Music Inspired By HBO’s The Deuce

I’m so excited to finally release this project that worked on in conjunction with HBO as part of their HBO Mixtapes & Roller Skates event series. Me along with a bunch of my friends are traveling across the country taking over public places and turning them into roller skating rinks, and the Philly installment is happening on Thursday July 19th, 2018 at the Blue Cross RiverRink.  Check this out this link for RSVP and more info, as me, DJ Camilo, UNIIQU3 and Jasmine Solano are going to be bouncing, rocking, skating and rolling all through the night!

As part of this tour HBO asked us to create official Spotify playlists inspired by their programs and I was given “The Deuce”, David Simon’s gritty portrayal of early 1970s New York and the atmosphere that was around Times Square. For this project I decided to take a little different approach. Instead of making my specific playlist roller skating centric, I wanted to take a deep dive and immerse myself into the show, choosing music that I thought would be listened to by the characters who are in the show. So what you got was a lot of funk, soul, R&B, rock and classic salsa from the years 1969 through about 1973, featuring artists like Traffic, Eddie Kendricks, Rare Earth, Hector Lavoe, Gladys Knight, The Bar-Kays, Eddie Palmieri, The Three Degrees, Mountain and more… It was a pleasure to create this playlist and I think I did it justice! I hope you enjoy!

Cosmo Baker – May 2018 Dope Jams

Spring has sprung – and here’s a Spotify playlist of jams that I am rocking with at the moment. Kind of across the board but everything here has the groovy feeling that. I hope you enjoy it – and please feel free to share with THE WORLD. And if you like what you hear – PLEASE go out and support these artists!

Cosmo Baker’s May 2018 Dope Jams, featuring songs by Keys N Krates, Midas Hutch, Jarami, Harvey Sutherland, Grandtheft, Kali Uchis feat. Tyler The Creator, Moses Sumney, Jaden Smith, Sly5thAve, Supa Dave West, Noah Slee, Zacari, Channel Tres, Rayana Jay, Eli Escobar, Malca, NFROMTHEWAVE, Oliver St.Louis, The Internet, De Lux, Vicktor Taiwò, Ishmael, Jesse Fischer, Evil Needle, The Goods, Jared Jackson, Galimantias, DJ Aktive, Janelle Monáe, Leon Bridges, Calvin Harris, Pomo, Tinashe, Jesse Boykins III, Cardi B, Sango, Masego, Falz, The Pendletons, Tuxedo, Lion Babe, Miguel, Promnite, Chromeo, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Rhye, Moon Boots, Vince Staples, BLVK JVCK, LeMarquis, Goldlink, Christan Rich, Charlotte Day Wilson & more…

The Greatest Philly Rap Records of All Time

Yo – Check out my Spotify Playlist: The Greatest Philly Rap Records Of All Time: Eagles Edition. In celebration of The Eagles winning the Super Bowl, baby!!

Featuring classic songs from artists like Schoolly D, State Property, Meek Mill, Tuff Crew, Young Gunz, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Eve, The Roots, Freeway, Beanie Sigel, Cool C, Bahamadia, Lil Uzi Vert, Steady B, Three Times Dope, Kwamé, Da Youngsta’s, Major Figgas, R.A.M. Squad, Philly’s Most Wanted, Jewel T, The Goats, C.E.B., Tracey Lee, The High & Mighty, Cassidy, Dice Raw, MC Breeze

Shout To My Dog Bootsy