Music is able to reach the bottom of my heart, sometimes even if I am listening music alone, it seem like the person in the song understands me. Listening to music has been a habit of mine since I was little, because in the past during summer in Vancouver, there's beautiful scenery, breeze and sunshine, I would always go out to play, as I would ride in my favourite car, open up the sunroof, open up the windows, turn up the music volume very high, life would be indulged in music, it's really a pleasurable feeling.
 

Album Title
Curtis (Universal Records)

Artiste
50 Cent

Why I like this album
In this album, 50 Cent collaborated with a bunch of top hip hop artistes, like Eminem, Timbaland, Akon, Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger (The Pussycat Dolls), with so many different artistes contributing, each song is filled with life & energy, making people unable to help but move along with the hip hop rhythm. Within the album, my favorite is the collaboration with Justin Timberlake in [AYO Technology], each time I listen to this song I couldn't help but move my body along with the beat, it's so catchy.

Album Title
The Eminem Show (Universal Records)

Artiste
Eminem

Why I like this album
In terms of RAP, I like Eminem the most, When I first started listening to this type of music, it was him who has led me into this type of genre. He was the first rapper that I've ever encounter, I think that by maintaining one's true self, criticizing the phenomenon in society, it will leave a deeper impression on people. At the same time he's also a very serious artiste, not only in terms of music, but he has also made contribution in film. Eminem's spot in the HipHop industry is irreplaceable. In this album, The Eminem Show, he continues to show his fast-paced rapping, criticizing the taunting ridicules style, this is how Eminem is like!

Album Title
E=MC2

Artiste
Mariah Carey (Universal Records)

Why I like this album
I really admire her, I love quite a few of her songs, because they are too good! She could sing each type of song regardless of the music style, while showing the skills of high, low, real and dolphin vocal sounds, whether it's Pop or R&B, she's an all-rounded singer. Sometimes when I feel tired, I just sit in my car and listen to her songs during the quiet midnight. Often, when listening to her voice, it's as if it deeply reaches into my heart, her music, and voice allows me to feel extremely relaxed. Apart from her last album in 2005, the newest album, E=MC2, has brought a completely new style and feeling to her fans, she really deserves to be one of the top Western female artiste!

Album Title
Konvinced (Universal Records)

Artiste
Akon

Why I like this album
Akon has shown his lyrics and song writing talent in "Konvicted", the rthymatic single "Smack That", featuring Eminem, with a pair of Black & White rapper doing collaboration, it's a must to listen! There's another song "I Wanna Love You" collaborating with the unique well-known rapper, Snoop Dog, which is frequently being played on music channels.

Album Title
Graduation

Artiste
Kanye West

Why I like this album
Kanye West is good at mixing all kinds of different musical elements together, adding more variety into the traditional Hip-Hop, like the smash hit "Stronger" adapted from a band from France, infusing electronic dance tunes into Funky melodies; and also Good Life which cuts into Micheal Jason's classical PYT (Pretty Young Thing), theses cool works are all old songs which are given a new life. The most special thing is, this CD had invited the famous Japanese fashion designer Takashi Muradami to be the art director of the album, the album cover design is cartoonized, which contrasts strongly from the original Hip-Hop impression! Hip-Hop artistes like Akon, Kanye West, have already created their own image and style, so basically, I would purchase and listen to all their albums!


Translated by Aiwa.