The AGE Survey + This Issue’s Soundtrack

Keep this survey in mind for the whole issue — your answers may change as you read. Share your thoughts and continue the conversation with us on social media for a chance to be featured in the next issue.

Identity & Self

1. Song that is always running in the background of your mind.
2. The last thing that was so beautiful, it stopped you mid-sentence.
3. Your most controversial opinion — the one you will ABSOLUTELY stand on.
4. A belief you inherited that you are currently unlearning.
5. A piece of advice you received, and immediately ignored.
6. The thing you know how to do that surprises people.
7. The person you were 10 years ago deserves an apology for:
8. The person you are now deserves credit for:
9. The sentence that ends every argument with yourself.

Culture & Community

10. What your hair says about you right now.
11. Describe the city or neighborhood that actually made you who you are.
12. Do you have to leave your hometown to succeed?

Money & Legacy

13. Something you own that belongs to someone who is no longer here.
14. The purchase you wish you’d made YEARS ago.
15. If you could leave one piece of advice to the generation before or after you.
16. One luxury you refuse to give up regardless of budget.
17. What’s your go-to order? The one you don’t even have to look at the menu to place.

This Issue’s Soundtrack: From The Ground Up

Summer 2026 · Curated by AGE Magazine · 21 Songs · 1h 32m

1. 904 — Seddy Hendrinx (2:58)
2. War Baby — Roddy Ricch (3:41)
3. Pray Everyday (Survivor’s Guilt) — GoldLink (3:22)
4. 20 Something — SZA (3:50)
5. Confidently Lost — Sabrina Claudio (3:15)
6. Love Yourz — J. Cole (3:34)
7. People Make The World Go Round — The Stylistics (6:03)
8. That’s the Way of the World — Earth, Wind & Fire (5:20)
9. let.go.my.hand (with Bas, 6LACK) — J. Cole (4:10)
10. Insane — Summer Walker (3:07)
11. Familiarity — Teezo Touchdown (3:35)
12. My Ball — KenTheMan (2:48)
13. Jackie Brown — Brent Faiyaz (3:14)
14. Bounce Back — Big Sean (3:22)
15. Rags2Riches (feat. ATR Son Son) — Rod Wave, ATR Son Son (3:34)
16. Addictive — Truth Hurts, Rakim (3:44)
17. The Whole World (feat. Killer Mike) — Outkast, Killer Mike (5:13)
18. Itty Bitty Piggy — Nicki Minaj (3:35)
19. On & On — Erykah Badu (3:49)
20. We Didn’t Start the Fire — Billy Joel (4:50)