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Alter Ego (feat. Brainstory)
El Michels Affair & Black Thought
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What song makes you feel understood when no one else does?

Black Thought on growing older. It's a good reminder that there will be changes in yourself that will come. You'll want different for yourself. It's normal.

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It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
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What song makes you think of your childhood home?

I used to watch Rap City on BET when I was young. It was their hip-hop video show that came on weekdays. I'll always remember this song because my father called me out my room, asked me what the hell I was listening to, and mocked the song a little. Kind of a shitty memory, but for some reason with this track, I can visualize the entire layout of the house, where I was initially, where he was sitting, everything. Also why I try not to hate on shit now. RIP DJ EZ Rock.

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Stay
Jodeci
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What’s your favorite track one on a debut album?

This was a hard one. A lot of older hip-hop albums begin with intros, so Illmatic and Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik get eliminated instantly. Bands I like, such as Death Cab or Minus the Bear have such under the radar beginnings, their first tracks are a little underwhelming, to be honest.

Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice In Chains don't hit you with classics right off the bat. Many bands are like this. Nirvana opens Bleach with "Blew", so it's a candidate at least.

But, then I swung back around to R&B... Jodeci. Forever My Lady (great title track btw) opens with "Stay". I'm going with this one, though I'm positive I'm missing something.

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