Queen, and Tyga, while never the greatest or most clever rapper, crafted a track that's one of the better bops of the past few months.
It always takes me a bit of time to put these together, mostly because I'm super selective about the music I listen to and decide to share with other people. I generally got to fall in love with a track in order to share it because I feel like I'm putting my name on the line, even for something as simple as a song recommendation. Check out volume 23 (and every playlist before it). Some of the cuts (and reasoning) include:
Ariana Grande (pronounced Grand-ee) - Breathin': In her come back from a terrorist attack at one of her concerts, she puts everything into her upcoming 3rd single. It's one of the most powerful, optimistic and incredible tracks I've heard in a long time
Calvin Harris - Promises: This dude does nothing but make hit
RL Grime - OMG ft. Chief Keef: Chief Keef has a second career making electronic dance music. He's got similar tracks with Alison Wonderland and NERVO
Alison Wonderland - No: Singer, producer, DJ, writer - she just makes hits
Jungle - Busy Earnin': Just makes you wanna dance
5 Seconds of Summer - Talk Fast: I wish I was 10 years younger when 1D was big. Boy bands are back in style
Diane Birch - All The Love You Got: I get a little sad everytime I hear this track, but in a good way. The writing on this track is fucking incredible
Goddamn. It feels good to be back. It's literally been more than 3 fucking years since I've done one of the Top One Percenters Mixtape. Having a fucking job, man. It gets in the way. Maybe I'll take the summer off. TBD. But then, I think to myself, I have a second career as a professional money spender, so maybe I shouldn't quit my job lol. Either way, check out the mixtape, volume 21. New bangers to get your summer started. Check out the old mixtapes here.
I'm not a fan of this album but I do fuck with "Truffle Butter" because it's what "Only" should have been — a posse cut without everyone trying to fuck Nicki ("Truffle Butter" samples "What They Say" by Maya Jane Coles.) I also fuck with "Get On Your Knees" with Ariana Grande which was, weirdly enough, co-written by Katy Perry. I'm guessing it's origin started as a track for Perry's Prism album.
Over the past few weeks, someone has been releasing hacked Madonna tracks. Part of that was an album of 13 demos called ICONIC. In an effort to combat the leak, Madonna announced last week that her 13th album, Rebel Heart, will come out March 10th. She also let loose 6 of the 19 tracks on the album, all six of which were a part of the demos that were leaked as a part of the ICONIC album. Now you can get all 6 when you pre-order Rebel Heart or check them out via Spotify (after the jump). Shouts to Pitchfork and Madonna's Twitter.