A much needed Black Music thread.

[emmalumi]

I don't know if I would go as far as describing it as epic but I have to admit as I listened to it, it grew on me. African hip hop seems to be an emerging phenomenon.

To each their own : ) Glad you still enjoyed it!

 

[K Douglas]

To each their own : ) Glad you still enjoyed it!

Welcome to the thread I hope you continue to post here.

 

[basketcase]

Recently heard Tracy Chapman for the first time in years. Woman can sing.

 

[K Douglas]

Recently heard Tracy Chapman for the first time in years. Woman can sing.

Great tune. Hip hop duo Nice and Smooth sampled it on 'Sometimes I Rhyme Slow' which went to #1 on the rap charts.

 

[K Douglas]

remix of LL Cool J's 'Mama Said Knock You Out'

The sample being used is George McCrae's 'I Get Lifted'

 

[K Douglas]

Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) by Digable Planets
This album turns 30 today. I remember buying this CD back in 1993 and just being blown away. The jazz hip hop fusion was incredible.

 

[K Douglas]

Just heard this on Soul Town this evening. Didn't realize Gene Chandler could get down like that. Sounds nothing like Duke of Earl or Groovy Situation.

 

[K Douglas]

Heard this one this morning on Soul Town. Never heard of this song or this artist. From 1966.

 

[K Douglas]

Iconic music composer Burt Bacharach died today at his home in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 94. Mr. Bacharach and his writing partner Hal David penned some glorious songs with singer Dionne Warwick in the 1960's - Walk On By, Anyone Who Had a Heart and this one which was later covered by Luther Vandross. Such a beautiful composition

 

[Fun For All]

 

[Fun For All]

 

[ogibowt]

Just heard this on Soul Town this evening. Didn't realize Gene Chandler could get down like that. Sounds nothing like Duke of Earl or Groovy Situation.

oh yes Gene could get down...............and sings a great soul ballad

 

[K Douglas]

oh yes Gene could get down...............and sings a great soul ballad

Oh my goodness gracious

 

[K Douglas]

My man Kashif. From his 2nd LP Send Me Your Love

 

[K Douglas]

King T (Tee) was one of the early west coast rap pioneers. This is from his debut album Act a Fool released in 1988. Definitely one of my favorite west coast MC's

The Coolest

Great sample of The Meters 'Cissy Strut'

 

[K Douglas]

Did someone say The Meters? Well here you go

Immediately reminded me of this Public Enemy joint

 

[ogibowt]

WHAT NOW -GENE CHANDLER - YouTube

send it Gene

 

[K Douglas]

WHAT NOW -GENE CHANDLER - YouTube

send it Gene

I love this dude's voice. Great tune. Written by Curtis Mayfield.

 

[K Douglas]

So I've been searching Google and YouTube for the past hour or so trying to find a song I've heard last night on Soul Town and the artist and song title has completely slipped my mind.
What I do know it was a female singer and the song had love in the title. It was my first time hearing the song since my teens. It had a sound like mid to late 60's. For a second I thought it was a song by the Lovelites but I went through their discog and its not them. It has a slow to mid tempo and it reminds me of Its Gonna Take a Miracle by Deniece Williams.

In the meantime I came across this song from 1965, I'm pretty sure it hasn't been posted here before. Really diggin' it

 

[K Douglas]

Another great song written by Curtis Mayfield. This dude is ridiculously underrated for his contributions to black music.