Cheers

Here’s to the new year folks.
Society of Soul- “E.M.B.R.A.C.E”

Take your time, do your thing

Pete Rock + Loose Ends= HEAT!
Pete Rock feat. Loose Ends- “Take Your Time”
Off that Soul Survivor lp.

“As a music dude, I mastered this Rubik’s cube…”- Nasir Jones

Feel me on this.
Peabo Bryson – “Born to Love”

Lady Tee

I fuckin love this song. It’s ranks right up there with “Casanova Brown” as one of my favorite Teena Marie songs. One of the many gems off her Irons in the Fire lp.
Teena Marie – “Tune in Tomorrow”

Lovin’ again, kissin’ again

Sisqo might have been the self-proclaimed leader of Dru Hill, but Jazz wasn’t too shabby either when it came down to vocals. After hearing this cut off the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack I was really looking forward to hearing more solo work, but nothing really popped off. Dope tune though.
Dru Hill Presents JAZZ feat. Jill [...]

The letter V

V is down with DJ Jazzy Jeff and unfortuneatly he got overshadowed by the likes of Musiq, Glenn Lewis, and Bilal during the height of the “neo-soul” movement. He released an album (The Revelation is Now Televised) but some of his better tracks are featured on Jeff’s compilation lp, The Soul Mixtape.
V – “She Wants [...]

Daylight Saves Time

Bonita, Bonita, Bonita. Often it has been believed that RAMP actually stood for ‘Roy Ayers Music Production’, but bandleader and drummer John Manuel claims this: “The name actually refers to taking you on a journey, elevation, as in an on or up ramp, an access to another place as in highway ramps. It, contrary to [...]

Like a slow bullet…

Sade – “Bulletproof Soul”
from the lp, Love Deluxe (Sony, ‘92)

So much better

Stop sleepin on this album!
Carl Thomas – Oh No (You Can’t Be Serious)”
-off the lp, So Much Better

Back in school

Short but sweet, off the School Daze soundtrack.
Kenny Barron – One Little Acorn”