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9AM — From the department of “albums I used to own that I can’t find anywhere anymore”: The Soul of Stax Vol. III, a compilation of recordings from the infamous Stax Records label including some bangers from Otis Redding, Issac Hayes and Rufus Thomas. I put together an Apple Music playlist for your and my listening pleasure and future reference.

9AM — A song from the television series Atlanta reminded me of a mixtape I used to play on heavy rotation: Zeb Roc Ski’s Horny Loops, an absolute classic, contains funk and soul tracks that were sampled by Hip Hop artists during the 80s and 90s. I owned a—completely legal—copy on tape, an actual cassette tape, which I must have lost during one of my many moves over the years.

I still own a tape deck, but I couldn’t find Horny Loops on sale anywhere. I’m sure most copies are either lost or got tape jammed and destroyed, and those who still own one hold on to it tightly. So I made a playlist with all the songs on Spotify; for you to listen to when you snuggle up with your significant others tonight.

Side note: I found every single track from Horny Loops on Spotify, even obscure stuff like the Ultramagnetic MCs. It’s no wonder everybody streams their music these days.