BlipMasta5's 2018 Musical Notables

2018 Musical Notables

Watch as I mention my favorite projects, artists, and songs in 2018. Spanning rap, pop, and R&B along with a few that muddy the waters a bit. It was a great year in music and hopefully this will be a glimpse into the truth of that statement. Enjoy and onto the new year!

BlipMasta5's December 2018 Favorites

Favorite Cover

The Boy is Mine - Post-Modern Jukebox

Being a child of the 90's, this song is a staple in my list of R&B classics. I finally decided to cave in to the Post-Modern Jukebox hype this year and was pleasantly treated to this 1940's take on the song sung by the Goglia sisters. If you've been hesitant to check out what PMJ is able to do with many current and throwback hits, this is a clear example of how good songwriting is transferable to any style of tune...especially when you're skilled in how to compose that change.

Favorite Parody

Thank U, Ness - Jacksfilms

Last month, "Thank U, Next" took the world by storm, including me. Hence, how do you capitalize on its popularity? Parody. I've been a Jacksfilms fan for many of years and when he gets to parody something, it's always a pleasure since it's more rare these days. He was able to take the excitement of Super Smash Brothers Ultimate coming out and Ariana's chart topper to create something of a fantastic amalgamation! Get a quick laugh in before the year's end, huh!

Favorite Live Performance

Nintendo (Acoustic) - Qveen Herby

The Qveen released another banger of an EP and decided to strip it back to piano for this performance. This highlights the care taken toward the writing as well as her chilling vocals. This was one of the songs that I enjoyed quite a bit on the project, but this rendition is much more ear candy than its counterpart. Please give this a listen if you dig songs about the games played in relationships these days. Oh, I guess you didn't want to be sad today...

Favorite Music Video

Sweepstakes - Russell!

Once again, a favorite artist of mine gets more promotion. Haha! After such a strong year with his "debut" album, RUSSELL, and mixtape, Carnival, Russell has left us a teaser of what's to come in 2019. Sweepstakes is another fun party track akin to much of Carnival's first half and is paired with the quirky visuals to match. This brief earworm will have you placing it on repeat as we all look forward to two planned releases for the coming year: a rap album and R&B album, most likely Loverboy 2. For all ready to get lit, turn it up and press play!

Full December Favorites playlist: click here

The Pains of DiCaprio: The Sequel (Two Album Reviews)

DiCaprio 2 - J.I.D.

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap/Trap Rap)

The Pains of Growing - Alessia Cara

(Genre: Pop/Singer-Songwriter)

Fair Shake Review: Oxnard - Anderson .Paak

Oxnard - Anderson .Paak

(Genre: Contemporary R&B/Hip Hop/Neosoul)

Take a trip with the Oxnard artist:

Tints feat. Kendrick Lamar (Official Music Video)

Who R U? (Official Audio)

Bubblin' (Official Music Video)

Anderson .Paak interview (@ Big Boy's Neighborhood)

Shawn Cee Review (and Reaction)

TheNeedleDrop Review (by the "Best Teeth in the Game")

BM5's Holiday Matsuri Recap (2018)

Part One

Part Two



Bonus Video

BlipMasta5's October & November 2018 Favorites

Favorite Music Video

TupTim Thai - Brail Watson

One of my favorite songs from Brail's Christ Crunken Commentary, TupTim Thai, finally got a music video. The great thing about it is the fact that it even takes place in the restaurant the song gets its name from! There's a lot of fun being had from this bass heavy tune and sprinkled in social commentary to make you think after you dance. The video then concludes with a quick discussion about the origin and effect of the "N word". Plainly laying out a quick point of view based on his research and leaving you to determine your own conclusion on the word and its usage. I highly recommend giving it a watch, for you will find something to enjoy in it.

Movies Watched in 2019

Starting date: January 1, 2019
Finishing date: December 31, 2019

1. Equalizer (2014, USA)
2. Equalizer 2 (2018, USA)
3. Skate Kitchen (2018, USA)
4. Venom (2018, USA)
5. Escape Room (2019, USA)
6. White Boy Rick (2018, USA)
7. Night School (2018, USA)
8. Assassination Nation (2018, USA)
9. The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018, USA)
10. Support the Girls (2018, USA)
11. Super Mario Bros. (1993, USA)
12. Friday the 13th (1980, USA)
13. Hell Fest (2018, USA)
14. Kin (2018, USA)
15. Blindspotting (2018, USA)
16. The Oath (2018, USA)
17. Glass (2019, USA)
18. The Mule (2019, USA)
19. Mid90s (2018, USA)
20. Hereditary (2018, USA)
21. A Star is Born (1976, USA)
22. Becoming Jane (2007, USA)
23. All the Money in the World (2017, USA)
24. Astral (2018, UK)
25. Emma (1996, USA)
26. Behind the Walls (2018, USA)
27. Pride & Prejudice (2005, USA)
28. Northanger Abbey (2007, UK)
29. Mansfield Park (2007, UK)
30. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019, USA)
31. Boy Erased (2018, Australia)
32. Fallen (2016, UK)
33. What Men Want (2019, USA)
34. Widows (2018, USA)
35. Isn't It Romantic (2019, USA)
36. Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer (2018, USA)
37. Happy Death 2U (2019, USA)
38. Nobody's Fool (2018, USA)
39. The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018, UK)
40. Overlord (2018, USA)
41. Black Creek (2017, USA)
42. Odds Are... (2018, USA)
43. Possum (2018, UK)
44. The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018, USA)
45. Greta (2019, USA)
46. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018, USA)
47. The Farm (2018, USA)
48. Patient Zero (2018, UK)
49. Ascendance (2017, USA)
50. RBG (2018, USA)
51. Gemini (2018, USA)
52. Ben is Back (2018, USA)
53. Watch If You Dare (2018, USA)
54. The Favourite (2018, USA)
55. Captain Marvel (2019, USA)
56. Vox Lux (2018, USA)
57. Us (2019, USA)
58. A Simple Favor (2018, USA)
59. Mortal Engines (2018, USA)
60. Tyrel (2018, USA)
61. You Might Be the Killer (2018, USA)
62. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018, UK)
63. Second Act (2018, USA)
64. The Invoking 5: Phantoms (2018, USA)
65. Little (2019, USA)
66. London Fields (2018, UK)
67. A Star is Born (2018, USA)
68. Welcome to Marween (2018, USA)
69. On the Basis of Sex (2018, USA)
70. Robin Hood (2018, USA)
71. Garden Party Massacre (2017, USA)
72. Frazier Park Recut (2017, USA)
73. Devil's Path (2018, USA)
74. Persecution [The Graveyard] (1974, UK)
75. Brightburn (2019, USA)
76. Pet Sematary (1989, USA)
77. Re-Animator (1985, USA)
78. The VelociPastor (2018, USA)
79. The Intruder (2019, USA)
80. Sorry to Bother You (2018, USA)
81. Avengers: Endgame (2019, USA)
82. Black Klansman (2018, USA)
83. Serenity (2019, USA)
84. Miss Bala (2019, USA)
85. The Prodigy (2019, USA)
86. Replicas (2018, USA)
87. The Russian Bride (2019, USA)
88. End of the World (2018, USA)
89. Killer Kate! (2018, USA)
90. Red Room (2017, Ireland)
91. A.I. Rising (2018, Serbia)
92. Destroyer (2018, USA)
93. Carga (2018, Portugal)
94. [Cargo] (2018, USA)
95. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019, USA)
96. Countrycide (2017, Canada)
97. The Heretics (2017, Canada)
98. The Hatred (2017, USA)
99. Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972, USA)
100. Mega Time Squad (2018, New Zealand)
101. Climax (2018, France)
102. The Grinch (2018, USA)
103. Teen Titans Go! to the Movies (2018, USA)
104. The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018, USA)
105. The Upside (2019, USA)
106. Booksmart (2019, USA)
107. Mary Poppins Returns (2018, USA)
108. Beneath the Leaves (2019, USA)
109. Don't Come Back from the Moon (2017, USA)
110. Rocketman (2019, USA)
111. Doom Room [Nightmare Box] (2013, UK)
112. Abnormal Attraction (2018, USA)
113. Next of Kin (1982, Australia)
114. Level 16 (2018, Canada)
115. Kim Possible (2019, USA)
116. Ma (2019, USA)
117. A Lesson in Cruelty (2018, USA)
118. Clown Motel: Spirits Arise (2019, USA)
119. Green Book (2018, USA)
120. The Old Man & the Gun (2018, USA)
121. A Madea Family Funeral (2019, USA)
122. Dark Phoenix (2019, USA)
123. Captive State (2019, USA)
124. The Bar [El Bar] (2017, Spain)
125. Five Feet Apart (2019, USA)
126. Aladdin (2019, USA)
127. Under the Silver Lake (2018, USA)
128. Vice (2018, USA)
129. Wonder Park (2019, USA)
130. Nowhere Mind (2018, USA)
131. Capps Crossing (2017, USA)
132. Hover (2018, USA)
133. The Carpenter's House (2018, Italy)
134. Mad in Italy (2011, Italy)
135. Kinky (2018, USA)
136. Slender Man (2018, USA)
137. Halloween (1978, USA)
138. Aladdin (1992, USA)
139. Fyre (2019, USA)
140. Await Further Instructions (2018, UK)
141. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019, USA)
142. Django Unchained (2012, USA)
143. Inglourious Basterds (2009, USA)
144. Reservoir Dogs (1992, USA)
145. The Best of Enemies (2019, USA)
146. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, USA)
147. Dear Ex (2018, Taiwan)
148. Tangerine (2015, USA)
149. Annabelle Comes Home (2019, USA)
150. Halloween (2018, USA)
151. Down a Dark Hall (2018, USA)
152. The Public (2018, USA)
153. Midsommar (2019, USA)
154. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016, India)
155. Your Name. [Kimi no na wa.] (2016, Japan)
156. Porco Rosso [Kurenai no buta] (1992, Japan)
157. Dumbo (1941, USA)
158. Dumbo (2019, USA)
159. Kiki's Delivery Service [Majo no takkyûbin] (1989, Japan)
160. Pet Semetary (2019, USA)
161. High Life (2018, UK)
162. Look Who's Talking (1989, USA)
163. Teen Spirit (2018, UK)
164. Shazam! (2019, USA)
165. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981, USA)
166. Between Worlds (2018, USA)
167. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987, USA)
168. White Chamber (2018, USA)
169. Master (2016, South Korea)
170. The Lure (2015, Poland)
171. Masked Mutilator (2019, USA)
172. Look Away (2018, Canada)
173. Ruben Brandt (2018, Hungary)
174. Cold Pursuit (2019, USA)
175. Instant Family (2018, USA)
176. Stuber (2019, USA)
177. The Darkest Minds (2018, USA)
178. Alita: Battle Angel (2019, USA)
179. Hellboy (2019, USA)
180. Long Shot (2019, USA)
181. Mirai [Mirai no Mirai] (2018, Japan)
182. Bad Times at the El Royale (2018, USA)
183. Searching (2018, USA)
184. The Farewell (2019, USA)
185. El Chicano (2018, USA)
186. Poms (2019, USA)
187. Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019, South Korea)
188. Ready or Not (2019, USA)
189. Amazing Grace (2018, USA)
190. Giant Little Ones (2018, Canada)
191. The Curse of La Llorona (2019, USA)
192. High Life (2018, UK)
193. Assimilate (2019, USA)
194. Friday the 13th Part III (1982, USA)
195. From Up on Poppy Hill [Kokuriko-zaka kara] (2011, Japan)
196. The Hustle (2019, USA)
197. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie [Shojo kakumei Utena: Adolescence mokushiroku] (1999, Japan)
198. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019, USA)
199. Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019, USA)
200. Unplanned (2019, USA)
201. The Sun is Also a Star (2019, USA)
202. After (2019, USA)
203. Incredibles 2 (2018, USA)
204. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002, USA)
205. Don't Let Go (2019, USA)
206. It (2017, USA)
207. The Fluffy Movie: Unity Through Laughter (2014, USA)
208. The Empire of Corpses [Shisha no Teikoku] (2015, Japan)
209. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, USA)
210. The Dark Half (1993, USA)
211. Bungou Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018, Japan)
212. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, USA)
213. 1922 (2017, USA)
214. It Chapter 2 (2019, USA)
215. Hustlers (2019, USA)
216. The Dead Don't Die (2019, USA)
217. Men in Black: International (2019, USA)
218. Gerald's Game (2017, USA)
219. Wild Rose (2018, UK)
220. Night is Short, Walk on Girl [Yoru wa mijikashi aruke yo otome] (2017, Japan)
221. Child's Play (2019, USA)
222. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019, USA)
223. Yesterday (2019, USA)
224. Ganja & Hess (1973, USA)
225. The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019, USA)
226. Eternal Code (2019, USA)
227. Zombieland: Double Tap (2019, USA)
228. The Driller Killer (1979, USA)
229. Already Gone (2019, USA)
230. The Wedding Guest (2018, UK)
231. Slice (2018, USA)
232. The Devil's Carnival (2012, USA)
233. Polaroid (2019, Canada)
234. Joker (2019, USA)
235. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, USA)
236. Terminator: Dark Fate (2019, USA)
237. Crawl (2019, USA)
238. The Lion King (2019, USA)
239. Lu Over the Wall [Yoake tsugeru Ru no uta] (2017, Japan)
240. Luce (2019, USA)
241. Doubting Thomas (2018, USA)
242. The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019, USA)
243. Annabelle Creation (2017, USA)
244. Annabelle (2014, USA)
245. Parasite (2019, South Korea)
246. Doctor Sleep (2019, USA)
247. Night Hunter (2018, Canada)
248. Anna (2019, USA)
249. Yesterday (2019, USA)
250. Skeleton Key
251. House of 1000 Corpses (2003, USA)
252. The Kitchen (2019, USA)
253. Devil's Rejects (2005, USA)
254. 3 From Hell (2019, USA)
255. Blinded by the Light (2019, UK)
256. Last Christmas (2019, UK)
257. 21 Bridges (2019, USA)
258. Brian Banks (2018, USA)
259. Knives Out (2019, USA)
260. Harmonium [Fuchi ni tatsu] (2016, Japan)
261. Queen & Slim (2019, USA)
262. Driven (2018, USA)
263. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, USA)
264. Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019, USA)
265. The Haunting of Borley Manor (2019, USA)
266. Anna and the Apocalypse (2017, UK)
267. Good Boys (2019, USA)
268. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019, USA)
269. Killerman (2019, USA)
270. Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019, USA)
271. Toy Story 4 (2019, USA)
272. Once Upon Time...in Hollywood (2019, USA)
273. The Goldfinch (2019, USA)
274. Bombshell (2019, USA)