Close To The B.T. Express

B.T. Express (originally named Brooklyn Trucking Express) was a funk/disco group that had a number of hits in the 1970s.

On a scale of 1 - 10, Janet was easily a 20 in this video. . . . WOOOOO!

Did you know Kanye and John Legend co-wrote "I Want You"?



B.T. Express - Close To You



Janet Jackson - I Want You

Goodnight

Yessir, guess who's bizzack!!! I was without internet for the longest, then my f**kin external hard drive broke. . . 8300 songs, GONE!!!!!!!

But enough about me. . . how have you guys been? Ready for the hits?




Supercat - Nuff Man A Dead



Kanye West feat. Mos Def - Goodnight

Brand New

Yeezy just snagged a quick two words from this joint. . . . Can ya pick up which ones they were!?





Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings - The Dap Dip




Rhymefest feat. Kanye West - Brand New

I Wonder

More Labi Saffre for yall




Labi Siffre - My Song




Kanye West - I Wonder

Spirit In The Dark

Shout out to all the Greeks that check out the site. . . . and not Greek like Papagiorgio Greek, I mean Greek like "Skee-Wee", "Yo-Yo", "Ooo-Oop" type Greek!




Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark




Kanye West - School Spirit

Rosie

Bill Withers is a singer-songwriter who enjoyed a nearly two decade career with hits such as "Ain't No Sunshine", "Lovely Day", and "Just The Two Of Us". Although born is West Virginia in 1938, he moved out west to LA to pursue his music career in the late 60s. He's been the recipient of numerous Grammy's, and is also an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.




Bill Withers - Rosie




Kanye West - Roses

Us Placers

Thom Yorke is the lead singer of Radiohead, and they are single handedly changing the way music is distributed to the masses. The gave away their last album "In Rainbows" and allowed fans to choose what they paid for it. Although the band did not release sales figures, estimates put the early profits at over $2 million.

Genius.





Thom Yorke - The Eraser




CRS - Us Placers

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)

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

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

Grammy Family

I'm pretty sure you all know who Lou Rawls was, right? Well, did you know that he released over 70 albums during his lifetime? Nutzo.



Lou Rawls - You Made Me So Very Happy




DJ Khaled feat. Kanye West, Consequence - Grammy Family

A House Where Slow Jamz Are Played

Ok, now if you're a regular to this site, you know I dont usually do this. I like to dig in the crates, and make my readers drop their jaws when they hear the originals. I don't want to give you guys stuff you already know. But I LOVE this Luther! Yo, it's sooooooooo damn smooth! I just couldn't resist. . . . Forgive me!


Luther Vandross - A House Is Not A Home



Twista feat. Kanye West and Jamie Foxx - Slow Jamz

Bittersweet, You're Gonna Be The Death Of Me

Chairmen of the Board is a Detroit, Michigan based soul music group active mostly in the 1970s. The only thing I'll never understand about Ye is that he recycles songs, and that's not the problem. The problem is that the nigga recycles songs from like 5 years ago! I heard "Bittersweet" before Late Registration, and it came out as a bonus track on Graduation? Lucky for him, his songs are timeless. . . .



Chairmen of the Board - Bittersweet



Kanye West feat. John Mayer - Bittersweet

We Don't Care What People Say!

Easily one of my favorite tracks off College Dropout.

Gino Vannelli is an Italian-Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and composer. "I Just Wanna Stop earned Vannelli a Grammy nomination and was a top 5 hit here in the States. To this day, Vannelli still plays to sold out audiences nationwide. Vannelli is also known for being the first white performer to be on Soul Train. . . .


Gino Vanelli - I Just Wanna Stop



Kanye West - We Don't Care

R.I.P. Donda West

If this post talks a little too much, let me apologize in advance. . .

I've been a Kanye fan since before I knew who Kanye was (one of my favorite songs ever is "This Can't Be Life", one of his first productions ever), and I love how I can say I was there in the beginning. Hell, I remember listening to an OLD mixtape (Hovie's Home) and hearing one of his first rhymes ever, a freestyle over LL's "Love You Better" (in fact, click here if you want it) and thinking "damn, this nigga can flow!"

I never hit a lady
But my game
Might abuse em
Buy em boots
Just to tell em
That I Jimmy Choos em
Then take em back
To confuse em

C'mon! You can't deny that genius!

When I first read that his mom died, my heart really sunk. Literally. EVERYONE knows how Kanye felt about his mom. He shouted it out everywhere! If you're like me, then you probably felt like you knew Donda well, too! And that's what makes Kanye so special. . . although he's been elevated to such high levels, you feel like you know him. He wears his heart on his sleeve, and his emotions make him so much like the average joe! Yea, he bitches and moans when he's not acknowledged, but imagine putting in all that work, and your boss doesn't give you your just due. You'd bitch, too!


So why am I such a Kanye stan? Because at the end of the day, I recognize that I, like everyone else, am a little Kanye-esque. I work hard. Give me my respect. I'm gonna speak my mind, whether you like it or not.

And I love my momma. Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much!


Donal Leace - Today Won't Come Again



Kanye West - Hey Mama

BONUS!

Kanye West - Hey Mama (Grammy Version)

Home Is Where The Hatred Is

Gil Scott-Heron. Wow. . . what can I say about this guy, huh? No intro would do him justice. This man's words are more powerful than any gun or tank or bomb that could ever be produced. And his poetry is timeless. He is an activist, poet, and musician who is noted for his work in the 60s and 70s. "The Revolution WIll Not Be Televised" is also one of his pieces.



Gil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where The Hatred Is



Kanye West feat. Common - My Way Home

It's Too Late. . . It's Too Late, She's Gone. . . .

Otis Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia in 1941. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (where he was inducted in 1989) website, Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying. Redding passd away in 1967 at the age of 26 when his plane crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin.


Otis Redding - It's Too Late



Kanye West feat. Consequence, Cam'ron - Gone

Introducing the Whatnauts

The Whatnauts - I'll Erase Away Your Pain



Kanye West - Late

Bring Him Dead Or Alive

Buffy Sainte-Marie is an Academy Award-winning Canadian First Nations musician, composer, visual artist, educator and social activist. She holds degrees in teaching and Oriental Philosophy from UMass, graduating in the top ten of her class, and later went on to earn a Ph.D. in Fine Arts.


Buffy Saint Marie - Lazarus



Cam'ron - Dead Or Alive

Just another Kanye West production for you.

We Got G.O.O.D. Music

What a clever name for a record label, on two levels. First, G.O.O.D. Music. It's what they make, it's what they like, it's what you like. Who doesn't like good music? But also, it's like they're bringing back good music. Because it's definitely disappeared. And who better than Kanye to bring it back.
Then, G.O.O.D. stands for Getting Out Our Dreams. It just speaks for himself. Look, I called it waaaaaay back in 2003. . . Kanye West is a genius.


Al Green - I Wish You Were Here




Consequence feat. Kanye West - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly