Feb 14, 2011
Feb 12, 2011
let my people go!
alright, alright, alright...so i've been treating bhm more like a vacation instead of a celebration, i apologize, but im back for a good cause ... to celebrate moses' people!! power to the people, for the people!!
this playlist is inspired by the music of the "bbp", the black panther party, movement. a civil rights movement, within (but without...) its own realm, was created in oakland, ca in 1966 by leaders huey newton and my personal favorite, with his chocolate-self, bobby "good lawd almighty" seale! a black nationalist party that was fluid with the time and hip to the government, had to succumb to the fedies (whoever they are) after years of threats, deaths and all other kinds of sick sadistic set-ups only the government (and the mob...same difference) could chef up. it must have been one hell-of-a breakfast program, wasnt it? rap on brothers....rap on!
this playlist is inspired by the music of the "bbp", the black panther party, movement. a civil rights movement, within (but without...) its own realm, was created in oakland, ca in 1966 by leaders huey newton and my personal favorite, with his chocolate-self, bobby "good lawd almighty" seale! a black nationalist party that was fluid with the time and hip to the government, had to succumb to the fedies (whoever they are) after years of threats, deaths and all other kinds of sick sadistic set-ups only the government (and the mob...same difference) could chef up. it must have been one hell-of-a breakfast program, wasnt it? rap on brothers....rap on!
Feb 7, 2011
reference guides: stax records
you wonder why im so crazy about stax records...check out a clip from the documentary "respect yourself: the stax records story". a great flick that tells the tale of the rise and fall and rise again of the small memphis based record label, from the humble beginnings of otis redding to the super stardom of black moses himself, isaac hayes. it also discusses topics from the legal and bankruptcy issues to the civil rights movement and the assassination of dr. king at the lorainne hotel, which was just a few blocks from studio. it is jimmy jam packed full of information ... just warms my belly with hot chocolate history. happy bhm!!
Feb 5, 2011
rastafari ... i & i
tributes to friends and music! cheers!
in honor of bob marley's birthday tomorrow, i would like to share a playlist that my dear friend, jassy aka jackieohhh (along w/ 12 other names), put together called "spliffy". may i suggest you have a few ready to fully enjoy your music listening experience? thanks jassy for leading me thru the roads of negril and beyond! for i dont know much about reggae, but i sure do love listening to it, for it transends me to different heights...pun intended. for: bob and jacob.
in honor of bob marley's birthday tomorrow, i would like to share a playlist that my dear friend, jassy aka jackieohhh (along w/ 12 other names), put together called "spliffy". may i suggest you have a few ready to fully enjoy your music listening experience? thanks jassy for leading me thru the roads of negril and beyond! for i dont know much about reggae, but i sure do love listening to it, for it transends me to different heights...pun intended. for: bob and jacob.
Feb 2, 2011
berry gordy's basement
welcome to motown... the sounds of motorcity usa, also known as detroit and then the rest of america (get there quicker y'all)!
motown records started in berry gordy jr's basement in 1960, a spin off, if you will, of tamla records which was created one year before. up until mr. gordy moved motown from michigan to sunny cali-for-ni-A in 1972, anyone could instantly identify that distinctive motown sound. it was something magical, that not only integrated r&b and pop music, but human beings as well... (sappy civil rights moments)... but it really did! it was called "crossover" then, today its known as "selling out". that early motown sound was so clean, borderline ocd, that the songs start to have the same melodies after a while. i tried to mix it up so that you dont notice. but it doesnt even matter does it? for each song has its own story. heathcliff note: im gonna call this playlist the part one of the motor city sound (the early years). the latter years to come later. i just couldnt put rick james on this "mixed taped"...that would be blasphemous. hope you enjoy and happy bhm!
motown records started in berry gordy jr's basement in 1960, a spin off, if you will, of tamla records which was created one year before. up until mr. gordy moved motown from michigan to sunny cali-for-ni-A in 1972, anyone could instantly identify that distinctive motown sound. it was something magical, that not only integrated r&b and pop music, but human beings as well... (sappy civil rights moments)... but it really did! it was called "crossover" then, today its known as "selling out". that early motown sound was so clean, borderline ocd, that the songs start to have the same melodies after a while. i tried to mix it up so that you dont notice. but it doesnt even matter does it? for each song has its own story. heathcliff note: im gonna call this playlist the part one of the motor city sound (the early years). the latter years to come later. i just couldnt put rick james on this "mixed taped"...that would be blasphemous. hope you enjoy and happy bhm!
Feb 1, 2011
HAPPY NAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!!
"its the most wonderful time of the year..." i love me some black history month, but not too sure why i act like a pointer sister and get so excited since everyday is black history to me. i guess its my hall pass to exploit my culture to the fullest without seeming too racist and full of self love. so let the acting crazy begin! before i lay my head down to sleep i want to leave you with my personal black history...i made a playlist of songs that i used to listen to every morning and evening on the radio as a teenager. the list is called "92.3 the beat w/ theo" r&b at its greatest (for the 1990s)...hope you enjoy!! happy black folks month!!!
the 90s boy ... the end of an era. remember how sexual the songs used to be? i know marvin gaye started something in the 80s by his blatant request for "sexual healing". but at least marvin tried to disguise his yearnings with three syllable words such as "operate". it is was so tricky i thought he was actually saying "ovulate" (wouldnt you expect that is such a intimate song?). but silk's "freak me" takes the cake to a whole new level of mr. nasty time. "let me lick you up and down til you say stop" ... really? on the radio? at 6:47 in the morning? hell yes and i was singing along with that crap at the top of lungs as a 12 year old. i remember my mama snappin her head at me asking "what the hell are you singing about?"...but quickly dismissing the question as to dodge the answer...ahhh the good ole days. you know mama...you know you know...and you know that i know, thats why you didnt want to really know. hahahahaha.
the 90s boy ... the end of an era. remember how sexual the songs used to be? i know marvin gaye started something in the 80s by his blatant request for "sexual healing". but at least marvin tried to disguise his yearnings with three syllable words such as "operate". it is was so tricky i thought he was actually saying "ovulate" (wouldnt you expect that is such a intimate song?). but silk's "freak me" takes the cake to a whole new level of mr. nasty time. "let me lick you up and down til you say stop" ... really? on the radio? at 6:47 in the morning? hell yes and i was singing along with that crap at the top of lungs as a 12 year old. i remember my mama snappin her head at me asking "what the hell are you singing about?"...but quickly dismissing the question as to dodge the answer...ahhh the good ole days. you know mama...you know you know...and you know that i know, thats why you didnt want to really know. hahahahaha.
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