I live in Seattle. Driving around in the rain is pretty much my natural habitat. This is the downtempo playlist I have for just such occasions. This shit starts out damp and introspective and mellow and rides smooth all the way to an uplifting climax.

Thought U Wuz Nice, the late (and exceptionally great) J Dilla. This joint is too smooth.

In A Minute Doe, the ever-talented Gift of Gab. Not a lot of people I know have ever even given this guy a listen but this is a gorgeous track right from the heart.

Everything I Am, Kanye West. One of my favorite beats of all time, reminiscent of Kanye's College Dropout.

Poe Man's Dreams, Kendrick Lamar. A very introspective and often overlooked track on Section.80, and one of the most impressive from Lamar's discography in my opinion.

Acid Raindrops, People Under the Stairs. We're emerging from the inner world which we retreated into when the day got dark and the rain started to come down, and coming out on the other, sunnier side. And hey--our first rain mention.

Dancing In the Rain, Blue & Exile. Always smooth. And hey, it literally mentions rain! Right there in the title! We're batting over .300 here!

Be, Common. Such beauty in the track, and a nice wet sounding bass. One of the most infectious feel-good beats ever. Produced by Kanye, making a second appearance on this rainy day shit.

Aruarian Dance, Nujabes. Absolutely butter. There are an insane amount of tracks Jun has in his impressive body of work that could have fit into this playlist easily. Just about impossible to pick only one. Another great artist, one I wish so badly was still here.

Bayani, The Blue Scholars representing the 206 here to close out the playlist. Hey, this one also mentions rain!