Seven Music Videos At The Water's Edge

1. Reks - "25th Hour" (Produced by DJ Premier) 2011  *He's got a great rap walk. This video also qualifies for music videos with snow, carnival scenes, and signs.




2. RA Scion and Rodney Hazard - "Constant" 2013 (SEATTLE MUSIC)  *After an afternoon of horseback riding, Little Red Riding Hood plays with fire with her homies.




3. Alexander Spit - "Eleanor 60" 2013  *This video also has american flags, money, palm trees, skateboards, tigers, dogs, law enforcement, cats, public transportation, Adidas, and tons of very brief shots of people you may recognize.




4. Malik Ferraud feat. Emilio Rojas - "Nothing Comes Easy" 2013 *East Coast Hip Hop video also has NY Yankees hats, bridges, a globe, animals, and water. This song is definitely worth a listen.




5. Vic Mensa - "Lovely Day" 2013  *This perky song also qualifies for music videos featuring rocks, leg shots, sped up city scenes, backwards scenes, pools, ocean shots, and people sitting illegally in convertibles.




6. Alchemist feat. Prodigy, Nina Sky, and Illa Ghee - "Hold You Down" 2004  *Alchemist has an amazing career (Alchemist Production Discography) and he's still making great music now (Step Brothers).




7. Kendra Morris - "Concrete Wave" 2011  *I do prefer the DJ Premier Remix but this great original version also has flowers, boats, musicians on their backs, a restaurant, rain, candles, and underwater scenes.

Ten Music Videos with Special Effects Part III

1. Oddisee - "After Thoughts" 2013  *Oddisee is a supremely talented musician who deserves the sustainable music career he is working towards.



2. Dudley Perkins - "State Of Emergency" (Produced by Madlib) 2013  *Dudley Perkins is also Declaime, I love Declaime.




3. Model 500 - "The Flow" 1995  *I originally fell in love with Juan Atkins Remix version of the I found on the Everything But The Girl Edition of the Back To Mine Series (2001).




4. Q-Tip feat. Norah Jones - "Life Is Better" 2008  *Norah Jones pairs well with Hip Hop.




5. Cut Chemist feat. Chali 2na and Hymnal - "Turn It Around" 2013  *I hope this mean there will be a Cut Chemist tour.




6. L'Orange - "The Epilogue" 2011  *L'Orange is the new hotness, even though he's been around for awhile.




7. 14KT feat. Tiffany Page - "The Inside" 2013  *14KT has a Super Snap, you'll see.



8. Kool and Kass - "Arrested Development" 2013  *They are just so likeable.




9. The Flight - "Dark Corners" 2013  *I would love to hear the instrumental version.




10. DJ Krush feat. CL Smooth - "Only The Strong Survive" 1995  *This song is still way awesome.

Ten Great Songs

1. Quadron - "Favorite Star" 2013  *It's a ***** happy song.




2. General Elektriks - "Frost On Your Sunglasses" 2005  *This is off the Cliquety Kliqk album, I also love "Tu M'intriques."




3. Declaime feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Mages Sages II" (Produced by Flying Lotus) 2010  *Next level jam.



4. James Blake feat. RZA - "Take A Fall For Me" 2013  *Not surprising that a James Blake and RZA would make a song this amazing.




5. Portugal. The Man feat. Danny Brown - "Evil Friends (Jake One Remix)" 2013  *This is the first song I contributed to Reign City, and it's awesome.




6. King Krule - "Foreign 2" 2013  *King Krule will be playing at Barboza on December 14. I'm so there.




7. Glass Candy - "Candy Castle" 2007  *I would love to see a Glass Candy and Chromatics show someday.



8. Barry Adamson - "Something Wicked This Way Comes" 1997  *I originally found this song on the Lost Highway Soundtrack, which had some serious gems.

9. Deltron 3030 - "3030" 2000   *Deltron 3030 is coming to The Crocodile on November 17. They have a new album called Deltron 3030: Event II. Dan The Automator's discography is truly amazing.



10. The XX - "Angels" (Budo Remix) 2013  *"Angels" seems like it was made to be remixed. Budo's incredible new album is best described in this guy's Tumblr page review.

Ten Music Videos featuring House Parties

1. Reva DeVito and Roane Namuh - "Frozen" 2012  *Even though this came out last year, to me, it is the new hotness.

2. Common Sense - "Breaker 1, 9" 1992  *This is Common 21 years ago, he ages like wine.

3. Rhye - "The Fall" 2012  *Rhye is amazing.

4. Common - "Heat" 2000  *The guy at the beginning saying he's on the list looks a lot like Sabzi, just sayin'.

5. Leaders Of The New School - "Sobb Story" 1991  *Baby Busta, tandem bicycle, and 90's fashion choices.

6. Estelle featuring Sean Paul - "Come Over" 2008  *Estelle and Sean Paul thrown some of the classiest house parties. The version with out Sean Paul is much better, he's not even cute!

7. Ice Cube - "Friday" 1995  *No one is just chillin' at an Ice Cube party.

8. LL Cool J - "Jingling Baby" 1989  *You know it must be 1989 when LL Cool J uses a payphone.

9. Grayskul - "Face and the Fang" 2013 (SEATTLE MUSIC)  *Bloody Grayskul party.

10. House Party Movie Dance Off  1990  *I have yet to attend a house party as great as this.

Four More Mask Music Videos

1. Midnight Davis - "In The Mood For Love" 2013  *This song has many moments of greatness.




2. Earl Sweatshirt feat. Vince Staples and Casey Veggies - "Hive" 2013  *Earl Sweatshirt amazes me.




3. Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill" 1985  *I just heard this son for the first time recently, this is some ridiculously dramatic music. The video is so dated and modern dance-y that it makes you believe that Kate Bush may be the queen of 80's chick music.



Kate Bush's iconic status makes her relevant even today, the Chromatics cover of "Running Up That Hill" can be used as evidence of this.




4. AlunaGeorge - "Best Be Believing" 2013  *These people are in dance rehab, that's some Footloose shit.