For the past 11 years, I’ve made a playlist with all the songs I’ve found that resonate with me within that year. Here are a few of my favorites from 2018:

• I Like That – Janelle Monáe
• As I Am – H.E.R.
• Come Through and Chill (feat. J. Cole) – Miguel
• Don’t Play It Safe – Cassie
• GLOWED UP (feat. Anderson .Paak) – KAYTRADNADA
• G.O.A.T. (feat. Aroc) – Eric Bellinger
• Plain Jane Remix (feat. Nicki Minaj) – A$AP Ferg
• Freaky Friday (feat. Chris Brown) – Lil Dicky
• Don’t Let Me Down (feat. Khalid) – Sabrina Claudio
• Take Me Away (feat. Syd) – Daniel Caesar
• The Light (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) – Jeremih
• Boo’d Up – Ella Mai
• Issa Photoshoot – STAR
• SALUD! – The Carters
• Got Friends (feat. Miguel) – GoldLink
• Big Bank (feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Nicki Minaj) – YG
• Better Now – Post Malone
• Face (feat. Denitia & Sene) – Christian Rich
• Kream (feat. Tyga) – Iggy Azalea
• Against Me – H.E.R.
• Poison – Xavier Omär
• Smile (feat. Snoop Dogg, Ball Greezy) – Lil Duval
• Backin’ It Up (feat. Cardi B) – Pardison Fontaine
• thank u, next – Ariana Grande
• Lil Bebe – DaniLeigh
• Twerk (feat. Cardi B) – City Girls
• Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee
• Hide (feat. Seezyn) – Juice WRLD