The History of Music.. (with Playlist!!)
I have a book/story and a playlist but I don’t have much more to write (at the moment), honestly…
if you guys want to check out my last post to get an idea of where I’m going, peep this::
https://medium.com/@lowkeyzachy/the-state-of-rap-music-in-2017-b9c99c05184d
I’ll include the Apple Music link @ the bottom to the entire thing, and in the coming days I’ll make individual playlists for each section..
Enjoy!
Also, please please listen in order!!!!
I’m going to chapter the book like a story and the second part segues into 1 huge (broken up into compartmentalized) playlist(s)..

- * songs are NECESSARY LISTENING
- — songs are additional context
Act 1 — The Pledge
Chapter 1:
**Where I’m From — Jay-Z [1997]**
**Trap And A Dream (feat. Meek Mill) — A$AP Ferg [2017]**
**Exhibit C — Jay Electronica [2009]**
**Feel Me (feat. Kanye West) — Tyga [2016]**
**Teterboro Flow — Tyga [2017]**
**Playboy (feat. Vince Staples) — Tyga [2017]**
**Love Can Be… — Vince Staples [2017]**
**212 (feat. Lazy Jay) — Azealia Banks [2011]**
**Light (feat. Jeremih) — Big Sean [2017]**
Chapter 2:
**Encore — Jay-Z [2003]**
— Down and Out — Cam’ron [2004]
**Dreams — The Game [2005]**
— A Baltimore Love Thing — 50 Cent [2005]
— Go Crazy (feat. Jay-Z) — Young Jeezy [2005]
**Wouldn’t Get Far (feat. Kanye West) — The Game [2006]**
— Number One (feat. Kanye West) — Pharrell [2006]
**Everything I Love (feat. Nas & Cee-Lo) — Diddy [2006]**
**Still Dreaming (feat. Kanye West) — Nas [2006]**
Act 2
Chapter 3:
— Breakin’ My Heart (feat. Lil Wayne) — Little Brother [2007]
**Give It To Me (feat. Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado) [2007]**
**Gotta Eat — Lupe Fiasco [2007]**
— What Up, What’s Haapnin’? — T.I. [2008]
**Put On (feat. Kanye West) — Young Jeezy [2008]**
**Maybach Music 2 (feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, T-Pain) — Rick Ross [2009]**
**Live Fast, Die Young (feat. Kanye West) — Rick Ross [2010]**
**Blazin’ (feat. Kanye West) — Nicki Minaj [2010]**
**Eyez Closed (feat. Kanye West & John Legend) — Snoop Dogg [2011]**
— Ali Bomaye (feat. 2 Chainz & Rick Ross) — The Game [2012]
Chapter 4:
**Jesus Piece (feat. Common & Kanye West) — The Game [2012]**
**Letter To Falon — Jay Electronica [2017]**
**Diamonds (Remix) [feat. Kanye West] — Rihanna [2012]**
**Rusty (feat. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt) — Tyler, The Creator [2013]**
**Who I Am (feat. 2 Chainz & Big Sean) — Pusha T [2013]**
— I Do It (feat. Drake & Lil Wayne) — 2 Chainz [2013]
**Sanctified (feat. Kanye West & Big Sean) — Rick Ross [2014]**
**L$D — A$AP Rocky [2015]**
**SMUCKERS (feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne) — Tyler, The Creator [2015]**
**Genocide (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius & Candice Pillay) — Dr. Dre [2015]**
— Support Compton (feat. J3 & Payso) — The Game [2016]
Act 3 — The Prestige
Chapter 5:
**Just Begun (feat. Jay Electronica, J Cole & Mos Def) — Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek [2010]**
— Do Girls — Theophilus London [2014]
**90210 (feat. Kacy Hill) — Travis Scott [2015]**
**Strive (feat. Missy Elliot) — A$AP Ferg [2016]**
**Tabernacle — Royce da 5'9'’ [2016]**
**Hard — Royce da 5'9" [2016]**
Chapter 6:
**Layers (feat. Pusha T & Rick Ross) — Royce da 5'9" [2016]**
**Exhibit A (Transformations) — Jay Electronica [2009]**
**Mural — Lupe Fiasco [2015]**
**Feel So Good — Mase [1997]**
**How Does It Feel? — Pharrell [2006]**
**Brooklyn Girls — Charles Hamilton [2008]**
**Ms. Fat Booty — Mos Def [1999]**
**Fall in Love — Slum Village [2000]**
**Make You Feel That Way — Blackalicious [2002]**
**Can’t Stop (feat. Kanye West) — Theophilus London [2014]**
**Mula (feat. Kanye West) — The Game [2015]**
**Frequency — Kid Cudi [2016]**
**Glow (feat. Kanye West) — Drake [2017]**
**Rage (Bonus Track) — Vic Mensa [2017]**
THE TURN

Part 1:
I See Now (feat. Kanye West) — Little Brother [2005]
The Yo-Yo (Remix) — Little Brother [2005]
Stand Up — Ludacris [2003]
Undisputed (With Floyd “Money” Mayweather) — Ludacris [2008]
On Fire — Eminem [2010]
Angels (feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Rick Ross) — Diddy — Dirty Money [2010]
Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase) — Puff Daddy [1997]
Whatcha Gon’ Do? (feat. Biggie & Rick Ross) — Puff Daddy [2017]
Therapy (feat. Kanye West) — T-Pain [2008]
This Way (feat. Kanye West) — Dilated Peoples [2004]
Worst Comes To Worst — Dilated Peoples [2001]
Part 2:
Selfish (feat. Kanye West) — Slum Village [2004]
Go! — Common [2005]
Grief — Earl Sweatshirt [2015]
Hive (feat. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies) — Earl Sweatshirt [2013]
Grown Up — Danny Brown [2012]
Waves — Joey Bada$$ [2012]
Chemical Warfare (feat. Eminem) — Alchemist [2009]
Whatever U Want (feat. Kanye West & John Legend) — Consequence [2009]
Supernova (feat. Kanye West) — Mr Hudson [2009]
Find Your Love — Drake [2010]
American Oxygen — Rihanna [2015]
James Joint — Rihanna [2015]
Part 3:
Gimme That — Chris Brown [2005]
Yeah 3X — Chris Brown [2011]
Knock You Down (feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo) — Keri Hilson [2009]
My Time — Fabolous [2009]
Sugar (feat. Wynter) — Flo Rida [2009]
Mad — Ne-Yo [2008]
Arena (feat. Chris Brown & T.I.) — B.o.B [2012]
Till I Get There — Lupe Fiasco [2011]
Everybody (feat. Kanye West & Andrè 3000) — Fonzworth Bentley [2008]
Over My Dead Body — Drake [2011]
All Things Go — Nicki Minaj [2015]
Dead or Alive — Cam’ron [2002]
The Truth — Beanie Sigel [1999]
Part 4:
Guess Who’s Back (feat. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel) — Scarface [2002]
Get By — Talib Kweli [2002]
You Ain’t Gotta Lie (Momma Said) — Kendrick Lamar [2015]
These Walls (Dirty MC Edit) — Nappy Roots [2003]
It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop — Dead Prez [2000]
Gettin’ It In — Jadakiss [2004]
American Boy (feat. Kanye West) — Estelle [2008]
Alright — John Legend [2004]
Money Maker — Ludacris [2006]
I Get Money (Forbes 1, 2, 3 Remix) [feat. Jay-Z & Diddy] — 50 Cent [2007]
Part 5:
Classical (Intro) — Gucci Mane [2009]
Like That (feat. John Legend, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli & CeeLo Green) — The Black Eyed Peas [2005]
Meet Me Halfway — The Black Eyed Peas [2009]
Start It Up (feat. Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Ryan Leslie, Fabolous) — Lloyd Banks [2010]
Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing In Line For The Bathroom) [feat. Pusha T, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco] — N.E.R.D. [2008]
Back Like That (Remix) [feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo] — Ghostface Killah [2006]
Hold On (Remix Extended Version) [feat. Kanye West & Consequence] — Dwele [2004]
Blessings (feat. Drake & Kanye West) — Big Sean [2015]
I Wish You Would (feat. Kanye West & Rick Ross) — DJ Khaled [2012]
Part 6:
I Won (feat. Kanye West) — Future [2014]
Deuces (Remix) [feat. Drake, T.I., Kanye West, Fabolous, Rick Ross & Andrè 3000] — Chris Brown [2010]
Welcome To The World (feat. Kanye West & Kid Cudi) — T.I. [2010]
93' Til Infinity — Souls of Mischief [1993]
What You Know — T.I. [2006]
Pretty Boy Swag [2011]
Swagga Like Us (feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne) — T.I. & Jay-Z [2008]
Forever (feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem) — Drake [2009]
Part 7:
Forever — Chris Brown [2008]
Cold Hearted (feat. Diddy) — Meek Mill [2015]
Stupid in Love — Rihanna [2009]
Window Shopper — 50 Cent [2005]
Castro (feat. Kanye West, Big Sean, Quavo, 2 Chainz) — Yo Gotti [2016]
Ball Player (feat. Quavo) — Meek Mill [2017]
With Them — Young Thug [2016]
Dream (feat. Yak Gotti) — Young Thug [2015]
Chillin’ (feat. Lady Gaga) [Bonus Track] — Wale [2009]
I Don’t Like (feat. Lil Reese) — Chief Keef [2012]
Sosa Chamberlain — Chief Keef [2015]
Check On It (feat. Bun B & Slim Thug) — Beyoncè [2005]
Part 8:
Lollipop (Remix) [feat. Static Major & Kanye West] — Lil Wayne [2008]
Right Above It (feat. Drake) — Lil Wayne [2010]
EveryGirl In the World (feat. Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, Mack Maine) — Young Money [2009]
Don’t Panic — French Montana [2013]
Turn On The Lights — Future [2012]
3 Peat — Lil Wayne [2008]
Feel No Ways — Drake [2016]
Sideline Watching (Hold Up) — Lil Uzi Vert [2016]
Ronda (Winners) — Lil Uzi Vert [2016]
Ps & Qs — Lil Uzi Vert [2016]
All My Chains — Lil Uzi Vert [2015]
Paradise — Lil Uzi Vert [2015]
Part 9:
All In (feat. thegoodperry, Byou, Kay the Yacht, BigBruthaChubba, $oop, Jban$2Turnt, Kodie Shane & K$upreme) — Lil Yachty [2016]
Minnesota (feat. Quavo, Skippa da Flippa & Young Thug) — Lil Yachty [2015]
Ok Dis Hard — Lil Sremm [2016]
Patty Cake — Kodak Black [2017]
Look at Me! — Xxxtentacion [2017]
Me Or Us — Young Thug [2017]
Comfortable — Lil Wayne [2008]
I Can Tell — Travi$ Scott [2015]
This Could Be Us — Rae Sremmurd [2015]
Just Like Us — Rae Sremmurd [2016]
Run This Town (feat. Kanye West & Rihanna) — Jay-Z [2009]
Live Your Life (feat. Rihanna) — T.I. [2008]
Part 10:
What Them Girls Like (feat. Sean Garrett & Chris Brown) — Ludacris [2008]
Sandwitches (feat. Hodgy Beats) — Tyler, The Creator [2011]
Just Dance — Lady Gaga [2008]
What You Got (feat. Akon) — Colby O’Donis [2008]
I’m So Paid (feat. Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy) — Akon [2008]
Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You) [feat. Outkast] — UGK [2007]
Pink + White — Frank Ocean [2016]
The Season / Carry Me — Anderson .Paak [2016]
Part 11:
Milk n’ Honey — Anderson .Paak [2014]
May I Have This Dance — Francis and the Lights [2016]
33 “GOD” — Bon Iver [2016]
Woods — Bon Iver [2009]
Friends (feat. Bon Iver) — Francis and the Lights [2016]
It’s Alright To Cry — Francis and the Lights [2016]
American Teen — Khalid [2016]
Summer — Marshmello [2016]
Luv Scars — Trippie Redd [2017]
Light Up The Night — The Black Eyed Peas [2010]
My City’s Gone — Francis and the Lights [2016]
Part 12:
Do It Like This — The Black Eyed Peas [2010]
Just Can’t Get Enough — The Black Eyed Peas [2010]
Gimme More — Britney Spears [2007]
Reach For The Stars (Mars Edition) — will.i.am [2012]
The World Is Yours — Nas [1994]
Chopped N’ Skrewed (feat. Ludacris) — T-Pain [2008]
The Coolest — Lupe Fiasco [2007]
Nobody (feat. Kanye West) — Chief Keef [2014]
Electric Relaxation — A Tribe Called Quest [1993]
Part 13 (2017 VMAs Edition):
Hero — Aminè [2017]
Swish Swish (feat. Nicki Minaj) — Katy Perry [2017]
Hero (feat. Keri Hilson) — Nas [2008]
The Way I Are (feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) — Timbaland [2007]
How Much a Dollar Cost (feat. James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley) — Kendrick Lamar [2016]
Hold On (feat. Rick Ross) — Pusha T [2013]
Jukebox Joints (feat. Joe Fox x Kanye West) — A$AP Rocky [2015]
guidance — Travi$ Scott [2016]
Love Yourself (feat. Kanye West) — Mary J. Blige [2017]
Part 14:
Drug Test (feat. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Sly) — Game [2011]
Opposite of Adults — Chiddy Bang [2010]
Mind Your Manners (feat. Icona Pop) — Chiddy Bang [2012]
Grammy Family (feat. Kanye West, John Legend, Consequence) — DJ Khaled [2005]
I Wanna Go Crazy (feat. will.i.am) — David Guetta [2009]
Beautiful People (feat. Benny Benassi) [Main Version] — Chris Brown [2011]
Numbers on the Boards — Pusha T [2013]
What I Do (Just Like That) — Young Jeezy [2011]
Nosetalga (feat. Kendrick Lamar) — Pusha T [2013]
Lunch Money — Pusha T [2014]
H.G.T.V. Freestyle — Pusha T [2016]
F.A.M.E. (feat. T.I.) — Young Jeezy [2011]
New National Anthem (feat. Skylar Grey) — T.I. [2014]
Part 15:
Circles (feat. Q-Tip, Eric Bellinger, Sha Sha) — The Game [2015]
One Man Can Change The World (feat. Kanye West & John Legend) — Big Sean [2015]
So Sick — Ne-Yo [2006]
Walkin’ On The Moon (feat. Kanye West) — The-Dream [2009]
Thank Me Now — Drake [2010]
Stimulated — Tyga [2015]
I’ll Be Yours — Future [2014]
Shone (feat. Pleasure P) — Flo Rida [2009]
Photographs (feat. will.i.am) — Rihanna [2009]
Memories (feat. Kid Cudi) — David Guetta [2009]
Side Effects — Future [2014]
I Do (feat. Jay-Z & Andrè 3000) — Young Jeezy [2011]
Guard Down (feat. Kanye West & Diddy) — Ty Dolla $ign [2015]
Love U Long Time — The Black Eyed Peas [2010]
Bonus Tracks (Unavailable on Apple Music):
Get Smoked — Lil Mouse [2012]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hxN7HXsSGk
Whole City Behind Us — Kanye West, Ludacris, The Game [2004]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ko9Ogh75o
Watch Me (feat. Dr. Dre) — Jay-Z [1999]:
http://dope-shit.com/archives/14017
We Can Make It Better (feat. Consequence, Q-Tip, Rhymefest, Talib Kweli) — Kanye West [2005]:
https://shopify.undergroundhiphop.com/products/kanye-west-we-can-make-it-better-mp3
Orange Soda — Vic Mensa [2013]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLp7M5SMBkQ
Golden Girl (feat. Tyler, The Creator) — Frank Ocean [2012]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkggNyE5ZoA
D’usse — Lil Wayne [2014]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmddPo_c2oE
Earned It — Chief Keef [2015]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLpCkuftmJM
Apple Watch — Yung Hstlr [2017]:
https://soundcloud.com/ynghstlr/yng-hstlr-apple-watch-prod-kidkeva
On The Acid x GOLD/\/ — BLUES [2015]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Y3mNMyoMo
Wanna Be Me (Carrots) — Young Thug [2015]:
http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-and-london-on-da-track-slime-season-new-mixtape.115910.html?song-83717
No Way — Young Thug [2015]:
http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/young-thug-and-london-on-da-track-slime-season-new-mixtape.115910.html?song-83707
I’m A Coke Boy (Remix) [feat. French Montana, Rick Ross, Diddy] — Chinx Drugz [2013]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QJ7ehV1HtQ
BOOGY BENNY — RETARD GANG [2017]:
https://soundcloud.com/user-877208854/boogy-benny
BALLERINA LOOK LIKE JUMPMAN — DJ LUCAS [2016]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK2JJs1sWgU
’03 Electric Relaxation (feat. Consequence) — Kanye West [2003]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c28vo_Ep1T0
Us Placers — C.R.S [2007]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xz8FXgLpI4
Nina Chop (feat. Young Thug) — Kanye West [2016] {Unreleased}:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_DSu_QZxM
I still love H.E.R. (feat. Kanye West) — TERIYAKI BOYZ [2008]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVRbBpvdRRg&list=PL6MaT7BPc-IxyQFqk9b2N-8TJXCTUDOjx&index=25

Enjoy!
