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$\"\"$ <\/a> If you enjoy good music<\/strong>, go to http:\/\/www.gotee.com\/host.php<\/a> and listen to the first song in the \u201cplayer\u201d that automatically cues up on the page loading. The song, \u201cLove,\u201d represents what hip-hop fans know as the \u201csummer jam.\u201d That\u2019s slang for a \u201cfun, upbeat, put-you-in-a-good-mood kind of song that only comes along once in a while.\u201d This song is AMAZING. Can\u2019t stop playing it.<\/p>\n

On the summer jam thing, you know what I\u2019m talking about. The type of music that lifts you up, makes you forget about the bills and exams, brings on that type of joy that lets you sit in a little corner of the world for 3 and a half blissful minutes, uninterrupted and happy. Every summer has such songs, and I am crowning this one, by the rapper\/dj DJ Maj<\/a>, the<\/em> summer jam of 2005. Make sure you check it out. It details a love story and carries that infectious happiness that lifts me up. It\u2019s a beautiful thing how music can touch and move as it does. I\u2019m guessing if you enjoy good music that you\u2019ll play this one more than once.<\/p>\n

Previous Summer Jams (favorites of Consumed <\/em>staff)<\/p>\n

1) \u201cKeep On\u201d by Braille<\/a> (pictured at right)
2) \u201cCloser to You\u201d by Cross Movement<\/a>
3) \u201cThe End\u201d by Grits<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a few. Feel free to leave your favorite summer song on the comments section.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"