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Afrobella, one of my favorite bloggers, listened to my first Dancehall Mixtape last week and wanted more reggae! In honor of her first radio show, this mixtape is called Lover's Rock. Full of the soulful tunes from some of the best crooners of reggae.
Hey Everybody! It’s time for a new Producer Spotlight. This week I’m doing Swizz Beatz!!! I call him the King of the break because he has best break timing I’ve ever heard. Although he mainly works with rappers, Swizz is more than capable of producing an R&B Mega Hit! My favorite song to dance to in [...]
The Ladies have been calling for more Heartbreak music and I also needed something along the lines of this. Maybe it's a music "Dear John" letter to my exes or it could be a purging which is also overdue for me. I experienced a lot of emotions doing this mix. I redid it twice because I wanted it right. If you have someone to say goodbye to or if you have already bid someone adieu, this is the mix for you. Full of Neo-Soul goodness from some of the finest female singers in the genre, I hope you enjoy it!
Hey Everybody! This is June Jacking Part 5! It should be called the Drake Edition because of course I love his new album!
This week's mix is continuing my series of slow jams. I created a new category on the side to help you find them. I've had Babymaking Music, Secret Lovers, Sexcellence, Isley Brothers Ballads and of course my 3 Annual CupidHunt Podcasts. This time I wanted some love music from the late 80's and 90's male singers. I'm real partial to all male mixtapes as you can see. It almost feels like they singing to me. I hope you enjoy it and please let me know if yall make any babies off these slow jam mixes :D
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
IndigoBlue Music recording Artist Russell Taylor – Rt! - draws on his Southern family roots, his Philly upbringing, and his academic prowess to create a collection of songs that speak directly to the heart while echoing sentiments of old Hollywood glamour intertwined with progressive yet classic Soul. He uses this unique understanding to remain true to his musical influences and overcome the pressure to only please the Pop music industry. Russell also infuses his work with an international flare that began with his early musical study in the United Kingdom. Hismusical CV is equally impressive as he has shared stages with some of our generation’s most respected musicians:Mary J. Blige, Musiq, Jill Scott, India Arie, Mint Condition, Tamia, Rahsaan Patterson, Jaguar, Eric Roberson, Lalah
Hathaway and Omar. Therefore, it is no surprise that he continues to woo audiences from Paris to Los Angeles,where they swoon over his soulful voice, pristine looks, seductive smile and genuinely affable personality.
Confessional is a follow up to his debut album, Somewhere in Between. For more information about Russell Taylor visit: http://russelltaylor.net/
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.
Check out his newest single with DJ Webstar “There He Go”..free for download above!
Check Karma’s Freestyle on BET’s The Deal:
“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.
www.EddyShades.com Wednesday, June 23 Eddy Shades Media Presents: Blame It On Wednesdays Afterwork at Roam Lounge (Brooklyn Music Festival Press Party) 5 East 19th St. btw 5th Ave. & Broadway Doors open at 6:00pm FFREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT | OPEN BAR FROM 6PM-7PM | 2 for 1 DRINK SPECIALS FROM 7PM-8PM | COMP BUFFET | AWESOME PEOPLE | GREAT MUSIC | RED [...]
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Click Here For More!Saturday, June 12 Eddy Shades Media Presents: Saturday Night Live with NFL Allstars at BB Kings (Ladies No Cover Before 12:30am with RSVP) Address: 237 West 42nd St. btw 7th and 8th Ave. RSVP:Miracleon42nd@EddyShades.com Sat_Night_Live Witness the #1 Saturday Night Party in the Tri-State! Last week, hundreds of sexy ladies partied w/ Juelz Santana & reggae star Demarco as they graced the stage with all [...]
Click Here For More!Friday, JUNE 11th 2010 FLAWLESS FRIDAYS Presents… “FRIDAY’S CRUSH” @ HK Night Club (Roof Top will be OPEN!!!) 405 W. 39th (9th & 10th Ave.) You Said We Couldn’t Take Over The Friday Night Scene…. WE DID!!! You Said Musically The Party Couldn’t Get Any Better…. IT DID!!! You Said The Lines Wouldn’t Be Wrapped Around The Block…. IT IS!!! And NOW… The Party [...]
Click Here For More!Thursday, June 10 Eddy Shades Media Presents: Drake’s Album Listening Party at Honey Lounge Afterwork Thursdays Address: 243 West 14th St. btw 7th and 8th Ave. Doors open at 6pm (Everyone Free All Night Long with RSVP) RSVP to: Thursdays@EddyShades.com Honey_Lounge This Thursday come get a sneak preview and listen to tracks from Drake’s new album titled “Thank Me Later”. Album comes out Tuesday, [...]
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