Read It & Seep

If you grew up anything like me, musicians like Musiq Soulchild, Lauryn Hill, and Jill Scott flooded your household growing up. On car rides my parents only brought Jaheim, Musiq Soulchild, and instrumental hip-hop CDs on the road. I didn't really appreciate this music until my college years to be honest. I used to get sick of hearing somebody beg to be your friend and why Jaheim was fabulous. Now when I listen to these artists it brings up nostalgia. I feel calm and peaceful. Listening to neo-soul has become a part of my self-care routine and makes me feel like I'm cleansing my soul. As spring is arriving and everyone is getting rid of all of the toxicity in their lives. I decided to create a neo-soul playlist of the songs I grew up on. The many car rides, Saturday morning cleaning sessions, and hair washing days all tied into one playlist. Consider this playlist an audio saging of the soul. Enjoy!

Megan Thee Stallion is the hottest female rapper coming from Houston. The 22-year-old rapstress first got my attention with this hot freestyle I seen on tumblr. That was only the beginning. Megan continued to post freestyles over your favorite songs that are so good you question why you haven't listened to her sooner. Her style is a mix of sex positive bars and a confidence like no other. What makes the college educated rapper stand out is that she has the looks and the bars. Her lyricism is out of this world. She is really putting on for her city and is a force to be reckoned with in the rap game. Her first EP "Make It Hot" dropped last September and she just now started filming a vlog on YouTube called "Hotties World." Her recent endeavor has been being featured on Spotify's Rap Caviar playlist spitting her freestyle for #WomensHistoryMonth. Megan @theestallion kicks off #WomensHistoryMonth with our first FLOW freestyle of the week. Watch...

Saweetie is a 21 year old artist from the Bay Area. Her breakout hit "Icy Girl" has garnered 7.3 million views on YouTube and 2.91 million listens on Soundcloud. When listening Saweetie you feel like you're stepping into an episode of The Faboulous of . She took Gwen Stefani's "Luxurious" vibe and ran with it. While talking to Genius, Saweetie said that she wrote "Icy Girl" to motivate her listeners. She says: "I hope that when they listen to "Icy Girl," they can use the tools and hidden gems that I have in the song. Like, use it to help wherever they are at in life. Even if you are in a good place in life, just keep on progressing, moving forward. It's all about growth. You never want to be stagnant and just get to that back." With songs like "Icy Girl," "Expensive," and "High Maintenance" Saweetie is telling her listeners to never settle and have high standards. She graduated from the U...