I don’t even need to say anything. Get into Lenny’s falsetto, and those background musicians/dancers/pimps.
Lenny felt this song, and I felt it watching this.
For the unfamiliar, this is the song that Kanye West sampled for Twista’s “Overnight Celebrity”, amongst others.
And lastly, is it just me, or did anyone all of a sudden see R. Kelly in some of this performance?! Freaked me out a lil bit.
Happy Wednesday!
This clip is a master class of interpretation, vocalization, talent, grace and skill.
If you follow me on Twitter or any other medium, you’ve seen my latest musical delve into a classic catalogue with the discovery of the depth and skill of Dionne Warwick back in her heyday.
She’s come to be known as the older crotchety woman was apt to call people “hussy” on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice”, and even as a punchline on YouTube parody show “Got 2B Real”, but back in the late 70′s, Dionne Warwick served as the muse for iconic songwriters Burt Bacharach & Hal David, and was an consumate song stylist and interpreter of their captivating lyrics and catalog. In addition to that pair, she also worked with such legends as Isaac Hayes, The Bee Gees, Luther Vandross, and even Barry Manilow.
If you watch this performance, I guarantee you will get goosebumps. You can even see where Whitney Houston gets her influences from a lot throughout this (and other) Dionne Warwick performances. “All In Love Is Fair” is one of my favorite Stevie Wonder songs, but Dionne’s version live in this clip absolutely brings me to my knees.
Give credit to what’s she did even if you aren’t familiar now with who she is. Other favorites of mine that Dionne sings are also “Alfie”, “You’re Gonna Need Me”, “After You”, “Deja Vu” and more.
Leave some thoughts if you have them!
This smooth 1980′s jam has become popular again due to Jaheim sampling it for his song “Ain’t Leaving Without You”. But lots of hip-hop artists/producers have sampled this very catchy and sample-able record by The Whatnauts.
This is one of my favorite random throwbacks, and listening to it always makes me tap my foot and miss when they played real instruments, sung real harmonies, and wrote real songs.
BTW, the fashions men’s groups wore back then? Weak! Eternally weak in the knees LOL!
Happy Hump Day!
Angela Winbush is amazing, and if you don’t know her, you should.
As a solo artist, as part of hit 80′s group Rene’ & Angela, and even as a producer/songwriter for Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers, Stephanie Mills, Janet Jackson and more, she’s one of the few women in contemporary music that wrote, played, produced, arranged and performed her own songs and created them for others as well. Her hits include such jams solo as “Angel”, “Treat U Rite”, and “It’s The Real Thing”. With Rene’ & Angela, she co-wrote such classics as “Your Smile” & “I’ll Be Good”, amongst many others.
I decided to post “Treat U Rite” because it was a silky smooth adult contemporary R&B jam co-written by Angela & crack producer Chuckii Booker (another favorite of mine). “Treat U Rite” features Angela’s 4 octave range, some stylized contemporary soul at the time by the versatile singer/songwriter/producer Chuckii Booker, and just Angela being the solitary talent that she was.
Get into her back catalog and you can also check out this performance of her from “The Mo’Nique Show” a few years ago, performing her hit “Angel” after sharing a little bit of how she survived ovarian cancer. Amazing, yes?
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I just discovered via the Twitters this blendtape put out by acclaimed blender DJ Topspin. Peep it. It takes some exclusive beats from Waajeed of PPP (Platinum Pied Pipers) and vocals from their last album and remixes them. It’s pretty soulful and original, and Topspin’s ear is pretty on. The latter half is a bunch of Dilla remixes. RIP Dilla. Also, today is the anniversary of Biggie’s death as well.
More celebratory sounds for the month of February, the month of J Dilla’s birth [2/07/74] & his death [2/10/06]…
For this one, I paired new & exclusive beats from WAAJEED to remix his PPP debut album ‘Triple P’. For the 2nd half, I put the many Jay Dee / Dilla flips & remixes I’ve constructed over the years on display. #TURNITUP!
Cop the tape on DJ Topspin’s website here, and peep the remix of Faith Evans’ “U Gets No Love” above, which I particularly enjoyed.
Today’s Classic Flashback is none of other than Nancy Wilson! I love Nancy Wilson’s voice. She’s an impeccable song stylist, and why I have fallen in love with her over the past year or so randomly baffles me. However, I cannot get enough of the way she styles a song. One of my favorite joints by her is “Where Does That Leave Me”. Please get into that song and this voice. Go download some Nancy Wilson material today if you feeling taking a stroll down Good Music Lane and Great Voice Way. You won’t be disappointed.
Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio
4.5 starts out of 5 stars
The Robert Glasper Experiment has put out their latest opus,Black Radio. If you don’t purchase anything else this month, you need to get this.
This is Robert Glasper’s most accessible record, and wow, is it fantastic. It features the likes of Erykah Badu, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, the list goes ON. It’s sad, ironic, and really a shame that despite the title of the radio, you’ll most likely never hear any of these songs on any mainstream radio. And the fact that there is still a demarcation between “black” radio or otherwise is backwards STILL.
That being said, this album, despite the complex musicalities of it, is a great balance between Glasper’s (and his cohorts) musical genius and his need to garner mainstream attention. He does it. It’s a musically dense yet well-played and orchestrated record. Erykah Badu does her thing on her cover of “Afro Blue”, Ledisi ministers on her cut “Gonna Be Alright”, Stokley of Mint Condition channels Stevie Wonder on “Why Do We Try”, and Glasper’s cover of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is the stuff that legendary live shows will be made of. Too many highlights. Get this. You’ll have to listen to it at least 3x to digest fully, I bet.
This song was full of Grown & Sexy good singing! I forgot all about this joint. Hell, I forgot all about Silk period, but man, these negroes had vocals, chops, great songs, everything.
Most people remember Silk from “Meeting In My Bedroom”, but their songs were all full of gut-bucket church squalls, tight harmonies, smooth & cool falsettos, and overall just musical R&B male group goodness.
I couldn’t find an “official” video for this joint, but the song is enough to give you a picture, I’m sure!
Happy Friday!
Someone sent me this on Twitter, and I tell you, I was shocked. A flashback indeed.
This just goes to show that:
Anyway, just wanted to share this with you, you know, in case music wasn’t already ruined for you today.
The Black music world just lost an important figure yesterday as Nick Ashford from legendary songwriting/singing duo Ashford & Simpson passed away from throat cancer at the age of 70.
In memoriam, I’m posting up just ONE of my favorite contributions to the Black musical scene via the song “Stuff Like That” which they co-wrote and sang with Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan, and many more that appeared on this track and Quincy Jones’ seminal album Q’s Jook Joint.
Rest in peace!
If you don’t know who George Benson is, I feel sorry for you! You are losing at life LOL.
George Benson is a historic jazz guitarist, vocalist, composer, Grammy award winner, and one of jazz’s first popular musicians, so to speak. His unique blend of guitar with his vocal was a game changer for him when he started including it on more of his albums. He’s worked with many many musical luminaries, and his songs have been sampled extensively. An awesome musician!
“Give Me The Night” is one of his more jamming songs, was produced by Quincy Jones, and has been sampled a lot, too. If you like, dig into his catalog a bit more. I guarantee you’ve heard his song “On Broadway” at some point in your life if you are a true music fan.
One of my favorite concerts ever was him alongside Roberta Flack. Talk about an amazing evening of great music? I will never forget that concert ever.
Happy Friday!
OK honestly, I’d never heard this before yesterday. But it is another faceless 90′s era house/dance/pop craze song that featured awesome vocals from some unnamed singer that was decent enough to make it a semi-hit. The 90′s were good for that!
Degrees of Motion seems to have had only one album, and there were two songs from it that got any decent amount of airplay from what I could gather. I was searching for something ELSE I had heard and wanted to DL, but I found this instead and listened to it a bunch of times. Not half bad, not half bad at all. They also had another one called “Shine On”. However, notice it’s the same set AND outfits?! LOL. I can’t.
Have you heard of this group? Does this take you back? This song apparently came out around 1992, so I totally was still a child, but I figure SOMEONE might have heard this.
Enjoy this random classic flashback!
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