So, for the first of 365 songs, I picked an incredibly rogue song. Benjamins by CVIRO (pronounced Cairo, as in Egypt) is probably not familiar to the majority, however it reworks a huge track from Puff Daddy which featured some HUGE artists. The Notorious B.I.G, Lil Kim and The Lox all add to the single It’s All About The Benjamins (1997; 2 year old Nick properly bopped to this one) which give CVIRO’s hook for this particular song.

Released in 2014, it was a result of a multi-single, ongoing collaboration with producer GXNVXS. CVIRO is from Australia and provides some RnB/Soul vocals to a true Hip-Hop anthem. Primarily released on Soundcloud, the single got a lot of traction and has, at the time of writing, amassed 380k listens. I first found it in 2015 when compiling my annual summer playlist (over the next 364 days you’ll find a theme. I make one playlist a year. Many of these will be featured on one of my trendyily-named playlists) and since then I’ve always come back to it. I found it fresh to have such a huge hip-hop song, especially from the golden era of the 90’s, to be reworked, and have pop and RnB elements effortless incorporated to make an ultimate sunny balcony banger.

 

Spotify Playlist Link: https://spoti.fi/2CKuVex