Song on honestyash

Song: Amphetamine by Smino

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Listened to this album a lot in college.

Song: Me and the Devil by Gil Scott-Heron

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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It’s hard to believe a rapper hasn’t sampled this song yet. The only way I can describe the tone is ominous.

Song: Still Charming by Raf Saperra and JSK

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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I love the shehnai throughout.

Song: Kya Farak Padega by Peter Cat Recording Co.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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The bald guy being escorted is Amit Shah, Indian Minister of Home Affairs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-hand man. Lyrics for the curious who, like me, don’t understand too much Hindi. This is a nice cover.

Song: Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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This song is sublime. It captures how Hendrix’s technical skills create something really beautiful. It’s crazy he released this at only 25.

Song: untitled 05 by Kendrick Lamar

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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A friend showed me this song very recently. When I played it in the car with my dad, he took a picture of the prius console that had the song’s name on it.

Song: Águas de março by Tom Jobim and Elis Regina

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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I once again recommend the music video.

Song: Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers (live version)

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Do yourself a favor and watch the youtube video. Try doing the “I knows” with him and see if you can keep your volume up until the end.

Song: Tumhen Dillagi Bhool Jani Padegi by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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If you want to get a sense of what he sounds like live, don’t listen to tumhen dillagi, listen to this. The “Question/Answer” part starts a little after here. In this video, at first I thought who is this other guy and by the end I thought okay okay he’s THAT guy.

His well-known nephew, Rahat, released this very well-known and very good song.

Song: 二十歳の恋 by Lamp

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Got to see them at Fox Theater in Oakland. It was packed and I think we were some of the very oldest people there. That was surprising to me.

Song: Figaro by Madlib and MF Doom

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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I find this whole album mesmerizing.

Song: Hold On by The Internet

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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The youtube video I linked is not the official one. However, the one I linked is one of my favorite music videos.

Song: Irradon by Lifafa

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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I didn’t expect this song to be so long. The artist, Lifafa, is the lead singer of Peter Cat Recording Co.

Song: Love is The Message by Alfa Mist, Yussef Dayes, Mansur Brown & Rocco Paladino

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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If any very generous friend of mine reading this wants to gift me a vinyl, I would be overjoyed to receive this one. It goes for $200 on discogs as of July 31st.

They’re all incredible in this, but Mansur Brown on guitar here is unbelievable. Highly recommend the video for this one.

Song: What If I Kissed You by Drake

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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This song was released as a part of the 2010 Young Sweet Jones 2 mixtape.