What if Lucy Pearl Had Not Broken Up??? – DJ Rahdu
December 31, 2009
When your favorite group breaks up, it conjures up feelings of anger, concern and ultimately disappointment. Comfortably confined in thoughts of what might have been, the dejected forget the great talent that is exposed or that emerges from the disassembling of a group. Just think about the outstanding songwriting ventures of Lionel Richie or the clever and game changing production of Erick Sermon’s “Music.” Sometimes though, the crew reassembles and either it’s business as usual or its never quite the same again. There are however, exceptions to this rule; sometimes groups compiled of ex-members are created to everyone’s shock and delight. Lucy Pearl, the brainchild of singer/songwriter/producer Raphael Saadiq and frequent collaborator D’angelo is one such exception. D’angelo ,as many don’t know, was supposed to be a member of the group but was unable to commit due to scheduling issues. Now there’s a “what if?” for you. Read More HERE
Reggie B & Miles Bonny – My Sunshine
December 31, 2009
I’ve been championing Reggie B and Miles Bonny for quite some time. They make dope music. Period! The two have combined for an upcoming early 2010 release titled Doin Our Thang. If you’ve been keeping up withe these two then you know that they do their thing well! Doin Our Thang showcases Reggie B on songwriting duty and Miles on the beats. This is a sure shot win/win for anyone with ears and a brain. Want a sneak peek? OK! Watch these two make your headnod in 3, 2, 1
Reggie B & Miles Bonny – My Sunshine
Reggie B – The Only One
Medina Green – Party Done feat Mos Def
December 31, 2009
Mos rejoins his old rhyming partners on this joint from Medina Green’s upcoming album, Save the Children
Medina Green – Party Done feat Mos Def
F.A.M.E. – Truthpics (Download)
December 29, 2009
The 4ONEFUNK family proudly presents F.A.M.E.’s first free download, “Truthpics“which is 12 unreleased tracks produced by F.A.M.E. (Teeko, Max Kane and Malaguti)
Enjoy early catalog selections taken from a pool of tracks originally intended for F.A.M.E.’s upcoming debut full length “Come With Us” (dropping early summer 2010 following Teeko’s highly anticipated second album “Light Up The Darkness“).
F.A.M.E. – Focused
“Father And Mother Earth”
“Frequencies Always Moving Energy”
Skillz – 2009 Rap Up (CDQ)
December 29, 2009
Y’all already know how this goes down! If it was worth talking about this year, Skillz places it in the rhyme. If you missed the Rap Ups from 2006-2008, you can download those HERE. Tell ya friends.
Skillz – 2009 Rap Up (CDQ)
Reflection Eternal – Come Around (REUnion Version) feat Termanology & Royce Da 5’9";
December 29, 2009
If you’re still geeked off of the Reflection Eternal banger, Just Begun, we hipped to, you’ll be excited to know that The Re:Union mixtape is dropping this Thursday. It will be filled with new music plus unreleased tunes all hosted by Statik Selektah. For now, feast on this
Reflection Eternal – Come Around (RE:Union Version) feat Termanology & Royce Da 5’9″
Bilal And The Witness Protection Program – Baby Since I’ve Been Loving You/ Everything In It’s Right Place / Sometimes (Live)
December 28, 2009
Bilal is one artist I’m looking foward to new material from in 2010. His energetic and eclectic performance and delivery never disappointments, and he drops heat on every song, even on covers. Bilal covered Led Zeppelin’s ‘Baby Since I’ve Been Loving You’ and Radiohead’s ‘Everything In It’s Right Place’ and easing into his classic single ‘Sometimes’ for Okayplayer’s Happy Chakakhan Celebration. The live instrumentation provided by the strange titled band ‘The Witness Protection Program’ featuring Cap’n Kirk on Guitar, Tuba Gooding Jr on Sousaphone, Owen Biddle on Bass, James Poyser on Organ, Robert Glasper on Keys, and ?uestlove on Drums. This is too ill not to pass up! Bilal’s Untitled upcoming project will be released on Plug Research in 2010. Peace to Moovmnt for the hookup!
Baby Since I’ve Been Loving You/Everything In It’s Right Place/Sometimes (Live)
The Diamond Soul XXXperience (Classic) Episode 5
December 28, 2009
What do you get when you throw J-Live, Que D, Jazzy Jeff & Slum Village and N’dambi together? In this instance, you get another great installment of The Diamond Soul XXXperience (Classic). Nu Soul and Hip Hop from around 2004-2006 is coming thru your eardrums as soon as you hit play.
The Diamond Soul XXXperience (Classic) Episode 5
Space Invadas (Steve Spacek & Katalyst) – Follow the Signs (Download)
December 28, 2009
One of my longtime favorite singer/producers, Steve Spacek and producer Katalyst form the group Space Invadas. To promote their upcoming album Soul-Fi, they have put together the Follow The Signs mixtape. The funniest thing is, when I saw the video for Original featuring Buff 1 and RuC.L via JKim, I kept thinking that was Spacek. Oh well, here you goListen to NEW Silhouette Brown tracks HERE
December 28, 2009
We told you about the new Silhouette Brown (Bembe Segue, Kaidi Tatham and Dego) album, Two, HERE that will be released Feb 10, 2010. Check out some of the tracks that will be on the release below
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