D’Angelo apparently contacted TheUrbanDaily and wanted to have a phone interview with them. Now why he chose TheUrbanDaily? I have no clue…actually I had never even heard of this site before I saw this article. I really hope this isn’t a hoax cooked up by the site because I really been feenin for some new D’Angelo.

Unfortunately, D’Angelo doesn’t talk about his new music coming up in the interview, nor does he discuss his recent run-in with trying to pay for some snatch from an undercover police officer in NY a few months. Instead D’Angelo gives some insight into what bands he’s recently been inspired by and that can somewhat give us an idea of what to expect.

I know I know…you want more…but this is all I got! Interview below:

TheUrbanDaily: How are you?

D’Angelo: I’m good, man. I’m good.

TUD: What’s inspiring you lately?

D: I just got turned on to this group called Black Merda that I’m just kinda beating myself up over because I’d never heard of them before. I think about a couple of months ago, my boy turned me on to them. I’m just revisiting groups that are basically looked at like funk groups or funk artists, but I’m looking at it differently now. These guys who were really trying to push the envelope back then, I think they were just a head of their time as far as black rock is concerned.

TUD: Oh, so Black Merda’s from back in the day?

D: Yeah! Black Merda’s from 1969 or 1970 and they were on Chess Records. I’m also listening to s**t like Rick James, The Bar-Kays… These guys were like black rock & roll.

TUD: In listening to stuff like Black Merda and thinking about the multi-dimensionality missing from today’s Black music, is this influencing the stuff that you’re doing now?

D: Uhh, yeah. Definitely. I think it’s just the whole over-influx of what is stereotypically seen as Black music today, or hip-hop today, or Black culture or what have you. Just looking for alternative s**t that’s unquestionably, unmistakably Black, and doesn’t fit into this whole — what I feel is like minstrelsy almost.

TUD: Does it feel to you that in the past 10 years that Black difference has become almost impossible? What used to be a rainbow of offerings 20 years ago seems to be different flavors of the same s**t.

D: I don’t think so. I think it’s out there, but there’s a lot of folks, people in power, record executives or what have you, that are less willing to take chances on s**t that might be different. But I think there’s a underground bubbling up under. A lot of Black folks are trying to do different s**t or they wanna do different s**t. I don’t know the condition of what’s going on in the business right now, but they’re having a hard time cracking through. (Afro-Punk co-founder) Matthew Morgan turned me on to what he was doing probably a couple of years ago. I think it’s the s**t. I love it. One night we were at Raphael Saadiq’s studio and Bootsy Collins came through. I was trying to get in touch with Angelo from Fishbone, but he gave me the DVD of the AfroPunk film. But I’d been branching out and picking up on Bad Brains and s**t like that.

TUD: Do you ever envision yourself coming a little closer to that collective, either performing at the festival or collaborating with those artists?

D: Yes. Definitely.

TUD: Not this year, but maybe next year.

D: Yeah. I’m really just focusing on getting this album together.

TUD: We’ve touched on inspirations from the past, but are there any new artists who are inspiring you right now?

D: Yeah, but it’s funny. I don’t really want to get into that. I’m just kind of focusing on my s**t right now.

TUD: So in the midst of the creative process, you have to keep things very close and keep yourself sheltered from all the back and forth, from all the speculation and I completely understand that. But what is it that you want folks to know about you, about your music.

D: I just want them to know that I’m coming. That’s all. I’m in the kitchen and I’m cooking up something real nice.

INDIGOBLUE MUSIC DEBUTS SECOND VIDEO FROM
SOUL SENSATION RUSSELL TAYLOR

411 is the nation’s largest and, one of the most reliable sources to find people, places and things. This information exchange is evident in 1 U Run 2, the second music video from Confessional, the sophomore album from Soul
sensation Russell Taylor (Rt!). The 1 U Run 2 video is a distillation of Russell’s debonair demands to ‘move mountains,’ ‘revive trust’ and be a ‘cool breeze’ in his love one’s life. Opposite the Press Pause video, 1 U Run 2, directed by Kai Morrison is a sensual serenade, scene shopped in part in an arid land which features Grammy Award Nominee and Billboard/BET On Jazz Award Winner Lalah Hathaway.

1 U Run 2 is an essay of symbolism ranging from a desert place where life is difficult to a horseman’s free movement across the terrain and a propitious place for divine revelation to the journey home to Unit 411. As the video forges forward, Russell doesn’t forget to appreciate the progressive ride and, monitors the rear view check points along the way

Somebody must need some money. The Time have decided to reunite for a short 3 city tour..none of which include NYC ( Detroit, Minneapolis and Las Vegas) so I’m a little tight behind that. It’s all good..I hope I get some video footage of them doing Jungle Love live

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This week on Twitter, Fabulous said that the Drake album “Thank Me Later” was the Hottest R&B album out right now. I tend to agree with him. Full of moody beats and striking lyrics sung in a truly melodic fashion, this R&B DJ immediately fell in love when he began to sing Find Your Love. What was more exciting was when I found out the subject of his song “Fireworks” was no other than Rhianna!

This Sunday in the New York Times, Drake is going to talk about his fling last year with Rhianna:

“I was a pawn,” Drake told the newspaper about his time with Rihanna, which began with an invite to pen a track for the singer. “You know what she was doing to me? She was doing exactly what I’ve done to so many women throughout my life, which is show them quality time, then disappear. I was like, ‘Wow, this feels terrible.’ “

Drake channeled the experience into song, penning a verse on “Fireworks” dedicated to Rihanna, though he never mentions her by name. “I could tell it wasn’t love/ I just thought you’d f—ed with me/ Who could have predicted/ Lucky Strike would have you stuck with me,” Drake raps on the song, referring to the Manhattan bowling alley where the two reportedly made out. “Damn, I kept my wits about me, luckily/ What happened between us that night, it always seems to trouble me/ Now all of a sudden, these gossip rags want to cover me/ And you making it seem like it happened that way because of me.”
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Now I knew he was lying last year when the New York Post ran that column claiming it caught the lovebirds at the bowling alley. Drake was running all over town saying:

“It’s not like that at all,” Drake told show hosts Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg. “I’m being honest. [She's] just a friend, that’s all. A great artist. I have the most respect for her. I think she’s so talented.”

Man if you tapped that you tapped it. Now you salty…I’m confused…but what’s done in the dark, always comes to light. Even if it’s a year later.

 

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Check out his newest single with DJ Webstar “There He Go”..free for download above!

Check Karma’s Freestyle on BET’s The Deal:

Karma

“The King of Hearts”

Bio

“You could have more kills and achievements than me on ya Xbox, so?/ I done met my goals,/ The best that reps the BX I’m told!/…”

Standing at 6′4″, 21 year old Karma (A.K.A. The King of Hearts) shares a birthplace with his main focus in life, Hip Hop. Coming up in the Bronx, he was raised on an era of Hip Hop where New York was on top.

Growing up to the sounds of Rakim, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and the BX’s own Big Punisher. At age 16, a build up of his personal issues revealed that his only escape to normality was to put a pen to a paper. They also forced him into the role of a rolling stone, finding a place to call home in Norfolk, Virginia; Durham, North Carolina; Harlem, and eventually back to his hometown The Bronx, New York.

As a result, a southern hint reflects in his refreshing lyricist flow and the NY swag naturally etched in him. He reminds the listeners that true hip hop still exists. If you’ve seen his “Spit Ya Game” segment on BET’s “The Deal” (which aired on the highest rated show it has pulled in to date with over .5 million viewers), you’d know Karma The King of Hearts is sure to emerge as a Hip-Hop Heavyweight.

The Husband is a big Redman fan…it’s rubbing off on me…enjoy the new video! I love the Michael Jackson beat but Redman’s voice sounds younger than his face…Hiphop is aging yall!

It’s no secret that I love Trey Songz…I’ve been pumping this song for months! Enjoy!

I loved Monica’s rendition of the National Anthem during Game 3 of the NBA Championships and I thought you would too…Enjoy!