meshell ndegeocello. "hopeless." i'm satisfied where i'm at, but that song always grounds me.

marvin gayes "inner city blues (make you wanna holler)" seems to run a thread in my life.

A few that always seem to be relevant are:

Shuggie Otis - Aht Uh Mi Hed

Mos Def & Vinia Vojica - Get Ta Steppin'

Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe

probably Unwell by Matchbox 20. it describes my mood swings which I sometimes think as just another phase that will eventually pass

Like a poster stated previously, it changes by the day, but these are a few that keep my head in check and my heart in the right place:

Incognito - Positivity (a mantra for life)
D'angelo - Alright (for the relationship)
Stevie - Isn't She Lovely (for my new baby daughter)

And for fun and just shaking it down - Jamiroquai's 'Lovefool'.

Oh, and you can probably throw a BNH song like 'Never Stop', 'Stay This Way', or 'Close to You'.

I don't know if it defines my life but I just watched a video for a song called "dying from the cold shoulder" It deals with the ditress of the hurricane victims and the war in Iraq as well as the Bush Administration. After hearing the lyric I would say that I was definitely touched. Check it out: www.hiphopconcepts.com or watch directly from: www.hiphopconcepts.com

Songbird - Fleetwood Mac - beautiful heartfelt paean to a love that will never be but will always be !!

That's a little bit deep sorry..

B

with each chapter of my life, the song changes....

i'd have to say

'don't you worry bout a thing' by stevie is a constant
'stillness in time' by jamiroquai is a constant

i'm sure there are more, but these 2 stand out at the moment.

Probably "Golden" By Jill Scott or "I try" by Talib Kweli

Bebel Gilberto slowly