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Saturday, November 21, 2020
In Memoriam: The Jimmy Castor Bunch It's Just Begun [1972]
James Walter Castor [January 23, 1940 – January 16, 2012] was an American funk, R&B, and soul musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "Bertha Butt Boogie", and the biggest hit single, million-seller "Troglodyte [Cave Man]."
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Castor
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In Memoriam: J Dilla Instrumentals Mix [Pt. 1]
James Dewitt Yancey [February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006] better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer and rapper who emerged in the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as one third of the acclaimed music group Slum Village. He was also a member of the Soulquarians, an influential musical collective active during the late 1990s and early 2000s. His obituary at NPR stated that he "was one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop artists." He is considered by some as the "godfather of lo-fi hip hop".
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Dilla
In Memoriam: Sean Price Forever [Explicit NSFW] [2020]
Sean Duval Price [March 17, 1972 – August 8, 2015] was an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik. He was half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruckus [sometimes abbreviated as Ruck], along with partner Rock.
A member of the underground hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik, Price first appeared on Smif-N-Wessun's 1995 album Dah Shinin'. He would soon resurface in 1996 as one half of the critically acclaimed Brooklyn duo Heltah Skeltah, who released their debut album Nocturnal on Duck Down Records that year. Heltah Skeltah would go on to release two more albums, 1998's Magnum Force and 2008's D.I.R.T.. In the 2000s, Price established himself as a strong force in the underground hip hop community. In 2005, he released his first solo album Monkey Barz, to critical acclaim. He followed this in 2007 with Jesus Price Supastar and Mic Tyson in 2012. Songs in the Key of Price, a mixtape recorded before Price's death, was released posthumously on August 21, 2015. In 2011, Price was a judge on the Ultimate MC TV show alongside Royce da 5'9", Organik, Planet Asia, and Pharoahe Monch. Price was interviewed on the online series Grand Angel TV in 2008 and 2010, with Paid Dues performance footage alongside Boot Camp Clik and Dru Ha, respectively. In 2011, he formed the group Random Axe with Guilty Simpson and producer Black Milk. He had a planned collaborative album with rapper Ill Bill in the works, called The Pill.
On August 8, 2015, Price died at the age of 43. Details were not immediately available, but a statement from his reps confirmed his death, while adding that he died in his sleep. "It is with beyond a heavy heart that Duck Down Music is sadly confirming that Sean Price passed away early this morning in his Brooklyn apartment, Saturday, August 8th, 2015," read the statement. "The cause of death is currently unknown, but it was reported that he died in his sleep. He's survived by his three children."
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Price
Common ft. PJ a.k.a. Paris Jones What Do You Say [Move It Baby] [October 30, 2020]
“Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1. is affirmation. It's recognition. It's elevation. It's music to go with a movement. Because the truth is, there is still so much work to do." --- Common
PJ a.k.a. Paris Jones is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and producer from Greensboro, NC. Jones began her career as a songwriter, and has written for Wiz Khalifa, Usher, Chris Brown, Charlie Puth & Fantasia. She categorizes her sound as "Come Up Music", and doesn't hold herself to one specific genre. PJ released her Atlantic Records five-song debut EP, Walking Around Pools, in March 2015. On July 15, 2016, she released her debut album, Rare, which has features from G.Eazy and Ty Dolla $ign.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PJ_(singer)
NPR Music Michael Kiwanuka: Tiny Desk [Home] Concert
Michael Samuel Kiwanuka [born 3 May 1987] is a British singer-songwriter and record producer who is signed with Polydor Records. His 2012 debut album, Home Again, went gold in the United Kingdom and his second album, Love & Hate, debuted in 2016 at number one. He has been nominated for numerous honours, including the Brit Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, and BBC Music Awards. In January 2012, he won the BBC's Sound of 2012, and in September 2020, he won the Mercury Prize.
Courtesy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhKMsubj3bg&t=660s
Sunday, November 15, 2020
A Questlove Presentation: A Sade Live Showcase From The Vault #QuestosWreckaStow
Tonight it's all about Sade! Live sets from her first one after recording her first album in '83, Montreux in '84, London in '85, San Diego in '93, and ending in 2011.
Courtesy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfFvSSRx9jA
Atlantic Starr With Your Love I Come Alive [June 30, 1978]
Atlantic Starr is the self-titled debut album by R&B/funk band Atlantic Starr. Produced by Bobby Eli, founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio group MFSB. The nine-piece band had an impressive showing on the Billboard R&B charts with "Stand Up", "Keep It Comin'", "(I'll Never Miss) The Love I Never Had" and "With Your Love I Come Alive".
Cookin Soul With Ur Love [Atlantic Starr Cover] [2017]
Cookin' Soul is a Spanish producer-DJs duo known separately as Big Size and Zock. Producing work since around 2005, the two have developed a strong presence in the mixtape circuit in the US, according to El País.
In Memoriam: Luther Vandross Never Too Much [August 12, 1981]
Never Too Much is the debut solo studio album by American singer Luther Vandross. It was released by Epic Records on August 12, 1981. Composed by Vandross himself, the album reached number 19 on the US Billboard 200, also peaking at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America [RIAA]. Never Too Much earned Vandross two Grammy Award nominations in 1982, including Best New Artist and Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male. The album's title track topped the Black Singles chart for two weeks. Vandross's rendition of Dionne Warwick's 1964 "A House Is Not a Home" became one of his signature songs, and received attention for its transformation into an "epic", since its duration was extended to seven minutes. In 2020, the album was ranked number 362 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Too_Much_(album)
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