This playlist has been a long time coming. In fact, I'm not sure why I didn't already have some sort of variation of it created already. The sheer number of people in my life who are from the diaspora, the huge Nigerian community here in Houston, the feeling of FOMO from everyone and their mom going to Ghana last month for the 'Year of Return' and then the rise in ... Read More
Tuneage Tuesday – My Top Songs of 2019
A few weeks ago Spotify started doing their yearly wrap-ups for everyone. People were posting their generated genre graphs, clips showing the countries of origins for the artists they favored and even who had they played the most throughout the year. I was one of those people. In fact, I think it went back through the past decade and of ... Read More
Tuneage Tuesday – Work Appropriate Hov
Do y'all remember on last week's Le Haute Paire episode when I shared that Jay-Z dropped his entire catalog on all of the streaming services on his birthday? And I said that I'd share my work-appropriate playlist with y'all soon? Well, today is that day! This playlist is a mix of some of his more famous singles and some deeper cuts that I've loved over the years. I ... Read More
Tuneage Tuesday – Le Haute Paire – Episode 046 – Grinding Holiday Gears
Happy Tuesday, y'all! I'm back with another episode and this week I'm talking about a few things that I've been enjoying lately: giving back to deserving organizations, holiday shows, new seasons of old favorites, and Jay-Z! Yeah, that list might sound all over the place but if you know me or if you've been listening to this podcast for a while then you know that ... Read More
Tuneage Tuesday – An R&B Christmas
Now y'all know that I've had Christmas music in rotation since August 10th, but now it's socially acceptable for me to blast it. Well, I wanted to share of the mixes that I've been listening to a lot recently (in some variation). This R&B holiday playlist is a mix of songs I grew up hearing around the holidays and more recent cuts that I love. They have me ... Read More