Kings, Paige & Torrell Share Their Favourite 2019 Tracks
2019. The year Little Nas X broke records with his hit song ‘Old Town Road,’ to Lizzo dominating with ‘Truth Hurts.’ DaBaby. YBN Cordae & Megan Thee Stallion made themselves known, and won’t be going away anytime soon.
We caught up with musicians, Kings & Paige, & also Torrell from the Cougar Boys to find out their favourite tracks from 2019. You can also find my favourite tracks of the year.
Kings, Platinum Artist
Dreamville / J.Cole - SacrificesScarifices
The Revenge of the Dreamers 3 project has some dope joints. but this one stood out crazy to me. It’s a gem and I fuck with it hard.
Billie Eilish - When The Party’s Over
The melodies and production of this song are insane. Simple but sick. Songwriting is fucking dope too.
Tierra Whack - Only Child
I like how she always balances quirky with dope shit, she’s like, if Tyler The Creator was a chick that could sing.
A$AP Ferg - WAM
I listen to this shit before I play my shows. Gets my hype.
Post Malone - Hollywoods Bleeding (Album)
This was bro’s level up album. So dope, top to bottom.
Jaden / Willow Smith - ERYS (Album)
Brother and sister killing shit, they blended their styles and it’s just mean melodies and production.
Chris Brown - INDIGO
This album, in general, is dope, not my favourite, but mean. I had the first 4 songs on repeat for a while. ‘Indigo’ and ‘Back To Love’ is SICK
Travis Scott - Highest In The Room
Vibes all day with this joint (it’s lit)
Vayne - Yuck
I fucked with this joint awhile back, was re-released this year. Vayne is dope.
Kanye - Anything Kanye.
I’m one of those “Kanye can do no wrong” guys.
Paige, NZ Singer
Lauv - Sims
Benee - Find an Island
Nina Nesbitt - Last December
Ruel - Hard Sometimes
Katy Perry - Harleys in Hawaii
Leisure - All Over You
Billie Eilish - I Love You
Foley - Cola
Navvy - Scared to Be Happy
I picked these songs because a lot of them resonated with the things I was experiencing this year. I loved the production in all of these songs.
A lot of these artists have been my favourite artists to listen to through this year. I like what all of these songs have to say in them. Every song in this list creates a visual image which I love.
Torrell Tafa, Cougar Boys
Onefour - The Message
The poly boys from down under who bought the drill scene to this side of the world. These boys created a movement like no other!
Chris Brown/ Drake - No Guidance
Collab of the kings! Two of the best on a track one of the biggest songs of 2019 for sure an album from these two is what
Trey Songz Feat. Chris Brown - Chi Chi The real kings of R&b - Jacquees move aside.
Arizona Zervas - Roxane
As a TikTok fan, this song was from an undiscovered artist with 100 subs and everyone was dancing to it- now this song is #1 all over. The power of TikTok!
Digga Diet -No diet
After OneFour introduced Drill music to this side of the world, it was only right to look for more like it. Absolute banger
H.E.R feat. Bryson Tiller - Could’ve been
Biggest fan of Bryson Tiller and his verse here - my fave R&B track from this year.
Hp Boyz - EngineersThe boys from Melbourne, that Aussie accent on a Mexican beat - the combo we never knew we needed.
Young Lipz - Misunderstood
Australian Tory Lanez vibes. This guys next if he isn’t already that guy, touring with Will Singe with only one song realised. That says something
Chris Brown - Undecided
C Breezy is the GOAT. Id put all his songs here easily., one of my favourite songs from him this year. Love when artists do remakes of old hits.
DaBaby - Suge
New artist of the year? Came out of nowhere and destroyed every song and feature. Gets the Vibe check.
Ange Matias, Hit Up Ange
J. Cole - Middle Child.
Cole can do no wrong.
Ariana Grande - 7 Rings.
I rated ‘Thank U, Next,’ and enjoyed a few of the tracks on the album. ‘7 Rings’ (original, not the 2 Chainz Remix) caught my attention and is one song that I’ve played quite a bit in 2019.
Chris Brown feat. Drake - No Guidance.
I haven’t listened to much Chris Brown over the last few years. The tracks sound the same, and I haven’t been feeling the music. ‘No Guidance’ on the other hand is a banger. We need more collabs between Breezy and Drake.
Saweetie - My Type.
At first, I didn’t like the track. I only started getting into it while driving around LA. All they would play on the radio was My Type, Suge & Goodbyes. I became a fan.
Megan Thee Stallion feat. DaBaby - Cash Shit.
Meg and DaBaby are two of my favourite rappers of 2019. It was only right that a joint project would end of up on my list.
Post Malone feat. Young Thug - Goodbyes.
I didn’t rate Posty’s new album. ‘Goodbyes’ was the only track I really enjoyed and would listen to. Plus, it reminds me of driving in LA.
DaBaby - Suge.
For a new artist, DaBaby released one of the best tracks this year. I’m excited to see what 2020 holds for him.
YBN Cordae feat. Anderson .Paak - RNP.
That funky J. Cole beat with Cordae & Anderson . Paak spitting heat. What’s not to like?
Normani - Motivation.
Normani is the future. That’s all.
Drax Project feat. Six60 - Catching Feelings
The blends of both groups are something special. Would love to hear more collabs from Six60 & Drax Project.