New Music November!

Anyone that knows me can tell you that I have a wide variety of musical tastes. First and foremost, I was raised on 90's country music. Reba, Garth, The Judds, Faith & Tim, were all staples in my parent's cassette tape collection. I remember walking around my backyard with my walkman listening to Leann Rimes's first album, Blue. I remember country music playing in the car and in the house as I grew up. When I hit JR high there was a distinctive shift in musical tastes. I kind of went all over the place, as I listened to Original Broadway Recordings (since I started doing theatre), 90's Rock (I had a few cool friends that introduced me to Nirvana - and my life was changed) and Top 40 music on the radio. Whenever I got to high school, I discovered what was considered "indie" music, including acoustic artists, etc etc, but it wasn't until college that I really fell in love with hip-hop.

What?

From country music to rap? How does that happen? On a whim, I took a hip-hop dance class. I've always loved to dance but to be truthful I've never been the best at it. Of course I'd love to become a Prima Ballerina but in my heart of hearts I know that will probably never happen. But it's something that makes me happy so I try to do it whenever I can. I took a 1 credit hour hip-hop class on Friday afternoons that took the form of America's Best Dance Crew - we were split up into "crews", learned choreography and "battled" each other once a month.

It. was. so. much. fun.

A few of my friends were in the class and I always looked forward to learning the choreography having fun. It was one of the best classes I've ever taken and it exposed me to some awesome rap/hip-hop music. We danced to Mims, Jay-Z, Kanye and Chris Brown. I guess that's also when I started getting deep into my Poetry classes - learning about different rhyme schemes, the way that words sound together and how to create a mood. I guess those two classes together sparked something in me and I discovered a connection. So needless to say, I'm really excited this month because....

See what I mean? Black-Eyed Peas, Kanye West, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, and Jay-Z greatest hits? Not to mention Rascal Flatts (who will always hold a soft spot in my heart), new Glee music and more! My iTunes account is definitely taking a major hit this month. But it doesn't matter because the new music is awesome so far - I've been listening to Kanye West's new CD and it is awesome.

What kind of music do you like to listen to?

Mal xoxo