With Our Powers Combined
Tracing a through line from Azealia to Doechii and Baltimore to Jersey and Chicago.
This Week In Jams (TWIJ) is a sequenced weekly playlist featuring songs I think my friends (and future friends like you š) may want to hear.
My favorite TWIJs are ones where I can mix new obsessions with all-time favorite artists. The first half of this playlist features Azealia Banksā historic 2010s discography while mixing in related artist bangers from the 2020s. Seriously, these first 20 songs would be more than enough for a TWIJ but there's more!!
For those of you that have been following for the last month, I recently took a trip to Baltimore so that experience has reconfigured my DNA into 130-160 BPM juke and footwork music. I also discovered "Dark City: Beneath the Beat" an incredible, must-watch Netflix documentary about Baltimore club music. Watch the trailer below:
The second half of this playlist showcases Baltimore and New Jersey club music while weaving in Chicago ghetto house and footwork classics because š£ everything goes thru chicagoooooo š¤·šæāāļø
Access the TWIJ Spotify, Apple, and Tidal playlists below!
Update: If youāre seeing this post now, This Week In Jams has been refreshed. No need to fear, you can find this particular playlist here:
TWIJ PLAYLIST HIGHLIGHTS
ā1991ā - Azealia Banks
Iāve restarted an effort to publish a āBest of the 2010sā playlist and Iām 1,000% certain this song will be in the top 100/50/25/10? Can you imagine if one of your first released songs sound like this?? Iād say whatever I want too š
āWhatās Your Name?ā - Doechii
While this entire TWIJ playlist is š„ (per usual), if Doechii doesn't become your new favorite artist after listening I have failed š¤ I donāt know if Azealia and Doechii are cool or not, but you canāt listen to Doechii without getting Azealia vibes. But Doechii is no copycat, she is blending so many genres and elements that Apple Music is calling it āAlternative Rap??ā Iāve shared over 4,500 songs through This Week In Jams since 2018 and Alternative Rap only shows up TWICE.
Summary: Listen to my current #1 song in the world, please!
āWe From Baltimoreā ft. Charles - CalvoMusic
If I hadnāt heard Doechii, this song would easily be my favorite song in the world. Iām so mad I discovered days after being in Baltimore, but you know what? This song is so good I donāt care that Iām late!
I also cannot believe this video only has 10,000 views?!? This song is HUGE. A rap, house, or dance track that celebrates and reps the city you are from will always have a shortcut to my heart, and I dare you to hate this song.
Bonus: After playing this song on repeat, I now say ācurfooā instead of curfew. Itās so much better!
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This Week In Jams (TWIJ) Cinematic Universe
This Week In Jams
If you only want to follow one playlist, the primary This Week In Jams playlist is it. This playlist changes every week, so just check back in every week for new jams.
TWIJ Archived Playlists
If you really like a particular weekās playlist but see the TWIJ track list change, no worries! I archive every individual This Week In Jams playlist š so follow me on Spotify to get access! Each one will be titled āTWIJ - Vol. [insert number]ā
All The Jams (TWIJ Full Library 2018-2022)
If I drop dead before the next TWIJ drops, you can follow this playlist to find every song I've shared in the last 4+ years. Thereās over 4,000 songs in there, so I think youāll find a few you like.