Gee's Up

I think you need love, baby!






Dionne Warwick - I Think You Need Love




Jim Jones feat Max B. - Gee's Up

World Renowned. . . . Roc-A-Fella, Holla!

All I know is that Reg Tilsley was a composer. And this is from his orchestra!


Everybody hate on Cam because he rhymes like he got Dr. Seuss books piled up in the studio. . . but that boy can spit! And this track was like, in my opinion, the epitome of spittin that hot shit. Killa went IN on this thang!


Play 'em like April 1st
Right before I slide off
It could be March 2nd
Sound like July 4th. . .

C'MON!


Reg Tilsley Orchestra - Warlock




Cam'ron feat. Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel

All Girls Cheat

Ain't that the truth. . .

Philippe Wynne was born in Detroit, Michigan. Although he began as a gospel singer, he was soon drawn to R&B. Wynne was originally a solo act, but it was as lead singer of The Spinners where he gained most of his fame. Unfortunatey, Wynne passed away in 1984 at the age of 43 from a heart attack.



Lol, don't he look like he could be Shawty Lo pop?


Philippe Wynne - Think Of Yourself As Children



Rhymefest feat. Mario - All Girls Cheat

Love Changes

Mary J. and Jamie rocked this joint.

Mother's Finest is an interracial rock group from Atlanta. So all that "experimentation" you see coming out of Atlanta, with the likes of Cee-Lo, the Dungeon Family, etc. . . just know that it's nothing new. Atlanta has pushed the musical envelope for many, many decades.



Mother's Finest - Love Changes



Jamie Foxx feat. Mary J. Blige - Love Changes

I Too Am Wanting To Smile

Syreeta was born Rita Wright and would eventually become Mrs. Stevie Wonder. They collaborated on Syreeta's first album, Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta, but it was her work with Leon Ware on her second album One to One which showed her writing skills.



Syreeta - I Too Am Wanting




G-Unit - Smile

I Cry

Millie Jackson was Lil Kim before Kimberly Jones was even thought of. She's a trendsetter for female artists, and a lot of them jack her style without even knowing it! Just google her and check out her album covers. . . especially Back To The Sh*t.



Millie Jackson - I Cry



Freeway - I Cry

Don't Let Him Down Foxy

Anytime I have a chance to post some Willie Hutch, please believe I will take that opportunity. The sample for this Freeway** comes in the second half of this song (@ about the 2:24 mark), but it's such an incredible song, I didn't want to break it up. . . And then I get to post a pic of fine ass Pam Grier!? C'MON!



Willie Hutch - Theme of Foxy Brown/Overture of Foxy Brown



Freeway feat. Scarface - Baby Don't Do It



**Is it safe to say that Free might be one of the most underrated rappers of this millenium? I feel like he was the only one on the Roc that was around so much success, yet spit like he was still hungry. . . Hell, I think Sigel got a lil lax and that's why we got The Solution after the gem that was The B. Coming. . . .

A Teenage Love

Shout out to my man Slick Rick for receiving a full pardon from the state of New York! Anybody ever been to London before? I heard it's actually poppin across the pond. . .



Diana Ross - Do You Know




Slick Rick - Teenage Love

Why You Hate The Game

Don't hate the playa. . . hate the game!





The Main Ingredient - With You



The Game feat. Nas - WHy You Hate The Game

Mama Can You Hear Me

You know what I dream about? A Kanye West/Talib Kweli collab album. . . this track is old, but it's unreleased, so a lot of you MAY not have heard it yet. . . it's definitely incredible.



Barry Manilow - Sweet Life




Talib Kweli - Mama Can You Hear Me (Produced by Kanye West)

Forever More Crazy

Enchantment is an R&B group out of Detroit which was active during the late 70s and early 80s. However, they never really got their big break, and stayed pretty much a local act. I personally think they are underrated. I got "Forever More" on one of my slow jams playlists. . . .




Enchantment - Forever More




Enchantment - Forever More

Is Hip Hop Dead?

Ok, do yall remember the Simpsons episode when Bart sold his soul to Milhouse? They sang this song in church . . . "In The Garden Of Eden" by . . . I. Ron Butterfly? LOL! Then Homer was like "hey marge, remember when we used to make out to this hymn?" LMAO!! Well, this is the song. . . seems like Nas may be a Simpsons fan, too!




Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida




Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead

It's A Celebration Bitches

The Kay-Gees used to rock with Kool and The Gang. Now enjoy the music!




The Kay-Gees - Heavenly Dream




Kanye West - Celebration

Let Me Upgrade U

Betty Wright is an R&B singer who has been sampled so many damn times, it ain't funny! Wright released her first album in 1968 at the age of 15. She still records today, and is also a vocal coach, having worked on Making The Band with Danity Kane.




Betty Wright - Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do



Beyonce feat. Jay-Z - Upgrade U

Smoke Wit Me

I used to be a huge Real World fan, and the peak of that whole show was the Hawaii season. My man Teck held it down, and he actually branched out and did the acting thing and the music group. I saw this video on Uncut (RIP), and thought it was hot, so here yall go!



Loose Ends - Hanging On A String




The Firemen - Smoke Wit Me

Hurt Me Soul

I'm not a huge Lupe fan, but if I were ever forced to choose between liking him and not, this track would put me over to the positive. . . . It's one of the best odes to your first love:

Hip-Hop.

What constitutes a prostitute is the pursuit of profit. . . .



The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds - Stay With Me




Lupe Fiasco - Hurt Me Soul

Watch For The Hook

Never has ev-er-ry member
Of one crew been so diverse
Tryin to outdo the last verse
That i birthed that is my curse. . .

No matter what people say about the quality of southern rap, the south really does produce some spitters. Not everybody does snap music or comes up with the next weak ass dance. . . Some rappers down south really do the damn thang! Right, Three Stacks?



Merry Clayton - Southern Man




Cool Breeze feat. Outkast, Goodie Mob

The Kilo Is One Thousand Grams

I haven't shared my Fishscale obsession with yall for a looooong ass time!




Jimmy Van & Richard Heironymous - I Weigh With Kilos




Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon

I Came Back For You

Irene Reid was a jazz vocalist whose voice incorporated elements of both gospel and the blues. She toured with Count Basie and even appeared in the Broadway version of The Wiz. Unfortunately, Reid passed away earlier this year from a heart attack.




Irene Reid - Didn't We




Lil Kim - Came Back For You

Kid Charlemagne Is A Champion

Steely Dan is a Grammy-Award winning American jazz fusion/Rock band. They were extremely popular in the 70s, having released six albums during that decade. Their 2000 release Two Against Nature won the Grammy for Album of the Year, having beat The Marshall Mathers LP.



Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne



Kanye West - Champion

Por Que Yo Te Amo (Because I Love You)

My spanish really is on point.

Ayo, just listening to this track reminds me just how nice Pun was. Like, I know Pun was an incredible lyricist, but I sometimes forget just how nice he was. Losing Pun was just as big of a loss as Big and Pac.




Sandro - Porque Yo Te Amo




Big Pun - Whatcha Gonna Do

50's Ghetto Qu'ran

This is from 50's unreleased debut on Columbia Records. It's the track that Irv Gotti and them said 50 was snitchin on. . . . but i don't see what they talkin about . . .




Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross - Stop, Look, Listen




50 Cent - Ghetto Qu'ran

Tell Me What You Want From Me

It's wild, because ANYTHING from late 90s Bad Boy is legitimately a classic. Not only where they putting out the crazy singles that were being blasted from every radio, but the actual albums were top notch, too!

Remember them days. . . . when people actually put out quality albums? Sean just needs to make the rest of 08 nostalgic and just change his name one more time back to "Puffy". . . .




Curtis Mayfield - Right On For Darkness




Ma$e feat. Total - What You Want

Such A Vivrant Thing

I checked. . . . vivrant is NOT a word.





Love Unlimited Orchestra - I Wanna Stay




Q-Tip - Vivrant Thing

Swahililand

I got your request in the comment box, Hit Dog. Ahmad Jamal needs to have a statue somewhere. . . . I get all your requests, but I wanted to put this one up first.

I'm an Ahmad Jamal stan.





Ahmad Jamal - Swahililand




De La Soul - Stakes Is High

Nothing Like The Dynamic Superiors

The Dynamic Superiors were a motown group from Washington, DC. What made the group unique was the fact that their lead singer was openly gay, and sometimes dressed in drag while on stage.


The Dynamic Superious - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing



Beanie Sigel - Nothin Like It