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I may be a picky music lover, but I have a playlist to fi t any situation or mood. Sometimes the music has to resonate with the time of day and my surroundings.

During the three-hour drive from Jackson to my hometown of Holly Springs, I enjoy instrumentals or the usual neo soul—depending on the weather. If you listened to my last playlist, you probably noticed that I enjoy instrumentals and the blending of techno, rap and neo soul. Driving home for Christmas, this is what I will be listening to. (Caution: Stay alert!)

1. Tall Black Guy, ā€œDance Foreverā€
2. Coultrain, ā€œGreenā€
3. Tall Black Guy, ā€œGolden Sunā€
4. Full Crate, ā€œInnersoulā€
5. Coolroy Charlie, ā€œHow We Rollā€
6. Suzi Analogue, ā€œEx Machinaā€
7. Coolroy Charlie, ā€œDope as Loveā€
8. Ali Shaheed Muhammad, ā€œFamilyā€
9. Full Crate, ā€œMake Me Laughā€
10. Versis, ā€œAll Inā€
11. Amel Larrieux, ā€œMorningā€