2005: #1 - "Stay High"

From the ebullient soul-funk of the Willie Hutch sample that opens the track, to the chattering sixteenth note hi-hats that carry the track, to the wave of bongos that fade in and out between each quarter note, to the robo-tripping chopped-up vocal hook in the chorus, to the ego-tripping mic-passing in the verse, to the retro-tripping clavinet funkily punctuating each measure, every moment of "Stay High" is to be savored.

It is a certainty that this song will be in the top 5 of our DOTY Top 40 of the Decade.