Playlist: Valentine’s Flashback
Happy Valentines Day! I was talking to friend today and they showed me the box their 2nd grader made for their Valentines Day cards to go into. We started talking […]
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Playlist: 2016
Happy New Year! Much like 2015, my postings were slim last year. I have been working on post, but finalizing them has become my hangup. Hopefully the new year will […]
Playlist: 2015
Happy New Year! Last year my postings were slim to say the least, but my music listens were not. I put together some of my favorite tunes from last year […]
REPOST: Inside My Love
I’m currently working on a post to bring this blog back up to date. In the meantime, enjoy this blast from the past. Minnie Riperton released her third solo album […]
Video Killed the. . .?
Last week one of my favorite artist of all time dropped a new album. In Another Life is Bilal’s fourth studio release (fifth is you count the shelved but heavily […]
Christmas for the Music Lover
Check the Technique 2 Check the Technique (original) From the late Leroi Jones And a must read after Blues People, Death of Rhythm and Blues Gadget Geeks Portable Charger Wireless […]
Playlist: Guilty Pleasures
Let’s be honest, we all have them. Songs that we love, but probably shouldn’t. I know I have SEVERAL. Some I’m not too ashamed of, others I have on mixed […]
Alice Smith
In April of this year Durham, NC held the first annual Art of Cool Festival. It’s a three-day event that ‘connects music and art to the people’. This was back in […]
I Used to Love H.E.R.
“I Used to Love H.E.R.” is a hip hop classic from rapper Common’s (then CommonSense) 1994 Resurrection album. Producer No I.D. looped very small samples from George Benson’s “The Changing […]
Black Weblog Awards
Exactly one year ago today, I walked away from a conversation with a former co-worker and decided that would be the day. I had toyed with the idea of a […]
Prince Covers
A few weeks ago I was listening to The Shiznit Show podcast and they posed the question “What’s your favorite song by Prince from another artist?” They’re fans of Prince […]
Live!
While I was listening to music for my last post, I realized how much I lean towards music that uses live instrumentation. Of course most self proclaimed music snobs would […]
Wildflower
In 1972, Canadian band Skylark released their recording of one of the most widely covered power ballad from that era. Famed singer/songwriter and producer had put together the band Skylark […]
Rewind&Review: Landing on a Hundred
Many people who know of Cody ChesnuTT first came to know him from his appearance on The Roots “The Seed 2.0” featured on their 2002 Phrenology album. The original “The […]
Playlist: My Old Mixtapes
A few weeks ago Deidra aka @MsMusicLover put a call out to all the listeners or the Where’s My 40 acres podcast (#WM40a) to put our old mixtapes out on display. […]
Playlist: Hanging with Momma
You ever get caught at a light when someone rolls up on you and catches you singing your heart out to your favorite throw back jam? You know the look […]
Nothing New Under the Sun (Explicit)
Last month I went home to celebrate my grandfather’s 90th birthday. The conversations I had with my grandparents that weekend made me want to revisit the idea that there’s “nothing new […]
New Schedule
If you remember a few weeks ago I posted my Motivation playlist and mentioned I’d been listening it to as I looked for new employment. Well, it worked and I’ve […]
Playlist: Sexual Intellectuals
In 2000 Common asked The Questions “If I’m an intellectual, I can’t be sexual?” While most people would consider so-called conscious rappers to be above professing their lustful thoughts on […]
Playlist: Blue-eyed Soul
I listen to podcast every day and within the last few months 3 Guys On has become on of my favorites. Comedians Randolph Terrance, Tim Miller, and Andy Kline put […]
Love on a Two Way Street
Before The Moments made “Love on a Two Way Street” a Billboard number one Soul Single in 1970, Lezli Valentine recorded it as the B-side to her single “The Cowards […]
Playlist: Motivation
I’ve been in the market for a new job the past month or so, and I’ve noticed certain music gives you that ‘who goin’stop me now feeling. There are songs […]
BOLO: Joy Denalane
I don’t know if you can really put Joy Denalane in the “Be On the LookOut” category considering she’s been recording music in English since 2006. German Soul singer Joy […]
Playlist: Spring Fever
Hey folk! I know I’ve been MIA for the past month but I’m officially back. I have a few post in the queue I’m working on and they’ll be ready […]
Playlist: Canadian Carolina Connection
Last week the the Canadian brother from another mother Clove of Chonilla.com came to North Carolina. During our one night out the laughs were abundant. We chatted about it on […]
BOLO: Black and Sexy TV
I have an obsession with youtube web series. I could watch them all day. There are entire channels dedicated to whatever you want to watch. About two years ago I […]
Playlist: Birthday Jams
This week I’m celebrating my birthday. In honor of the big event that is my birth, I put together a playlist. Most of these are songs that make me get […]
Inside My Love
Minnie Riperton released her third solo album in 1975, Adventures in Paradise. “Inside My Love” written by Riperton, her husband Richard Rudolph, and Leon Ware, was the first single off […]
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
In 1965 the British group The Animals had a top 40 hit in the US with “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, and Sol Marcus. According to […]
Playlist: Love Duets
It’s that time of year again. Cupid’s out and Valentine’s Day is near. This is one of my favorite playlist. It has a few of my favorite duets of all […]
Playlist: Pisces Life presents – Joy Pain and Inspiration
I was recently invited on an episode of The Pisces Life presented by the Black Astronauts Podcast. The theme of the show was “Joy, Pain, and Inspiration” and we shared […]
Love Has Fallen on Me
In 1966 Chicago native Marshall Chess set out to form a band different from the R&B, soul and gospel groups his father and uncle had on their Chess Record label. […]
Playlist: Musical Souls form Voltron
On my last playlist post I mentioned that I was on Rashanii’s podcast Single Simulcast, with Kai Love from Black Astronauts, and the culinary brethren André. What I didn’t mention […]
Spoken Word and Rap
I have a friend I consider the biggest supporter of my blog, and in fact encouraged me to go ahead and start this blog. We often have conversations about music […]
Playlist: 2013
So the new year is here and 2013 is over and done. This past week I made my podcast début on Single Simulcast with André and podcaster Kai Love. The […]
Playlist: Christmas- Grown Folk Edition
A few days ago my cousin started posting Christmas songs. Like to hear it, hear it go. . .
Playlist: Chonilla: Puffy Samples
The bulk of my day consist of me wearing headphones. Usually I’m listening to music but when I’m not I’m listening to my favorite podcast. There are a few shows […]
I’ll Take Care of You
In 1959 Bobby “Blue” Bland recorded a tune penned by Brook Benton that would become a blues classic. “I’ll Take Care of You” has been recorded over a dozen times by everyone […]
Playlist: Of All the Christmas Songs
Just in time for the holiday season I give you my Christmas 2008 playlist Out of All the Christmas Songs You Picked These. Never mind that it’s five years old […]
Open Your Eyes
In the late 90s and early 2000s the musical collective Soulquarians made a big mark on hip-hop and neo-soul. In 2000 they created Common’s Like Water for Chocolate album which […]
Playlist: Racial Profiling
My friends and family know I’ve always been a fan of making mix-tapes and playlist. They always have a theme and usually are inspired by an event, task, or person. […]
I (Who Have Nothing)
It’s no secret that a lot of Luther Vandross’ songs are cover tunes. I (Who Have Nothing) has an interesting past and has been remade far more time then I […]
BOLO: Ari Lennox
For the most part, this blog is dedicated to digging into the history of your favorite songs and artist. However, I’d also like to let you in on what I’m listening […]
Bilal’s accidental ménage à trois
If you know me you know I love Bilal. He is my leprechaun at the end of the rainbow. I have all of his albums including the unreleased one and […]
Grown Woman: The Fela edition
I discovered Fela Kuti in college. Sometime in 2000 after listening to Common’s album Like Water for Chocolate on constant repeat, I sifted through the liner notes, drifted into Fela’s […]
Hello world!
I’m excited to share my random revelations as I fall into the rabbit hole of music. Join me as I delve into the discographies of some of my favorites songs […]