Posts Tagged ‘janet jackson’

all about the music // November 4th, 2009 // 5 Comments

Janet Jackson’s career in just under 5 minutes.

This is the extended commercial for Janet Jackson’s Number Ones. Nothing new to see here, however, upon perusing multiple Janet sites there seems to be some confusion over Rodney Jerkins’ involvement versus Jimmy & Terry’s on her forthcoming studio album. Let’s take a look at what Jerkins recently said, just in the interest of clarification:

 

“They were taking her in a different direction, but it wasn’t iconic,” Jerkins said of the famous duo. “There is a certain groove, there is a certain melodic-ness to Janet and you have to be able to capture that. Also, Janet writes. A lot of the hits that happened in the past, Janet was heavily involved in the writing process. And if you look on her last three records, she didn’t write at all. So that’s the first thing I did with her. I gave her a pen and a pad and said, ‘We’re going back to the roots. I want you involved; I want to see how you feel.”

 

Release the hounds.

 

podcast // October 28th, 2009 // 5 Comments

nOvaJavaBlend #4

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A little something for everyone this week…

 

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 #4 [10.29.09] (subscribe)

 

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new shit // October 28th, 2009 // 5 Comments

9 songs I’m feeling right now (and where to get them).

Every now and then someone will ever so gently remind me that I have tastemaking duties to uphold, since when I’m not bagging on rappers I actually listen to–and even often buy–music. With that in mind, I’ve decided that I’ll regularly point you to 9 joints that have the full support of my iPod, starting with

 

1. Diamond District: “Something For Y’all”

In The Ruff easily merks higher profile rap releases in 2009, and I’m not just saying that because Diamond District hails from DC like Yours Truly. No no no. Some bad Hip-Hop has come out of DC and will continue to, but there’s also a contingent of acts that actually know what they’re doing and consistently produce quality shit, namely those of the Low Budget crew. Kev Brown, who never fails to rep DC with his cadence and jargon, produces and guests on “Something For Ya’ll”, a new track off the official release of In The Ruff. It’s the perfect bonus track to what was already a refreshing release.


 

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all about the music // October 11th, 2009 // 3 Comments

Design of two decades.

After 20-plus years you don’t ask questions. There are people that will ask me “Why do you like Janet Jackson?” and my only response is, “It’s been over 20 years. What’s the point?” Janet Jackson has consistently, for many many years, made songs that I love, despite my decreasing tolerance for popular artists. But I’ll be the first to admit that the second half of her career isn’t as resplendent as the first. The tracklisting for her forthcoming Number Ones 2-CD collection presents, for the most part, the Janet we all loved at some point or another. Where the first disc details a steady rise, the second starts off with the peak and ends with the decline. Of note: I had no earthly idea “All Nite (Don’t Stop)” charted so high. Even a fan can learn something new everyday.

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