If you're a fan of Brooklyn-based group The Stuyvesants , then chances are you're familiar with Darien Birks a.k.a. Flwrpt . Every now and then he drops these really cool mixes with rare gems and impeccable song choices! Sample Food Vol. 2 kicks off appropriately with the Otis Redding classic "Try A Little Tenderness" which Watch The Throne has recently revived. I happen to enjoy discovering the origins of samples and many of you Blind I Faithfuls are music historians, critics and even producers. So this one is for you. [...]
Photo by thericerocket26 Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away Junior M.A.F.I.A. ft Notorious B.I.G. - Get Money
Last week our very own Robert Foster gave you 9 great ways to frolic in the sunshine and enjoy your summer with your pals - all set to a beautiful soundtrack. This week, Angony Uncle is tackling the same subject from a different angle. Being the turd-burgling pessimist that he is, here are 9 things that you're more likely to be doing with your summer instead - set to a super-sleazy soundtrack.
Well, it's been several weeks since this album came out to mostly positive or even glowing reactions. So in the place of focusing on the already well-covered arc of New Amerykah Pt. II, I will don my Girlpants Track Glasses™ – recently recovered from Jason's dangerous clutches (I had to crawl through a really long tunnel to get them, which I hate, and which really flared up my mildew allergy, thanks ) – and narrow in on a couple of songs in order to better illuminate. "Turn Me Away (Get Munny)" is the album's [...]
Well, it's been several weeks since this album came out to mostly positive or even glowing reactions. So in the place of focusing on the already well-covered arc of New Amerykah Pt. II , I will don my Girlpants Track Glasses™ – recently recovered from Jason's dangerous clutches (I had to crawl through a really long tunnel to get them, which I hate, and which really flared up my mildew allergy, thanks ) – and narrow in on a couple of songs in order to better illuminate. "Turn Me Away (Get Munny)" is the [...]
As someone who drank the Kool-Aid in '97 and has been flyin' high on an insane sugar rush ever since, I consider myself the last space case you should trust to present an objective overview of Erykah Badu 's latest LP, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) . After formulating my own admittedly biased opinions as to the merits and flaws of the material, I decided to balance out my viewpoint by checking into some other writers' critiques on the album. Although I typically avoid reading music reviews to maintain some semblance of [...]
Another day, another leak from the new Erykah Badu album, New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh . What's the chance of us making it to the release date of 30 March without the whole album being splashed across the internet? Pretty damn slim. Ah well... in the words of Dennis 'Cutty' Wise, "the game done changed" . The latest cut to surface from Return Of The Ankh is a joint by the name of 'Turn Me Away (Get Munny)', which will be instantly familiar to many a listener thanks to the sizable [...]
Happy New Year Blind I Faithful. I feel like it has been a while since I've posted an Innervisions mix. If you're new to this thing, these compilations usually have a smooth vibe with lots of old soul music which is one of my favorite things to play when I unwind. And they took time on these songs back in the day so don't rush through the intros of George Duke and Jimmy Castro. The switch up is worth the wait. Tracks and links after the jump. [...]
Japanese king of digging DJ Muro has come through with the goods on his latest mix The Vibe Obsession , paying homage to the king of vibes and all-round cosmic good guy, Roy Ayers. The two disc set sees Muro digging deep to pull out a bunch of Roy Ayers cuts, productions and guest appearances that span the last 40-odd years. Disc one covers Roy's solo output - including a bunch of best known cuts such as 'We Live In Brooklyn' , 'Coffy Is The Colour' and B-Boy [...]
In my opinion, one of the best songs and beats in my library. Throwback : Sylvia Striplin - You Cant Turn Me Away (download) Throwback : Junior Mafia - Get Money (download)
Don't look any further - Cropsy the Manhattan Monster is back. Here is a nice post for some of you heads trying to get up on some Hip-hop and R&B bangers. First "Get Money," the Junior M.A.F.I.A. Party Classic followed by the just as popular "Get Money Remix." Don't Sleep on the remix, it was once common law to mix them into each other at any proper gig I did between 97 and 2002. To add some spice to this post I decided to included the original sample sources for the Junior M.A.F.I.A. tracks which are mad dope. Hope you [...]
Big thanks to Canadian Embassy and to the rest of you, thank you all, so much! Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love /UBC More pics here
I am getting geared up for my weekly and I've been listening to this way-out-of-print vinyl rip of New York City jazz-R&B-soul vocalist extraordinaire Sylvia Striplin 's 1981 funk-disco outing Give Me Your Love that (frankly) I don't think gets much play these days. Well, if you've ever played Grand Theft Auto: Vice City , you've heard her on VCFL so...maybe a little play? Sometimes that's the best way to find out about new music: randomly. I mean, there's just so much to digest in the world of music that you can't [...]
Sylvia Striplin : Give Me Your Love Taken from the 12" on 1980 Peekskill Express : Raise Ya Hands Taken from the 12" on Bee Pee 1981 Johnny Harris : Odyssey Taken from the 12" on Sunshine Sound (1980) Don Armando's 2nd Street Rhumba Band : I'm An Indian Too Taken from the 12" on Buddha (1979) [...]
It's been a minute since the last edition of Sample Wednesday. Rest assured, we have 6 more editions cooking in the oven right now, and we are taking requests. So if you have something you'd like to see featured, email samplewednesday@gmail.com (if you also have listings and/or the songs themselves, please send those along too!) Now, enjoy some of the songs sampled by the self proclaimed "Michael Jordan of House" - Armand Van Helden . Seidah Garrett - " Do You Want It Right Now " used [...]
It ain't all about the knock in the trunk and dookie ropes y'all. You need to give your earholes some sweet love from time to time. I thought I'd use a moment here to take it on back... back to some real soul from the ladies. It goes without need for mention I have a soft spot for the sweet stuff. I've been playing these out a mess lately*, so I figured I'd spread the love a little. Barbara Mason - Give Me Your Love Now I just love [...]
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