And the first music I bought with my own money was: Beyoncé's self-titled album was the first album I bought of my own accord, without parent's money/through their account. While I had other music from various artists in my library (gained through other means...), I had starting working a summer job this previous summer, and with this new money, I decided this would be one of the best purchases for it. Honestly, I am blessed to say this piece of art was the first music I purchased on my own, as this album is fire, and set the standard for what I would buy in the future. The story behind getting it is simple. I heard it was amazing; it wasn't on Spotify or other music service; it was produced by Beyoncé; I wanted the visual album; I had money. This perfect storm allowed me to purchase this world-stopping album, and the coinciding visual album this previous summer. While I had other artists music in my library, it was either free, bought by my parents, or... Anyway, I am truly blessed to be able to say this was my first album. It features amazing, artistically powerful songs, sung by Beyoncé, and I am not at all miffed that it did not win Album of the Year (no disrespect to Beck). From the flawless ***Flawless feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (and it's remix feat. Nicki Minaj) to Blue, the album explores a variety of concepts largely unseen in mainstream music, and it sold extremely well, especially considering there was no previous promotion for the album. As for myself, I have listened to every song it has to offer countless times, and still am amazed by the succulent artistry depicted throughout the album. While my parents may not approve of Beyoncé, through their own ignorance, I certainly do, and hope to continue to do so. Since then, I have bought other music of similar artistry, and all so far have been musically pleasing, covering a variety of themes and concepts, from Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint, to Azealia Banks Broke with Expensive Taste, and most recently, Angel Haze's Dirty Gold. I have greatly enjoyed listening to each of these albums, and would recommend any of them for someone looking for music in the Hip-Hop/Rap genre, or any listener in general. Other music I have in my library, such as Hozier's self-titled album also depict music excellency, however, I neglected to buy it with my own money, so it was excluded from this list, but is highly recommended. |