So when did i fall in love with Hip-Hop?

Today i watched 'Brown Sugar' one of my favourite movies. What the crazy thing is, is that every single time i watch Brown Sugar i seem to gain the same inspiring feeling. There is no doubt about my love and enjoyment of music, but somehow the love that i have for the Hip-Hop genre creates a whole different feeling inside of me. You know that feeling that you get after your first kiss, yep, its exactly the same as that. Now your probably thinking, how on earth does listening to Hip-Hop feel like a first kiss? Lol, well lets just say when i hear the sounds of real Hip-Hop music, my stomach begins to gain some serious butterflies.
However the real question here is .. When did i fall in love with Hip-Hop? 

I was about 13 or 14 years old, in year 9 at secondary school when i downloaded Jay-Z' 'The Blueprint 3' and i absolutely loved the track 'Thank You'. What i think i loved most about the track was the way the orchestral music fitted perfectly with the Hip-Hop beat, it felt so real to me. I would sit on the bus on the way to and from school with 'Thank You' and 'D.O.A' on repeat, bobbing my head harder then ever! After listening to the album, i started downloading more of Jay-Z'  music, which is when i met 'Reasonable Doubt' and my favourite track 'Regrets'. Considering that i was only 13 or 14 at this point and 'Regrets' was my favourite song on the album must of meant that i was either too grown for my age or i was just too deep.

"You used to hold me, told me that i was the best, anything i want in this world i could possess, all that made me want it is all that i could get it"

The lyrics in this song will forever be relevant, not only for me but for many other people, not only do they inspire you but they allow you to understand that it is okay to make mistakes and have regrets but always know that you can do better. 

This will message will stay with me forever.

Reasonable Doubt - 1996