When I was about 15 years old, I thought trip hop music was the future and they way forward for everything!... Nothing touched it and everything else was rubbish. I was spending all my pocket money on records by David Holmes, Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, PJ Harvey, Mr.Scruff and DJ Shadow.

DJ Shadow was the beginning and end of all things big beat trip-hop for me. I couldn't get enough of the clunky beats and breaks, the moody deathly drums, the jerky-awkwardness of his beats, and that always perfect pinpoint delivery he had with the 808 drum machine and decks was standard.

This tune was the killer one for me. It was the one that made me get all serious about big beat trip-hop music - and a decade on since, I'm still searching for music that makes me feel the same way ever since.

This is a real fave for my moody-bluesy evenings - nothing comes close to the drum machine surround scape soundtrack that is DJ Shadow.

On my recent adventure for music that has been calming and tranquil - my daily pit stop has always included my fave boys Foals.

I always feel that every time I play a Foals tune in my headphones, I'm taken into a musical maths lesson and my ears are learning a new rhythmic algebra algorithm - their music is delivered with such scientific poise and accuracy - each beat, each strum, each chord, and each bar is simply rich with colour.

Their recent album Total Life Forever is like a world ticket for music lovers - travelling through a lush jungle of noises and beats that take a few listens to identify exactly where they origin from and how exotic they really are.

Gotta give these dudes props for pushing the boundaries further with each song they layout. Or as I like to call it - music for clever people.

OK, so these guys have blown up now and since Mercury Music Prize fame, they've been pretty much everywhere. From T.V adverts, backing music on BBC programmes, and accompanying all U.S teen drama make out scenes; you cannot deny these guys there dues.

For such a young outfit, their music sound really adult and grown up. It's the sort of chill out music you can have on in the background, or alternatively just simply put your headphones on and drift off to a world of make believe.

It's music for a new generation of kids - kids who want something different to unwind to and not too much fuss over it either.

This one's a fave of mine, nice quaint plucks and soft tones dripping all over it. Only a few beats that go over a whisper and a musical pace to match that of normal breathing - why can't all music be this simply complicated - it sounds effortless, but deep enough to keep you hooked.

It's pleasing to know that there are still bands out there putting out wonderfully colourful and engaging music for everyone to enjoy - this is make-out music of the highest calibre ;)

Serious dope song! Possibly one of the biggest tunes getting ready to blow up real soon! This song features the hottest girl on the planet and the new fire boy lighting up the airwaves.

Instantly catchy hook and fat beat running all the way from start to end. Give it a listen and spread the love peeps - cannot get enough of this tune.

Big tune - turn up very high please :)

Kanye smashed it again!?! This time he's got Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco onboard! Good Fridays have been kind to us of late, I thought Power Remix and Christian Dior Denim Flow were outstanding, but this tune raises the bar again. Lots of clever lyric play and thought provoking rhymage are all on show from Kanye & Co. Nice to see Pharrell getting in on the scene, with the new N.E.R.D stuff dropping - timing is everything?

Damn Yay... You killin' Em!... :)

"I ain't trippin' on nuthin', i'm sippin on suttin', an ma' home boi say he gotta a bad b*tch for me tonight"... oh, if only this was true about my life... sigh, the world of Lil Wayne must be such an interesting place - although he's behind bars right now, so it's probably been better for the boy i'm guessing. But damn this song still kills it!

This is one my all time fave Lil Wayne songs ever... after the drop of 'I Am Not A Human Being' recently, this song has been getting a lot more rotation on the airwaves in the U.S.

I like the more chilled out laid back vibe Lil Wayne brings now and again. I guess most of his fans do; and he delivers hard everytime when he goes for that dirty nasty mouthed sex talk in the gutter guise - but I love it.

I ain't ashamed to love this song - it's just me in my dreams - and in there lives a lil Lil' Wayne in all of us loser boys... I'm single for the night...

I've loved this guy's music from day one... From So Far Gone, the Preview to Thank Me Later, and Thank Me Later itself; and every other feature he did in the run up. But I cannot get over the mellow r'n'b swag this guy pours all over this record.

For anyone that doubted this boy - he just s#%**ed on everyone!... And that's just the hook on this tune alone!

I love the idea of a sweet invitation to a girl Drake gives on this tune; kinda opening up even more and giving us a closer insight into his deeper side. Or maybe it's just another dope track for us all to gesticulate over?

Drake - you got it... And hopefully the haters will back off,... Well, for at least a while :)