Posts Tagged ‘de la soul’

sharing // December 21st, 2009 // 1 Comment

Three of my favorite album intros.

Three of my favorite album intros.I put this together some time ago because I wanted to illustrate just how dope a mood-setting intro to a Hip-Hop album could be when a producer chooses to steer a bit to the left. De La Soul’s “The Future” (The Grind Date), The Foreign Exchange’s “Title Theme” (Connected) and Little Brother’s “Welcome to the Minstrel Show.” They manage to be a little cinematic without the pretense and are easily within the top tracks of their respective albums.

 

Album Intros – zShare

all about the music // December 13th, 2009 // 4 Comments

My 21 Favorite Songs Of 2009

top09I’m ambivalent about “Top” lists because people rarely make the distinction between declaring something a “favorite” versus saying it’s “the best.” So I’m going to make the difference clear from the outset to avoid any confusion, since poor comprehension is just as bad as illiteracy: I’m not saying these songs are the best of the year, they are simply songs that I played over and over again and/or that resonated with me the most. If my favorite Kool-Aid is Purplesaurus Rex, it does me no good when someone says it “should” be strawberry. That’s their business.

 

So here’s my list, in no particular order with handy Blip.fm links since this is what I spent a good two hours doing today. Enjoy!

 

  1. ERIC ROBERSON FT. WES FELTON: “The Hunger” (Music Fan First) {blip.fm}*
  2. TORTURED SOUL: “Did You Miss Me” (Did You Miss Me) {blip.fm}
  3. FULL CRATE & MAR: “80′s Sugar” {blip.fm}
  4. JADAKISS FT. PHARRELL: “Stress Ya” (The Last Kiss) {blip.fm}
  5. LEON KING: “Remedy” (The Digital Church) {blip.fm}
  6. LEONARD DSTROY FT. REGGIE B: “Heartbeat” (Game Over) {blip.fm}*
  7. MARC MAC FT. PHONTE: “Take A Trip” (In Between The Lines) {blip.fm}
  8. MAXWELL: “Bad Habits” (BLACKsummersnight) {blip.fm}
  9. MOS DEF FT. GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW: “Roses” (The Ecstatic) {blip.fm}
  10. NICOLAY FT. CARLITTA DURAND: “Wake Up In Another Life” (City Lights 2: Shibuya) {blip.fm}*
  11. RYAN LESLIE: “You’re Not My Girl” (Transition) {blip.fm}
  12. JANET JACKSON: “Make Me” (Number Ones) {blip.fm}
  13. CAMP LO: “Boogie Nights” (Another Heist) {blip.fm}
  14. DE LA SOUL: “La La La” (NBA Live 2010) {blip.fm}
  15. ZO! FT. PHONTE: “My Flame” (Just Visiting Too) {blip.fm}
  16. JAY ELECTRONICA: “Exhibit C” {blip.fm}
  17. SADE: “Solider of Love” (Soldier Of Love) {blip.fm}**
  18. FULL CRATE & MAR FT. VERSIS: “Flirtwitu” {blip.fm}
  19. ANTO VITALE FT. TAMARA WELLONS: “Broken Wings” {blip.fm}*
  20. NICOLAY FT. CARLITTA DURAND: “Saturday Night” (City Lights 2: Shibuya) {blip.fm}
  21. DOTMATIC: “The City” (The City) {blip.fm}*

 

*5 of these songs are designated as my “Top 5″ here.

**Used the word “best” in my blip description which may conflict with my screed at the beginning of this post. Leave me alone.

 

podcast // November 20th, 2009 // 5 Comments

nOvaJavaBlend #7

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NOVAJAVABLEND #7 [11.20.09] (subscribe)

  • FULL CRATE // 80s Sugar [ft. Mar]
  • REEL PEOPLE // Amazing [ft. Tony Momrelle & Imaani]
  • AMERIE // Some Like It
  • THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS // Galvanize [ft. Q-Tip]
  • KELIS // 80s joint
  • FAITH EVANS // Back To Love
  • ZAPP // Doo Wa Ditty [Blow That Thing]
  • PRINCE // Soft And Wet
  • THE JACKSONS // Everybody
  • REBBIE JACKSON // Centipede
  • JANET JACKSON // R&B Junkie
  • DE LA SOUL // A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays [Disco Fever Mix]
  • THE JUNGLE BROTHERS // Tribe Vibes
  • N*E*R*D // Things Are Getting Better
  • DAVID BOWIE // Let’s Dance
  • NOISETTES // Don’t Upset The Rhythm [ft. Wale & Estelle]
  • KENNA// Loose Wires
  • MADONNA // Music
  • KLYMAXX // The Men All Pause
  • DEBARGE // You Wear It Well
  • THE EURYTHMICS // Sweet Dreams [Are Made Of This]

podcast // October 16th, 2009 // 4 Comments

nOvaJavaBlend #2

With The NovaJava Blend, my goal is to complete a ton of unfinished blends on my hard drive and deliver them to you on a (fairly) weekly basis. They will cover a range of sounds and approaches-R&B/Soul, House, Hip-Hop, Pop, commercial, underground, new, old, fresh and forgotten. There will be occasions when a blend is anchored by something brand new, but the goal of the project isn’t indiscriminately dropping new shit for GP. Enjoy, and feel free to send suggestions and tracks to novaslim@gmail.com.

 

NOVAJAVABLEND #2 [10.16.09] (subscribe)


 

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