Birthday Playlist

I know I usually do a countdown for Friday, and I had a countdown of my top ten bitter songs, but I am in too good of a mood to think about bitter songs, so I am forgoing the countdown this week. Tomorrow is my birthday and probably one of my favorite traditions is every year I make a Birthday playlist. I love to dance, and on my birthday I can make my friends who typically don't love to dance have a dance party with me, because it is my birthday. So today, instead of a countdown I am sharing this years Birthday playlist. This was however thrown together at 6 am this morning, so it will probably be changed, improved, and especially have the songs moved around a bit. So here is my mix entitled, "Birthday Means Dance"

1. Da Rockwilder - Method Man and Red Man. This is one of the best songs to start a playlist off with because it's short but it had that great beat, and starts with that "Oh my god!" Plus it's CHEEEEESE!

2. Memories -David Guetta (feat. Kid Cudi). Fun party song and we're going to the Guetta concert for my birthday

3. All Eyes On Me - Clipse (feat. Keri Hilson). I once again dare you not to move.

4. Did It Again - Shakira (feat Kid Cudi). I love me some Cudi / Shakira action

5. Hollywood - Hollywood Holt - I've seen this kid live three times, he is ENERGETIC!

6. Who Knows - Big Sean (feat. Mike Posner). I love a teenager with the guts to stalk Kanye until he signed him. Plus his voice is a favorite.

7. Hold the Line - Major Lazer. Reggae meets hip hop meets electonic. This is future of Jamrock.

8. 1980 - Dirt Nasty. No joke, a friend put on my fb wall lyrics to this song with a happy birthday message this morning, that's how much I enjoy celebrating to this gem. Plus for those of you who don't know, Dirt Nasty is the actor Simon Rex.

9. Electric - Consequence (feat. Kanye West. This in Kanye before College Dropout, and it's down a Tribe Called Quest beat. There might be a post coming up about souley this song. I think it's from around 2000 - 2001, but I'm guessing that from the B2K reference.

10. In This City - Iglu & Hartley. I don't know if they are as good as I think or if I am bias because I went to school with them. I have to say though that I never really cared for Iglu in the dorms.

11. Your Woman - White Town - This song is so bizarre and so good. Plus I love a random 90s reference

12. People Everyday (Metamorphosis Remiz) - Arrested Development. Early rap re-tool Everyday People

13. BARS - Ninjasonik. This is a total party jam. The type of song that should play when the life of the party enters a room in a movie. And I love that their producer/dj is called DJ Teenwolf. One of the better names out there. Also, who doesn't love the idea of sonic ninjas? I think that idea and calling bad music "audio terrorism" my two favorite new music phrases.

14. Whatever You Want - Consequence (feat. Kanye West and John Legend). I do not understand how Consequence has not become a bigger deal.

15. The Whole World - Outkast. Birthday is not a birthday with Outkast, though I might switch out for a different song.

16. Let it Loose - Wale. Best rapper out of D.C.

17. Daydreamin' - Lupe Fiasco (feat. Jill Scott). Sometimes you just need to sway instead of dance.

18. New Fang - Them Crooked Vultures. ROCK!

19. Soul Rebels - De La Soul. Live for hip hop hip hop.

20. A Star is Born - Jay-Z. Here, listen to a brief history of hip hop. Thanks Hova.

21. Bust Ya Windows - Jasmine Sullivan. Slowing it down again, I mean I would be tired if I danced for 20 songs straight.

22. Gossip Folks - Misse Elliot. I consider this the first song of the new decade of Missy.

23. Luv 2 Luv U (Remix) - Timbaland and Magoo. That is for Jenny.

24. Bullet Proof - La Roux. British dance music.

25. Friday Night - Lilly Allen. I really like Lilly Allen, she sounds sweet but says really rude things. I think we could be friends as long as I didn't want to strangle her.

26. New In Town - Little Boots. Someone explain to me how Ke$ha is a pop star and Little Boots is relatively unknown? Also along those lines, go listen to Uffie, that's who Ke$ha ripped off.

27. Can't Stop Won't Stop - Young Gunz. This could be one of the best beats out there. I can never get sick of this jam.

28. Bamboo Banga - M.I.A. The same way a birthday is not a birthday without Outkast, I need M.I.A. I am dying for a new album though!

29. High Ground - Stevie Wonder. No explanation needed.

30. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon. I like ending my mixes on rock notes.

31. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis. Guaranteed good mood.

32. She Moves in Her Own Way - The Kooks. If Jamiroqaui's "Canned Heat" was not already my personal theme song, this song would be.

33. Movin' Cool (The After Party) - Outkast (feat. Erykah Badu). The same way I love to open mixes with Da Rockwilder, this is best way to close mixes.